Richard Hambleton was a conceptual artist based in New York's Lower East Side. His exhibition record spans over three decades and includes work from both street and studio practices. Hambleton was an integral figure in the street art movement of the 80's which included the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. His projects continue to be a working model for emerging street and conceptually-based artists today. Hambleton's first widely publicized public art project was a series from 1976-1979 entitled "Image Mass Murder." With this series, Hambleton staged fictitious, often graphic, murder scenes using chalk outlines and red paint in urban areas designated as "low crime." In 1982, Hambleton began his most widely known urban art project, the "Shadowman" series. Hambleton painted shadow figures into the landscape of New York City from 1982-1986. He explored landscape in his series, "The Beautiful Paintings." Feature articles on Hambleton can be found in Art in America, Life Magazine, People, and The New York Times, among others. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, including Museum of Modern Art, PS1, the Brooklyn Museum, the New Museum, and Kunsthalle Wien. Curriculum Vitae2009 Richard Hambleton New York, presented by Andy Valmorbida and Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld in collaboration with Giorgio Armani, New York, NY 2008 "Off the Wall, From Vandalism to Urban Art," November 1 - December 13, 2008, Wilde Gallery, Berlin 2008 "Punk. No One is Innocent," May 16 - September 7, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria 2008 "Stoked Benefit Art Auction," April 5, Milk Gallery at Phillips de Pury, New York, NY 2008 "Works on Paper," Woodward Gallery at the Park Avenue Armory, 20th Anniversary, February 29 - March 3, New York, NY 2007 - 2008 “Behind the Seen,” Ad Hoc Art, Brooklyn, NY featuring street work by Swoon, Keith Haring, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Lee Quiñones, and others. Curated by Michael de Feo 2007 “The Beautiful Paintings,” Woodward Gallery, New York (solo) 2007 “Contemporary Art Society Benefit Auction,” November 2, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI (group) 2007 “The Media: Reaction, Reflections, and Comments on the Culture of Media,” featured with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, May 27 - July 13, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA. 2006 - 2007 “The New York Art Scene 1974-1984”, Grey Art Gallery, New York. Traveling to The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and The Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas 2006 - 2007 “Gallery Artists ‘06-’07,” Woodward Gallery, New York, NY 2005 “Vintage East Village,” Hal Bromm Gallery, New York 2004 - 2005 “East Village USA,” December 9, 2004 - March 19, 2005, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY. 1986 - 1987 “Public and Private: American Prints Today: The 24th National Print Exhibition,” traveling exhibition: Brooklyn Museum, Flint Institute of Arts, RISD, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, including works by Eric Fischl, Richard Hambleton, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Donald Sultan, Wayne Thiebaud, James Turrell, and Andy Warhol. 1985 Piezo Electric Gallery, New York (solo) 1985 Salvatore Ala Gallery, New York (solo) 1985 Zellermayer Galerie, Berlin, Germany (solo) 1985 Museo DeArte Costaricense, Costa Rica, Spain (solo) 1985 “Syndesthetics,” PS 1, Long Island City, New York 1985 “Smart Art,” Toesph Mosheck, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1984 “Of the Streets,” University of Colorado, Aspen, featuring Jenny Holzer, Tom Warren, Richard Hambleton, Lady Pink, John Fekner, CRASH, Daze, Keith Haring, David Wojnarowicz, Marc Brasz, Spank, Candace Hill-Montgomery, and John Ahearn 1984 “New Talent - New York,” travelling exhibition organized by Sioux City Art Center, Iowa 1984 “East Village Artists,” The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia 1984 “East Village Scene,” Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1984 “Activated Walls,” The Queens Museum, New York 1984 “Chill Out,” Kenkeleba House, New York 1984 “Romance and Catastrophe,” Zellermayer Gallerie, Berlin, Germany 1984 “Sculpture Now,” Anna Friebe Galerie, Koln, Germany 1984 “25,000 Sculptors from Across the USA,” Civilian Warfare, New York 1984 “Aperto ‘84,” BIENNALE DIE VENEZIA, Venice, Italy 1984 “Body Politic,” Tower Gallery, New York 1984 “Arte di Frontiera,” Galeria Communale d’arte Moderna, Bologna, Milan and Rome, Italy 1984 “Situation,” Bess Cutler Gallery, New York 1984 “Galleries of the Lower East Side,” Artist Space, New York 1984 “Limbo,” PS 1, Long Island City, New York 1984 “Totem,” Bonnier Gallery, Charles Cowles Gallery, and Germans Van Eck Gallery, New York 1984 “Abstract Persona,” Dramatis Personae Gallery, New York 1984 “121,” Antwerp, Belgium (solo) 1984 Anna Friebe Galerie, Cologne, Germany (solo) 1984 Galerie Barbara Farber, Amsterdam (solo) 1984 Galerie Salvatore Ala, Milano, Italy (solo) 1984 Salvatore Ala Gallery, New York (solo) 1983 Piezo Electric, New York (solo) 1983 Civilian Warefare, New York (solo) 1983 Limbo Lounge, New York (solo) 1983 Abstract Persona, Dramatis Personae Gallery, New York 1983 Piezo Electric, New York 1983 “Vancouver: art and artists 1931-1983” Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver 1983 Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York 1983 “Black and White Show,” Kenkelba Gallery, New York 1983 Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York 1983 Galleri Cassandra, Norway 1983 Seventh Annual Forgione, New York 1983 Fashion Moda, Bronx, New York 1983 Tweed Gallery, New Jersey 1983 Weatherspoon Art Gallery, North Carolina 1983 Greenville County Museum of Art, South Carolina 1983 American Graffiti Gallery, Amsterdam 1983 Group Material- Subculture, New York 1983 Pier 34 Project, New York 1983 International Running Center, New York 1983 “Terminal New York” , Brooklyn, New York 1982 Club 57, New York 1982 5th International Apartment Festival, March 15-21 1982 Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York 1982 Pyramid, New York 1982 Cheltenham Art Center, Pennsylvania 1982 Alexander Milliken Gallery, New York 1982 Squat Theater, New York 1982 Sarah Lawrence College Gallery, New York 1982 “Art on the Beach,” Creative Time’s, New York 1982 Second Story Books, Baltimore 1982 “The Real Estate Show,” ABC No Rio, New York 1982 Alexander Milliken- East Village Gallery, New York (solo) 1982 Flavio Belli Gallery, Toronto, Canada (solo) 1981 9th Street Survival Show, New York 1981 Club 57, New York 1981 White Columns, New York 1981 ABC No Rio, New York 1981 Public Image Gallery, New York 1980 “Times Square Show,” Collaborative Projects Incorporated and Fashion Moda, New York 1980 La Mamelle, Inc. San Francsico, CA (solo) 1979 Pumps Center for Art, Vancouver, Canada (solo) 1978 Western Front, Vancouver, Canada (solo) 1977 Pumps Center for Art, Vancouver, Canada (solo)