Charles Thomson (artist)

Charles Thomson
Charles Thomson
Born	(1953-02-06) 6 February 1953 (age 71) Romford, Essex, England
Education	Maidstone College of Art
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision
Movement	Stuckism

Charles Thomson (born 6 February 1953) is an English artist, poet and photographer. In the early 1980s he was a member of The Medway Poets. In 1999 he named and co-founded the Stuckists art movement with Billy Childish. He has curated Stuckist shows, organised demonstrations against the Turner Prize, run an art gallery, stood for parliament and reported Charles Saatchi to the OFT. He is frequently quoted in the media as an opponent of conceptual art. He was briefly married to artist Stella Vine.