Charley Farrero

From Paris, France, Charley Farrero has worked as a ceramic artist since 1972.
He studied Fine Arts in Regina SK, and currently lives and works as an artist in Meacham, Saskatchewan.

He uses all ceramic processes. His sculptural ceramic pieces incorporate slip cast objects, hand-built additions, grout, ceramic frames and shards, commercial tiles and found objects.
The creation of his sculptural ceramics has been free of any one strong principal influence.

Inequality, injustice, incarceration, class differences and colonialism are addressed in some of his works. Other works are more of a personal nature, sometimes humoristic.
He did not adopt a school of thought or a trend.
He had to invent his own voice.

“Charley Farrero is a respected master of the fiery alchemy of the ceramic arts. His professional artistic practice has enriched, inspired and nurtured the lives of his colleagues and his community. His work, his life, his knowledge, his passion and his creativity have been strong forces in the development and growth of ceramic arts practice across Canada and abroad.”
– Patrick Close

“Artistic expression cannot be sequestered simply because he has no aboriginal lineage. He has access to audiences that we are still being shut out of, even now in 2024. I see Charley as an allied force for the Aboriginal community. His works explore themes that are raw and painful. His audiences need to have an opportunity to view these, in order to continue the conversation.”
– Kititumhin Askikahpmotahtah (Lyndon Tootoosis)