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
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
