Born in Scotland in 1955, Charlie Baird studied at the Instituto Allende, San Miguel, Mexico and Wimbledon School of Art, London. From 1983 - 85, he attended the Cite International des Arts, Paris. Since his first solo exhibition at the Crane Kalman Gallery in 1977, he has had solo exhibitions in London, Europe and America. For the last seven years he has lived in Dorset and exhibits regularly at Cadogan Contemporary in London.