CV
Born 1969 Oxnard, CA
Currently lives and works in Seattle, WA
EDUCATION
2000 Graphic Design Degree from Seattle Central Community College
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
"New Works" at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (Jan.)
2008
"Compounded" at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (May-June)
2007
"Xenoglossy" at BLK/MRKT Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Nov.-Dec.)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
"August Group Exhibition" at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (Aug.)
"WHAMMY! The Art Show" at VASF Gallery, San Francisco, CA (July)
“Overdose” Group Exhibition at Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (April)
International Outdoor Urban Art Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain (March)
“Coming Attractions” at Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Jan.)
“First Things First” at 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Jan.)
2008
"Small Works" at Some Space Gallery, Seattle, WA (Oct.-Dec.)
"Matt Curry and Robert Hardgrave" at Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO (Aug.-Sept.)
"The World of Urban Contemporary Art" at Intoxicated Demons Gallery, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany (June-July)
"Combine: A Group Show of Cut Paper, Collage, and Assemblage" at BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA (May-June)
"Locked and Loaded" at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (Apr.-May)
Art Trust Auction, Seattle, WA (Feb.)
"The Prom" at Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA (Jan.-Feb.)
2007
"Green" at Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Nov.-Dec.)
"15th Annual Painting Marathon," a 24-hour event at Center on COntemporary Arts (COCA), Seattle, WA (Nov. 8th - 9th)
"3 Course Meal: Dennis Hayes, Kristian Olson, and Robert Hardgrave" at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR (May)
"Elevation" at Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO (Feb.-Mar.)
"Winter Faction" at Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Jan.-Feb.)
2006
Group Exhibition at Feinkunst Krueger, Hamburg, Germany
"Hardlight" at BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA (Nov.-Dec.)
"Painting Marathon," a 24-hour event at COCA, Seattle, WA
"Casey O'Connell & Robert Hardgrave: New Paintings" at BLK/MRKT Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (July-Aug.)
"Strange Brew: An Exhibit of Canadian Artists" curated by Robert Hardgrave at BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA (Sept.-Oct.)
"Groundswell" at BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA (May)
"That New Dork Smell: Art Dorks Collective" at Toyroom Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Apr.-May)
"Favorite Show" at Outer Edge Gallery, Monterey, CA (Apr.)
Group Exhibition at Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition at Compound Gallery, Portland, OR
"Maniacal Leakage" at OK OK Gallery, Seattle, WA (Jan.)
2005
Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Red Bull ArRange, Live painting w/Pacific Symphony, Seattle, WA
Red Bull Music Academy, Seattle, WA
The Magpie Gallery, San Diego, CA
Viking Union Gallery WWU, Bellingham, WA
"Painting Marathon," a 24-hour event at COCA, Seattle, WA
Ballard Recycled Invitational Exhibit, Seattle, WA
Basefield Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia
Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO
Schmancy, Seattle, WA
The Voice 1156 Gallery, San Diego, CA
The Lab 101 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Receiver Gallery, San Fransico, CA
Khulman Boutique, Seattle, WA
Reed Center, New York, NY
Artist Trust Auction, Seattle, WA
2004
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Camp Fig Gallery, Austin, TX
Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA
2002
Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle, WA
Vital 5 Gallery, Seattle, WA
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000
Seattle Central Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997
Judith Schorr Gallery, Seattle, WA
Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle, WA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
O’Hara, Ert. “The Art of Robert Hardgrave.” Hi-Fructose 8, Summer 2008
“Robert Hardgrave.” Redefine Magazine Spring 2008
Hardgrave, Robert. Magic Beans. Spain: Rojo, 2008
Clayton, Chris. "Theater and Art Preview: Underground Art Gets Over." Seattle Magazine September 2007, online edition
DesForges, Kinsey. BLK/MRKT Two. Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2007
Hardgrave, Robert. "Untitled." The Stranger, November 9-15, 2006, Cover, Seattle edition
Boyles, Jen. "Land of Enchantment: Farmer Bob's Charm is a Dream Come True." BPM Magazine May 2006
Also Featured in Color Magazine, Seattle Sound Magazine and Faesthetic Magazine issues 5 and 7