CHUCK SNYDER - ARTIST
     Chuck Snyder was into drawing from a very early age. He was stuck in bed with Rheumatic Fever, and captured his parents' conversation in word bubbles coming from the mouths of seals and sealions sitting around drinking beer and smoking cigarettes in Cape May, NJ. 
     Their appreciation kept him working. He was able to 'major' in art in Germantown High School, where he was also known as a swimmer, having broken two city records (50 yd. freestyle sprint and as anchorman in a medley relay.). Went to Syracuse University with a partial swimming scholarship, which he lost when a chronic back ailment surfaced. Proceeded to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia from which he earned a BFA degree (Bachelor of Fine Arts). Went to work for the ABC Television affiliate in Philadelphia, becoming Art Director. Stayed 5 years, then went on to freelance as designer/illustrator/Art Director for many corporations, public and private, large and small, and playing guitar in a band called Magic Alley Trash Band in the Phila/ South Jersey area. 
     He has done adjunct teaching at the following colleges: Cape May College, Atlantic Cape Community College,  Rowan State University of NJ, and Art Institute of Philadelphia. 
     Snyder and his partner, Noel Miles created a series of three multimedia series of 3D lighted wall pieces for Philadelphia City Hall, and he has also collaborated on several wall sculptures in New Jersey schools, and murals in public buildings and libraries. 
     Chuck migrated to Puna, a suburb of Hilo Hawaii in 2004. Travels back to the 'old country' twice a year, to freelance for the Atlantic County Utilities Authority, for whom he has worked for some 20 years. 
     Snyder continues to photograph, draw, paint, play guitar, and experiment in the arts. He has worked for many years on a series of drawings of South Jersey and Hawaii which he copies onto heavy stock, so that experiments in color and media can be done. These images then become sketches for larger works. 
     He is available for commissions of murals, wall pieces, house portraits etc in assorted media.
     Snyder is married to Jeri Ann Ramirez, and has a daughter, Karen. 
     
Contact Chuck online at charlessnyder413@gmail.com