Education
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Enamel 2015, Monotype/Collagraph 2013, Encaustics 2005 & 2006
University of Washington, Oil Painting 1992, Jewelry Design 1993
Seward Park Art Studio, Ceramics 1992-1993
University of Puget Sound, Creative Writing Major, Art Minor, BA 1990
Seattle Central Community College, Liberal Arts 1986-88
Solo Shows
2019 – Matzke Fine Art, Light & Dark, Camano Island, WA, July-August
2019 – Shift Gallery, Semantic Drift, Seattle, WA, July
2018 – Shift Gallery, Obeisance / Derision, Seattle, WA, February
2017 – Confluence Gallery, Biota, Twisp, WA, September
2017 – Shift Gallery, Biota, Seattle, WA, January
2016 – Capers, Biology & Botany, Seattle, WA, March-April
2016 – Shift Gallery, Organella, Seattle, WA, January
2015 – Studio 103, Aggregate | Odonata, Seattle, WA, September
2015 – Studio 103, Aggregate | Dissupare, Seattle, WA, June
2015 – Capers, New Works in Encaustic, Seattle, WA, January-February
2014 – Kirkland Art Center, Inflorescence, Kirkland, WA, September 19-November 25
2014 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Proliferous, Seattle, WA, January
2012 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Rubia, Seattle, WA, November
2011 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, New Works in Encaustic, Seattle, WA, July
2010 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Variations, Seattle, WA, July
2009 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Opine / Rescind, Seattle, WA, July
2008 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, New Works in Encaustic, Seattle, WA, August
2008 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Chrysanthemum, A Series, Kirkland, WA, January
2007 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, New Works in Encaustic, Kirkland, WA, August
2006 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seeds, Pods and Blooms, Kirkland, WA, October
2-3 Person Shows
2023 – Soda Arts Gallery, A Few Good Years in New York, with Iris Guy Sofer, January – February
2022 – NARS / J&M Open Studios, with Carole d’Inverno, Brooklyn, NY, June 3-4
2020 – M. David & Co., Conjurings & Concoctions, with Andrew Cornel Robinson & Ben Pritchard, Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 14 – Dec. 13
2017 – Click Design, Collaborative Work with Frances Smersh, Seattle, WA, September
2016 – Click Design, Collaborative Work with Frances Smersh, Seattle, WA, October
2015 – Viscon Wine Cellars, chalmers | hargrave collaborative & individual work, Seattle, WA, April
2014 – Sassafras, chalmers | hargrave collaborative & individual work, Seattle, WA, December-January
2014 – NW Encaustic, Immix & Unrestricted Swarm (chalmers | hargrave), Seattle, WA, October
2013 – Wallflower, Torn Through, Collaborative Wall Sculpture (chalmers | hargrave), Seattle, WA, October
2013 – ArtEAST, COURSING; fluid, torn, melded with RobRoy Chalmers, Issaquah, WA, March
2010 – TASTE at Seattle Art Museum, Architectural Structures with Juan Alonso, Seattle, WA, Sept.-Dec.
2008 – Circa Gallery, Floating, Minneapolis, MN, March
2007 – Circa Gallery, New Work in Encaustic, Minneapolis, MN, April-March
Group Shows
2023 – Soda Arts Gallery, Two by Two, March – April
2022 – Matzke Fine Art Gallery, Small Works Show, November-January
2022 – Matzke Fine Art Gallery, 13th Annual Auction, Camano Island, WA, Sept. 2 – October 2
2022 – Lynn Hanson Gallery, ICON, Seattle, WA, Sept. 1 – October 15
2022 – Columbia City Gallery, Bidden/Unbidden, Seattle, WA, June 22 – August 7
2022 – Atlantic Gallery, Connections VI, New York, NY, July 12-30
2022 – Ida Culver House, CLUSTER, Seattle, WA, June 26 – October 23
2022 – O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Monochromatic, Mill Valley, CA, Spring (online)
2021 – M. David & Co., Once in a Lifetime, Brooklyn, NY, September 11 – October 3
2021 – Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Yellow Chair Salon, Truro, MA, June (Artsy)
2021 – Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Paper, Rock, Scissors, Truro, MA, May (Artsy)
2021 – University Gallery Texas A&M, Wax Applications, College Station, TX, March 23 – April 16
2020 – Lowe Gallery, Masterworks from the Lowe Collection, Atlanta, GA, October
2020 – M. David & Co., Selections from Shift Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, May 16 – June 15 (Artsy)
2020 – M. David & Co., Paper Dolls, Brooklyn, NY, April 15 – May 15, (Artsy)
2020 – Lowe Gallery, Symphony House Exhibition, Atlanta, GA, March
2020 – M. David & Co., Benefit Group Show, Brooklyn, NY, February 21-27
2019 – Capers, Holiday Show, Seattle, WA, December
2019 – M. David & Co., Benefit Group Show, Brooklyn, NY, December 20-21
2019 – Northwest Encaustic, Instructors’ Show, Seattle, WA, November – December
2019 – Matzke Fine Art, Small Works Show, Camano Island, WA, November
2019 – Matzke Fine Art, Layers, Camano Island, WA, October 12 – November 10
2019 – Matzke Fine Art, 10th Annual Auction, Camano Island, WA, October 5
2019 – Seattle City Hall, Slash & Burn, Seattle, WA, September – October
2019 – M. David & Co., Frozen Gesture II, Brooklyn, NY, September
2019 – SEATTLE ART FAIR, Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA, August 1-4
2019 – Confluence Gallery, Metamorphic Alchemy, Twisp, WA, July
2019 – Museo Gallery, Group Show, Langley, WA, May
2019 – M. David & Co., Hurt, Brooklyn, NY, March
2019 – The Helen S. Smith Gallery, Green River College, Slash & Burn, Auburn, WA, Jan-March
2018 – Northwest Encaustic, Instructors’ Show, Seattle, WA, December
2018 – Northwest Encaustic, 10th Anniversary Group Show, Seattle, WA, November
2018 – SEATTLE ART FAIR, Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA, August 3-6
2018 – Center on Contemporary Art, Creativity Persists, Seattle, WA, April 28 – May 28
2018 – Gardens at Town Square, Pratt Teaching Artists, Bellevue, WA, Feb. 28 – June 20
2018 – Blakely Hall, Intersections, Issaquah, WA, January 18, 2017 – March 10, 2018
2017 – Axis Gallery, Apotheosis, Shift Artists, Seattle, WA, December – February 1, 2018
2017 – Confluence Gallery, Vision En Rouge, Twisp, WA, Nov. 2017 – Jan. 2018
2017 – Bellevue Art Museum, Making our Mark, Pratt Instructors’ Exhibit, Bellevue, WA, Nov. – April 2018
2017 – Aljoya, Shift Gallery, Mercer Island, WA, September-January 7, 2018
2017 – Capers, Holiday Show, Seattle, WA, November – December
2017 – NW Encaustic, Instructors’ Show, Seattle, WA, November – December
2017 – Shift Gallery, Apotheosis 1, Seattle, WA, October
2017 – SEATTLE ART FAIR, Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA, August 3-6
2017 – West Side Artists’ Studio Tour, Seattle, WA, June 9-10
2016 – Shift Gallery, Then and Now, Seattle, WA, August
2016 – Confluence Gallery, Back to the Garden, Twisp, WA, June-July
2016 – Shift Gallery Pop-Up, 1941 First Avenue, Seattle, WA, May
2015 – SLO Museum of Art, Another Way of Keeping a Diary, San Luis Obispo, CA, November – January
2015 – Gallery One, Holiday Show, Ellensburg, WA, November-December
2015 – Encaustic Art Institute, 5th Annual National Juried Encaustic Exhibition, Santa Fe, CA, October
2015 – NW Film Forum, Take 3, Short Film: Looking for my True Love, Seattle, WA, September
2015 – Columbia City Gallery, NW Encaustic Instructor Show, Seattle, WA, July-August
2015 – Aljoya, Poetry of the Surface, Seattle, WA, March 18 –July 11
2014 – NW Encaustic, Instructors’ Show, Seattle, WA, November
2014 – NW Film Forum, Take 3, Short Film: Vessel of Origin, Seattle, WA, September
2014 – Anne Irwin Fine Art, The White Show, Atlanta, GA, March 28-Arpil 26
2013 – NW Encaustic, Instructors’ Show, Seattle, WA December
2013 – The Panelists of Inside Art 2013, Equipollent, Curated by Juan Alonso, Seattle, WA, December
2013 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Celebrate Art, Seattle, WA, December
2013 – ArtEAST, Enthuse: Instructor Exhibit, Issaquah, WA, June 21-July 21
2013 – ArtEAST, Instructors’ Show, Issaquah, WA, January-February
2012 – Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Winter Gathering, Santa Fe, CA, December
2012 – Anne Irwin Fine Art, Small Works Show, Atlanta, GA, December
2012 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
2012 – Tashiro Kaplan, Ellen Hochberg’s Who Does She Think She Is? Seattle, WA, April
2012 – Circa Gallery, Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN, Summer
2012 – Brooklyn Artists Gym, WAX, Brooklyn, NY, Summer
2011 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
2011 – CoCA Art Marathon/Auction/Exhibition, Seattle, WA, November
2011 – Anne Irwin Fine Art, Best in Show, Atlanta, GA, September
2011 – Robertson Gallery, Art Walk Feature, Mobile, AL, September
2010 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
2010 – Anne Irwin Fine Art, Small Works Show, Atlanta, GA, November
2009 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
2009 – Anne Irwin Fine Art, Small Works Show, Atlanta, GA, November
2009 – Circa Gallery, Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN, Summer
2008 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
2007 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
2006 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
2005 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Holiday Exhibition, Seattle, WA, December
Corporate Commissions / Permanent Collections
2017 – University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, Purchased Anemone & Pollinia (40×72 in.)
2015 – Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, CA, Capra Hircus 3 (36×36 in.), Permanent Collection (juried)
2014 – Univ. of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Purchased Petalous 3 & 4, (28×28 in. each)
2013 – Kaiser Permanent Baltimore Hub, Baltimore, MD, Commissioned 3 Encaustics (24×48 in. each)
2011 – Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA, Purchased 7 Digital Photographs
2010 – Swedish Hospital, Redmond, WA, Campus, Commissioned Encaustic: Anemone 1.2 (24×24 in.)
2010 – Swedish Hospital, Mill Creek WA Campus, Commissioned Encaustic: Anemone 1.1 (30×24 in.)
2009 – Hotel Abri, San Francisco, CA, Purchased Encaustic (24×48 in.)
2009 – Barclays International, Houston, TX, Commissioned 4 Encaustics: Diaphanous Series (10×40 in.)
2008 – Woodmark Hotel, Kirkland, WA, Purchased 2 Encaustics (24×48 in. each)
Commissions
2022 – C. Romero, Porcelain/Encaustic/Steel Wire Sculpture (7x7x4.25 in.)
2020 – C. Hibbard, 2 Porcelain/Encaustic/Steel/Steel Wire Sculptures, (24x16x8 in. each)
2018 – D. Baird, 3 Encaustics (32×32 in. each) / Porcelain Encaustic Sculpture (20×96 in.)
2015 – S. Fallon, chalmers | hargrave, charcoal / encaustic drawing (44×30 in.)
2014 – J. Hickey, Celedonna, encaustic (18×26 in.)
2014 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery for Lopez Island Residents, Encaustic (diptych: 12×12 in. & 12×36 in.)
2013 – J. Toll, acrylic painting (18×18 in.)
2012 – Patricia Rovzar Gallery for Lopez Island Residents, 2 Encaustics (36×36 in. & 36×70 in.)
2012 – A. Schiffman, Encaustic (24×40 in.)
2009 – Dr. M. Russell, Encaustic (16×16 in.)
2009 – C. Marion, Encaustic (24×30 in.)
2008 – F. & J. Grisez, Encaustic (48×66 in.)
2007 – S. Meyer, Encaustic (30×30 in.)
2006 – L. Rickey, Encaustic (24×24 in.)
2005 – Hotel Max, Seattle, 11 Encaustics (various sizes) & L. Hunter, Encaustic (24×24 in.)
2004 – Patricia Cameron Fine Art, 5 Encaustics (various sizes)
2003 – Patricia Cameron Fine Art, Encaustic (20×20 in.) & D. Caywood, Encaustic (12×12 in.)
In Print
Wax Applications, University Gallery Texas A&M Dept. of Art, Catalog/Book Published, 2021
Cascadia Weekly, Matzke Gallery Article, January 2021
2019 Shift Annual, Published June 2020
Cascadia Weekly, Matzke Gallery Article, July 2019
2018 Shift Annual, Published March 2019
EncaustiZINE, Article + Cover Image, June 2018
CoCA Members’ Exhibition, Creativity Persists, Catalog Published 2018
2017 Shift Annual, Published March 2018
CoCA Members’ Exhibition, Make America Create Again, Catalog Published 2017
2016 Shift Annual, Published March 2017
Posters & Postcards featuring Theol 1, West Seattle Art Walk Committee, 2nd Quarter 2016
Another Way of Keeping a Diary, San Luis Obispo Museum, Catalog produced by IEA
Art Baby, Visual/Vocabulary Children’s Book by Jennifer Gibson Hatters, November 2015
Seattle Times, Museum of Flight Astronaut Sculpture, June 2015
Unrestricted Energy! Interview/Article on chalmers | hargrave – Art Voices Magazine, NY, Fall 2014
Encaustic Art, Book published 2014, Author Jennifer Margell
PremierVision’s Influences 15, Indigo – Paris Fashion Edition, Spring/Summer, 2014
PremierVision’s Influences 15, Indigo – New York Fashion Edition, Summer, 2014
Issaquah Press, Article; ‘150 Feet of Art’ Auction & Juror, 2012
Mystery Book, Featured Artists for ArtEast Auction, 2012
Cambria Style, Magazine Photo, Encaustic Series, Summer 2010
Anne Irwin Fine Art, Coffee Table Book, 2009
West Seattle Blog, Haiti Art Sale / Fundraiser Article, February 2010
The Seattle Times, Art Walk Feature, Photo/Exhibition Information, August 2008
American Art Collector, Full Page Ad, August 2008
Kirkland Courier, Arts and Entertainment Article, Featured Artist, October 2006
Maximalism, Book Featuring Commissioned Artists at Hotel Max, 2005
Kitchen & Bath Ideas, Better Homes & Gardens Special Issue, 1998 (ceramics)
Coffee Journal, Full Page Gift Guide Feature, November 1997 (ceramics)
RESIDENCIES, Awards, Presentations, Teaching, Critiques
2022 – Demonstration & Workshop, International Encaustic Conference, Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2021 – Demonstration & Workshop, International Encaustic Conference, Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2020 – M. David & Co. / Pfaff Residency, Judy Pfaff’s Art Compound, Tivoli, NY, Summer
2020 – Lynn Hanson Gallery, Seattle, WA, Juror for ICON Show, Summer
2019 – Women Painters of Washington, Seattle, WA, Presentation: 20+ Years of Painting
2019 – M. David & Co., Critical Thinking Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY, September 5-15
2019 – M. David & Co., Art Fair Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY, February 28-March 10
2018 – Artist Talk, Shift Gallery, Obeisance / Derision, February 10
2018 – Artist Talk, Blakely Hall, Issaquah, WA, Intersections – February 16
2017 – William Radcliffe Studio Challenge Award, October
2017 – Project Grant, International Encaustic Artists, July
2016 – Grant / Artist in Residence, Einstein Elementary, Project: Botany & Biology, PermaneCollaborative (Hargrave/Students) Artwork installed at the school, June. This project was supported by a Shoreline – Lake Forest Park Arts Council Artists in Schools Award & an Award from The Shoreline School District with materials costs covered by the Einstein Elementary PTA
2016 – Introduction to Encaustic – Taught Workshop, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
2015 – Juror, Mercer Island Arts Council, Annual Art Show
2015 – Creating a Modular Painting, Taught Online Class, 8 sessions, Filmed/Produced by Sonheim Creative
2015 – Narrative and Visual Art, Presentation, Seattle Lutheran High School
2014 – Collaborative Collage with Rickie Wolfe, Co-Taught Online Class, 3 sessions, Filmed/Produced by Sonheim Creative
2014 – Intro to Encaustic Painting, Taught Online Class, 12 sessions. Filmed/Produced by Sonheim Creative
2013 – Town Hall ‘Inside Art’ Series Panelist, Program developed by Juan Alonso-Rodriguez
2013-2020 – Taught Encaustic on Clay Workshops, NW Encaustic
2013 – Workshops/Critique Sessions, Mark Miller School of Art
2013 – Panelist, Art & Business, Professor Layne Goldsmith, University of Washington
2012-2013 – Juror for ArtEast, 150 Feet of Art’, Auction
2015-2016 – Pratt Fine Arts Center, Sculptural Collage Workshops Co-Taught with Rickie Wolfe
2011-2014 – ArtEast, Taught Encaustic Workshops & Facilitated Art Critiques
2009-2014 – Facilitated Critiques, Various Artist Groups
2007-2023 – Taught Studio Workshops & Private Lessons, Seattle, WA & Brooklyn, NY
Auction Donations: ArtEast (2012, 2013), Artist Trust (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023), Bellevue Art Museum (2016), Children’s Hospital (2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), Center on Contemporary Art (2012, 2017), Kirkland Arts Center (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), Matzke Fine Art (2019, 2022), Museum of History & Industry (2018), PONCHO (2006, 2007, 2009), Pratt Fine Arts Center (Yearly 2005 – 2022), Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill (2021), Woodland Park Zoo Auction (2019)
*Complete donation list available upon request (includes personal fundraising for Haiti after the earthquake and OSO after the mudslide)
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