As we traverse and resonate through the human condition,

we find ourselves illuminated on the page.

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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.

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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.

• 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 

 

 

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