Charles Presti

Artist • Writer

Memory comes in pieces. So do these paintings.

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Holding Time

A Digital Artbook

Browse Holding Time, a collection of paintings and essays about imagination, memory, kindness, and the quiet moments that shape our lives.

Selected Works

I LOVE YOU MORE

WHAT THE WIND CARRIES

LORETTA

Recent Highlights

Best of Show, Artel Gallery (2026)
SUSPENDED Exhibit
The Silent Song of Harpo finalist, American Writing Awards

Featured Projects

Imagination, Kindness & Hockney

Featured by Milkcrate Art + Music Collaborative

Three interconnected trilogies exploring childhood, kindness, imagination, and the quiet freedom found in play. Experience contemporary figurative paintings that celebrate the moments that shape us.

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