Chas Fagan

Chas Fagan
Born	1966 Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University
Known for	Oil Painting, Sculpture
Notable work	Portraits, Sculptures, Political Cartoons
Website	Chas Fagan Fine Art http://www.chasfagan.com/

Chas Fagan is an American artist and sculptor. He is known for painting oil portraits of all 45 U.S. Presidents (as of 2016), on commission from C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association. He also painted the official canonization image of Mother Theresa on commission from the Knights of Columbus, basing his work on a photograph by Michael Collopy. His other works include portraits, landscapes and still life, along with sculptures related to American historical figures. His work was featured in the American Presidents: Life Portraits exhibition in 1999, and in other venues.

Chas Fagan was born in Ligonier, Pennsylvania in 1966. He spent much of his early life in Belgium with his father, who worked as a diplomat. He graduated Yale University with a degree in Russian and East European Studies. His earliest artistic works were political cartoons in a variety of publications. His career as a painter took off after his portrait of Ronald Reagan appeared on the cover of the conservative publication The Weekly Standard. Today he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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