Joe Hargan DA PPAI PAI RGI British, b. 1952
About
Joe Hargan was born in Glasgow, 1952. He studied drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art from 1970-74 under Danny Ferguson, James Robertson, and David Donaldson.
Joe has exhibited regularly his contemporary paintings since the early 1970s at: the Royal Glasgow Institute of Art; Royal Society of Watercolors; Royal Scottish Academy of Art; The Paisley Art Institute; Royal Academy, London; Dick Institute, Kilmarnock; British Watercolor Society & National Portrait Gallery.
Joe is a founder member of Group 81 Artists who regularly exhibited at McLellan Galleries, Glasgow. In 1981 Hargan was elected a member of the Glasgow Art Club. Then in 1985 he became a member of the Paisley Art Institute and later that year elected a council member. In 1989 he was nominated and voted Chairman and President of the prestigious Art Institute. He was to hold the post for 11 years.
In 1996 for the quality of his paintings and his service to Scottish art Joe Hargan was awarded the Paisley Art Institute diploma. The Art Institute was founded in 1876 and has built up a substantial art collection of Scottish Art. It promotes contemporary art through its annual exhibition and also organises the notable Scottish Drawing Competition every two years.
The body of Joe`s paintings are remarkable for their diversity. But his paintings are immediately recognisable and follow the rich tradition of vibrant, bold colourist Scottish paintings. Contemporary paintings by Joe Hargan of the renowned character `Sniffy` have featured in many of his paintings and are now collected by art lovers worldwide. Over the years Hargan has been awarded a number of art prizes reflecting and rewarding the quality and breadth of his talent.
Hargan draws inspiration from many sources: Italian renaissance art, Spanish art, American influences such as Rothko and Newman; and of course British artists Francis Bacon, Philipson and David Donaldson.
Joe has received numerous awards including Painting Prize, Glasgow School of art; Cargill Award, Royal Glasgow Institute; Torrance Award, Glasgow Institute; Mayor Oppenheim Award, Royal Scottish Academy; The Paisley Art Institute Award, Paisley Art Institute; PAI Diploma, Paisley Art Institute; Contemporary Fine Art Award, Paisley Institute; William Bowie Award, Paisley Art Institute; Maude Gemmell Hutchinson Award, Royal Scottish Academy; Reid Kerr College Award and the Paisley City of culture bid award.
Exhibitions
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Annual Exhibition 2023
10 Jun - 2 Jul 2023 Aldeburgh -
Caledonian
The Scottish Exhibition 25 Mar - 22 Apr 2023 Harpenden -
40th Annual Exhibition
4 - 26 Jun 2022 AldeburghThe largest of the galleries' exhibitions, the Annual Exhibition features Modern British and contemporary artists, some new, some regulars, some returning faces, and some we could never leave out!Read more -
Caledonian
2022 Scottish Exhibition 26 Mar - 17 Apr 2022 HarpendenSince the early 90s, Thompson's Gallery has always had strong ties with the country north of our English border, and we believe there is no better time for a revival...Read more -
Autumn Exhibition 2021
28 Sep - 16 Oct 2021 LondonLondon's annual tradition, the Autumn Exhibition, on display from 28th September to 16th October 2021.Read more -
Annual Exhibition 2021
12 Jun - 4 Jul 2021 AldeburghThe largest of the galleries exhibitions, after the success of our Modern British exhibition this time the Annual features all contemporary artists, some new, some regulars, some returning faces, and...Read more
Catalogues
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Caledonian
The Scottish Exhibition 2024 Read more -
Annual Exhibition 2023
Aldeburgh, 2023 Read more -
Caledonian
The Scottish Exhibition 2023 Read more -
40th Annual Exhibition
Aldeburgh, 2022 Read more -
Autumn Exhibition 2021
London, 2021 Read more -
Annual Exhibition 2021
Aldeburgh, 2021 Read more -
Simon Bacon & Joe Hargan
Out of This World London, 2019 Read more -
Autumn Exhibition 2020
London, 2020 Read more
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