RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS 1995-2010
(A more inclusive listing is available on request.)

Friday, August 6th, 2010 at 06:00 pm | "Harold Hangs 10 "

Event: Opening Reception at Mulford Collectors Gallery
Start Time: Friday, August 6th at 06:00 pm
Where: Mulford Collectors Gallery (visit website), Rockland ME

(Rockland, ME) The Mulford Collectors Gallery is pleased to announce that Harold Garde will curate a show with selected work from the following artists: Alan Fishman, Avy Claire, David Estey, Gail Page, Lee Silverton, Marcie Bronstein, Mark Kelly, Mike Silverton, Robert Shetterly and Sarah Hauser. The public is welcome to attend the opening reception of "Harold Hangs 10" on Friday, August 6th, at 6:00 pm. The exhibit runs through September 1st.

The Mulford Collectors Gallery is located at 313 Main Street in Rockland. For more information, please call 207-594-4775 or visit www.mulfordcollectorsgallery.com.

Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 10:00am | "Art Houston Open House and Exhibition Opening for Harold Garde"

Event: Art Houston Open House and Exhibition Opening for Harold Garde
Start Time: Saturday, July 10 at 10:00am
End Time: Saturday, July 10 at 9:00pm
Where: Wade Wilson Art (visit website), Houston TX

June 13th, 2010 at 3 p.m. | River Arts Gallery will show "Harold Garde, Working Artist," a film by Dale Scheirholt. Following the screening, Harold Garde will answer questions and talk about his Strappo technique. There will be a wine and cheese reception following the talk to meet the artist.

> River Arts Galleryis located at 170 Maine Street in Damariscotta, ME [ website ]

April 2010 | Wade Wiscow Gallery, Houston Texas

March 2010 | Art Museum, University of Wyoming

March - April 2010 | ARTSPACE, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

September 1 - 20, 2009 | Aarhus Gallery, Belfast ME [website]
"Harold Garde"
Reception Friday September 4, from 5 to 8 pm

Courtesy slideshow of Aarhus Gallery (website)

September 17, 2009 | 7 p.m | CMCA, Rockport, ME [website]
Screening of "Harold Garde - Working Artist", a film by Dale Schierholt [trailer or website]

July 16 - August 16, 2009| Mulford Gallery, Rockland ME [website]
"Out Loud"

July 14 , 2009 | Strand Theatre, Rockland, ME [website]
Premier of "Harold Garde - Working Artist", a film by Dale Schierholt [trailer or website]
Followed by a Private Reception at the Mulford Gallery, Rockland ME [website]

March 13th - May 15th , 2009 | Millenia Gallery, Orlando FL [ PDF ]
"Bring Me No Preconceptions"

Following the major retrospective of his work at the Museum of Florida Art, Harold Garde (a part-time Belfast Maine Resident) was recently featured at Millenia, the largest private gallery in the South East.

December 5th, 2008 | Museum of Florida Art, DeLand FL [ PDF ]
Retrospective: "HAROLD GARDE | Painting. 50 Years"

Accompanied by:
- a 104-page monograph: Harold Garde | Painting. 50 Years
- a documentary film: "Harold Garde - Working Artist"
- lecture and panel discussions

 

March 22 - June 14th, 2008 | Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine
[ read PDF ]
Strappo Landscapes
Currated by Britta Koneau

March 27- May 18th, 2008 - Lake Eustis Art Museum, Eustis, FL. [ read PDF ]
Sophisticated Spontaneity

Jan10 - Mar 10, 2008 - Crest Theater, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, Florida
Sophisticated Spontaneity

December 2007 - Brevard Museum, Melbourne, Florida [ read PDF ]
Sophisticated Spontaneity

2006 Thrasher- Horne Center for the Arts, Orange City, Florida
Large acrylic on canvas paintings.

2005 - Art Gallery, University of Maine at Farmington
Harold Garde. A Retrospective.
Curated by Dr. Sarah Maline.

2005 Elan Gallery, Rockland, Maine
Harold Garde/Sightings.
Strappo works on paper.

2004 Clark House Gallery, Bangor, Maine
Work from Harold's Studio selected by Susan Maasch.

2004 Maitland Art Center, Maitland, Florida
Recent paintings and prints. Curated by Charon Luebbers.

2003,4,5,6 Public TV broadcasts.
"Harold Garde" Maine Masters series.*

2003 Ormond Beach Art Museum, Ormond Beach, Florida.
"Strappo. A decade of work by strappo developer, Harold Garde".

2002-2003 Screen projected art work
Featured @ "15 Minute Plays", Belfast, Maine.

2002 Maine Art Gallery, Wiscassett, Maine.
"Kimono - Harold Garde"
Paintings and prints update of the kimono theme, including new acrylic and strappo work.

2002 Caldbeck Art Gallery, Rockland, Maine.
Black and White with some color.
Acrylic paintings on canvas and paper, and strappo prints, with thematic
reference to the still life genre vessel forms.

2001 Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine.
Kimono: Harold Garde
Large scale exhibition of work exploring the shape of the kimono as the theme. 60 plus works in the two gallery space show. Selected by museum curator, Suzette Lane McAvoy

2000 Firehouse Gallery, Damariscotta, Maine.
"Great Dames: Paintings and Prints by Harold Garde"
All on the subject of women. Curated by Jane Ward.

2000 Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston Maine.
"Women Hatted and Unhatted"
Monotypes selected and installed by museum director, Genetta McLean.

2000 Nassau County Firehouse Gallery, Garden City, NY.
Exhibition of Paintings and Prints curated by Elissa Garde-Joia.

2000 Mount Dora Art Center, Mount Dora, FL.
Large scale paintings on canvas and prints at the Art Center in conjunction with serving as juror of the Mount Dora Annual Juried Exhibition

1999 Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, Maine.
Strappo Images of Harold Garde.
Small scale strappo images, single and double figures.

1999 Judith Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, Maine.
The Belfast Prints.
A representative selection from the exhibition that originated in the Maine Coast Artists Gallery in 1998.

1998 Maine Art Center, Wiscasset, Maine.
Harold Garde: Recent Work.
Acrylic figurative paintings and works on paper including multi panel transfers of strappo on paper.

1998 University of Maine, Presque Isle, Maine.
The Belfast Prints
A second destination for this exhibit of monotypes.

1998 Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, Me. (1985-1989 Belfast Prints).
The Belfast Prints.
Monotypes on paper, curated by Suzette McAvoy. Figurative images created on the press at Gallery 68 in Belfast, Maine, 1984-1989.

1998 Ormond Beach Museum, Ormond Beach, Fla.
Harold Garde/The Kimono Series.
Works on paper, images selected, curated and installed by Steve Aimone.

1997 Clark House Gallery, Bangor, Maine.
Paintings by Harold Garde.
Current work. Curated by gallery director, Susan Maasch.

1997 Spring Street Gallery (w. Mark Kuzio collab.), Belfast, Me.
The Clay Kimono.
Paintings on canvas and paper and prints (strappo) all relating to the theme: shape of the Japanese Kimono.

1996 DeLand Museum, DeLand, Fla.
Harold Garde: Acrylic Paintings and Prints.
A large showing that included large triptychs, acrylics on canvas paintings, and grouping of direct acrylic and strappo works on paper.

1996 Brest Museum, University of Jacksonville, Fla.
Acrylic Paintings by Harold Garde.
Larger scale acrylic paintings, often depicting two figures, with expressionist and surreal psychodrama overtones.

1995 Lakes Gallery, South Casco, Maine.
Figurative small strappo images were shown along with multiple strappo images that were incorporated into larger work on panels.

1995 Harris House of the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
The Prints and Paintings of Harold Garde.
A survey of recent works on canvas and works on paper that introduced Harold Garde's work to the local art community, and was the site for his first workshop dedicated to the strappo process. Curated by Jenni McInnes Coolidge.



* NOTE! 2002 VIDEO : "HAROLD GARDE" FEATURED ARTIST, "MAINE MASTERS" SERIES. HALF HOUR PUBLIC BROADCASTINGS, 2003-2009

NOTE! SLIDE PRESENTATIONS AND STRAPPO WORKSHOPS: DAYTONA BEACH,NEW SMYRNA BEACH AND NAPLES, FLORIDA; WATERFALL ARTS, MONTVILLE, AND FARNSWORTH MUSEUM, ROCKLAND, IN MAINE.

NOTE! WORK REPRESENTED IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS,
INCLUDING MUSEUMS IN FLORIDA, NEW MEXICO, AND MAINE.

Print Library Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine
Bates University, Lewiston, Maine
Fine Arts Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe.
Reading University, Reading, England.
DeLand Museum, DeLand, Florida
U of Maine, Presque Isle, Maine
U of Maine, Orono, Maine
Brest Museum, U. of Jacksonville, Florida
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Volusia County Libraries, Florida.
Bert Fish Hospital, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

NOTE! More detailed information available upon request.