Brian Hart

Born 1983 Tonawanda, NY

RISD Class of 2005 BA in Printmaking

Current resident of Nyack, NY

Statement

My work encompasses printmaking, painting and large scale murals. Recently I have been focusing on image making using CMYK color separation techniques to depict the human form.  Mimicking the aesthetics of silkscreen while painting images by hand, I am able to gain more influence on the finished images while also creating a tension between the mechanical and personal nature of the artwork. Imagery, sourced diversely, is fed through this same process, broken down, rescaled and recombined. As layers of information accumulate, paintings evolve and near abstraction. Revealing themselves sometimes only by forcing the viewer closer or further away.

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Solo Shows

”New Work” , Benson Hall Gallery - Providence, RI. 2006

“Drawings/Paintings/Prints?”, Middlesex Community College - Bedford, MA. 2008

“Art Works” Lorem Ipsum - Cambridge, MA. 2010

“Fun & Games” Lorem Ipsum - Cambridge, MA. 2011

“Pretty Things Spring Thing” Fringe Union- Somerville, MA. 2013

“Facts” Sasaki Associates - Waltham, MA 2014

“Transforming the Myth” Endicott College, Manninen Center - Beverly, MA 2015

“Grand” Northeastern University – Boston, MA 2018

Group Shows

“Fringe Open Studios” - Somerville, MA 2012

“Pattern Recognition”, Aviary Gallery - Jamaica Plain, MA 2012

“The Hundreds Show” Lincoln Arts Project - Waltham, MA 2012

“Space Mission” 119 Gallery - Lowell, MA 2012

Mural @ Brooklyn Boulders - Somerville, MA 2013

“Friends” Washington Street Arts Center - Somerville, MA 2013

Fringe Open Studios Group Show - Somerville, MA 2013

Fringe Open Studios Group Show - Somerville, MA 2014

“Melt” – Brickbottom Studios - Somerville, MA 2016

“Muses of Mount Helikon” – Helikon Gallery, Denver, CO 2016

“Art Focus” – Installation at NEB – Ipswich, MA 2018

“Group Show” – Harmon Gallery – Wellfleet MA 2018

Various Shows – Chase Young Gallery – Boston, MA 2018 – 2020

Brickbottom Open Studios – Somerville, MA – 2016 – 2020

“Damian Garcia & Brian Hart” – Lagstein Gallery – Nyack, NY – 2023

“Curious Chaos” – The Parker – Nyack, NY – 2023

"Members Show" - Garner Arts Center - Garnerville, NY - 2023

“Management” – Lagstein Gallery –Nyack, NY - 2023

"Artist Members" - Edward Hopper House - Nyack, NY - 2024

"Summer Salon" - Perry Lawson Fine Art - Nyack, NY - Summer 2024

Permanent Installations

“House of Eternal Return” – Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, NM 2016

“Omega Mart” – Meow Wolf, Las Vegas, NV 2021

Awards

G.W. Hodge Ritchie Scholarship for Achievement in Printmaking - RISD

State

NY

Country

United States