Dana Hart-Stone
I am captivated by the narratives of people who settled the Western United States. As a child in Eastern Montana, I wandered the history-rich countryside looking for abandoned homesteads. At each site, I found fascinating evidence of difficult lives eked out on the Northern Plains. Today, this same curiosity motivates me as I mine for stories found in vintage, vernacular, photography and create paintings that make visible universal themes about unknown Americans. Friendship, community, pride, and home are some of the themes that reveal the vast topography of our shared human experience.
These investigations inform the direction of my digital paintings. Each piece is constructed of appropriated images from the discarded photographs that I collect. Color, imagery, and repetition work in unison to build a spirited pictorial dialogue. Depending on one’s proximity to a piece, the work can simultaneously function as abstraction (when far away) and realism (when near). Each work is printed onto raw canvas with UV cured acrylic ink and exists as a unique work of art.
My intent is to create paintings that evoke a sense of place, document the passing of time, and invite the viewer to engage in a developing American identity.
Chronology
Born 1956, Billings, MT
Education
1995-97 BA, Art, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1976-78 University of Montana, Missoula, MT
1974-76 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Solo Exhibitions
2019 -The Life and Times of Plaid, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
-Ridin' the West, (with Roy De Forest) Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2018 -Backroads, 650 California, San Francisco, CA
2016 -A Western Trip, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2012 -Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 -History Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art at One Post Street, San Francisco, CA
1989 -Paintings and Ceramic Sculpture, Christopher Pawlik/Native Design, Seattle, WA
1988 -Serigraph Mono-Prints, Azo, Art Inc./Singleton Studios, Seattle, WA
1979 -Drawings, University Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 -30th Anniversary Exhibition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2015 -Found/Made, San Jose Quilt Museum, San Jose, CA
2013 -Excavating Layers, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1992 -Indiana Caucus for Art, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
1990 -Lines of Force, National Poetry Association, Bayfront Gallery, San Francisco, CA
-Beyond Words: The Book as Metaphor for Art, San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco,
-Expressions of Faith, AP Tell Gallery, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Honors and Awards
2020 -Best of 2020, Squarecylinder, David Roth
2017 -Finalist, SFO Terminal 1 BAB Hold Room Project, San Francisco Arts Commission
2013 -Commission for Global Energy Corporation, San Ramon, CA
2004 -Excellence in Teaching Award, Union College, Schenectady, NY
1998 -Japan Experience, Fulbright Memorial Teacher’s Fund Grant
1992 -Honorable Mention, Indiana Caucus for Art, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Bibliography
Roth, David M. "A deep dizzying dive into Americana." Rev. of The Life and Times of Plaid, Brian Gross Fine Art, Squarecylinder.com, 21 February, 2020
Chang, Dewitt. "Reviews." Rev. of Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art. Art Ltd. Mar. 2012: 27-28.
"Dana Hart-Stone Draws on His Montana Roots for New Exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art." Rev. of Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art. Art Daily. Artdaily.org. 24 Jan. 2012. Web.
Flood, Greg. "Recommended San Francisco Gallery Shows in January 2012." Rev. of Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art. SF Contemporary Art Examiner. Examiner.com. 7 Jan. 2012.
Baker, Kenneth. "Cheap Thrill: Dana Hart-Stone." Rev. of History Paintings, One Post Street, Brian Gross Fine Art. San Francisco Chronicle 15 Mar. 2009: 46.
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Dana Hart-Stone
I am captivated by the narratives of people who settled the Western United States. As a child in Eastern Montana, I wandered the history-rich countryside looking for abandoned homesteads. At each site, I found fascinating evidence of difficult lives eked out on the Northern Plains. Today, this same curiosity motivates me as I mine for stories found in vintage, vernacular, photography and create paintings that make visible universal themes about unknown Americans. Friendship, community, pride, and home are some of the themes that reveal the vast topography of our shared human experience.
These investigations inform the direction of my digital paintings. Each piece is constructed of appropriated images from the discarded photographs that I collect. Color, imagery, and repetition work in unison to build a spirited pictorial dialogue. Depending on one’s proximity to a piece, the work can simultaneously function as abstraction (when far away) and realism (when near). Each work is printed onto raw canvas with UV cured acrylic ink and exists as a unique work of art.
My intent is to create paintings that evoke a sense of place, document the passing of time, and invite the viewer to engage in a developing American identity.
Chronology
Born 1956, Billings, MT
Education
1995-97 BA, Art, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1976-78 University of Montana, Missoula, MT
1974-76 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Solo Exhibitions
2019 -The Life and Times of Plaid, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
-Ridin' the West, (with Roy De Forest) Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2018 -Backroads, 650 California, San Francisco, CA
2016 -A Western Trip, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2012 -Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 -History Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art at One Post Street, San Francisco, CA
1989 -Paintings and Ceramic Sculpture, Christopher Pawlik/Native Design, Seattle, WA
1988 -Serigraph Mono-Prints, Azo, Art Inc./Singleton Studios, Seattle, WA
1979 -Drawings, University Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 -30th Anniversary Exhibition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2015 -Found/Made, San Jose Quilt Museum, San Jose, CA
2013 -Excavating Layers, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1992 -Indiana Caucus for Art, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
1990 -Lines of Force, National Poetry Association, Bayfront Gallery, San Francisco, CA
-Beyond Words: The Book as Metaphor for Art, San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco,
-Expressions of Faith, AP Tell Gallery, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ
Honors and Awards
2020 -Best of 2020, Squarecylinder, David Roth
2017 -Finalist, SFO Terminal 1 BAB Hold Room Project, San Francisco Arts Commission
2013 -Commission for Global Energy Corporation, San Ramon, CA
2004 -Excellence in Teaching Award, Union College, Schenectady, NY
1998 -Japan Experience, Fulbright Memorial Teacher’s Fund Grant
1992 -Honorable Mention, Indiana Caucus for Art, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Bibliography
Roth, David M. "A deep dizzying dive into Americana." Rev. of The Life and Times of Plaid, Brian Gross Fine Art, Squarecylinder.com, 21 February, 2020
Chang, Dewitt. "Reviews." Rev. of Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art. Art Ltd. Mar. 2012: 27-28.
"Dana Hart-Stone Draws on His Montana Roots for New Exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art." Rev. of Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art. Art Daily. Artdaily.org. 24 Jan. 2012. Web.
Flood, Greg. "Recommended San Francisco Gallery Shows in January 2012." Rev. of Exposition, Brian Gross Fine Art. SF Contemporary Art Examiner. Examiner.com. 7 Jan. 2012.
Baker, Kenneth. "Cheap Thrill: Dana Hart-Stone." Rev. of History Paintings, One Post Street, Brian Gross Fine Art. San Francisco Chronicle 15 Mar. 2009: 46.
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