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Crystal Hartman

CrystalHartman.com

@CrystalHartmanArt

BIOGRAPHY

1983      Born in Durango CO

1998-01 Apprentice to Stanton Englehart, Durango CO

2005      BFA (Printmaking), University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO

2009-11 Founder/Director Durango Open Studios, Durango CO

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

SOLO

2024 There was Always the Forest, Studio &, Durango CO

2023     On a Sheet of Ice, a Flower, Jackson Junge Gallery, Wicker Park, Chicago IL

2017 The Bees, Illumin Arts, Durango CO

2016 Canary, Studio Colfax, Denver CO

2015 Recurring Butterfly, Studio Colfax, Denver CO

2012 You are my Muse, Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts, Pagosa Springs CO

GROUP INVITATIONAL AND JURIED

2023

Ten x Ten, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago IL, November-December

Hidden Gallery of Secret Art, Online with Hidden Letters Film, hiddenlettersfilm.com 

After Image, Boneyard Arts Festival, Gallery 112, Champaign IL, April

Bring on the Gems, Online, Society of North American Goldsmiths, snagmetalsmiths.org , February-March

2022

Truth, Invitational Exhibition, Blo Back Gallery, Pueblo CO, July 

Trigger, Invitational Exhibition, Studio &, Durango CO, May

Gallery 112, Group Show, Boneyard Arts Festival, Champaign IL, April

2021

Pandemics as Portal to Change, Krannert Art Museum, June-August, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Around the Block III, Aritsts of our Virtual Neighborhood, Giertz Gallery at Parkland College, Champaign IL, June-August, Artist Talk vis Zoom, August 

We Are SNAG: Anthology, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Virtual Exhibition/Catalogue

Through, Invitation Exhibition, Studio &, Durango CO, May 

SUI GENERIS, Juried Exhibition, Durango Arts Center, Durango CO, March-April

An Audience of Art, Invitational Installation, Studio & Gallery, Durango CO, March

2020

Poetic, Online Exhibition, Her Creative Collective, HerCreativeCollective.com

Artfully Created in Champaign County, Her Creative Collective, Mahomet IL

2019

Blurring the Line: Form, Function, and Design, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada CO

The Bracelet, (Yearly Invitational, participating 2013-2019) Kathleen Sommers, San Antonio, TX

Portfolio of a Year, Featured Artist, Hopscotch, Champaign IL

The COLOR Show, Rogards, Champaign IL

Paper Trails, Forty Point One, Champaign IL

Place, Studio &, Durango CO

2018

All Souls, (Yearly Exhibition and Celebration participating 2012-2018), Studio &, Durango CO

Creatures and Creations: Local and International Group Show, Black Crow Gallery, Denver CO

2017

The Monkeys, Solo Show The Recess Gallery, Studio &, Durango CO, 2017

Reverie, Artists of Willowtail, at the Durango Arts Center, Durango CO

Action/Reaction, Invitational Installation and Exhibition, Studio &, Durango CO

2016

Double Trouble, Dan Groth and Crystal Hartman, Durango Arts Center, Durango CO

De Los Muetros, Outnumbered Gallery, Littleton CO 

Boogeyman, Haas Brothers Gallery, Pagosa Springs CO

Beyond the Stone -Contemporary Jewelry Design from Colorado Metalsmiths, Denver International Airport, Denver CO

10x10, Invitational Auction and Fundraiser, Studio &, Durango CO, April

Under Pressure - The Art of the Hand Pulled Print, Durango Arts Center, Durango CO

2015

Human, Featured Artist, Pura Vida, Durango CO

Bound, Studio &, Durango CO

2014

TOP Jewels, International Jewelry Exhibition, Durango Arts Center, Durango CO

Earthly Delights -Metalsmiths Inspired by Nature, Lillstreet Art Gallery, Chicago IL

Extinct, Studio &, Durango CO

Her Amazing, Magnetic, Pulling Closer Machine, with The Panoply Project, Melangue, Telluride CO

2013

Year – A brief underview of the history of time, Studio &, Durango CO

2012

DYNAMO, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO 

Past Lives,  A Panoply Project Event, The Lost Dog, Durango CO

Recycled Art, Feat of Clay Gallery, Aztec NM

2011

I am a Scientist, The Panoply, Exhibition and Performance, The Rochester Hotel, Durango CO

Monsters Under My Bed or In My Head, Studio &, Durango CO

2009

Single Speed World Championships, Ska Brewing World Headquarters, Durango CO

2008

National Watercolor Society 88th Annual Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside CA

Deliciously Weird, A Guerilla Art Event with McCarson Jones, Durango CO

After Urban -Video Art and Architecture Event, Florean Museum, Baia Mare, Romania

2006

United BAC!06, Festival of Contemporary Art, Center for Contemporary Culture, Barcelona, Spain

Forms, Figures and Symbols, Shy Rabbit Gallery, Pagosa Springs CO

2005

Local Expressions, Durango Art Center, Durango CO 

Crossing Borders, Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Mexico City, Mexico

Or Best Offer, BFA SHOW, University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder CO 

4th Lessedra World Art Print Annual 2005, National Palace of Culture, Sofia Bulgaria and Lessedra Gallery, Lozenetz, Sofia Bulgaria

INSTALLATIONS

2018 “Laughter”, portrait installation for Boneyard, Bohemia, Urbana IL

2017 “Reaction/Action”, invitational collaborative installation, Studio &, Durango CO

“Snakes and Snowflakes”, Raider’s Ridge, Durango CO

2016 “Community”, community textile project, Yoga Durango, Durango CO

2015 “Down the Rabbit Hole”, invitational collaborative installation, Durango Arts Center, CO

2012 “Iron Horse Classic”, collaborative photo and video installation for the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the of the Iron Horse Classic Bicycle Race, The Durango Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, Durango CO 

2011 “Soldiers and Strings”, collaboration with Jeff Madeen, The Art Library, Durango CO

2010 “Words”, Paper and Text Installation, Raider’s Ridge, Durango CO

2009 “a moment and silence”, Eco Installation for Move and Be Moved, Taos NM

2007 “A Bird to an Artists Heart”, Mural at Nimmanhaemin, Chiangmai, Thailand

2006 “Such ingratitude after all the times I saved your life.”, Video Installation, Center for Contemporary Culture, Barcelona, Spain

“Connotations”, paper installation, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Art, Pagosa Springs CO

“The Fly”, drawing/paper installation, 25 Blai, Barcelona Spain

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Community Involvement and Events:

“Featured Artist: Crystal Hartman Trunk Show”, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines IA, 2023

“Untitled”, Fundraiser for 40North, Orpheum Theatre, Champaign IL, 2023

“I” Installation Fundraiser for the University of Illinois, Champaign, Urbana IL 2022

“Boneyard Arts Festival”, Featured Artist and Vendor, Champaign-Urbana IL 2018+2019+2022

“Around the Block III, Aritsts of our Virtual Neighborhood”, Artist Talk via Zoom, Giertz Gallery at Parkland College, Champaign IL, 2021

“Carbondale Mountain Fair”, Vendor, Carbondale, CO July 2015-2019

“Rock + Roll Art Market”, Vendor, Chicago, IL August 2019

“Arts Advisory Committee”, Durango High School, Durango, CO, 2017+2018

“IAmMusic Festival” Indie Music and Art Festival, Community Art Project Design and Guide, Durango, CO, September 2017

“The Panoply Project”, Women’s Arts Collaborative, Founding Member, 2014-2017

“Durango Autumn Arts Festival”, Juror, Durango, CO, 2015

“Telluride Aids Benefit”, Invitational Runway Show, Fashion Design, Sheridan Opera House, Telluride CO, 2014+15

“Aspen Aids Benefit”, Invitational Runway Show, Fashion Design, Belly Up, Aspen CO, 2014

Board of Directors, Durango Arts Center, Durango CO, 2012-2014

“Durango Open Studios”, Catalogued Studio Tour and Exhibition, Founder/Director, Durango CO, 2009-2011

Artist in Residence: 

Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve and Education Center, Mancos CO, 2018+2015

Teaching:

“Drawing -Choose Your Story Make Your Mark”, Workshop Instructor, Mancos, CO 2017 

“Drawing -Material Studies” and “Mask Making”, Instructor for GOAL: Girls’ Opportunities through Arts and Leadership, Durango Arts Center, Durango CO, 2016

Humanities and Contemporary Art History, Private Instructor, Chiang Mai Thailand, 2010

English as a Second Language, Early Learning and Conversational Instructor, New Zealand Education Systems, Chiang Mai Thailand, 2010

LITERARY RELATED ART, DESIGN, and PUBLICATION

2022 “Lady Peche” Wine Label Design, Sleepy Creek Vineyards, September

“Electric Church” Album Art Design, Primitive Lights, October

2021 “Hotel Intaglio” Album Art Design, The Falbonauts, September

“Desert Flower and the Bees” Visual Art, Ponder Review, Volume 5, Issue 1, Mississippi 

University for Women, Columbus MS, April/May

“Collages of a Home” Artwork for The Ndebele Art of House Painting, Issue 29 - March 2021, La 

Piccioletta Barca, lapicciolettabarca.com

“See for All” Visual Art for Beyond Words Magazine, Beyond Words Publishing House, Berlin Germany

“Lagoon” Featured Artist, GHOUL Vol. 2, Brett Masse Works

2020 “Honeysuckle Bees” Visual Art for Beyond Words Magazine, Beyond Words Publishing House, Berlin Germany

2019 “Swarm” Cover Art for “Asamblea” by Michael Hardy and Antoni Negri, Ediciones Akal, S.A., Madrid, España  

2018 “Woman” Featured Artist, A5 Magazine, London UK 

2017 “Swarm” Cover Art and Theme, ”Assembly" by Michael Hardt and Antoni Negri, Oxford University Press, New York, NY

2016 “The Impossibility of Being Understood by Another”, Cover Art for “Verde Que Te Quiero Verde: Poems After Federico Garcia Lorca”, Open Country Press, Missoula MT 

“Swimming Pool” Cover Art for “Like A Teardrop and A Bullet” by Rachel Mindell, Dancing Girl Press, Chicago IL

2014 “All Accounts and Mixture” a visual response to Federico Garcia Lorca, CutBank Literary Journal, Missoula MT

2013 “40 Years of CutBank”, Cover Art, CutBank Literary Journal, Missoula MT

“Gritty Silk” Collaborative Visual-Poetry Contribution with Rachel Mindell, Pitty Milk Press

“Darling Beastlettes”, Visual Review of Darling Beastlettes by Gina Abelkop, (Apostrophe Books), Published in CutBank Literary Journal, Missoula MT

“Apparition Wren” Visual Review of Apparition Wren by Maureen Alsop, (Main Street Rag Publishing Company) Published in CutBank Literary Journal, Missoula MT

2011 “The Poorest Florist” Writing and Illustration for The Fiction Project, in collection at Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY

VIDEOGRAPHY

“Cafe”, Sound and Text video, 3:19, 2020

"White Chocolate Milk”, Puppet Show Short Film 8:05, 2019

“Mustache”, Video Aphorism, study of masculinity, 0:44 Loop, 2012

“Winter Little Birds”, with Roger Seliner, Stop Animation 7:15, 2009 

“Divinity”, Video Aphorism/Installation 5:05 Loop, 2008 

“Lucky _____.”, Video Aphorism, Fall 2007

“Cut Me Loose”, Videography for Null Skateboards, 2006

"Such ingratitude after all the times I saved your life.”, Video Installation 5:00 Loop, 2005

AWARDS

DAC Artist Micro Grant Recipient, Color and Design Support, Spring 2014

Jumpstart Award Recipient, Colorado Creative Industries, 2013

Small Steps Award Recipient, Colorado Council on the Arts, 2010

Merwin Altfeld Memorial Award for Storytelling in the Arts Recipient, National Watercolor Society, 2008

UROP Grant Recipient, “Femininity in Argentine Society”, University of Colorado, 2005

Noerdliger Fine Arts Scholarship Recipient, University of Colorado, 2005

Shirley Maxine Stroh Fine Arts Scholarship Recipient, University of Colorado, 2005

CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS

SNAG - Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2015-present

ACC - American Craft Council, 2021-present

Amasong - Champaign-Urbana’s Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus 2018-present

BOUTIQUES & JOAILLERIE

Colorado Springs CO, Revolution Jewelry Works, 5928 Stetson Hills Blvd #110

Denver CO, Black Crow Gallery, 144 W 12th Avenue

Durango CO, Lively -809 Main Ave.

Silverton CO, K& C Traders -1152 Greene St.

Urbana IL, Bohemia 135 West Main St.

Whitefish MT, Going to the Sun Gallery-137 Central Ave

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Chicago Illinois, Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N Milwaukee Ave.

Des Moines Iowa, Des Moines Arts Center, 

Durango Colorado, Studio &, 1027 Main Ave.

Telluride Colorado, Gold Mountain Gallery, 135 West Colorado Ave.