About

Andrew LaFarge Hamill sitting at a wooden worktable in his studio holding a piece of wood

Andrew LaFarge Hamill

Based in Brooklyn, New York

GET IN TOUCH

Interested in a studio visit, exhibition opportunity, interview, or other collaboration? Contact Andrew here andrewhamill1@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2014                       Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

2013                       MFA, Sculpture, State University of New York at New Paltz

2009                      MBA, Fordham University, New York, NY

2005                      BA, Anthropology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME,  Outstanding Thesis Award and International Honors Program

 

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2014                       Nominee for Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Sculpture

2014                       Prairie Center of the Arts Residency, Peoria, IL

2013                       Summer Intensive, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2013                       Nominee for International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture

2008                      Sculpture Prize, Art Students’ League Student Concourse, New York, NY

2008                      Hewlett Fellowship, The Wilderness Society, San Francisco, CA

 

EXHIBITIONS and commissions

2019-present Garden Design and Stone Sculpture for 3 Private Residences, NJ

2017                        Skowhegan Performs, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY; Juried by Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

2017                        Vestigial Future, Gallery 456, Manhattan, NY; Curator: Bo Chun Hsiao 

2017                        Press Pause, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Curator: Shannon Stratton

2016                       The Others, 56 Bogart St. Pop-Up Show, Brooklyn, NY; Curators: Baseera Khan, Jonatah Manno  

2016                       Skowhegan Performs, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY; Juried by Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture 

2015                       Line Describing a Cone: Tri-State Juired Exhibition, Katonah Museum of Art, NY; Juror: Eva Respini

2015                       Governors Island Art Fair, Governors Island, NY ; Jurors: Nicole Laemmle, Jack Robinson, Antony Zito

2015                       Sideshow Nation, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, NY; Curator: Richard Timperio

2014                       Luminous Hudson Valley, Unframed Artists Gallery, New Paltz, NY; Curator: Michele Riddell

2013                       Objectifications, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY; Curator: Daniel Belasco

                               Sideshow Nation, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, NY; Curator: Richard Timperio

                               Petroleum Paradox: National Juried Exhibition, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA; Juror: Eleanor Heartney

                               Women in Charge, Soho 20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY; Fata Morgana, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

                               Regional Annual Juried Show, Arts Society of Kingston, Kingston, NY; Juror: Christie Scheele

                               Filament, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY; Curator: Emily Puthoff

                               Abiquiu Chamber Music Festival Gala, Abiquiu, NM; Juror: Madeline Williamson

2012                       Backlash, Soho 20 Gallery, New York, NY

                               Wish You Were Here, AIR Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

                               The Coaster Project, Transcultural Exchange, Toronto; Curator: Mary Sherman

                               Bang The Drum Environmental Art, Union Station Great Hall, Hartford, CT; Juror: Patty Hickson

                               Project PROject, Chashama Gallery, New York, NY; Juror: Jonathan Goodman

                               Threshold, The Shirt Factory, Kingston, NY; Curator: Kevin Djewski

2011                       Chess–Adjustable Objects, Medialia Gallery, New York, NY; Curator: Mashiko Nakashima

                               Re-Use, Blowing Sands Gallery, Seattle, WA; Curator: Bray Hayden

                               Re-Use, Smith and Vallee Gallery, Edison, WA; Curator: Berit Ness

                               Re-Use, Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA; Curator: Katy Borden

2011                       Sculpture for Manan Shukla, Seattle, WA

2010                      Public outdoor sculpture for Abiquiu Chamber Music Festival, Abiquiu, NM

2010                      Outdoor sculpture for Kate Webb Architecture, Princeton, NJ

2009                      Movable Objects, Medialia Gallery, New York, NY; Curator: Mashiko Nakashima

2008                      The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, Art Students’ League, New York, NY

2006                      Exhibiting, Livingston Center for Art and Culture, Livingston, MT


Teaching experience

2015 - 2018         Adjunct Instructor, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, Sculpture 1

2014                       Adjunct Faculty, State University of New York at New Paltz, Introduction to Studio Art, fall

2013                       Instructor of Record, State University of New York at New Paltz, Introduction to Studio Art, fall

                               Instructor of Record, State University of New York at New Paltz, Introduction to Sculpture, spring

                              Teaching Assistant, State University of New York at New Paltz, Art Seminar

2012                      Instructor of Record, State University of New York at New Paltz,  Introduction to Sculpture, fall

                              Teaching Assistant, State University of New York at New Paltz, Art Seminar

                              Adjunct, State University of New York at New Paltz, Introduction to Sculpture and Basic Sculpture, summer

                              Intern to Teaching, State University of New York at New Paltz, Basic Sculpture: 3D, spring

2011                       Intern to Teaching, State University of New York at New Paltz, Design Form: 3D, fall

2006                     ESL Instructor, Brazilian Immigrant Center, Allston, MA

2005                     Teacher and Trip Leader, Putney Student Travel, Putney, VT,  

                              ESL Instructor, Lewiston Middle School, Lewiston, ME

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2017                      Sinovision English Channel, Vestigial Future, http://en.sinovision.net/vestigial-future-at-gallery-456/

2012                      Petroleum Paradox Exhibition Catalogue, Denise Bibro Gallery, New York, NY

2011                       Lark Magazine     http://www.larkmagazine.org/2011/05/nw-reuse-art-highlights.html

2011                       Santa Fean Magazine     http://dylanlomon.com/santafean.pdf

 

LECTURES

2016                       Rutgers-Camden Faculty Lecture, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

2014                       Visiting Artist Lecture, Material Dialogues class, State University of New York at New Paltz