About Charlotte Watts

Atlanta-based artist Charlie Watts’ photography is rooted in the spiritual energy of the natural world and is deeply influenced by concepts of liberation, womanism, and story telling through the visual medium of photography. In 2016, Watts finished an MFA program in photography with the San Francisco Art Institute after graduating with highest honors and a B.A. in art history and visual arts at Emory University. In the fall of 2023, Watts will finish her doctorate in occupational therapy focusing on pelvic floor rehabilitation.

She has been a member of the Dashboard CO-OP and a resident with Marble House Projects, The Creatives Project, Hambidge Center for Creativity and the Arts, Starry Night Retreat, and the Hambidge Hive Project at Colony Square. Her photographs are heavily performance-based and have been exhibited at The High Museum, deYoung Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Saatchi Gallery London, Harn Museum, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, SomARTS, Root Division, White Space Gallery, the Diego Rivera Gallery, and “Boom City” with the Dashboard CO-OP.

In 2011, Watts received the Emory Center for Creativity and the Arts Community Impact Award, and she is the recipient of grants from the City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs, among others. In 2017, Honey or Tar v, was selected for first prize out of 850 artist as past of The New South at Kai Lin Gallery. Watts is represented by WhiteSpace Gallery.

To see how Watts can help you capture magic for your life and work through photography, please contact charliebirdwatts@gmail.com.