Charles Thomson (born 6 February 1953) is an English artist, poet and photographer. In the early 1980s he was a member of
The Medway Poets. In 1999 he named and co-founded the
Stuckists art movement with
Billy Childish. He has curated Stuckist shows, organised demonstrations against the
Turner Prize, run an art gallery, stood for parliament and reported
Charles Saatchi to the
OFT. He is frequently quoted in the media as an opponent of
conceptual art. He was briefly married to artist
Stella Vine.