Charles Linder

Charles Linder (born 1967), aka cashcowboy, is an American artist and art gallery owner. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He relocated to Los Angeles after high school where he attended Santa Monica College. He received a scholarship to finish his BFA at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990. In 1997 he received his MFA from UC Berkeley in 1997.

After graduation, he opened Refusalon, an alternative art space in his home. Some of the artists shown included Gay Outlaw, David Nash and Bill Daniels, among many others. Refusalon closed in 1999.

In early 2000, he started LINCART, with business partner Alexandra Holly Fouladi. Lincart was featured on the KQED television show, SPARK, in 2004. Lincart has shown artists like Wally Hedrick, Yayoi Kusama, Graham Gillmore, and Tucker Nichols, among many others.

Education

  • AA Santa Monica College
  • BFA San Francisco Art Institute, 19901
  • MFA UC Berkeley, 1997

Galleries

  • Refusalon 2
  • LINCART 3

Exhibitions

  • Linder's sculpture and visual art have been shown at Gallery 16 San Francisco 4
  • McGovern Design House New York 5
  • Jonathan Novak Contemporary Los Angeles 6
  • Greene Contemporary New York 7