STORM THARP

EDUCATION
1992 B.F.A. Cornell University
1991 Roberto Einaudi Architecture Program / Palazzo Massimo, Rome, Italy

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Third Person,The Herbert F. Johnson Museum, and Milstein Hall, College of Architecture, Cornell University Ithaca, NY

2012
Holding a Peach, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2011
It’s You, Galerie Bertrand & Grunder, Geneva, Switzerland

2010
Ashby Lee Collinson, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, Portland, OR
High House, PICA Time Based Arts Festival, Portland, OR
Hercules, 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

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2012
Megan Murphy and Storm Tharp, Ochi Gallery, Ketchum, ID

2011
Sarah Awad and Storm Tharp, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

2008
Ben Durham and Storm Tharp, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery (project space), New York, NY
Abandon: The work of Jim Hodges and Storm Tharp, Saranac Art projects, Spokane, WA

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
The Power of Paper, Saatchi Gallery, London, England
Spill, Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada

2011
oomph, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
I am who I am. The Portrait Reconsidered, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA

2010
Whitney Biennial 2010, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (curated by Francesco Bonami and Gary Carrion-Murayari)
Human Being, TBA Festival, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
ADAA Drawing Exhibit, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY

2009
20 Years, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
Volta 5, Galerie Bertrand & Gruner, Basel, Switzerland
Suddenly: Where We Live Now, Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Catch All, “PDX Across the Hall”, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2008
Volta 4, Galerie Bertrand et Gruner, Basel, Switzerland Works on Paper, Galerie Bertrand et Gruner, Geneva, Switzerland

2007
CENTENNIAL, Crawl Space, Seattle, WA, curated by Elizabeth Brown and Bruce Grenville
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, Oregon College of Art and Craft, 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, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, curated by Sue Spaid

1999
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, curated by Kathryn Kanjo

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

1996
The Tool Show, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR, curated by Paul Arensmeyer

AWARDS
2008
Semi-Finalist, 1st 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

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
Wieden and Kennedy Creative Grant, Portland, OR

SPECIAL PROJECTS
2011
Recipient/Invitational - "Connective Conversations/Inside Oregon Art 2011 and 2012
Curator - Reader on a Black Background, The Lumber Room, Portland, OR
Essay - “Reader on a Black Background,” The Lumber Room, Portland, OR
Essay - “Equivalents,” The Lumber Room, Portland, OR

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, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

RESIDENCIES
2011
Crow’s Shadow Institute for the Arts, Pendleton, OR
The Lumber Room, Portland, OR

2010
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2005
Oregon College of Art and Craft

2002
Vermont Studio Center

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Whitney Museum of American Art
Saatchi Gallery
Portland Art Museum
Reed College
Portland Institute of Contemporary Art
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012
Emilie Seldon, "It's a Peach," Bomb Magazine, Sept. 27th.
Steven Zevitas, "12 Must-See Painting Shows," New American Paintings, Sept.

2011
Langner, Erin, “The Atmosphere of Painted Spaces” New American Paintings, September
“Storm Tharp,” iDN Extra 04: Most Wanted, volume 1, 2011.
Speer, Richard. “Storm Tharp: Storm Tharp’s prints highlight sexy group show at PDX Contemporary.” Willamette Week, June 8th, 2011.
Kunitz, Daniel. “Brush in the Water.” Modern Painters, April 2011: p. 18.
King, Sarah S. “Storm Tharp: Nicole Klagsbrun.” Art in America, March 2011: p. 148-149.

2010
Bund, Wayne. “The Year in Visual Art.” Just Out, Dec. 17, 2010: p. 34.
“Visit: Storm Tharp at Nicole Klagsbrun,” OAKAZINE, December 8, 2010.
Bovee, Katherine, “Storm Tharp, Portland, OR,” ART PAPERS, Sept/Oct. 2010, p. 59.
Snyder, Stephanie, “Critics Picks: Storm Tharp,” Artforum, August 2010.
Motley, John, “Storm Tharp’s eighth show at PDX Contemporary Art features latest work ‘Hercules’,” The Oregonian, July 30, 2010.
Stangel, Matt, "Perfect in the Middle: Storm Tharp's Hercules," Portland Mercury, June 24.
Douglas, Sarah, “Whitney Biennial ‘2010’,” Modern Painters, May 2010.
Speer, Richard, “Painter Profile: Storm Tharp,” art ltd., May/June 2010.
Row, D.K., “Review: Portlanders shine in 2010 Whitney Biennial,” The Oregonian, March 4.
Wolff, Rachel, “Best of the Whitney Biennial,” photo credit, The Daily Beast, February 25.
Keith, Kelsey, “Art Olympics: Ranking the Whitney Biennial,” Flavorwire, February 24.
Gilsdorf, Bean, “Interview with Storm Tharp,” Daily Serving, January 4.

2008
Row, D.K. “Hotel Art Goes High-end at The Nines,” Ultimate Northwest, The Oregonian, December 2008.
Row, D.K., “Storm Tharp at PDX Contemporary Art,” The Oregonian, November 6
Lake, Eva, Art Focus, KBOO Community Radio, November
Motley, John, “The Slippery Line Between Reality and Representation,” The Portland Mercury, November
Pierce, Ryan, “Interview with Storm Tharp,” PORT, November 5
Snyder, Stephanie. “Storm Tharp: Arrangement in Flesh Color and Black,” PLAZM, Issue 29, August
Art Talk AM on the Radio, KPSU, April
“Emerging Artists,” Phillips Art Expert, Phillips de Pury, January
Jahn, Jeff, “Best of 2007,” PORT, January

2007
“Storm Tharp,” Oregon Art Beat, Oregon Public Broadcasting, October
http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/videos/view/29-Storm-Tharpe
Cover, “Storm Tharp,” Shift Magazine, Shift Japan, June
http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2007/08/storm_tharp.htmlRaymond, Jon, “Storm Tharp,” Modern Painters, June
Raymond, Jon, “Storm Tharp,” Artforum, March
Allan, Lois, “Storm Tharp at PDX Contemporary Art,” Artweek, March
Motley, John, “Storm Tharp: We Appeal to Heaven,” The Portland Mercury, Jan 11 – Jan 17
Jahn, Jeff, “Virtuoso Vindicated,” PORT, January 10
Norris, TJ, “Storm Tharp: We Appeal to Heaven,” Unblogged, January 10
Row, D.K., “First Thursday: Post-holiday feasting for the eyes,” The Oregonian, January 4
Jablonski, Jeanine, “This Is Gonna Be Good…,” Oregonlive.com, January 2

2006
Sabatier, Julie, “State of the Art: Portland Art Museum spotlights three queer artists in biennial exhibition,” just out, vol. 23, no. 19, August 4
Bowie, Chas and John Motley “Two Views on the 2006 Oregon Biennial,” The Portland Mercury, August 3
Raymond, Jon, “Schims: Less Gloom in Doom Town,” Modern Painters, November
Natascha Snellman, I Heart Darkness: Interviews by Natascha Snellman, 2nd Cannons Publication

2005
Row, D.K., “High Voltage Theatrics, The Oregonian, March 18
Dirks, Ryan, “James Lavadour and Storm Tharp,” The Portland Mercury, March 17
Row, D.K., “Storm Tharp and James Lavadour,” The Oregonian, March 4,

2002
Row, D.K., “Reflections of an Artist,” The Oregonian, December 8
Busse, Phil, “Storm Tharp,” The Portland Mercury, November 28

2001
Boas, Pat, “Storm Tharp at PDX,” Artweek, May
“Artist Storm Tharp picks up every stitch,” Portland Tribune, March 20

1999
Row, D.K., “Establishing a presence: Storm Tharp is a bright, emerging artist, up to something different,” The Oregonian, May 21

1997
Row, D.K., “Behold, Desire: Review,” Willamette Week, December 17
Roth, Robin, “The garments of sin and a Warholian spin,” Willamette Week, December