Colleen Blackard

Colleen Blackard travels between Brooklyn, NY and Austin, TX, and creates artwork inspired by the light of the Texas skies of her youth. She is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, recently completed a residency at Cill Rialaig Artist Retreat, Co. Kerry, Ireland, and she received a BA from Hampshire College, MA. Her work has been shown in ACA Galleries, Owen James Gallery, Brooklyn Fire Proof, and more. She is represented by Aberson Exhibits in Tulsa, OK. Her drawings are in Pierogi Gallery's Flat Files and she was interviewed for their artists’ Q&A. Her work has also been featured in Drawing Magazine and Nippon TV in Japan.

Summer 2020 Painting Marathon at the New York Studio School
2005-2009 Hampshire College, Studio Arts Major
2001-2005 Westwood High School, International Baccalaureate Diploma

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2019
Calico, Brooklyn, NY
Myeongdong International Art Festival, Seoul, KR
Mrs. Gallery, Hampshire College Benefit, NYC

2018
Calico, Brooklyn, NY
AHA Gallery, New York, NY

2017
Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
ACA Galleries Event, New York, NY

2016
Sla307 Non-Profit Art Space, New York, NY
Columbia University, New York, NY
BFP Creative, Brooklyn, NY
Owen James Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2015
Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
Galerie Protégé, New York, NY
ISSO Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, NY

2014
Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY
BFP Creative, Brooklyn, NY
Gallery 77, Jackson Heights, NY
Conception Gallery, New York, NY
Fridge Art Fair, New York, NY
ISSO Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2013
Six Summit Gallery, Ivoryton, CT
Gallery Brooklyn, NY
House Gallery, London, UK
Fountain Art Fair, New York, NY
RH Gallery, New York, NY

2012
Marina Tsvetaeva Museum, Moscow, Russia
4Heads Governor's Island Art Fair, New York, NY
It's a Small, Small World, Family Business, New York, NY
Dino Eli Gallery, New York, NY

2011
Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Greenpoint Gallery Winners Circle Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
The Grady Alexis Gallery, New York, N...