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MONROE HODDER

EDUCATION

1980-1983 MFA in Painting, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
(Instructors included Elizabeth Murray, Manuel Neri and Bob Collescott)
MBA Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
BA Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013  Polyphonia, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013  Head Banging on the Moon, Andre Zarre Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY
2013  Romancing Color, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2012  Incidence of the Black Swan, Belgravia Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
2012  Recent Paintings, Arvada Arts Center, Denver, CO
2011  Gangstas and Cupcakes, Andre Zarre Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY
2011  Hybrid Fictions, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2011  New Paintings, Belgravia Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
2011  Paint Up! K Saari Gallery, Steamboat Springs, CO
2011  The Incidental and the Infinite, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2010  Featured Artist Exhibition, American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy
2010  Recent Paintings, Elins/Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010  Paintings, Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2009  Painting Metabolism, solo exhibition, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2008  The Green Revolution, solo exhibition, Belgravia Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
2008  Ebb and Flow, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
2008  The Book of Hours, La Courette Galerie, Nimes, France
2008  Desire in a Gypsy Cloak, solo exhibition, Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2007  Paintings, Schwab Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2007  Stairs of the Sea, solo exhibition, Belgravia Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
2006  Lay of the Land, solo exhibition, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005  New Monotypes, Trillium Press, San Francisco, CA
2005  Inside Out, Vertigo Gallery, Shoreditch, London, UK
2004  The Mysteries, solo exhibition, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003  New Works, Vertigo Gallery, Shoreditch, London, UK
2002  Eclipse, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000  Lights of London, solo exhibition, Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013  Introducing New Artists, Duane Reed Gallery, St Louis, MO
          Abstraction, Belgravia Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
          Twenty Women Artists, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
          Aqua, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
          E/AB Art Fair, Oehme Graphics, New York, NY
2012  Select Art Fair, Oehme Graphics, Miami Beach, FL
          Exhibition and Auction, San Jose ICA, San Jose, CA
2011  Contemporary Paintings Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
          Earth and Fire, Denver Contemporary Museum of Art, Denver, CO
          Hong Kong Fine Art Fair, Belgravia Gallery,, Hong Kong
2010  San Francisco Art Fair, William Havu Gallery, San Francisco
          Small Gems, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
          Red Contemporary, Steamboat Springs, CO, Jan 2010
          Abstraction, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
          Hong Kong Fine Art Fair, Belgravia Gallery, Hong Kong
2009  Colorado Abstract, Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan College, Denver, CO
          Aurora Borealis, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
          Summer Show, Elins/Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
          New Artists, Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
          Red Dot Art Fair, Butters Gallery, Miami, FL
          Summer Show, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2008  Dublin Art Fair, Belgravia Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
          Polinators, The Old Cello Factory, London
          Belgravia Contemporary, Belgravia Gallery, Mayfair, London
          Red Dot Art Fair, William Havu Gallery, Miami, FL
2007  Modernity, Lloyd Gill Gallery, Weston-Super-Mare, UK
          New Paintings, Clifton, Primrose Hill, London, UK
          New Paintings, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
          London Art Fair, Bridge Art Fair, Vertigo Gallery, London, UK
2006  London Art Fair, Vertigo Gallery, London, UK
          Summer Exhibition, Belgravia Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
          Exhibition and Auction, San Jose ICA, San Jose, CA
2005  30 x 30, Vertigo Gallery, Shoreditch, London, UK
          San Francisco Art Fair, Toomey Tourell Gallery and Trillium Press, San Francisco, CA
          Exhibition and Auction, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
          Exhibition and Auction, San Jose ICA, San Jose, CA
          London Art Fair, Vertigo Gallery, London, UK
2004 Night Moves, Film of Oil Paintings by Jerry Chater, music Joby Talbot, SJICA, San Jose, CA
          Big, South of Market Center, San Francisco, CA
          The Land of Yes, Trilllium Press , San Francisco, CA
          30 x 30, Vertigo Gallery, Shoreditch, London, UK

OTHER EVENTS
Visiting Artist, American Academy in Rome, 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2010
Paintings published in book Colorado Abstract, 2009
Film of Paintings by Monroe Hodder, filmed by Jerry Chater with music by Joby Talbot, Royal Festival Hall, London, UK, 2002 and 2005
TV interview on Art News, PBS Maryland, Nov 2003
London Underground, group show of London artists curated by Monroe Hodder,Toomey
Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2003
Permanent Artist Visa granted by the UK Govt 1996-2005, followed by granting of UK Citizenship

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abstract Paintings, Wall Street International, UK Arts, 5/27/13
The Queen of Color, Colorado Homes and Lifestyles Magazine, 6/13
Art Galore, Abstract Art Exhibition in Belgravia, 6/13
Exhibits at Havu tackle Contemporary abstraction, Michael Paglia, Westword, 4/2013
Monroe Hodder, The Lively Arts, Richmond Saunders, New York, NY, 11/11
Monroe Hodder, Hybrid Fictions, The Portland Mercury, 10/2011
Rage for Color, Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA, Jun 2010
Monroe Hodder, Caroline Compston in Art of England, Mar 2009
Shows at Havu and MCA Bring in the Abstract, Michael Paglia, 2009
Now Showing, Michael Paglia, Westword, Denver, CO, 15 Sep 2009
Smell Freedom in Paint, Mary Voetz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, 4 Apr 2008
Desire in a Gypsy Cloak, Michael Paglia, Westword, 6 Apr 2008
Monroe Hodder at William Havu, Ken Hamel, Denver Arts, 15 Apr 2008
Lin's Account on Fine Art, Monroe Hodder at the Belgravia Gallery, Linden, online: 29 Apr 2007
First Thursday 04-06-06, San Francisco Art Galleries, ArtBusiness.com, 6 Apr 2006
Solo Flight, The Adventures of Tintil, Mar 2004
London Layers, Noel Isherwood, London, UK, 3 Mar 2004
Mystical Labyrinth,The Weekly News, K. Evdokymenko, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25 Sep 2002
An Ancient Magic of Labyrinth, Krasnaya Burda, Dina Mahmetova, Almaty, Kazkhstan, 27 Sep 2002
Remembering the Past, San Jose Mercury News, Catherine Maclay, San Jose, 20 Jul 1997
An Exhibition: Two Artists, Urazbekova, Almaty Herald, Almaty, Kazkhstan, 20 Mar 1997
Monroe Hodder, Caravan, Almaty, Kazakstan, 20 Jan 1997
Almaty, Kazakhstan Pravda, Almaty, Kazakstan, 30 Jan 1997
Almaty Welcomes Monroe Hodder, Almaty Herald, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23 Jan 1997
Monroe Hodder at Tengri Umai Gallery, Steppin Out in Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 23 Jan 1997
Art of Soul and Emotions, Almaty Herald, Almaty, Kaz., 16 Jan 1997
Art of Ages, Ann Elliott Sherman, San Jose Metro, Jul 1993
You can be the judge, Jan Ayres, Peninsula Times Tribune, 27 Mar 1991
Mixing metaphors, Dorothy Burkhart, San Jose Mercury News, 1 Dec 1989
Artists swap the tools of their trades, Kathleen Donnelly, San Jose Mercury, Jan 1989
Recommended Viewing, Barbara Cohen, San Jose Metro, Jan 1989
Anniversary Issue, Northern California Home & Garden, Nov 1988
Two artists balance each other, Holly Johnson, Sacramento Union, Jun 1988
Introduction Time at Galleries, D. Burkhart, San Jose Mercury News, 14 Aug 1987
Monroe Hodder, Northern California Home & Garden, Feb 1987
Getting to Know You, Barry Johnson, The Oregonian, 24 Jul 1987
Artscene, Charles Shere, The Tribune, Mar 1987
Art of Something Big, Sally Wiley-Robertson, San Jose Metro, May 1986
A Familiar Future, Rebecca Solnit, Artweek, 13 Aug 1985
Tight Formats for Diffuse Anger, Sylvie Roder, Artweek, 15 Oct 1983

Museum, Corporate and Private Collections
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, OR
Denver Contemporary Art Museum, Denver, CO
San Jose Art Museum, San Jose, CA
Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
Kasteev Museum, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Bank of America, San Francisco, CA
Linklater, London, UK
Swiss Re, San Francisco, CA
Gulfco, Denver, CO
Brown and Tedstrom, Denver, CO
Gevurts Menashe, Portland, OR
Broebeck, Phleger, Harrison, San Francisco, CA
Coudert Brothers, San Francisco, CA
Tom Cruise and Katy Holmes
Richard and Sue ReecePulley, London, UK
Jim Kelly and Amy Knox, Denver, CO
Russel Coleman, Paris, France
William Havu, Denver, CO
Nani Warren, Portland Museum, OR
Scott Huebner, Texas
Greg Nettleton, Seattle, WA
David Brown, Portland, OR
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