Gwen Hardies work engages with figuration and the act of perception. She first gained attention with her large scale tightly cropped portraits of women. Her magnificatiions of skin lit by natural light resemble light effects in the landscape and micro/macro views of cells/earth. Observing from life, she employs aspects of classical painting and color theory to render a lifelike presence. Intimate and monumental, the body-image shifts back and forth perceptually between an atmospheric illusion and a thing of gravity, real and tangible.
Born and educated in Scotland , she has lived and worked in London and Berlin before settling in New York City in 2000. Hardie’s work was recently represented in The British exhibition; “Reality: Modern and Contemporary British Painting” at The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, July- Nov 2015 (previously at The Sainsbury Centre in Norwich) with Lucien Freud, Jenny Saville and others. Other recent shows include; “Skin Deep” a solo show at The Smoyer Gallery, Roanoke College, US in April/May 2014, “Borderline; Depictions of Skin” at Garis & Hahn, New York City and “Skin; An Artistic Atlas”, with John Coplans, Marlene Dumas and others at The Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Her solo show “Boundaries”, was in the Hebrides, Scotland, at An Lanntair and Taigh Chearsabhagh in 2012 / 2013 .
Hardie has been awarded residencies at The Bogliasco Foundation in Italy, (2015 and 2006), Yaddo, MacDowell and the VCCA in America. Her work has been reviewed in UK and US publications such as The Times, Art In America, The New York Times, The Glasgow Herald, The New Yorker, The Sunday Herald, Contemporary Visual Art, Time Out, The Scotsman and The Independent.
Hardie was the youngest living artist ever to be given a solo show at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland. She lived in London in the 90s and had solo shows with galleries such as Annely Juda Fine Art and Fischer Fine Art.
Private and public collections that have bought her work include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, British Council, London, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, and the Gulbenkian Collection, Lisbon.
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Awards
2015 ….. Bogliasco Fellowship, Liguria study Center, Bogliasco, Italy
2012 ….. Constance Saltonstall Foundation Residency, Ithaca, New York
2010 ….. Residency at Virginia Creative Center for the Arts,Virginia
2009 ….. Residency at Virginia Creative Center for the Arts,Virginia
2008 ….. Residency at Virginia Creative Center for the Arts,Virginia
2007 ….. Residency at Virginia Creative Center for the Arts,Virginia
2006 ….. Yaddo Residency, Saratoga Springs, New York
2006 ….. Bogliasco Fellowship, for residence at the Liguria Study Center, Bogliasco, Italy
2005 ….. Yaddo Residency, Saratoga Springs. New York
2004 ….. Residency at The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
2003 ….. Residency at The Ragdale Foundation,Lake Forest, Illinois
2003 ….. Residency at Virginia Creative Center for the Arts,Virginia
2002 ….. Residency at Virginia Creative Center for the Arts, Virginia
2000 ….. Membership of the Elizabeth Foundation of the Arts Studio Center, New York
2000 ….. Prizewinner of the 20th John Moores Liverpool Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
1997 ….. ‘Annual Award’, King Edward the 7th British German Foundation, Berlin
1986 ….. ‘DAAD Extension’
1984-85 ….. ‘DAAD Annual Art Scholarship’, Berlin, West Germany ; to study with Baselitz
1983-84 ….. ‘Richard Ford Award’, Royal Academy, London, to study Velasquez, Prado Museum, Madrid
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Education
1984-85 …. Hochshule Der Kunste, study with Baselitz.
1984 …. Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland (post graduate diploma with distinction)
1979-1983 …. Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland (first class honours degree)
Solo and Two Person Shows
2017….”In Light Of The Body”, Paintings and Photographs by Gwen Hardie and Regina Deluise, Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2014 …. “Skin Deep”, Smoyer Gallery, Roanoke College, US (catalog)
2013 …. “Boundaries”, Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy, North Uist, Scotland (catalog)
2012 …. “Boundaries”, An Lanntair, Stornoway, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland. (catalog)
2009 …. “Body Tondi”, Bridge Street Studio Center,Brooklyn, NY
2005 …. “Face”, Dinter Fine Art, New York (catalog)
2004 …. “Closer”, Alpan Gallery, Huntington
2001 …. “Verge”, Lindsey Brown, New York
1999 …. Beaux Arts, London (catalogue )
1996 …. Jason & Rhodes, London (catalogue)
1994 …. Annely Juda Fine Art, London
1994 …. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
1990 …. Talbot Rice Arts Centre, Edinburgh (catalogue)
1988 …. Fischer Fine Art, London
1988 …. Kettles Yard, Cambridge, England
1987 …. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (touring UK) (catalogue)
1986 …. Paton Gallery, London
Group Shows
2017….”Vigorous Imagination; Then and Now”, The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, UK
2017….”The Vigorous Imagination Revisited”, The Bilcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, UK
2016….”W. Gordon Smith Painting Award Competition”, Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2015…”REALITY, Modern and Contemporary British Painting”, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, July- November
2014….”Reality: Modern and Contemporary British Painting”, with Lucien Freud, Cecily Brown, Jenny Saville and others, The Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, UK. Sep 27 2014 – Mar 1st 2015 (catalog)
2014….”The Art of Healing”, Attic Salt Gallery, Edinburgh Festival, July 1st – Aug 1st
2014…”Made at Saltonstall”, Summer show featuring work done at The Constance Saltonstall Foundation
2013….”Borderline, Depictions of Skin”, Gwen Hardie, Cynthia Lin, Diana Schmertz, Garis & Hahn, New York City
2013….”Skin; An Artistic Atlas:, with Marlene Dumas, John Coplans and others, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin (catalog)
2013….”Push/Pull”, Rag and Bone, New York City
2013….”Skin over Bone”, James Hardie, Amy Hardie and Gwen Hardie, Stirling University, Scotland (catalog)
2013….”Outwin Boochever National Portrait Exhibition”, National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC (catalog)
2013….”Terra Incognita”, The Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, New York.
2012…..The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland.
2012 …. “The Artists Studio”, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2011 …. “Inner and Outer Landscapes: Contemporary Self-Portraiture”, .A. D. Gallery, University of North Carolina, NC
2011 …. “Portraiture: Inside Out”, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, NJ
2010 …. “Tenwordsandoneshot,” Kevin Krumniki online projects, based in Germany”
2010….”400 Women”, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, UK
2010 …. “The Edinburgh School”, Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, UK
2010 …. McTears Auction and Galleries, Glasgow, Scotland
2009 …. McTears Auction and Galleries, Glasgow, Scotland
2008 …. “The Dutch Barn Show”, Rose Burlingham Fine Art, Lindsey Brown Studio, Clinton Corners, NY
2007 …. “Radius”, Metaphor Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY
2007 …. ‘Close’, Dinter Fine Art, Chelsea, New York
2006 …. ‘Closer’, Alpan Gallery, Huntington, New York
2006 …. ‘Drawn’, Dinter Fine Art, New York, NY
2006 …. ‘Brooklyn Artists’, Alpan Gallery, Huntington
2005 …. ‘London Art Fair’, Stephen Lacey Gallery’
2004 …. ‘Landscape’, Lindsey Brown Gallery, New York
2002 …. ‘Narcissus’, Scottish National Gallery of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland
2001 …. ‘Abstraction and Immanence’, Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, New York
2001 …. ‘Five’, Lennon,Weinberg, New York
2000 …. ‘Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Center’ Open Studios, New York
2000 …. ‘Tech’, Jason & Rhodes, London and ‘Galerie oef’, Paris
1998 …. ‘The 20th John Moores Liverpool Exhibition’, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, (prizewinner)
1997 …. ‘Prospect 93’, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
1993 …. ‘The New British Painting’, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati and touring America
1988-1990 …. ‘The Vigorous Imagination’, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
1987 …. ‘The Self Portrait- A Modern View’, Artsite, Bath
1987 …. ‘Identity-Desire’, Scottish Arts Council touring show
Public and Private Collections
Metroplitan Museum of Art, New York
British Council, London. Contemporary Art Society, London
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
City Art Collection, Edinburgh
Elaina Richardson, New York
Miriama Young, Sydney, Australia
Dominique Mancellon, Scotland
Jeanne Dorsey, New York City
Claire Colebrook, USA
Logan MacWatt, Hong Kong
“The Grace of The Birch”, New Stobhill Hospital, Reiach & Hall Architects, Glasgow, Scotland
David Cohen, New York
Sherry Roush, USA
Jayne Anne Phillips, USA
Gail Tsukiyama, California,
Kasen Summer Collection, Connecticut
Gulbenkian Collection, Lisbon
Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh
Glaxo Group Research Ltd, London
Manchester City Galleries
Kirklees Museum and Galleries
Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
City Of Edinburgh Council
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
Highland Council
New Hall Art Collection, University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection
Teaching Experience
2017….Lecture, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland
2017….Masterclass in connection with “In Light of the Body”, Loyola University, Maryland, Baltimore,
2016….Royal Hibernian Academy, 5 day Masterclass
2015…. Master Class’ “Context and Scale in the Self-Portrait” at The Essential School of Painting, London
2014…. Master Class at Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, as part of REALITY; Modern and Contemporary British Painting
2008/12 …. Master Class at The Essential School of Painting, Bethnal Green, London
2006 …. Master Class at The Essential School of Painting, Bethnal Green, London
2004 …. Private Painting Instruction, Bridge St Studio Center, Brooklyn
2002 …. Visiting artist and tutor, MICA, Baltimore,Maryland.
2001 …. Visiting artist , New York Studio School, New York
1999 …. Tutor in Painting and Sculpture at Ottawa University, Canada
1999 …. Visiting artist and tutor, Cleveland University, U.S.
1998 …. Visiting artist and tutor, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
1998 …. Visiting artist and tutor, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland
1997 …. Tutor in painting, First year of Degree Course, modular system, Guildhall University, London
1997 …. Visiting artist and tutor, Winchester School of Art, England
1996 …. Visiting artist and tutor, Royal College of Art, London
1995 …. Visiting artist and tutor , St Martins School of Art, London
1993 -1996 …. Tutor in Visual Arts, First Year of Degree Course, modular system, Oxford Brookes University
Bibliography
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