Education
Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA
Gallery Representation
-Farrington Smith Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (Oct 2025 – Present)
-Graphite Galleries, New Orleans, LA · (Sep 2011 – Present)
-Hyph3n-Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (May 2013 – 2021)
-Barristers Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (Nov 2013 – Mar 2020)
-Treo Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (Nov 2014 – Dec 2014)
Selected Exhibitions
2002–2010
Group Show, Space Gallery, curated by Spencer Livingston (Aug 2002)
Americaca, Barrister’s Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2004)
2011–2015
Second Story Inaugural Group Show, curated by Andy Antippas (2012)
The Human Figure, Contemporary Arts Center, curated by Don Marshall (2012)
It’s Hot Out C’he in New Orleans, Second Story Gallery, self-curated (2012)
The Filthy Fs, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2012)
Future Legends, Delgado Gallery, curated by Brenda Hannegan (2013)
True Colors, UNO St. Claude Gallery, curated by Holis Hannan (2013)
True Colors, Ashe Cultural Center, curated by Holis Hannan (2013)
Summer Exposition, Delgado Gallery, curated by Brenda Hannegan (2013)
Heads of State, Barristers Gallery, curated by Charles Hoffacker (2013)
Place of Residence, Treo Gallery, curated by Dan Tague (2013)
Face of the Enemy, Second Story Gallery, curated by John Isiah Walton (2013)
UNO Group Exposition, UNO Lakefront Gallery, curated by Dan Tague (2013)
Up Throttle Art, Hyph3n Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2014)
Mass Casually, Hyph3n Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2014)
True Colors II, Antenna Gallery, curated by Holis Hannan (2014)
Every Corner, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2014)
Artists on the Edge, Hyph3n Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2014)
In Situ (Prospect 3), Treo Gallery, curated by Hannah Weisner (2014)
Perceptions, Hyph3n-Art Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2015)
Pitcha This Ya Heard Me?, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2015)
2016–Present
It’s Hot Out Chè 2, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2019)
Ghost Ship, Farrington Smith Gallery, New Orleans, LA (2025)
Press & Publications
Article – NOPD homicide detective turned humorist painter shines at Barrister’s Gallery — NOLA.com – 2013
Article – NOPD detective Charlie Hoffacker creates art to cope with relentless violence — NOLA.com – 2014
Article – Artist-officer Charlie Hoffacker paints with gunpowder and brass” — NOLA.com – 2015
Article – Review: Pitcha This, Ya’ Heard Me? and Hispanic Convergence in New Orleans — NOLA.com -
2015
Podcast – TĀDV-16, Art Imitates Life: Former Homicide Detective C. Beau Hoffacker Turned to Art as an Outlet for the Incredible Stress of His Work Life – 2017
Article – The Art of Crime — MyNewOrleans.com – 2018
Artist Profile – Artist + Charles Hoffacker” — Where Y’art Works – 2024
Article – This New Orleans police officer’s hard-hitting artwork won’t be everybody’s cup of tea – Nola.com – 2025
Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA
Gallery Representation
-Farrington Smith Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (Oct 2025 – Present)
-Graphite Galleries, New Orleans, LA · (Sep 2011 – Present)
-Hyph3n-Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (May 2013 – 2021)
-Barristers Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (Nov 2013 – Mar 2020)
-Treo Gallery, New Orleans, LA · (Nov 2014 – Dec 2014)
Selected Exhibitions
2002–2010
Group Show, Space Gallery, curated by Spencer Livingston (Aug 2002)
Americaca, Barrister’s Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2004)
2011–2015
Second Story Inaugural Group Show, curated by Andy Antippas (2012)
The Human Figure, Contemporary Arts Center, curated by Don Marshall (2012)
It’s Hot Out C’he in New Orleans, Second Story Gallery, self-curated (2012)
The Filthy Fs, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2012)
Future Legends, Delgado Gallery, curated by Brenda Hannegan (2013)
True Colors, UNO St. Claude Gallery, curated by Holis Hannan (2013)
True Colors, Ashe Cultural Center, curated by Holis Hannan (2013)
Summer Exposition, Delgado Gallery, curated by Brenda Hannegan (2013)
Heads of State, Barristers Gallery, curated by Charles Hoffacker (2013)
Place of Residence, Treo Gallery, curated by Dan Tague (2013)
Face of the Enemy, Second Story Gallery, curated by John Isiah Walton (2013)
UNO Group Exposition, UNO Lakefront Gallery, curated by Dan Tague (2013)
Up Throttle Art, Hyph3n Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2014)
Mass Casually, Hyph3n Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2014)
True Colors II, Antenna Gallery, curated by Holis Hannan (2014)
Every Corner, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2014)
Artists on the Edge, Hyph3n Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2014)
In Situ (Prospect 3), Treo Gallery, curated by Hannah Weisner (2014)
Perceptions, Hyph3n-Art Gallery, curated by Carly Hammond Brown (2015)
Pitcha This Ya Heard Me?, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2015)
2016–Present
It’s Hot Out Chè 2, Barristers Gallery, curated by Andy Antippas (2019)
Ghost Ship, Farrington Smith Gallery, New Orleans, LA (2025)
Press & Publications
Article – NOPD homicide detective turned humorist painter shines at Barrister’s Gallery — NOLA.com – 2013
Article – NOPD detective Charlie Hoffacker creates art to cope with relentless violence — NOLA.com – 2014
Article – Artist-officer Charlie Hoffacker paints with gunpowder and brass” — NOLA.com – 2015
Article – Review: Pitcha This, Ya’ Heard Me? and Hispanic Convergence in New Orleans — NOLA.com -
2015
Podcast – TĀDV-16, Art Imitates Life: Former Homicide Detective C. Beau Hoffacker Turned to Art as an Outlet for the Incredible Stress of His Work Life – 2017
Article – The Art of Crime — MyNewOrleans.com – 2018
Artist Profile – Artist + Charles Hoffacker” — Where Y’art Works – 2024
Article – This New Orleans police officer’s hard-hitting artwork won’t be everybody’s cup of tea – Nola.com – 2025