C.V. Grant Barnhart
pseudonym Tra Selhtrow
born 1978 in Topeka, Kansas, USA
resides and works in Seattle, Washington
Education
BFA, 2000, Columbus College of Art & Design
Grant Barnhart investigates the conditions of creating art in a global community that has access
to infinite visual information by researching and looking at the works of one of the most revered
and influential american artists of the 20th century, Mr. Robert Rauschenberg.
Exhibitions, Publications, Awards
| 2010 | Affordable Art Fair (AAF), Brussels | Groupe exhibition at stand G5 of Leslie's Artgallery |
| 2009 | Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco | group exhibition "Dark Americana" |
| 2009 | David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, Colorado | group exhibition |
| 2008 | Artist Trust, Washington State | Fellowship Award |
| 2008 | Vered Art Gallery, East Hampton, NY | group exhibition |
| 2008 | OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA | group exhibition, "TEXT/URAL" |
| 2008 | Blurb, ArtBook of Leslie's Artgallery | Featured Artist |
| 2008 | OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA | solo exhibition, "Remember me when" |
| 2008 | The Upset , artbook edited by Gestalten | Featured Artist (Young Contemporary Art) |
| 2008 | Leslie's Artgallery, Bridel, Luxembourg | solo exhibition "Spread Eagle" |
| 2008 | Limited Addiction Gallery Denver, CO | group exhibition with Siamon Chow and AJ Fosik |
| 2007 | Daily Serving, contemporary art forum | interview |
| 2007 | Seattle Post Intelligencer | Column of art critic Regina Hackett about the expo |
| 2007 | OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA | solo exhibition, "Exact Change" |
| 2007 | Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA | group exhibition "Coping Mechanisms" |
| 2007 | Limited Addiction Gallery Denver, CO | group exhibition, "Elevation" |
| 2007 | Giant Robot Gallery, New York, NY | group exhibition |
| 2007 | Scion Gallery, Los Angeles CA | group exhibition "Life Size" |
| 2007 | Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | group exhibition |
| 2007 | Richard Goodall Gallery, Manchester, UK | group exhibition, "New Year" |
| 2006 | Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio | Ohio Journalism Award (Illustration) |
| 2006 | Seattle Post Intelligencer | Column of art critic Regina Hackett about the expo |
| 2006 | Seattle Weekly | Column of Sue Peters about the expo |
| 2006 | OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA | solo exhibition, "Sincere Intentions" |
| 2006 | Semi-Permanent, Design is Kinky, Sydney | group exhibition, design event |
| 2006 | BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA | group exhibition, "Groundswell" |
| 2006 | Think Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | group exhibition, "Picks of the Harvest" |
| 2006 | Compound Gallery, Portland, OR | group exhibition, "Black and White Drawing Show" |
| 2006 | BLK/MRKT Book One, Los Angeles, CA | publication, pages 138-143 |
| 2006 | BLKMRKT Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | group exhibition, "BMG Artist's Annual" |
| 2006 | Arkitip Magazine 0031 | Presentation "Sound in Print" |
| 2006 | Society of Professional Journalists, IN | Northwest Excellence in Journalism |
| 2006 | Diesel Gallery, New York, NY | group exhibition |
| 2005 | OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA | solo exhibition, "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jonathan" |
| 2005 | OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA | solo exhibition, "Dumb Birds" |
| 2005 | Society of Professional Journalists, IN | Northwest Excellence in Journalism |
| 2005 | Subject Matter Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | group exbition, "Slaughter House" |
| 2005 | Gigantic Gallery, New York, NY | group exbition |
| 2004 | Kirsten Bowen Gallery, Columbus, OH | solo exhibition, "Walking a Fine Line" |
| 2003 | Fuse Gallery, Columbus, OH | group exhibition |
| 2002 | Blue Cube Gallery, Columbus, OH | group exhibition, "illustration cubed" |