

As we traverse and resonate through the human condition,
we find ourselves illuminated on the page.
Jayne Harnett Hargrove is a writer and cross-trained visual artist drawing from a diverse background in disciplines, bringing a rich tapestry of experiences to their work.
With a background rooted in both literary and visual vocabulary, and an innate empathy, Jayne has created a multidisciplinary practice that weaves together narrative, image, and emotion, capturing those overlooked moments that shape our lives—those quiet, transient experiences often lost in time to ephemeral nature of memory. The suchness reflecting in subtle gestures, fragments of conversation, and quiet residue of time passing. Through both her evocative prose and poignant visual art marked by its emotional depth and introspective quality, invites the viewer and reader to reflect on themes of vulnerability, identity, and the fragility of our personal histories. It is an art that lingers long after the moment has passed, preserving the intangible fragments of memory into the human condition and social landscapes that define our lives.
Jayne’s work serves as a contemplative archive of what it means to feel, remember, and exist in a constantly shifting world, inviting viewers into thoughtful dialogue.
FINE ART - selected gallery shows
2000s
Damnatio Memoriae / 22 Triumphs WIP
Monsters at Play / The Cabinet at MOA, Denver, CO - 2025 OPS
An Ideation Experience, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO - 2019
The Pulse Project, The Pulse, Putnam, CT - 2018 OPS
Selections from the Collection, The Museum of Outdoor Art, Denver, CO - 2018
Five x Five, Empty Spaces Project, Putnam, CT - 2016
Coptically Bound, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO - 2015
A Collection of Keepers, Englewood Civic Center Amphitheater, Denver, CO - August 2008
ArchiTEXTure, Museum of Outdoor Arts, Denver, CO - 2007
Emergence / Winter’s Work, Salon - Denver, CO -2006
Totem, Hanzon Studio, Lakewood,CO - 2005
Stories in Stone, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO - 2001
Tales in Stone, Michener Library, Greeley, CO - 2000
1990s
Tales Written in Stone, Museum of Outdoor Art, Denver, CO - 1999
Behind the looking Glass, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Oakland, CA - 1999 OPS
Seven, Mackey Gallery, Denver, CO - 1998
Encore, Temple Buell Theater, Denver, CO - 1997
Beyond Digital Imagery, Open Press, Denver, CO - 1996
Artopia, Denver Performing Arts Complex, CO - 1996
Harnett-Hargrove: Spirits in the Material World, Art Space, Boulder, CO - 1996 OPS
35 Works: Out of the Blue, Juneau, AK - 1995 OPS
Kindred Spirits, w/ Lonnie Hanzon / Mark L. Wagner, Pacific Rim Gallery, SF, CA - 1994
Celestial Bodies, Icaan Gallery, Manhattan Beach, CA - 1993 OPS
Installation, Pacific Rim Gallery, San Francisco, CA - 1993 OPS
Shadow Work, Railroad Square Gallery, Waterville, ME - 1991 OPS
Passages: Installation on the Passage of Death, Ghia Gallery, San Francisco, CA - 1990
COSTUME DESIGN - selected work
The Catamounts, CO - 2024:
Impossible Things / premier - Amanda Berg Wilson dir. immersive theater piece - Museum of Outdoor Art
Terpsicorps, NC - 2023:
Cleopatra / premier - Heather Malloy dir. - Diana Wortham Theate
SART, NC - 2019 Summer repertory theater
Flat Rock Playhouse, NC - 2018:
Amadeus / Lisa K. Bryant, dir.
Little Mermaid / Dave Hart, dir.
Indianapolis Opera, IN - 2017:
Barber of Seville / Jon Truitt dir.
Asheville Lyric Opera, NC - 2010/18:
Brundibar / Kristen Yarborough-Hedberg, dir.
Don Pasquale / Benjamin Smith, dir.
Cosi fan Tutte / Ruth Heuermann, dir.
Sound of Music / Kristen Yaborough-Hedberg, dir.
West Side Story / JJ Hudson, dir.
Young Harris College, GA - 2012:
Jack / Gregory McGrath, dir.
Museum / Rachel Chaves, dir.
Altamont Theater, Asheville, NC - 2011:
costume / props / set Pete’N Keely / Sam Viverito, dir.
NC Stage, Asheville, NC 2011:
One Flea Spare / Angie Flynn-McIver, dir.
Acoma Center, Denver, CO ’97 season, Artist / Designer in residence.
Ad Hoc Theater Company, Denver CO - 1995 season; - collateral / costume / set:
Merchant of Venice and Macbeth / James Gale, dir.
San Francisco Opera, CA 1987/88 season: - milliner & costume
La Traviata / John Copley, dir. David Walker, costume
Tales of Hoffman / Lotfi Mansouri, dir.
Salome / Nikolaus Lehnhoff, dir.
Berkeley Repertory Theater, CA - 1982: Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30
DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION - a cross section
Big Lily - Illustrations for children’s book. Kristen Yarborough /author
Getty Images since 1998. Stock photography available on CD and Internet, distributed by
PhotoDisc, Artville, and PunchStock. Partnered w/ Lonnie Hanzon - under Harnett/Hanzon
The Cat the Cat Dragged In - Cover & inside art. Eve Babitz / author
Trashion, Denver, CO -PrideFest / EXDO catwalk show of up-cycled costume fashion.
1990s
RUNTWEAR & kiddie couture -est.1998 Upcycled / reshaped / rehatched children’s clothing.
Labels; Karmix / Housedress / Smartaschmata / Yougotayukata / Boroborokokoro
Christine Foley Knitwear, San Francisco, CA -Design of bright signature knitwear.
Palo Alto Black & White Ball, CA -Concept, design and execution of annual gala.
Groot & Mislove, NYC -Surface design for fashion fabric.
1980s
- Liquid Nightclub, Florence, Italy -Painting and decor installation.
- Rosella Di Re / Il Punta Rosa, Florence, Italy -Design and execution of trade booth at Pitti Casa / ‘Forte Di Basso’
- Primary Productions, Santa Barbara, CA 1985/’90 -owner.
Large format photography, sets and props for themed events, R&D, building props, milliner
and costume attire.
Painting of backdrops and dutch flats.
- Disguises Ltd, Bay Area, CA 1981/’87 -owner.
Costume and millinery design and fabrication, for private clients and performers.
- Area Nightclub, NYC -Painting installation in pool for new night club concept.
- Henri Bendel & Woods Restaurant, NYC -Window dresser.
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Foster City Progress, CA -Staff photographer, darkroom work, ad layout & paste-up.
Hanzon Studio Inc, Denver, CO -ongoing. selected work:
- Nieman Marcus - Dallas, TX 95th/100th anniversary Palladium Tree and windows.
- Pacific Place & Island Place - Swire Properties, Hong Kong -Large scale holiday decor and
performance-puppet dragon.
- Renaissance Entertainment Corp. Boulder, CO -Product illustration, R&D, merchandising.
- The Rain Forest Project/Nature Company, MCA Universal Citywalk, Los Angeles, CA.
Environment for interactive store feature.
- Major Details, Berkeley, CA -Production Development for new retail concept.
REGUARDS / COLLECTIONS
Museum of Outdoor Art, Denver, CO - Tales Written in Stone / The Raven
MOA, Denver, CO - Minotaur: There is the Shadow of a Monster on the Front Porch
Private collection, Law Office, Denver, CO - Parade
Private collections; across USA, Australia, Japan
Colorado Council on the Arts - grant recipient, 2000
Acoma Center, Denver, CO 1997 season Artist / Designer in residence for Adhoc Theater
MENTORING
Museum of Outdoor Arts, Denver, CO 2007-’09 Design & Build
Morongo Valley / Palm Springs Elementary, CA 2007-’08 Art guidance & process.
Art-Mix 2005-'10 Art enrichment & creativity day trips into the expressive arts to carry into the
practice of life.
EDUCATION
Parsons School of Design / New York City, NY
California College of the Arts / San Francisco & Oakland, CA
JAHH- 6/25