Education
| MED 2014 Educational Leadership | Chaminade University |
| MFA 2012 Sculpture | University of the Arts |
| BA 2009 Art | Monmouth (3.9 GPA, Summa cum Laude) |
| AA 2007 Humanities | Brookdale Community College (3.9 GPA, Dean’s List) |
Group Exhibitions
| 2017 | Flying House, “Missing Objects”, Dubai, UAE | |
| 2013 | Wailoa Arts Center, Hawai’i Nei, Hilo, HI [1st Place] | |
| 2012 | University of the Arts, MFA Thesis Show, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2011 | Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, 8th Annual Juried Show, Long Branch, NJ University of the Arts, President’s Gallery Invitational Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA “Works in Progress”, August 2011, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA “Cosmic Bodies”, Hamilton and Arronson Galleries, Philadelphia, PA Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Sculptoure 2011, Long Branch, NJ 29th Annual Exhibition of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah U.A.E. |
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| 2010 | “The Art of Healing”, Gallery 1, Philadelphia, PA Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Sculptoure 2010, Long Branch, NJ “Works in Progress”, July 2010, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA “Works in Progress”, August 2010, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 2009 | Center for Visual Arts, Brookdale Community College, “Circles of Influence”, Lincroft, NJ Ice House Gallery, Monmouth University, “Student Show”, West Long Branch, NJ |
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| 2008 | Linden, NJ, Mural w/ Bob Mataranglo | |
| 2007 | Center for Visual Arts, Brookdale Community College Mural Project (135’w x 9’h), Lincroft, NJ Rhonda Schaller Studio, “Small Rays of Hope”, Chelsea, NY Rhonda Schaller Studio, “Live Free or Die”, Chelsea, NY Brookdale Community College Student Art Show, Lincroft, NJ [Honorable Mention] Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Sculptoure 2007, Long Branch, NJ |
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| 2006 | Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, 3rd Annual Juried Show, Long Branch, NJ Griffin Gallery, “Secrets Revealed”, Madison, NJ Brookdale Community College Alumni Art Show, Lincroft, NJ |
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| 2005 | Guggenheim, Robert Whitman’s “whitman local report”, NY, NY | |
| 2001 | Art Alliance 15th Annual State Show, Red Bank, NJ [Judge & Exhibitor] Third Inaugural Exhibit Millennium Arts Center, Washington, DC |
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| 2000 | Monmouth County Arts Council 20th Annual State Show, Lincroft, NJ Art Alliance 14th Annual State Show, Red Bank, NJ [Honorable Mention] Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ “Impressionism into the Next Century”, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY “Watermark 2000 Works on Paper”, Studio 107, Whiteville, NC [Best of Show Award] 17th Annual Lewis-Clark Exhibition, Lewiston, ID E-Art National Show, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR 10th Annual International Art Exhibition, Havre De Grace Art Commission, Havre De Grace, MD Americas 2000, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND “Paper, Stone, Scissors”, Target Gallery/Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA Dreamscapes/Landscapes, Montclair, NJ “Lots of Little Art”, Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN Exclusively Landscape, Phoenix, AZ Texas Artist Museum, Port Arthur, TX [Best of Show Award] “New Directions ‘2K”, Barret Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY National Photography Show, Stepping Stone Gallery, Huntington, NY |
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| 1999 | New Jersey Center for the Healing Arts, Red Bank, NJ Art Alliance 13th Annual State Show, Red Bank, NJ |
Awards/Honors
| 2011 | Featured Artist “July”, JerseyArts.com |
| 2010/2011 | University Graduate Fellowship |
| 2007/2008 | Monmouth County Freeholder’s Academic Scholarship |
| 2007 | Brookdale Community College Distinguished Scholar |
| 2006 | Brookdale Alumni Academic Scholarship |
INTERNSHIPS
| 2006-2008 | Robert Melee Studio Assistant, Asbury Park, NJ |
| 2008 | Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ |
| 2007 | Canal Street Studios, Fine Art Foundry, Bucks County, PA |
| 2007 | Digital Stone Project, Stone Sculpture Fabrication, Hamilton, NJ |
Selected Bibliography
| “Still Melting”, Reflections from The University of the Arts MFA Students involved in the 29th Annual Exhibition of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, 2011 |
| Rhonda Schaller Studio, Small Rays of Hope, Exhibition Calendar, December 2007 |
| Rhonda Schaller Studio, Live Free or Die, Exhibition Catalogue, March 2007 |
| Marie Maber, “SICA 3rd Annual Juried Show Review”, Asbury Park Press, Arts and Leisure, October, 2006 |
Curated Exhibitions/Events
| 2011 | “Hyper-Space”, co-Curated with Denise Philpbar, SEI Corporate Campus, West Collection, Oaks, PA |
| 2011 | “Opposites Attract”, co-Curated with Joe Girandola, Kris Strawser, Philadelphia Sculptors, PA |
Skills
| Stone Carving, Fine Art Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, Bronze Casting, Public Speaking |
| Horticultural Design and Installation, Tree, Plant and Turf Management |
| Landscape Construction, Architectural Paving and Design, Historic Renovation |
| Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Residential Painting, Heavy Equipment Operator |
| Actor, Writer, Curator |
Thank you for your interest.
harry matti hukkinen 