Charlo: Moonletters #12
Pigment pen, acrylic paint on wooden panel.
5 inches wide by 7 inches tall
2025
About the work
For our summer season, Themes+Projects gallery is pleased to welcome back Charlo for his second solo exhibition, "Shadow Parade." In this new body of work, Charlo explores the line as a gesture of becoming—a thread that connects, integrates, and reveals. Woven through moments of innocence, desire, and discovery, the line makes space for shadows. Shadows are not burdens, but companions in a dance with contradiction, where nothing is erased—only held and transformed.
Additionally, 10% of the exhibition's proceeds will support the Inspired Students Mural Initiative.
Click here to preview other works in the exhibition!
Artist Bio
Carlos García Walterbach, widely known as Charlo, is a Denver-based multimedia artist and designer whose practice explores the emotional, symbolic, and communal dimensions of the line. Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Charlo earned his Bachelor of Graphic Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at UANL in 2009 before relocating to the United States in 2013. Now an American citizen, he reflects on his journey with a deep sense of gratitude, weaving his life experiences into every facet of his work.
Charlo’s practice is rooted in the expressive potential of the line, not just as a visual gesture, but as a thread that carries memory, emotion, identity, and connection. His densely composed works integrate symbols, words, and shapes to form intricate tapestries where personal narratives and imagination intertwine. Through these lines, he invites viewers to search, interpret, and discover meaning, often embedding hidden messages or fragments of text that reflect moments of transformation, joy, and healing.
Community engagement is at the heart of Charlo’s practice. In recent years, Charlo has expanded his reach through the Inspired Students Mural Initiative, a youth mentorship and mural program that brings large-scale collaborative artworks to K–12 schools.
Charlo’s studio and mural work have been exhibited nationally, with solo shows in Denver, San Francisco, and Marfa, Texas. Across all mediums, whether through found objects, sculptural installation, or public murals, his work remains an exploration of how lines can hold, release, and transform stories into spaces of wonder, reflection, and belonging.
Pigment pen, acrylic paint on wooden panel.
5 inches wide by 7 inches tall
2025
About the work
For our summer season, Themes+Projects gallery is pleased to welcome back Charlo for his second solo exhibition, "Shadow Parade." In this new body of work, Charlo explores the line as a gesture of becoming—a thread that connects, integrates, and reveals. Woven through moments of innocence, desire, and discovery, the line makes space for shadows. Shadows are not burdens, but companions in a dance with contradiction, where nothing is erased—only held and transformed.
Additionally, 10% of the exhibition's proceeds will support the Inspired Students Mural Initiative.
Click here to preview other works in the exhibition!
Artist Bio
Carlos García Walterbach, widely known as Charlo, is a Denver-based multimedia artist and designer whose practice explores the emotional, symbolic, and communal dimensions of the line. Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Charlo earned his Bachelor of Graphic Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at UANL in 2009 before relocating to the United States in 2013. Now an American citizen, he reflects on his journey with a deep sense of gratitude, weaving his life experiences into every facet of his work.
Charlo’s practice is rooted in the expressive potential of the line, not just as a visual gesture, but as a thread that carries memory, emotion, identity, and connection. His densely composed works integrate symbols, words, and shapes to form intricate tapestries where personal narratives and imagination intertwine. Through these lines, he invites viewers to search, interpret, and discover meaning, often embedding hidden messages or fragments of text that reflect moments of transformation, joy, and healing.
Community engagement is at the heart of Charlo’s practice. In recent years, Charlo has expanded his reach through the Inspired Students Mural Initiative, a youth mentorship and mural program that brings large-scale collaborative artworks to K–12 schools.
Charlo’s studio and mural work have been exhibited nationally, with solo shows in Denver, San Francisco, and Marfa, Texas. Across all mediums, whether through found objects, sculptural installation, or public murals, his work remains an exploration of how lines can hold, release, and transform stories into spaces of wonder, reflection, and belonging.
Pigment pen, acrylic paint on wooden panel.
5 inches wide by 7 inches tall
2025
About the work
For our summer season, Themes+Projects gallery is pleased to welcome back Charlo for his second solo exhibition, "Shadow Parade." In this new body of work, Charlo explores the line as a gesture of becoming—a thread that connects, integrates, and reveals. Woven through moments of innocence, desire, and discovery, the line makes space for shadows. Shadows are not burdens, but companions in a dance with contradiction, where nothing is erased—only held and transformed.
Additionally, 10% of the exhibition's proceeds will support the Inspired Students Mural Initiative.
Click here to preview other works in the exhibition!
Artist Bio
Carlos García Walterbach, widely known as Charlo, is a Denver-based multimedia artist and designer whose practice explores the emotional, symbolic, and communal dimensions of the line. Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, Charlo earned his Bachelor of Graphic Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at UANL in 2009 before relocating to the United States in 2013. Now an American citizen, he reflects on his journey with a deep sense of gratitude, weaving his life experiences into every facet of his work.
Charlo’s practice is rooted in the expressive potential of the line, not just as a visual gesture, but as a thread that carries memory, emotion, identity, and connection. His densely composed works integrate symbols, words, and shapes to form intricate tapestries where personal narratives and imagination intertwine. Through these lines, he invites viewers to search, interpret, and discover meaning, often embedding hidden messages or fragments of text that reflect moments of transformation, joy, and healing.
Community engagement is at the heart of Charlo’s practice. In recent years, Charlo has expanded his reach through the Inspired Students Mural Initiative, a youth mentorship and mural program that brings large-scale collaborative artworks to K–12 schools.
Charlo’s studio and mural work have been exhibited nationally, with solo shows in Denver, San Francisco, and Marfa, Texas. Across all mediums, whether through found objects, sculptural installation, or public murals, his work remains an exploration of how lines can hold, release, and transform stories into spaces of wonder, reflection, and belonging.