| Howard Hao Tran 916 Second Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701 - (570) 321-9234 - E-mail: tran@lycoming.edu |
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Education |
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| 2000 | M.F.A. Sculpture Boston University, Boston, MA |
| 1998 |
B.F.A. Sculpture Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA |
Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2011 | George Waters Art Gallery, Elmira College, Elmira, NY (up-coming) |
| 2011 | Bogigian Gallery, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA (up-Coming) |
| 2010 | HUB-Robeson Gallery, Penn State, State College, PA /td> |
| 2009 | Weyers-Sampson Art Gallery, Thiel College, Greenville, PA |
| 2009 | Lycoming College Art Gallery, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA |
| 2008 | Linder Gallery, Keystone College, La Plume, PA |
| 2007 | docenART, Williamsport, PA |
| 2006 | Sloan Gallery, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA |
| 2005 | University Gallery, Mansfield University, Mansfield PA |
| 2003 | Gallery 152, Williamsport, PA |
| 2003 | Lycoming College Art Gallery, Williamsport, PA |
| 1999 | Cloister Gallery, Marblehead, MA |
| 1998 | Academy of Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
Group Exhibitions |
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| 2010 | Middle Passage, Brown and Juanita C. Ford Gallery, Wayne County Community College, Detroit, MI |
| 2010 | Middle Passage, Marygrove College Art Gallery, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI |
| 2009 | Faculty Show, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA |
| 2009 | After the Pedestal, Juried by Paola Morsiani Curator of Contemporary Art at The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH |
| 2008 | Middle Passage, Muskegon County Museum, Muskegon, MI |
| 2008 | Across the Divide III , Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, GA |
| 2008 | Middle Passage, Holy Family University Art Gallery, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 | Corporate Art, docentArt Gallery, Williamsport, PA |
| 2007 | Middle Passage, Paul Collins Art Gallery, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2006 | Crossing Borders, 14th Annual International juried Exhibition, Laredo center for the Arts, Laredo, TX |
| 2006 | Across the Divide, Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2006 | Across the Divide, Lycoming College Gallery, Williamsport, PA |
| 2006 | Inside+Out/Big&Small, National Exhibition, Juried by Jeff Nathanson former Executive Director of the International Sculpture Center, The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2006 | The 20th Annual Nude International 2006, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY |
| 2005 | 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Stephen Haller of the Stephen Haller Gallery, New York, NY, Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD |
| 2005 | Cambridge Art Association's
8th Annual National Prize Show, Juried by Joseph C. Thompson, Director of MASS MoCA, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA |
| 2005 | Faculty Show, Thomas T. Taber Museum, Williamsport, PA |
| 2005 | 2005 Annual Art Exhibition, Packwood House Museum, Lewisburg, PA |
| 2005 | Feats of Clay XVIII, Lincoln Arts & Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA |
| 2005 | Close to Home, Juried by Jacquelyn Days Serwer, Chief Curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT |
| 2000 - 2004 | (Represented by) Gallery of Modern Art, Marblehead, MA |
| 2004 |
Combined Talents: 19th Annual Florida International
Competition, Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl |
| 2004 | Go Figure, National Juried Exhibition, MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD |
| 2004 |
Artists Council 35th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Palm
Springs Desert Museum, Palm Spring, CA |
| 2004 | 38th Annual National Drawing and Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX |
| 2004 | Faculty Show Vanderlin Gallery, Williamsport, PA |
| 2003 | Bold Expressions, 48th Annual International Exhibition, Northern California Arts, Inc., CA |
| 2003 | B & S Gallery, Williamsport, PA |
| 2003 | American Figurative Art Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA |
| 2003 | Images 2003, Robeson Gallery, Penn State University, State College, PA |
| 2000 | Faculty Show, Concord Academy, Concord, MA |
| 2000 | MFA Show, Boston University Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 1999 | First Expressions Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 1999 | Boston University Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 1998 | Abend Gallery National Competition, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO |
| 1998 | Vietnamese American Youth Conference, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1998 | North American Sculpture Exhibition, The Foothills Art Center Inc., Golden, CO |
| 1998 | 12th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine SanAngelo, TX |
| 1998 | Spring Show, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA |
| 1997 | Spring Show, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA |
| 1995 | Vaast Fine Art Show, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA |
| 1995 | Olympiad of the Art, Villa Montalvo Gallery, Saratoga, CA |
| 1995 | Painting and Sculpture, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA |
| 1995 | TET Art Exhibition, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA |
| 1995 | Clay Forms and Human Figures, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA |
Awards and Honors |
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| 2009 | Professional Development Grant, Lycoming College, PA |
| 2007 | Professional Development Grant, Lycoming College, PA |
| 2005 | Professional Development Grant, Lycoming College, PA |
| 2005 | Bald Eagle Art League Award, Lycoming Art Council, PA |
| 2004 | Cash Award, Del Mar College, TX |
| 2003 | Award of Excellence, Northern California Arts, Inc., CA |
| 2003 | American Figure Award, Santa Cruz Art League, Inc., CA |
| 2003 | Professional Development Grant, Lycoming College, PA |
| 2000 | Pineda Award, Boston University, MA |
| 1999 | Constantin Alajalo Award, Boston University, MA |
| 1999 | Merit Award, Boston University, MA |
| 1998 | Faculty Choice Award, Spring Show, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA |
| 1998 | Best Bronze Sculpture, Spring Show, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA |
| 1998 | Constantin Alajalo Award, Boston University, MA |
| 1998 | Merit Award, Boston University, MA |
| 1995 | Best Bronze Sculpture, Spring Show, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA |
Commissions |
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| Penn College of Technology, Williamsport, PA | |
Collections |
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Thiel College, Greenville, PA Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA Loch Haven University, Loch Haven, PA Penn College of Technology, Williamsport, PA John Try, Tabernacle, NJ Norman LaLiberte, Nahant, MA Beth Lazor, Marblehead, MA Carl & Toby Sloang, Marblehead, MA Arthur Lund, San Francisco, CA Peggy Howard, Salem, MA Marsha Miele, Williamsport, PA Lu Zheng, Lewisburg, PA Diane Brooks, Swampscott, MA Sally Thompson, Marblehead, MA John Voss, Brookline, MA Barbara Alex, Marblehead, MA Jane Hunt, Marblehead, MA Richard Boudreau, Methuen, MA Karen McCormack, Medford, MA Mary Erskine, Weston, MA Pepper Thompson, San Francisco, CA Emily Hughes, San Francisco, CA |
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Reviews, Articles, Interviews: |
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| 2010 | Stephanie Goga, The Daily Collegian: Venues Magazine, January 14, Visual Arts |
| 2009 | Douglas Max Utter, Cleveland Scene, June 24, Art |
| 2008 | Jessica Beaver, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, November 27, p. 13, May 15, p. 1, 10 |
| 2005 | Stephanie Farr, "Transition", Williamsport Sun-Gazette, May 15, p. 1, 10 |
| 2003 | Katie Prince, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, September 4, p. 6 |
| 2003 | Erika Funke, Interview, WVIA Radio, Scranton, PA, September 4 |
| 2003 | Heather Longley, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, March 20, p. 10 |
| 2003 | Robin Van Auken, Webb Communications, March 19, p. 26 |
| 2003 | Katy Grzywinski, The Lycourier, March 20, p. 1 |
| 2000 | Kennedy, Eileen, Arts Media, February 15 - March 15, p. 10 |
| 1999 | Laliberte, Kristian The Asian, December |
Employment History: |
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| 2002-present | Assistant Professor of Art, Lycoming College, PA |
| 2004-2005 | The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA (non-regional mentor for MFA sculpture candidate) |
Visiting Artist Lectures: |
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| 2010 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| 2009 | Weyers-Sampson Art Gallery, Thiel College, Greenville, PA |
| 2008 | Keystone College, La Plume, PA |
| 2007 | Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA |
| 2006 | Campus: Residency/Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 2005 | Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA |
| 2003 | Bald Eagle Art League, Williamsport, PA |
| 2003 | The Coalition of Independent Artists and Artisans, Williamsport, PA |
| 2003 | Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA |
| 2001 | Raw Art Works, Lynn, MA |
| 2000 | Raw Art Works, Lynn, MA |
| 1998 | Vietnamese American Youth Conference, Stanford University, CA |
Exhibitions Juried: |
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| 2007 | Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Gmeiner Art & Culture Center, Wellsboro, PA |
| 2006 | Best of Bald Eagle Art League, Bald Eagle Art League, Williamsport, PA |
| 2003 | Way's Garden Art Show, Williamsport, PA |
Affiliations: |
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| 2007-present | Member, Philadelphia Sculptors, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2003-present | Member, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ |
| 1999-present | Member, College Art Association, New York, NY |