William Barnhart

William Barnhart Studio, LLC
506 N. Center St.
Mesa, 85201
480-844-4004 Studio
480-703-7252 Cell
theartmkr@aol.com

www.fineartist.com

Born December 1958 Mishawaka, Indiana

Resume Highlights
The past two years have been spent in designing and building a Regional Transportation Hub for Valley Metro and the City of Mesa. I have been the design leader for the 3.2 million dollar project. Over $400,000.00 worth of artwork was integrated into the site, all of which was designed/built/installed by William Barnhart Studio LLC.

Education 1984 Brigham Young University, BFA Painting
1985-86 Post Graduate Studies, Arizona State University

Solo Shows
Chandler Vision Gallery, February 2013
ArtExpo, New York, NY 1999
Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, 1999
Sun City Art Museum, Sun City, Arizona, 1998
Uzalak Galleries, Kalamazoo, Michigan 1998
Buchanan Gallery, Galveston, Texas 1998
Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona 1998, 1994
Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, Arizona 1994
Alezes Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 1992
Schemer Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona 1989
Crafts Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona 1987
Wilkinson Center Gallery, BYU, Provo, Utah 1984

Selected Exhibitions
Chiaroscuro Gallery, Santa Fe NM July 2003
Arizona Museum for Youth, Oil & Water, Mesa, Arizona, 1999
Arizona Museum for Youth, Horse Sense, Mesa, Arizona 1998
Vision Gallery, Sculpture Invitational, Chandler, Arizona 1998
Phoenix College, Faculty Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona 1995
Seattle Children's Museum, Invitational Exhibition, Seattle, Washington 1995
Glendale Community College, Faculty Show, Glendale, Arizona 1994
University of Arizona, Union Gallery, Tucson, Arizona 1993
Alpha Gallery, Monotype Exhibition, Denver, Colorado 1992
Lone Pine Gallery, Group Exhibition, Irvine, California 1992
Museum of Modern Art, 3rd Biannual Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama, Japan, Seoul, Korea 1989
Desert Art Center, Spring Exhibition, Palm Springs, California 1989
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Print Club 64th Annual, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1988
Springfield Art Museum, Watercolor USA 1988, Springfield, Missouri 1988
Alligator Gallery, Frisco 100, San Francisco, California 1988
Yuma Art Center, Southwest Annual Exhibition, Yuma, Arizona 1988
Eccles Art Center, Southwest Annual, Ogden, Utah 1988
Hunterdon Art Center, 32nd National Print Exhibition, Clinton, New Jersey 1988
Springville Art Museum, April Salon, Springville, Utah 1987
San Bernardino County Museum of Art, Fine Arts Institute 21st Annual, San Bernardino, California 1986
San Diego Art Institute, 32nd Annual, San Diego, California 1986
Provincetown Art Museum, 4th Annual, Provincetown, Massachusetts 1986
Montana Institute of Arts, Summerfest, Billings, Montana 1986

Teaching and Residencies
Paradise Valley Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona, Painting-Art Marketing Instructor1998-2008
Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle, Washington, Resident Artist, 1995 & 1997
Phoenix Community College, Phoenix, Arizona ,Painting/Sculpture Instructor, 1995-1997
Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona, Instructor, 1994-95
Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona, Painting Workshops, 1994
Tempe Art Center, Tempe, Arizona, Drawing/Painting Workshops,1994

Grants and Fellowships
ASBYU Research Grant 1984
Art Scholarships, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 1977-78, 1981-84

Selected Collections

City of Mesa
City of Chandler
Valley Metro, Phoenix AZ
Big Ass Fan Corporation
Linweld Corp., Lincoln Nebraska
Bank One, Scottsdale, Arizona
Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, Arizona
Countrywide, Calabasas, California
First USA, Wilmington, Delaware
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona
Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan
Various Private Collections

Commissions
City of Mesa, Mesa AZ 2003
The Gormet Picnic Company Corporation, Scottsdale AZ 2003
Westin Resort, Kierland Commons, Scottsdale AZ, 2002
Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale AZ, 2000
Victoria Properties, Phoenix AZ, 2000
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 1995
Tempe Art Center Mural, Tempe, Arizona, 1994
Vision Gallery, Chandler, Arizona, 1995
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, 1995
Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona, 1991
Other
Gallery Owner, Scottsdale AZ 1997-2000
Past 10 years focused not on gallery shows, but direct marketing efforts to consumers, and building a large base of private clients, which has proven far more profitable and rewarding than dealing with commercial galleries.