BIOGRAPHY
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1992
• B.F.A. Cornell University
1991
• Roberto Einaudi Architecture Program / Palazzo Massimo, Rome, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
• PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
2011
• It's You, Galerie Bertrand & Gruner, Geneva, Sweden
2010
• Ashby Lee Collinson, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
• High House, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art Time Based Art Festival, Portland, OR
• Hercules, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
2009
• New Drawings, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
2008
• Arrangement in Flesh Color and Black, galerie bertrand et gruner, Geneva,Switzerland
• Arm & Arm, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
2007
• WE APPEAL TO HEAVEN, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
2006
• DO, DON’T drawing + sculpture, CCC, Astoria, OR
2005
• The Black Show, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
2002
• Drawing, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
2001
• Calliope and the Clown, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
1999
• The Answer is Nothing, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
1997
• Peccadilloes, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
• The Power of Paper, The Saatchi Gallery, London, England
2011
• Sarah Awad and Storm Tharp, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Volta 7, Galerie Bertrand & Gruner, Basel, Switzerland
• Oomph, PDX Contemporary, Portland, OR
• I am who I am - The Portrait Reconsidered, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA
2010
• Human Being, TBA Festival Portland Insitute of Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
• Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
2009
• 20 Years, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
• Suddenly: where we live now, Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
2008
• Ben Durham and Storm Tharp, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
• Abandon - The Work of Jim Hodges and Storm Tharp, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
• Volta Basel, Galerie Bertrand & Gruner, Geneva, Switzerland
• New Drawings, Galerie Bertrand & Gruner, Geneva, Switzerland
2007
• CENTENIAL Crawl Space, Seattle, WA, Curated by Elizabeth Brown (Henry Art Museum) and Bruce Grenville
(VAC)
• Portland? Fuck Portland, RocksBox, Portland, OR, Curated by Patrick Rock
2006
• 2006 Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR., Curated by Jennifer Gately
• The Portrait Show, The Hall Gallery, Portland, OR, Curated by Levi Hanes
2005
• 2005 Artist Residency Exhibition, OCAC, Portland, OR
• War Drawings, Mount Hood Community College, Portland, OR, Curated by, Pat Barrett
• Oregon Annual, Artcentric, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
2003
• Crafty, for Core Sample, Portland, OR, Curated by Jon Raymond
• Draw, for Core Sample, Portland, OR, Curated by Malia Jensen
2001
• Northwest Annual Exhibition, Belleview Art Museum, Belleview, WA, Curated by Sue Spaid
1999
• Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Curated by Kathryn Kanjo
• Condon Biennial, Condon, OR. Paul Arensmeyer Curator
• Out of The Closet, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake, UT, Curated by Emily Stauffer
1998
• Northwest Contemporaries, Vita Gallery, Portland, OR.
• Play Clothes, Theatre of Design, OCAC, Portland, OR, Curated by Victoria Ellison
1997
• Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Curated by Kathryn Kanjo
• The Uncommon Book; I Thought Hope Was Home, Sun Valley Center For The Arts and Humanities, Sun Valley, ID
• Art Slate ’97, Condon, OR, Curated by Jane Beebe
• The Boy Mechanic, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR, Curated by Paul Arensmeyer
1996
• The Tool Show, PICA, Portland, OR, Curated by Paul Arensmeyer
1995
• Fifteen Years, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR
• The Dress, Form and Symbol, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR, Curated by Jane Beebe
1993
• Language Made Visible, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR, Curated by Jane Beebe
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011
• Langer, Erin, "The Atmosphere of Painted Spaces," New American Paintings, September
• King, Sarah S., "Storm Tharp: Nicole Klagsbrun", Art in America, March
• Kunitz, Daniel, "Brush in the Water", Modern Painters", April
• IdN, "Storm Tharp", Extra 04: Most Wanted Volume 1
• OPB, "Studio Soundtrack", Episode 2, The Speakeasy
2010
• Roudane, Nickolas, "'Visit' Storm Tharp at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery," Oakazine.com, December 8
• Bovee, Katherine, "Storm Tharp: Hercules", Art Papers, September - October
• Snyder, Stephanie, "Storm Tharp," Artforum.com, June
• Stangel, Matt, "Perfect in the Middle: Storm Tharp's Hercules," The Portland Mercury, June
• Finnernan, Bean, "Interview with Storm Tharp," DailyServing.com, June
• Douglas, Sarah, "Whitney Biennial: 2010", Modern Painters, May
• Keith, Kelsey, "Art Olympics: Ranking the Whitney Biennial," Flavorwire, February
2008
•Lake, Eva, KBOO Community Radio, Art Focus, November
• Motley, John, "storm Tharp: Arm & Arm", The MErcury , November
• Pierce, Ryan, "Interview with Storm Tharp", PORT , November
• Berger, Josh, "Storm Tharp: Arrangement in Flesh Color and Black", Plazm.com, August
• KPSU, Art Talk on the Radio, April
• Phillips de Pury, Phillips Art Expert, Emerging Artists, January
• Jeff Jahn, PORT, "Best of 2007," January
2007
• Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Art Beat, "Storm Tharp," October
• Cover, Shift Magazine, Shift Japan, "Storm Tharp," June
• Jeff Jahn, "Virtuoso Vindicated," PORT, January
• PLAZM, issue 29, "Storm Tharp"
• Jon Raymond, "Storm Tharp," Modern Painters, June
• Jon Raymond, "Storm Tharp," Artforum, March
• Lois Allan, "Storm Tharp at PDX Contemporary Art," Artweek, March
• John Motley, "Storm Tharp, PDX Contemporary Art," The Mercury, January
2006
• Jon Raymond, "Schims: Less Gloom in Doom Town," Modern Painters, November
• Natascha Snellman, I Heart Darkness, 2nd Cannons Publication
• Chas Bowie, and John Motley “Two Views on the 2006 Oregon Biennial,” The
Mercury, August 3
2005
• Ryan Dirks, "James Lavadour and Storm Tharp," The Mercury, March
• D.K. Row, "High Voltage Theatrics," The Oregonian, March 18, A+E
2002
• D. K. Row, "Reflections of an Artist," The Oregonian, December 8
• Phil Busse, "Storm Tharp," The Mercury, December 28, 2002
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2011
•Crosshadow Institute for the Arts Residency, Pendleton, OR
•The Lumber Room, Portland, OR
2010
• Portland Insitute for Contemporary Art Residency, Portland, OR
2008
• Finalist, Ist Annual Contemporary Northwest Art Award, Portland Art Museum, Curated by Jennifer Gately (PAM) and James Rondeau (Art Inst. Of Chicago)
2006
• Individual Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR.
2005
• Oregon College of Art and Craft Residency
2002
• Vermont Studio Center
1999
• Oregon Biennial, Museum Award, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Curated by Kathryn Kanjo.
1997
• Oregon Biennial, Juror’s Award, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Curated by Kathryn Kanjo.
1997
• Wieden and Kennedy Creative Grant, Portland, OR
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2008
• PSMNLS, Lecture: "Lonely People, Sensuous Pictures,"
• Portland State University, Portland, OR
• LOVELY PETALUMA FILM SERIES, Presenting: "Elizabeth Taylor, 7 Performances," Small A Projects, Portland, OR
2002
• Essay: "I Have Nothing To Say And I’m Saying It – Gerhard Richter at SF MoMA"
• The Organ Review of Arts, Jan-Feb, 2002
2001
• Costume design for "Bambi,"Oregon Ballet Theatre. Collaboration: James Canfield, choreography, Thomas Lauderdale, composer, Malia Jensen, sets
• History of Photography, adjunct instructor, PNCA, Portland, OR.
1998 – 2001
• Special Projects, co-editor, Plazm Magazine.
PUblic collections
2011
• The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
• The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Fine Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• The Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland, OH
• The Saatchi Gallery, London, England
• The Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
• The Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
• Reed College, Portland, OR
• Portland Insitute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
