Gale Hart

I approach my art with thoughtfulness and am quite invested in changing minds and expanding awareness of social issues. I hope that I can captivate a viewer with a strong 2 dimensional image or sculpture and stimulate curiosity and evoke empathy. I do this in a variety of mediums from pencil to paint to work in steel. I choose to use sarcasm and humor to make a point even if the topic is horrible. While it may not be a humor that causes out loud laughter but more subtle and entices a smirk and a nod of understanding

RESUME

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012     - July- Show Some Emotion, Elliott Fouts Gallery

2009     - New Work; painting, sculpture, furniture, Solomon-Dubnick Gallery,
                Sacramento, CA (two-person show)

2008     - Sculpture Show, A New Leaf Gallery, Sanoma, CA

2007     - Animal, Vegetable, The Conference Room, Beverly Hills, CA

2006     - Remember Me?, Roshambo, Healdsburg, CA
               -  Fairy Tales, Toy Room Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2005     -Why Not Eat Your Pet, 1212 Gallery, Burlingame, CA
              - Why Not Eat Your Pet, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
              - Why Not Eat Your Pet, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA

2003     Small Medium, & Large and The Friend’s Project, Exploding Head Gallery,     
            
              - Inside Outside, Atelier 31Gallery, Seattle, WA

2002    -  Art One, Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2001    -  Excentrique  Gallery, Sacramento, CA
             -  Zia, Berkeley, CA

2000    - Excentrique Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1999    - Gallery 8, Sacramento, CA
              - Zia, Berkeley, CA
              - Gallery 8, Sacramento, CA
              - Auburn Art Center, Auburn, CA

1998    - Excentrique Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1996    - Excentrique Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1995    - Studio 24, Gallery, Sacramento, CA
-  Artistes Studio Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1994    - Phantom Gallery, Sacramento, CA

SPECIAL PROJECTS

2008    -  Co founder Verge Center for the Arts

2009    - Graphics & Board show, curated, A Bitchin’ Space, Sacramento, CA

2008    - The 1st and 2nd Annual Circus Show & Other Atrocities. Curated Sacramento’s largest multi-media art-show event, Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2008    - Co-founded the Verge Gallery & Studio Projects, Sacramento, CA

2006    - A Bitchin’ Space. Developed, curated and participated in this year-long collaborative project, Sacramento, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected)

2012   -  The Slant Step Show, Richard Nelson Gallery, Davis Ca.

2010    - From the Street to the Cube, 941 Geary, San Francisco, CA

2009    -The Animal Within, Solomon-Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2006    - La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005    - The Toy Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004      La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2003   -  La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Artist and the Circus, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
- Words Left Unsaid, Center for Contemporary Art, Juried exhibition, Sacramento, CA
- Inside/Out, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- Five Northern California Artists, Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, CA

2002   - Conceal/Reveal, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- The Crocker-Kinsley, 73rd Exhibition, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
- Paper, Graphite, Metal and Beyond, Excentrique, Sacramento, CA
- The Big Painting Show, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA
- Back in the Box II, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA
- The Superhero Show, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, MI
- The Circus Show, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, MI
- At the Heart of Red, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2001   - Humor from the Flatlands, Artist Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- Humor from the Flatlands, Sheppard Gallery, Reno, NV

2000   -  Trash to Treasures, Oakland CA

1998    - Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1995    - Excentrique Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1993    - Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA

GRANTS & AWARDS

2008    - Micro Grant, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Sacramento, CA

2008    - Culture & Animals Foundation Grant, Raleigh, NC    

2007    - Best Visual Artist, Sacramento News & Review, Sacramento, CA

2004    - Best of Show, Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Art Center, CA

2003   - Juror’s Award, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
             - Direct Art, Spring/Summer 2003 Issue, Volume 8, 2003

2002   - Best of Show, Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Art Center, CA
              

               Emerging Artist Grant, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, CA

1997    - Award for Outstanding Artwork, Sacramento Fine Art Center, California State Fair

1996    - New Works Grant, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Sacramento, CA

PUBLICATIONS

2009    - SubMerge, Gale Hart: Art Served Raw, Cover, story with photos, February, pg. 8 & 9

2008    - Direct Art, Fall/Winter Issue, Volume 15, SlowArt Productions, New York NY
- News & Review, Taking down the big top: Gale Hart and hundreds of international artists will
will confront animal abuse, story with images, Liz Cazares, September 11
- Midtown Monthly, Circus Maximus: Gale Hart Brings the Circus Show to Town, story with   
photos, September, pg. 28 - 29
- Sacramento Magazine, Up Front: Gale Hart, Artist and Furniture Designer, picture,
June, pg 33

2007    - Sacramento Bee Second Saturday first-timer: Our art critic tries making the rounds of
midtown galleries, review, Victoria Dalkey, CA, July 13

2006   - News & Review, Swapping Paint: Gale Hart dares Sacramento’s visual artists to mingle with
her Collaboration Project, review with images, Saunthy Nicolson-Singh, November 9
- Curve full-page article with photos, May

2005   - KTKZ News Talk 1380AM, Sacramento radio interview with James Raia, September
- ART Revolutionaries Art Journal Online, review, Chen DeWitt, October
- Herbivore cover and feature article, June pg. 20 - 25
- Mom Guess What? article, Shira Davida Goldberg, April, pg. 20
- Satya, full-page article with photos, March
- KSAC, Talk City 1240AM, Sacramento radio interview with Christine Craft, March
- Sacramento Bee article with images, Cynthia Hubert, March E4
- DigitalCity.com Sacramento City review with image, Brian Elsasser, March
- KVIE-TV Arts Alive: Alternative Visions feature with on-camera interview, March
- Sacramento Bee Sunday TICKET “critic’s pick” with image, Victoria Dalkey, Feb. pg. 17

2007   - Direct Art, Spring/Summer Issue, Volume 8, SlowArt Productions, New York NY
-  Catalogue in the collection of the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2002   - Dalkey, Victoria, Books, Boxes… Bravo!, review Sacramento Bee, CA
-  Raw Vision, Summer Edition, w/image, pages 16 & 68

2000    - Sylva, Bob, cover and feature story with photographs, Sacramento Bee, CA,
October 13 pages E1-E3

1998    - ArtWeek, photograph, inside front cover, July, CA
- Dalkey, Victoria, Introductions!, review Sacramento Bee, CA, July, page 8
- Introductions, review, Sacramento News & Review, CA, July 18

1993    - Sacramento Magazine, Feature on Local Functional Artist with image, CA,
March, pages 47-48