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Mary Hrbacek has been exhibiting her artwork for more than 20 years at galleries and museums in New York City, across the United States, in Europe and Asia.
Notable museum shows include those at The National Academy of Design, and The Muscarelle Museum of the College of William and Mary, where she was awarded the Juror’s Choice prize by the Director of the Drawing Center, NYC. In 2005 Hrbacek showed at the Parrish Art Museum in an exhibition curated by Sara Nightingale. Her most recent solo exhibition was a drawing show at Roger Smith in 2006. This will be Hrbacek’s seventh solo show since 1989. Her paintings have been included in more than 30 group exhibits in New York City, Toronto, California, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. In 2007 she exhibited her work in a show that traveled from Osh to Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. |
AWARDS
1999 "American Drawing Biennial VI," MUSCARELLE MUSEUM, College of William & Mary, VA,
Curator: ANN PHILBIN, THE DRAWING CENTER, NYC. JUROR'S PRIZE.
1999 "Yosemite Renaissance," YOSEMITE MUSEUM GALLERY, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA
Traveled to 7 sites, Curator: OAKLAND MUSEUM, CA , HONORABLE MENTION
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2005 THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM, NY, Southampton, "37th Annual Exhibition," Curated by Sara Nightingale,
A. Budick, Critic Newsday, J. Brody, Editor, Print Collector's Newsletter, NY
2000 THE TRENTON CITY MUSEUM, NJ, "TAWA at Ellarslie" Curated by Kristen Accola, Huntington Museum
of Art, PA
1999 THE TRENTON CITY MUSEUM Trenton, NJ, "Invitationals at Ellarslie," Curated by Brian Peterson,
Michener Art Museum, PA
1999 THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK MUSEUM GALLERY, "Yosemite Renaissance,"
Yosemite National Park, CA, Curated by the OAKLAND MUSEUM, CA, Traveled to 7 sites
1999 THE MUSCARELLE MUSEUM, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, "American Drawing Biennial
VI," Curated by Ann Philbin, Director of The Drawing Center, NYC
1992 THE MUSCARELLE MUSEUM, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, "American Drawing Biennial
III," Curated by JACK BEAL, NYC
1990 THE NATIONAL ACEDEMY OF DESIGN, NYC, "The 165th Annual Exhibition"
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 CREON GALLERY, NYC, "Entwined," Curated by Richard Pasquarelli
2009 CREON GALLERY, NYC, "Icons," Curated by Norm Hinsey
2006 ROGER SMITH ARTS, NYC, "World Tree Series - Drawings," Curated by Matthew Semler, Dominick Lombardi,
2002 PROGRESSIVE GALLERY AT THE WELL, NYC, Curated by Lucy Stylianou
2001 FLORA DANICA GALERIE, NYC, "Metamorphoses," Curated by Fleur Boel
1999 TRENTON CITY MUSEUM, "Invitationals at Ellarslies," Curated by Brian Peterson, Michener Art Museum PA
1992 POSITIVELY 104TH STREET, NYC, "Southwest Landscapes"
1989 ADELPHI MANHATTAN CENTER GALLERIES, Urban Center, NYC, " Landscapes,"
Curated by Dr. Elliot Pruzan
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 FRAN HILL GALLERY, Toronto, Canada, "In the End a Good Story Is All That Remains,"
Curated by Edward Rubin, NYC
SIDESHOW, "MIC:CHECK, " (12th Annual Extravaganza), Curated by Richard Temperio,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
CHEIM AND REID, NYC, "Postcards from the Edge," Visual Aids Benefit
2011 PINK ART FAIR SEOUL 2011, Seoul, South Korea, CREON GALLERY, curated by Grace Rim and
Norm Hinsey, NYC
SEOKJANG-RI ART MUSEUM, 2011KOREAN DMZ ART FESTIVAL,
"Outdoor Installation Art, Drawing Flags,"
South Korea, Curated by Soojung Hyun.
THE NEW ART CENTER/CAN, NYC, "Canasta," Curated by Serge Gregorian,
SIDESHOW GALLERY, Brooklyn, "It’s All Good/Apocalyse Now," Curated by Richard Timperio, NYC
CRG GALLERY, NYC, "Postcards from the Edge," Visual Aids Benefit
2010 ELGA WIMMER GALLERY, NYC, BJORN RESSLE ART PROJECTS, "The 2010 Winter Salon: In Synthesis,"
Curated by Bjorn Ressle, and Hee Yuen Chun
EXIT ART, NYC, "Fracking: Art and Activism Against the Drill," Curated by Lauren Rosati, Peggy Cyphers,
Alice Zinnes, and Ruth Hardinger
ELLIOT LOUIS GALLERY, Vancouver, B.C., Two-Person Show, "Charcoal and Thread,"
Curated by Lynn Ruscheinsky, Founder, Drawn Festival, Canada
BEIJING ART FAIR, Beijing, China, Curated by the:artist:network Curatorial Pool, NYC
SHORE INSTITUE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Long Branch, NJ,
"Nature Calls," Curated by Dominick Lombardi
FOUNTAIN ART FAIR, NYC, Curated by Norm Hinsey, CREON GALLERY
HEADBONES GALLERY Toronto, Canada"Winter Slasher Salon," Curated by Julie Oakes
GALLERY H215, NYC, "Homage to Ray Johnson, Mail Artist, Curated by Peggy Cyphers
2009 ZIEHERSMITH GALLERY, NYC, "Postcards From The Edge," Visual Aids Benefit
PAINTING CENTER NYC, "Modern Romantics, The Spiritual in Paint, NYC, Curated by Janet Larose
A.I.R. GALLERY NYC, "Wish You Were Here," Benefit Auction, DUMBO Brooklyn
DENISE BIBRO FINE ART, NYC, "Forever Summer," Curated by Scott Malbaurn,
FRANKLIN 54, MICHEL ALLEN PROJECTS, NYC,"Vacation Venues," Curated by Michel Allen,
and Joyce Pommer
BRIDGE ART FAIR, NYC, Curated by Broadthinking Group
BJORN RESSLE GALLERY, NYC, "The Winter Salon, Works on Paper," Curated by Bjorn Ressle,
CLEMENTE VELEZ SOTO CENTER, NYC, "Enigmatic Visions," Curated by Paul Cabezas
FRONT ROOM GALLERY, Williamsburg, "WAGMAG Benefit, Curated by Daniel Aycock, Brklyn
SIDESHOW GALLERY, Williamsburg, "It’s A Wonderful Life," Curated by Rich Timperio, Brkln
2008 "Crest Hardware Art Show," Williamsburg, Curated by Joe Franquinha and Ron Esmay, , Brooklyn
ABC NO RIO, NYC, "The Clothesline Benefit," Lower East Side
ABC NO RIO, NYC, "Cosmological Map," Ides of March Installation, Broadthinking, Curated by
Peggy Cyphers, Alyssa Fanning, Lower East Side
FRONT ROOM GALLERY, Williamsburg, "WAGMAG Benefit," Curated by Daniel Aycock, Brklyn
SIDESHOW GALLERY, "Peace," Williamsburg, Curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn
2007 JAMES COHAN GALLERY, Chelsea,"Postcards from the Edge," Visual Aids Benefit, NYC
ARTIST SPACE, NYC, "Night of 1000 Drawings, "Artist Space Benefit Auction
BLACK & WHITE GALLERY, Chelsea, "En Plein Air, Reloaded," Curated by Tatyana Okshteyn, NYC
ARTISTS UNION, "Digital Printouts," Osh, Kyrgyztan, Curated by Stefan Eins, travels to
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
CUE FOUNDATION, Chelsea, "New ’07," NURTUREart Spring Gala, NYC
SIDESHOW GALLERY, Williamsburg, "War Is Over Again," Curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn
THE:ARTIST:NETWORK NYC, "Memento Mori," Curated by Mariko Tanaka,
2006 THE FRONT ROOM GALLERY, Williamsburg, "WAGMAG Benefit," Curated by D.Aycock, Brooklyn
HEADBONES GALLERY, Toronto, "X-Country Selections," New York Representative for Canadian Group
Curated by Julie Oakes, Canada
CUE FOUNDATION, Chelsea, "Nurturing the Edge," Spring Gala for NURTUREART, NYC
THE:ARTIST:NETWORK, "Art Supermarket," Benefit, Curated by Mariko Tanaka, NYC
2005 SIDESHOW GALLERY, Williamsburg,"War Is Over," Curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn
ROBERT MILLER GALLERY, NYC, "Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aids Benefit
ARTISTS SPACE, NYC, "Night of 1000 Drawings," Benefit
THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM, Southampton, NY, "37th Annual Exhibition," Curated by Sara Nightingale,
A. Budick, Critic, Newsday, J. Brody, Editor, Print Collector's Newsletter.
2004 SIDESHOW GALLERY, Williamsburg, "Holiday Show," Curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn
BRENT SIKKEMA GALLERY, NYC, "Postcards from the Edge," Visual Aids Benefit
ARTISTS SPACE, NYC, "Night of 1000 Drawings," Artist space Benefit
ETHAN COHEN GALLERY, NYC, "artincubator," Curated by Ethan Cohan
ABCNO RIO, NYC, "The Clothesline Show," Benefit
POOL, New York Underground Art Fair, Chelsea, "Pool Art Addict," Four Points Hotel, NYC
2002 NY ARTS MAGAZINE GALLERY, NYC, "Drawing Conclusions II," Curated by Gae Savannah and Jill Conner
MONIQUE GOLDSTROM GALLERY, NYC, "Winter Exhibition, "Curated by Monigue Goldstrom
2001 THEATRE FOR THE NEW CIT Y, NYC, "Counting Coup/Undo," East Village
GALLERY X, Harlem, "Xtreme Xteriors," Curated by Gulsen Erbel, NYC
SIDESHOW, Williamsburg, "Art & Performance," Curated by Richard Timperio, Brooklyn
GALLERY ONE-TWENTY-EIGHT, NYC, "Women & Children in Solidarity with Afghan Women's Mission
2000 TRENTON CITY MUSEUM, NJ, "TAWA at Ellarslie," Curated by Kristen Accola, HUNTINGTON MUSEUM
OF ART, PA
ART/WORKS, Trenton, "Fantasy and Desire," NJ
1999 MUSCARELLE MUSEUM, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA, "American Drawing Biennial VI,"
Curated by Ann Philbin, Director, The Drawing Center, NYC
GALLERY X, "Koridor," Curated by Gulsen Erbel, NYC
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE GALLERY, NYC, "Drawings," Curated by Anthony Palumbo
1997 THE MOSS-THORNS GALLERY OF ART, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS,"Third Great Plains National,"
Curated by Deborah Emont Scott, The Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO
1995 COASTAL ARTS CENTER, St. Simmons Island, GA, "Artists National," Curated by Dr. Henry Adams,
Director CUMMER MUSEUM, FL
SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY GALLERY, San Marcos,Texas, "Works on Paper,"
Curated by LUCY LIPPARD, NYC
1993 BENT F. LARSEN GALLERY, Brigham Young University, Utah, "Drawing '92,"
Curated by Donald Perry, Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery, Emporia State University, Kansas
1992 ATRIUM, THE CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER, Harrisburg, "Global Awareness," Curated by
The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, Harrisburg, PA
THE MUSCARELLE MUSEUM OF ART, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA,
"American Drawing Biennial III," Curated by JACK BEAL, NYC
1991 WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER, Watchung NJ, Curated by Dr. Hildreth York, Rutgers University, NJ
1988 HELIO GALLERIES, East Village,"20/20 Show," Curated by TED CASTLE, "Art in America," NYC
1986 MID-HUDSON ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER, Poughkeepsie, NY, "Hudson Valley 86,"
Curated by HOLLY SOLOMON, NYC
REVIEWS
2011 Edward Rubin, "Mary Hrbacek’s Wounded Forests Touch the Human Heart," Adobeairstream, April 13
Edward Rubin, "Entwined: Into the Woods! In Search of a metaphor for the Human Condition,"
Artes Magazine, April 9
Edward Rubin, "Mary Hrbacek at NY’s Creon Gallery: Entwined Depicts the Forest Primeval,"
Berkshire Fine Arts, April 15
Robert C. Morgan, "Entwined: Selected Paintings and Drawings by Mary Hrbacek," Catalogue Essay
John Mendelsohn, "Entwined, Mary Hrbacek’s Paintings at Creon Gallery in New York Cit"” dart International,
Volume 12, number 2, p. 36
Edward Rubin, "Entwined: Into the Woods!," Dialog of Arts. Moscow,Summer
Ed Edward Rubin, NY Museums, CURATOR’S CHOICE, "Mary Hrbacek at CREON GALLERY in NYC,"
Gallery Gazeteer, April 2011
Edward Rubin, "Entwined…Metaphor for the Human Condition," Huma3.com, April 18, 2011.mht
Edward Rubin, "Entwined: Into the Woods!...," NY Arts Magazine, p. 144-145, Summer
2009 Dominick Lombardi, "Trees With Personality," Culture Catch, May
Dominick Lombardi, "Winter Salon, Works on Paper", d’Art International, Winter
Joel Simpson, "Winter Salon," The M Magazine, February 2009
Dominick Lombardi,
"Vibrant and Varied Works on Paper," Culture Catch, Jan.9
2006 Julie Oakes, "X-Country Selection," Headbones Anthology, December
Chris Twomey, "Entwined," Drawings, NY Arts Magazin,. May/June.
Chris Twomey, "A Place To Hang," Review, Resolve Forty, On-line Magazine, December
2002 Korotkin, Joyce, Mary Elizabeth Hrbacek "Metamorphoses," NY Arts Magazine, January
2002 Lily Faust, Catalogue Essay
1999 U.S. 1, Princeton, NJ, TAWA INVITATIONAL, Mary Person Hrbacek, "Close Call" reproduced, July
1998 Simone, Ashley, "Art Show Alive and Well at Muscarelle," The Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg,
December.
1992 Bledsoe, Shari, "Drawings As Varied As Their Number"” The Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg, April
ART WRITER: The M Mag (former) M - New York Art World (Listings Guide & Arts Journal)
NY Arts Magazine
D’Art International
Resolve 40 Online Magazine
Co-authur of the book, "Accelerating on the Curves," by KTC & Associates
EDUCATION: M.S. Adelphi University, NYC, Magna Cum Laude,
B.S. University of Dayton, OH ,
San Francisco Art Institute, CA, Painting
FIT, Certificate
Works Owned By:
John Butler, Gulsen Calik, Case White Law Firm, Stefan Eins, Ellen Fox, Al Kresch, Micael Jacoff, Ann Landi, Sebastian
Lemm, Frada Litman, Malka Lubelsky Foundation, Coco Masuda, Dr. Peter and Elizabeth McCue, Richard Pasquarelli,
Valerie Pels, Roberta Newman, Roy Person, Everett Person, Robert and Anne Person, Martha and Tom Sowers, Arisa Suda, Angela Vance, Mike Weiss,Tom Whalen and Dana English, Eva-BritaJänefors, Louise McCagg, George Robertson, Ron Rangel, Paul and Kathleen Atkins, Rosemary Gaffney, Judy Rosenblatt, Ron and Dierdre Pasquarelli, Adrienne Choma and Bo Dziben, Norm Hinsey
My work can also be viewed on the following websites:
http: MaryHrbacek.NeoImages.net
www.SAATCHI-gallery.co.UK/yourgallery/
www.Artistsspace.org
