Topeka, Kansas, USA
Lives and works in Albany, New York
EDUCATION
1996-2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
Miracle Hour 5112, AMBACH & RICE, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Blank it today, Blanket tomorrow, Gris, Hudson, NY
2011
This room has one thousand doors and an abandoned light booth for a ceiling, AMBACH & RICE, Los Angeles, CA
2010
A Red Thing Shutters Shut, A White Closet Moth is not a Queen, Artforum, Berlin, DE
2009
Beg For It, AMBACH & RICE, Seattle, WA
2008
Remember Me When, OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA
Spread Eagle, Leslie’s Art Gallery, Bridel, LU
2007
Exact Change, OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
Dazed and Confused, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hamptons, NY
The Armory Show NYC, with AMBACH & RICE,
2013
New Works By AMBACH & RICE, Los Angeles, CA
2011
will be home..., AMBACH & RICE, Los Angeles, CA
Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death, curated by Kristen Kennedy, Philip Feldman Gallery + Project Space, PNCA, Portland, OR
2009
Dark Americana, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
Ricky Allman, Grant Barnhart, Niall McClelland, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2008
Vered Art Gallery, East Hampton, NY
TEXT/URAL, OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA
Siamon Chow, Grant Barnhart, and AJ Fosik, LAG, Denver, CO
2007
Coping Mechanisms, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Life Size, Scion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Elevation, LAG, Denver, CO
New Year, Richard Goodall Gallery, Manchester, UK
AWARDS and RESIDENCIES
2011
Yaddo Artist Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY
Finalist, The Brink Award, The Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2009
Kirkland Art Center International Painting Competition, Best in Show
2008
Artist Trust Fellowship Recipient
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011
Pagel, David, "Ensemble makes itself at home," Los Angeles Times, Calendar: Around the Galleries, August 26, 2011, D16
2010
Brown, Nicholas, “Beg For It: Grant Barnhart.” Color Magazine, Spring, Canada, pp.36-37
Clemens, Gayle. “Review: Grant Barnhart’s work is Nervy, and Unnerving.” The Seattle Times, January 15
Beal, Suzanne, “Grant Barnhart at Ambach & Rice.” Visual Art Source.
January 2009
Hackett, Regina, “Grant Barnhart-Beg For It.” Artsjournal Weblog: Another Bouncing Ball. Dec 21
2008
Farr, Sheila, “Grant Barnhart Finds the Dazzle and Dada in American Culture.”
The Seattle Times, Nov. 21Hackett, Regina. “Artists See Spectacles of America in Pro Football and war in Baghdad.”
Seattle Post Intelligencer , Nov. 21 Graves, Jen. “The Real America.” The Stranger, Nov. 21
Hellige, Hendrik. “The Upset.” Berlin: Gestalten, November
Hackett, Regina. “Seattle Art Dealers and the Lack of Young Artists.” The Seattle PI.com. Sept. 23
Becker, Nathalie. “Des Mythes Egratignes.” Luxemburger Wort. May16 RTL Kultur.
May 10 Luxemburger Wort, May 3, Pgs: 11+Lebarnig, Leslie. “Spread Eagle.” Luxembourg: Leslie’s Art Gallery, May
Kitchings, Charles. “Hand Guns Cause Finger Bangs.” Seattle: OKOK Gallery April“Grant Barnhart.” COMMOT!ON.com, April 25
Art Zone in Studio. Nancy Guppy. Seattle Channel 21, March 27
“Grant Barnhart, Saimon Chow & AJ Fosik at Limited Addiction Gallery.” FeedYourWall.com, March 20
Carlos. “Grant Barnhart.” FitaCola.com, Feb. 10 2007
Curcio, Seth. “Grant Barnhart Interview.” DailyServing.com, Dec. 3
Abels, Nathan. “Grant Barnhart Tanks.” Minutiae 19 Nov.
2007
Hackett, Regina. “OKOK Gallery Puts Ballard on Seattle's Art Map.” Seattle Post Intelligencer, Nov. 9, Pgs: 1+
“Grant Barnhart Redefines Rauschenberg at OKOK.” Seattle Metropolitan, Nov., Pgs: 204-205
“Good vs. Evil.” Blanket Magazine, Issue 6, Nov, Pgs: 87-92
Art In America, Nov., Pgs: 118+Seattle Magazine, Nov., Pg.173
Art Business, Sept. 9 Scott, Carrie.
“Fall Preview Picks.” Seattle Weekly, Sept.
“Profile: Grant Barnhart.” Juxtapoz Magazine, Aug., Pgs: 18+Curry, Michael.
“Interview: Grant Barnhart.” SiouxWire.com, June, 19Los Angeles Art Scene, April, Pgs: 78+Los Angeles City Beat, April
2006
Hackett, Regina. “Best Exhibits at Galleries.” Seattle Post Intelligencer, Dec. 29
Clayton, Chris. “Best Entertainment Bets, Featured Artist.” Seattle Magazine, Dec. Pgs: 205+
Peters, Sue. “All Creatures Great and Odd.” Seattle Weekly, Nov. 15, Pgs: 69+
Brown, Nicholas. “Groundswell.” Color Magazine, Nov. 2006.The Drama, Oct., Pgs: 39+