Noel Hart lives in the rainforested hinterland of Byron Shire in New South Wales, Australia. Inspired by his surroundings, he blurs the boundaries between conceptual abstract painting, avian art, and the contemporary studio glass movement with a narrative drawing on natural history, literature, and art culture.
His artwork is exhibited internationally, and held in collections in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work usually has something to do with nature. It’s what switches me on. Although I grew up in the city, and went to art school in the city, it was the countryside and the bush that I was drawn to. I went from the city to the land to live – to the forest to be exact, in the late 1980’s. This brought me into contact with other species – hundreds of other species. Snakes, epiphytes, insects, fungi, so many species of birds, rainforest trees, and marsupials. The energy of the forest and it’s geology was beckoning me to tap into it as a source of artistic inspiration.
There was a lot to try and understand – why does the Satin Bowerbird create sculptures? Why do certain vines grow the way they do? Which are the prey species and which are the predators and how do they interact? What about the mushrooms that glow in the dark? Why the bright colours in parrot species? How did the boulders near the house get there? And how could I translate my fascination into art?
The diversity of species also brought me to conclude that it would be satisfying to be creative across a broad spectrum of mediums. Hence one day I’ll be painting, the next carving something with a chainsaw, and the next working with a team in a glassblowing studio nearby – but all somehow connected by the environment where I was spending most of my time.
Solo Exhibitions
2017
"The Rewilding", Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
"Noel Hart" - Australische Glaskunst", Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
2014
Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
2012
"Avian & Other Stories" - Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2010
‘Ornithology Abstracted’, Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe , NM, USA
‘The Call of The Wild’, Habatat Galleries, West Palm Beach, Fl, USA
2008
‘Parrotesque’, Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe , NM, USA
2007
‘Parrotism’, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne
‘Parrotesque’, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
‘Parrotesque’, COSA Gallery, London, UK
2006
Psittaculture’, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Australia
‘Australian Parrot Abstractions’ , Kirra Galleries, Melbourne
‘Parrotism’, PISMO, Denver, Co, USA
‘Parrotism’, COSA Gallery, London, UK
2005
‘Psittaculture’ Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2004
‘Recent Work’ Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida
2003
‘Psittaculture’ Compositions Gallery, San Francisco, USA
1991
‘Bowerhaus Paintings’ Network, Byron Bay, Australia
1990
‘Bowerhaus Paintings’ Network, Byron Bay, Australia
1987
‘A Wide Angled View of A Wide Angled View’, Artery Gallery, Geelong, Australia
1983
‘New Work’ Iceberg Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1978
‘PhotoWorks’ Works Gallery, Geelong, Australia
Group and other Exhibitions
2018
The Other Art Fair - Sydney, Australia
2017
SOFA Chicago - Bender Gallery, Asheville, NC. USA
Vienna Art Fair - Gallery Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
Sarasota Glass Weekend - Gallery Sikabonyi - Sarasota, Florida, USA
The Heirloom Makers - QDOS Gallery, Lorne, Victoria, Australia
LA Art Show - Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2016
LA Art Show - Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Sarasota Glass Weekend - Gallery Sikabonyi, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Houston Art Fair - Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
SOFA Chicago - with Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Rainforest to Reef - Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
2015
"Expressions of Light" - Gallery 511 Fine Art, Key West Florida, USA
Palm Springs Art Fair - with Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
"Fired: Glass" - Arvada Centre, Arvada Co., USA
SOFA Chicago - Chicago, Il., USA - with Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2014
Art Palm Beach, with Tansey Contemporary, Florida, USA
WIKAM Artfair 2014 - with Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
"Biodiveresity and Human Impact on the Environment" - Tansey Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
2013
Art Palm Beach, with Jane Sauer Gallery, Florida, USA
WIKAM Art Fair with Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
Distant Visions II - Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
SOFA Chicago, with Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. USA
Art & Antiques, Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
"Small Scale Big Ideas" - Tansey Contemporary, Sante Fe, NM, USA
2012
Art Palm Beach - Jane Sauer Gallery, Florida USA
Melbourne Sculpture Prize 2012 Finalist - Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Director's Choice - Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
WIKAM Art Fair 2012 - Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
SOFA CHICAGO - Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair - Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay, Australia
Korean International Art Fair - Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay, Australia
Art Toronto - Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2011
Animal Instincts, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Carnivale of the Dead, Mullumbimby Civic Centre, NSW, Australia
Art London, with COSA / George Babbington Fine Art, London, UK
Artfelt Art Prize, Northern Rivers Community Art Gallery, Ballina, NSW, Australia
The Light and The Dark, Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia
Sculpture in the Paddock, Bangalow, NSW, Australia
SOFA West, Santa Fe, with Jane Sauer Gallery
Glass Now, Mary Childs Studio Arts, Great Barrington, Ma. USA
Dusseldorf Art Fair, represented by Galerie Sikabonyi,
WIKAM 2011 Art Fair, with Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
Walk on the Wild Side, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
Wheaton Arts GlassWeekend , with Jane Sauer Gallery, Millville, New Jersey, USA
2010
28th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, West Palm Beach
SOFA Chicago, with Jane Sauer Gallery
Kunst & Antiquitätenmesse, with Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
Crossfire 2, Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, Australia
SOFA New York, with Jane Sauer Gallery
Artscape Sculpture Biennial, Byron Bay, Australia
WIKAM 2010 Art Fair, with Galerie Sikabonyi, Vienna, Austria
2009
Caldera Art, The Centre, Beaudesert, Australia
27th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, West Palm Beach
Day of the Dead , Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay
Kunst & Antiquitätenmesse, with Encore! Encore!, Vienna, Austria
Art in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Palm Beach 3, with Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Sculpture 2009, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
Glass Artists, Kingfisher Gallery, Perth
SOFA New York, with Jane Sauer Gallery
SOFA West, Santa Fe, with Jane Sauer Gallery
SOFA Chicago, with Jane Sauer Gallery
S,M,L,XL , Waywood Gallery , Byron Bay, Australia
Art of Abstraction, Mullumbimby Civic Centre. Australia
2008
26th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
FLUX, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe
SOFA Chicago with Jane Sauer Gallery
Sculpture 2008, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
Palm Beach 3, with Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL.
SOFA New York, with Jane Sauer Gallery
Glass Concepts, Lehigh University Art Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, USA
London Art Fair, with COSA Gallery, London
The Vessel Explored ‘08, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
2007
25th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
Palm Beach 3, with Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
The Vessel Explored, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
London Art Fair, with COSA Gallery, London
Let Them Roam, Harrison Galleries, Sydney
Form Art Fair, with COSA Gallery, London
SOFA Chicago with Kirra Galleries
KIAF- Seoul, Korea, with Gaffer Studio Glass, Hong Kong
Mastery, Arthouse Singapore, with Gaffer Studio Glass, Hong Kong
2006
24th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
COLLECT, V+A Museum, with COSA Gallery, London
London Art Fair, with COSA Gallery, London
34nd Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Mastery, Gaffer Studio Glass, Hong Kong
SOFA Chicago with Kirra Galleries
Australian Glass 2006, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Singapore Art Fair, with Gaffer Studio Glass, Hong Kong
Art London, with COSA Gallery, London
2005
23rd Annual International Glass Invitational , Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
SOFA Chicago with Kirra Galleries
Two Cubes, Sherman Galleries, Sydney
COLLECT, V+A Museum, with COSA Gallery, London
Contemporary Australian Glass. Gaffer Studio Glass, The Art House, Singapore
Contemporary Glass 2005, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
33nd Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Olympia Art Fair, with COSA Gallery, London
ArtsCape, Cape Byron, Byron Bay, Australia
2004
32nd Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Contemporary Glass 2004, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
COLLECT, V+A Museum, with COSA Gallery, London
One Earth, One Human, One Bird - Gaffer Studio Glass, Hong Kong
New Work – Kirra Galleries, Melbourne
1000 degrees Gallery, Avalon Beach, Sydney
SOFA Chicago with Kirra Galleries
International Glass 2004, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton
2003
SOFA Chicago with Habatat Galleries Boca Raton
31st Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
International Glass 2003, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Blown - Kirra , Melbourne , Australia
International Glass Collectors Exhibition - Global Art, Seattle, U.S.A
2002
S.O.F.A. Chicago with Compositions Gallery, San Francisco,
Emerging Artists, Marta Hewett Gallery, Louisville , Kentucky, USA
30th Annual International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Mi, USA
Skin, The Art Company of Australia. Ocean Grove, Australia
Talls, Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
Encased, Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, Australia
2001
Qdos, Lorne, Australia
International Glass, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
1996
Byron Regional Art Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
Mullumbimby Art Gallery, Mullumbimby, Australia
Artworks, Brisbane, Australia
1995
Wilsons Creek Sculpture Garden, Wilsons Creek, Australia
1994
Epicentre Art Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
1993
Mullumbimby Art Gallery, Mullumbimby, Australia
Cape Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
Byron Regional Art Gallery, Byron Bay, Australia
Lismore Regional Art Gallery, Lismore, Australia
1992
Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast, Australia
Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia
1991
Bond University Art Gallery, Gold Coast, Australia
Kinsellas, Sydney, Australia
1989
Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah, Australia
Artery, Geelong, Australia
1988
Qdos, Lorne, Australia
Artery, Geelong, Australia
1987
Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
1985
Sculpture ‘85, Melbourne, Australia
Maakom Foundation, Amsterdam
1983
Iceberg Gallery , Melbourne, Australia
1980
Gallery of Silence, New York
1978 Works Gallery, Geelong, Australia