Bio 2023

 Harkrader Bio

as exhibited October 2023

Alexander / Heath Contemporary

Roanoke, Virginia

   

Zebra Man 2024

"Zebra Man"

Hand made sculpture made by

Harkrader for the Daisy Parade

Roanoke, Virginia 2024

Istanbul, Turkiye (Fatih) 2023

                                                                        Istanbul, Turkiye

                                                                        Old City (Fatih)

 

Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul Turkiye

Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul

In route to the Black Sea.

September 2023

Roanoke Valley Sister Cities_Harkrader

 

                

Harkrader & Roanoke Valley Sister Cities

Pets of the Past

Harkrader Pets of the Past.

'Brother Dog' Samoyed Malamute Husky

Silver Fox in a silver 190SL

More to come.

 

A.I. Art: Chat GPT / Dall-E

Girl on a Yellow Scooter #1  / Dall-E / May 1, 2023

Girl on a Scooter #2  / Dall-E / May 1, 2023

 

RED HOT

A screen snap of Red details

from Harkrader's Instagram.

"I like red, no matter what color it is"--??

 

"Onyx IV" Room

 "Black Onyx IV" Room

48" x 24" Mixed Medium and Media on Canvas

with sand, pumice, leather, wire, and fibers.

Available

City Floral Room

"City Floral" Room

36" x 48" Mixed Medium on Canvas

Sold by Studio Z in Roanoke 2009-ish 

Another 'Year of the Horse'

Horse / Zebra head under construction 2023.

Daisy Parade costume complete 2023

Dall-e image of A.I. (artificial intelligence) 2023

Harkrader walking in the Daisy Parade.

Dall-e image of A.I. (artificial intelligence)

Harkrader on Yellow Horse in Purple Room.

The source of inspiration for all of the above.

Harkrader's 'Urban Kingdom of Peace'

Mixed media on canvas (48" x 36") 2015

 

5 Mile Ranch

Harkrader @ 5 Mile Ranch, Tonapah, Nevada

Cowboy Work 2001

 'Kicker'

Pro Lasso Cowboy

Box Canyon 2001

Testing

Galerie Francois / Roanoke City 2012

 

Harkrader art agent, Francois, (Galerie Francois)

at the Harkrader Albemarle Street Studio (2012)

Galerie Francois / Roanoke City 2012

Philadelphia 2009 Obama Campaign Poster

Philadelphia 2009. Found an Obama 'Progress'

Campaign Poster laying on a news vending cabine

in the 'Old City', near Market and 3rd Street.

Harkrader's gallery at the time, 'Edge Gallery'

was located nearby.

On Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, fourteen years

later, Harkrader donates the Obama

'Progress' Campaign Poster (Mad Maude Letterpress

to the Christiansburg Institute, Inc, for their collection

or fund raising. The poster is 18"x12" on heavy

stock in blue and gray.

As found on a PW (Philadelphia Weekly)

a free newspaper, vending kiosk as shown.

Transport

Art Lovers @ Harkrader Exhibition Opening 2023

 Two Art lovers view three abstracts,

from the Harkrader 'Action' series.

Alexander / Heath Contemporary in

Roanoke, Virginia.

A second public social is set for

Saturday, October 22, 2023

109 Campbell Ave SW 24011

In Memoriam: Suzi Gablik & Joe Kelly

 In memory of two friends: Suzi Gablik & Joe Kelly

Memorial Service for Joe Kelly is today in Blacksburg.

Harkrader took this photo of Suzi Gablik with an exhibit

painting'Bat' by Joe Kelly. We were visiting the 'Mountain Lake

Workshop' exhibit at Montgomery Museum in 2009.

Justin Craig / Master Guitarist

 Justin Craig, Master Guitarist, will play at an art Exhibit

by artist, X Harkrader, on Friday October 7th. Justin will

perform for a couple of hours in the early evening.

Photo from Justin's 'booking' website.

https://justincraigguitar.com/booking

All are invited!

All are invited: A solo exhibition by Harkrader

You are invited: Alexander / Heath Contemporary (607) 226-2473

"Now & Then" (a retro - metro)

Friday October 7th / 5 - 9 PM

109 Campbell Ave SW Roanoke Virginia

Downtown (across from Curry Copy)

AMTRACK service available twice daily