Awards:
2023 Friends of Pentaculum Scholarship
2022 Mass Cultural Council FY22 Artist Fellowship Finalist in Painting
2021 Golden Paints Artist Educators &The Alliance for Young Artist and Writers, Finalist
2015 Oregon Arts Commission (Career Opportunity Grant)
2000 Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture / School of Visual Art (Matching Full-Fellowship)
2000 New York Foundation for the Arts (Special Opportunity Stipend)
1999 School of Visual Arts, NY (Silas H. Rhodes Merit Scholarship Award)
1998 School of Visual Arts, NY (Silas H. Rhodes Merit Scholarship Award)
1997 New York Foundation for the Arts (Special Opportunity Stipend Award)
1997 Vermont Studio Center (Artist Grant)
Solo/ Two Person Exhibitions:
2022 "Play Date" Nearby Gallery, Newton Centre, MA
2021 "Hop, twist and Turn" Jai Hart, doorway_a_gallery, Waltham, MA
2018 “A Response to Views, JaiHart/ Lucas Irwin”, Tripod Space Projects WorldMark, Busan, South Korea
2016 “DreamScapes” Jai Hart , L/H And N Gallery, Gangnam-GU, Seoul, South Korea
2000 “SVA Goes to Brescia, When Pop Meets Chagall" Jai Hart/ Aaron Zimmerman @Realite Contemporanea , Brescia, Italy
1997 “Installation: Jai Hart ” Surdam Gallery, Green Mountain College. Poultney, VT
1997 “Jai Hart Installation” Koussevitzky Gallery, Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA
1997 “Installations: Jai Hart & Betsy Brandt” Saratoga Art Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
1995 “Kim Jai Koung” KC Site Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Selected Group Exhibitions:
(upcoming:June 15 -September 15, 2023)
"Stuffed"@Boston University Faye G.,and Jo, and James Stone Art Gallery, curated by Mallory Ruymann & Leah Triplett Harrington
2022 "Imbued: 3 Artists and Materials part 1," Nov. 1 – Dec. 2, 2022 Suffolk University Art Gallery, Boston, MA
2016 “Summer Afternoon” Angiola Churchill, Lucia Pescador, Jai Hart“ Wook+Flavio Gallery, Centum City, Busan, South Korea
2006 “Vault Series” curated By Joan Backes, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA
2005 “Affordable Art Fair" Crecloo Art Gallery, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
2004 “Salad Bowl" Crecloo Art Gallery, Jenkins Town, PA
2003 Mandi d'oro-arte e ricami nell'arte contemporanea “GOLD HANDS-art and embroidery in contemporary art” Curated by Francesco Bonazzi, The New Space at the Public Library, Mart- Museo d'arts Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e
Rovereto (TN), Italy
2003 The 4th Shinsaimdang Art Festival “New York– Paris Artists Exhibition”
Gangneung Cultural Art Center in Gangneung, Korea
2002 “A night of 1000 drawings”. Benefit, Artist Space, New York, NY
2001 “Passing Through” Exhibition of Female artist living in Brooklyn NY”, curated by Chris Gentile and Sarah
Brennaman, Shaqab College of Design Arts, Doha, Qatar
2001 “Passing Through” Virginia Common Wealth University, Richmond, VA
2001 “Painting Beyond Painting” CristineRose Gallery, New York, NY
2000 “Fabulous Fabularum”, curated by Ombretta Argo, Trans Hudson Gallery, New York, NY
2000 “MFA Thesis Exhibition” SVA Wooster Street Gallery, New York, NY
1999 “Of or Pertaining to Painting” curated by Rachel Gugelberger, SVA Westside Gallery, New York, NY
1999 “(Feel Fine)”, curated by Jay Battle, Video Land Art Space, New York, NY
1999 “save the teens benefit” The China Club, curated by Mike Weiss, New York, NY
1997 “Summer 97”, International School of Art Gallery, Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy
1997 “The Regional!” SUNY-Albany Art Museum, curated by Dan Cameron, Albany, NY
1997 “Between Studios: Newer Artist” curated by Harold Loner,Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
1996 “New Directions” Barrett House Gallery, curated by Beth Venn, Poughkeepsie, NY
1995 “12 days on Summit Street”, Summit Street Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Presentations:
2022 Suffolk University Art Gallery, Boston, MA
2022 NearbyGallery, Artist talk, Newton town center, MA
1997 Sterling Francine Clark Art Institute, Artist talk/ Demonstration, Williamstown, MA
1997 Berkshire Community College, Guest Lecturer and Critique of Student Works, Poultney, VT
1997 Green Mountain College, Guest Artist Talk, Pittsfield, MA
Education:
2000 School of Visual Arts New York, NY Master of Fine Art
1994 Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO Bachelor of Fine Art
1988 Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen, MI High School
Residencies:
2023 Pentaculum: Invitation for residency
2000 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1997 The International School of Art Monte Castello diVibio, Umbria, Italy
1997 Vermont Studio Center Johnson, VT
Publications:
M. Rubio, “Adria Arch and Jai Hart Invite Us to Join Their “Playdate at Nearby Gallery,”
Boston Art Review, Boston, MA., May 31, 2022, https://bostonartreview.com/reviews/arch-hart-play-date/
“Jai Hart Dreamscapes” L/H And N Gallery” Daejonilbo News, Seoul, Korea, June 2, 2016,
http://www.daejonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1216275
“JaiHart solo Exhibition: A midsummer Night's Dream Jai Hart: Dreamscape, ArtBava Gangnam-GU, Seoul, Korea, May 28, 2016 https://www.artbava.com/exhibit/detail/3361/
"American contemporary artist JAI HART's first solo exhibition in Korea "DREAMSCAPE A Midsummer Night's Dream" ,
Euro Design Center, Seoul, Korea. May 28, 2016 https://m.blog.naver.com/euro_edc/220720976184
“Summer Afternoon” Wook+Flavio Gallery Exhibition Catalog, New York, NY. 2016
“Landscapes and Lines” ShamanShowmen Art & Lifestyles, International, 2015
“New Bedford ArMuseum The Vault series Curated by Joan Backes “ New Bedford Art Museum catalog publications, New Bedford, MA., 2013
“Vault Series: New and Review’ pays tribute to NBAM anniversary, Southcoast Today/ The Standard Times, New Bedford, MA., .June 8, 2006,
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/2006/06/08/vault-series-new-review/50313021007/
“New York/ Paris Arts Exhibition / Exposition Des Artistes de Paris/New York” Exhibition Catalog Gangneung City Art Museum, Publication,
Gangneung City, Korea, 2003
A. Harmom, “An Artful Language” Shaqab College of Design Arts, The Weekly Gulf Times, Doha, Qatar, p.24. April 20. 2001
“Jai Hart/ Aaron Zimmerman “Juliet Art Magazine Vol.4 No.7, Numero 100 -Italian Art Anno novembre 2000
https://1995-2015.undo.net/it/magazines/975409735
O. Argo, “Fabulous Fabularum” at Trans Hudson Gallery, Exhibition Catalog, New York, NY, 2000
“Album From SVA, Hunter, Parsons, Marie Walsh Sharpie Foundations, Whitney Studio Program”
(P.P. 56-57), NY Arts Magazine Vol.4 No.7, New York, NY. 1999
“Review of the Years’ Top Ten Exhibitions” (P.P.G1-2), The Daily Gazette, Saratoga, NY Arts and Entertainment. Saratoga, NY. 1997
“Arts and Entertainment” (P.6B), The Daily Gazette, Saratoga, NY. 1997
“Jai Hart / Betsy Brant " The Arts Letter”, The Saratoga County Arts Council. Saratoga, NY. 1997
D.Cameron, “Artist of the Regional Exhibition” cataloglog, State University, NY-Albany museum Publication, Albany, NY. 1997
“Arts and Entertainment”, The Times Union, (P.H2), Albany, NY. 1997
“Between Studios: Newer Artist” (P.6), Albany Center Galleries Publication Albany, NY. 1997
Art- “New Perspective” (P.17), Metroland, Albany NY. 1997
“Barrett House, Bard Show off New Talent”, Poughkeepsie Life Journal 1996
“Arts and Leisure” (p.48), The Daily Iowan, Iowa City, IA. 1994