Hilary Harnischfeger

Hilary Harnischfeger (b. 1972, Melbourne, Australia) earned a BFA from the University of Houston, Houston, TX and an MFA from Columbia University, New York, NY. The artist has been included at exhibitions at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS; State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY; the FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY; MOCA Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC; the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; 80 WSE, New York, NY; Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX; Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX; Artists Space, New York, NY; and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX; among others. In 2007, Harnischfeger was the recipient of the Maria Walsh Sharpe Foundation Space Program Award. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, the Nerman Museum, Overland Park, KS, and the Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield, CT. Harnischfeger lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Biography

1 / 46

Hilary Harnischfeger, Llano, 2020-2021, Rock, zeolite, quartz, ceramic, paper, hydrostone, pigment, 45 x 51 x 8 in (114.3 x 129.5 x 20.3 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Mmiri, 2021, ceramic, paper, hydrostone, pigment, wood, pyrite, smokey quartz and cactus quartz, 16 x 14 x 12 in (40.6 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Large Erratics, 2021, paper, ink, dye, ceramic, stones, selenite, lapidolite, hydrostone, Zeolite, wood and steel, 20 x 15 x 13 in (50.8 x 38.1 x 33 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Monarch, 2018, ceramic, glass, hydrostone, pigment, paper, ink, mica, cactus quartz, 28 x 28 x 15 inches (71.1 x 71.1 x 38.1 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Boquillas, 2017, ceramic, cast glass, paper, ink, wood, hydrostone and celestine, 17 x 20 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (43.2 x 52.1 x 19.1 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Agnes, 2017, wood, cast glass, and paper, 11 x 8 1/2 x 4 inches (27.9 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Brooch 3, 2017, steel, ceramic, cast glass and paper, 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (29.2 x 24.1 x 6.4 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Brooch 2, 2017, steel, ceramic, cast glass and paper, 12 x 12 x 4 inches (30.5 x 30.5 x 10.2 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Kate, 2016, paper, ceramic, pigment, hydrostone, Herkimer, and wood, 31 x 26 1/2 x 8 inches (78.74 x 67.31 x 20.32 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Chalky Mount, 2016, paper, pigment, hydrostone, ceramic and Romanian Quartz, 12 x 9 x 9 inches (30.5 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Company, 2016, herkimer, paper, dye, wood, ceramic and plaster, 15 x 14 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches (38.1 x 36.8 x 13.3 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Diana, 2016, ceramic, paper, hydrostone, mica, pigment, druzy quartz, wood, 17 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 11 inches (44.5 x 69.9 x 27.9 cm)
Hilary Harnischfeger, Bovina, 2015, ceramic, hydrostone, pigment, crushed glass, druzy quartz, steel, 22 x 19 x 16 inches
Hilary Harnischfeger, Chandigarh, 2015, ceramic, paper, hydrostone, pigment, oil stick, herkimer diamond, wood, 23 x 18 x 10 inches
side view Chandigarh
Hilary Harnischfeger, Harlequin, 2015, ceramic, paper, hydrostone, pigment, paper, apophyllite, wood, 16 x 17 x 4 inches, 40.6 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, CWJA, 2015, ceramic, paper, hydrostone, pigment, pyrite, 16 x 16 x 13 inches
Hilary Harnischfeger, #27, 2015, ceramic, hydrostone, pigment, paper, crushed glass, druzy quartz, steel, 22 x 19 x 16 inches
Hilary Harnischfeger, Introduction, 2015, ceramic, steel, 25 x 9 x 9 inches, 63.5 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
Installation view, Hilary Harnischfeger, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY, November 1 - December 20, 2015
Hilary Harnischfeger, Eagle Mound, 2013, porcelain, plaster, paper, pigment, wood, mica, quartz, 12 x 17 x 10 inches, 30.5 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Black Eye, 2014, paper, hydro-stone, pigment, ink, amethyst, mica, 24 x 21 x 3 inches, 61 x 53.3 x 7.6 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Three Points, paper, hydro-stone, pigment, ink, meditation stone set, porcelain, quartz, mica, steel, 40 x 30 10 inches, 101.6 x 76.2 x 25.4 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, St. Mary's Street, 2014, paper, hydro-stone, pigment, ink, Apophyllite, porcelain, 14 x11 x 3 inches, 35.6 x 27.9 x 7.6 cm
Installation view, Realization is Better than Anticipation, curated by Megan Lykins Reich and Rose Bouthillier, MOCA Cleveland, OH, June 28 – October 13, 2013
Hilary Harnischfeger, Blue Ribbon, 2013, porcelain, plaster, paper, pigment, steel, mica, 14 x 14 1/2 x 9 inches, 35.6 x 36.8 x 22.9 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Hopewell, 2013, porcelain, plaster, paper, pigment, mica, calcite, pyrite, citrine, 20 x 20 x 7 inches, 50.8 x 50.8 x 17.8 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Wolf, 2013, plaster, porcelain, paper, ink, crushed glass, mica, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 11 inches, 34.3 x 34.3 x 27.9 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Wreath, 2013, porcelain, plaster, paper, pigment, steel, garnet, apophyllite, 28 x 28 x 7 inches, 71.1 x 71.1 x 17.8 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Crossover, 2012, paper, ink, plaster, porcelain, pigment, crushed glass, prehnite, zeolite, sulfur, datolite, pyrite, quartz, 43 1/2 x 36 x 6 inches, 110.5 x 91.4 x 15.2 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Installation view, Stretching Painting, curated by Veronica Roberts, Galerie Lelong, New York, NY, June 21 – August 3, 2012
Hilary Harnischfeger, Untitled, 2011, porcelain, pigment, paper, dye, crushed glass, plaster, pyrite, 11 x 12 x 7 inches, 27.9 x 30.5 x 17.8 cm
alternate view Untitled
Hilary Harnischfeger, Untitled,2011, porcelain, pigment, paper, dye, crushed glass, plaster, pyrite, 14 x 8 1/2 x 8 inches, 35.6 x 21.6 x 20.3 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Work Surface, 2011, paper, plaster, ink, clay, pigment, crushed glass, 66 1/4 x 55 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 168.3 x 141 x 14 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Installation view, Hilary Harnischfeger, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY, May 6 - June 19, 2011
Hilary Harnischfeger, Double, 2011, plaster, paper, ink, clay, pigment, crushed glass, quartz, chrysocolla, 15 x 12 x 5 inches, 38.1 x 30.5 x 12.7 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Standing Mirror, 2011, plaster, paper, ink, clay, pigment, crushed glass, 24 x 14 x 11 inches, 61 x 35.6 x 27.9 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Rose, 2011, plaster, paper, ink, crushed glass, clay, pigment, rubellite, 10 x 7 1/2 x 3 inches, 25.4 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm
Hilary Harnischfeger, Installation view, Hilary Harnischfeger, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY, May 6 - June 19, 2011
Hilary Harnischfeger, Portrait, 2010, paper, plaster, ink, chalcedony, smithsonite, crushed glass, 16 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 4 inches, 41.9 x 47 x 10.2 cm
side view Portrait
Hilary Harnischfeger, Untitled, 2009, turquoise, paper, ink, plaster, 13 x 10 x 2 1/2 inches
side view Untitled
Installation view, Hilary Harnischfeger, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY, May 9 - June 21, 2009
Hilary Harnischfeger, Pan, 2009, plaster, glass, paper, 12 x 10 x 10 inches