BIO
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

The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
The National Academy of Design, NYC
The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
The Muscarelle Museum, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
The Yosemite National Park Museum Gallery, Yosemite NYC National Park, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009     CREON GALLERY,  NYC. “Icons”  Curator:  Norm Hinsey
2006     ROGER SMITH ARTS, “World Tree Series - Drawings” Curators:  Matthew Semler, Paul Sharpe,
               Dominick Lombardi, NYC
2002     PROGRESSIVE GALLERY AT THE WELL, NYC, Curator: Lucy Stylianou,                                                     
2001     FLORA DANICA GALERIE, NYC, "Metamorphoses" Curator: Fleur Boel
1999     TRENTON CITY MUSEUM, Curator:  Brian Peterson, Michener Art Museum,PA Invitationals at Ellarslie,"
1992     POSITIVELY 104TH STREET, NYC, "Southwest Landscapes"
1989     ADELPHI MANHATTAN CENTER GALLERIES, "Landscapes"

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
       
2009    “Modern Romantics, The Spiritual in Paint, Curator: Janet Larose, PAINTING CENTER, NYC
            “Exposed,” Back Room, Curator: Norm Hinsey, Director, CREON GALLERY, NYC
            “Wish You Were Here,” A.I.R. Gallery Benefit Auction Dumbo, NYC
            “Forever Summer,” Curator: Scott Malbaurn, DENISE BIBRO FINE ART, NYC
            “Vacation Venues,” FRANKLIN 54, Curator: Michel Allen, Michel Allen Projects, NYC
              Bridge Art Fair, New York, New York
            “The Winter Salon,Works on Paper,” BJORN RESSLE GALLERY, Curators: Bjorn Ressle, Teresa Thomas
             “Enigmatic Visions,” CLEMENTE VELEZ SOTO CENTER, Curator: Paul Cabezas, , NY NY
             “WAGMAG Benefit, FRONTROOM GALLERY, Curator:  Daniel Aycock, Williamsburg, Brklyn
             “It’s A Wonderful Life,” SIDESHOW GALLERY, Curator: Rich Timperio, Williamsbur, Brklyn

2008     “Crest Hardware Art Show,” Curator: Joe Franquinha and Ron Esmay, Williamsburg, Brklyn
             “The Clothesline Benefit,” ABC NO RIO, Lower East Side, New Work City
              “Cosmological Map,” Ides of March Installation, Broadthinking, ABC NO RIO Curators:
                Chris Twomey, Peggy Cyphers, Alyssa Fanning, Lower East Side, NYC
              “WAGMAG” Benefit Art Show, FRONT ROOM GALLERY Curator: Daniel Aycock. Williamsburg Brklyn
              “Peace,” SIDESHOW GALLERY. Curator: Richard Timperio. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC

2007      “Postcards from the Edge,” Visual Aids Benefit,, JAMES COHAN GALLERY. Chelsea, NY NY
              “Night of 1000 Drawings,,” Artist Space Benefit Auction, ARTIST SPACE. NY NY
              “En Plein Air, Reloaded,” BLACK & WHITE GALLERY, Curator:  Tatyana Okshteyn, Chelsea, NY, NY
              “Digital Printouts,” ARTISTS UNION, Osh, Kyrgyztan, Curator: Stefan Eins,travels to Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
              “New ’07,” NURTUREart Spring Gala, CUE FOUNDATION, Chelsea, NY,
              “War Is Over Again,”  SIDESHOW GALLERY, Curator: Richard Timperio,  Williamsburg, Brooklyn,
              “Memento Mori, Curator: Mariko Tanaka, THE:ARTIST:NETWORK, New York, NY

2006      “WAGMAG Benefit,  Curator: Daniel Aycock,”THE FRONT ROOM GALLERY,Williamsburg, Brklyn, NYC
              ”X-COUNTRY SELCTION, ”HEADBONES GALLERY, Toronto. NY Rep for Canadian Group Show, 
              Curator: Julie Oakes
              “Nurturing the Edge,” Spring Gala for NURTUREART, CUE FOUNDATION, Chelsea, NYC
              “Art Supermarket,” Benefit for THE:ARTIST:NETWORK, NYC, Curator: Mariko Tanaka

2005      “War Is Over,” SIDESHOW GALLERY, Williamsburg, Brooklyn,Curator: Richard Timperio
              "Postcards from the Edge, ROBERT MILLER GALLERY, NYC
              "Night of 1000 Drawings, ARTISTS SPACE, NY, NY
              THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM, Southampton, NY, JURORS: Sara Nightingale Gallery, A.Budick, Critic,
              Newsday, J. Brody, Editor, Print Collector's Newsletter.

2004      "Holiday Show," SIDESHOW GALLERY, Curator: Richard Timperio, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
             "Postcards from the Edge," BRENT SIKKEMA GALLERY,  NYC
             "Night of 1000 Drawings, ARTISTS SPACE, NYC
             "artincubator," ETHAN COHEN GALLERY, NYC
             "The Clothesline Show," Benefit for ABCNO RIO, NYC
             "Pool Art Addict,"  POOL , N Y Underground Art Fair, Four Points Hotel, Chelsea, NYC

2002     "Drawing Conclusions II," NY ARTS MAGAZINE GALLERY, Curators: Gae Savannah and Jill Conner
             "Winter Exhibition,"Curator: Monigue Goldstrom MONIQUE GOLDSTROM GALLERY, NYC
 2001    "Counting Coup/Undo," Theatre for the New City, NYC
             "Xtreme Xteriors," GALLERY X, NYC
             "Art & Performance," SIDESHOW, Williamsburg, NYC
             "Women & Children in Solidarity with Afghan Women's Mission, GALLERY ONE-TWENTY-EIGHT, NYC

2000     TRENTON CITY MUSEUM,Curator:  Kristen Accola,  HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART, PA
             "Fantasy and Desire," ART/WORKS, Trenton, NJ

1999     “American Drawing Biennial VI,”  MUSCARELLE MUSEUM, College of William and Mary, VA,
              Curator:  Ann Philbin, then Director , The Drawing Center, NY, NY
              "Koridor," with GALLERY X, NYC
              "Drawings," Curator: Anthony Palumbo,ART STUDENTS LEAGUE GALLERY, NYC

1997       "Great Plains National,"  MOSS THORNS GALLERY, Fort Hays St U,
               Curator:  Deborah Scott  NELSON ATKINS MUSEUM, MO

1995      "Global Awareness,"  CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER, Harrisburg, PA
             "Artists National,"  COASTAL ARTS CENTER, St. Simmons Is, GA,
               Curator:  Dr. Henry Adams, Harvard University, CUMMER MUSEUM, FL
              "Works on Paper," SW TEXAS STATE UNI GALLERY, TX, Curator: LUCY LIPPARD

1993      "Drawing '92," BENT F. LARSEN GALLERY, Brigham Young U, Utah,
               Curator:  Donald Perry, Eppink Gallery KS
              "American Drawing Biennial III," MUSCARELLE MUSEUM OF ART, College of William & Mary,                                           Williamsburg, VA, Curator: JACK BEAL

1991      WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER, Watchung NJ, Curator: Dr. Hildreth York, Rutgers University, NJ

1988      “20/20 Show,”  HELIO GALLERIES, Curator:  TED CASTLE, "Art in America”

1986      “Hudson Valley 86,” MID-HUDSON ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER, Poughkeepsie, NY
                  Curator: HOLLY SOLOMON, NYC

REVIEWS

2009        NYArtBeat, "Modern Romantics."
                Dominick Lombardi, Winter Salon, Works on Paper,,d’Art International, Winter 2009
                Joel Simpson, “Winter Salon,” The M Magazine, February 2009
                NYArtBeat, Bjorn Ressle "Winter Salon".              
                Dominick Lombardi, Vibrant and Varied Works on Paper,” “Culture Catch, Jan.9, 2009
2006        Julie Oakes,  “X-Country Selection,” Headbones Anthology,  December.
                Chris Twomey, “Entwined,” Drawings, NYArts Magazine. 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, "Metamorphoses," 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, Dec.
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

EDUCATION:   M.S. Adelphi University, NYC, Magna Cum Laude,
                           B.S. University of Dayton, OH ,
                           San Francisco Art Institute, CA, Painting

                           Courses: Parsons School, NYC
                                         The New School, NYC
                                         School of Visual Arts

Works Owned By:

John Butler, Gulsen Calik, Case White Law Firm, Stefan Eins, Ellen Fox, Al Kresch, Micael Jacoff, Sebastian Lemm, Frada Litman, Brendon MacIinnis, Malka Lubelsky Foundation, Coco Masuda, Dr. Peter and Elizabeth McCue, Richard Pasquarelli, Valerie Pels, Roberta Newman, Roy Person, Everett Person, Robert, Anne Person, Martha and Tom Sowers, Arisa Suda, Angela Vance, Tom Whalen and Dana English, Eva-Brita Järnefors, Dierdre and Ronald Pasquarelli, Adrienne Choma

My work can also be viewed on the following websites:  

http: MaryHrbacek.NeoImages.net 
    www.SAATCHI-gallery.co.UK/yourgallery/
www.Artistsspace.org