Biography
Harry Clewans was born in San Francisco.
Though mostly self-taught he also trained briefly at the Art Institute of San Francisco. He now resides in the Bay Area where he owns and operates Harry Clewans Fine Finishes. He splits his time doing custom painted finishes and fine art. Initially a painter, Harry began an exploration of the woodcut in the mid 1980’s.
He has studios in Berkeley and Oakland, California and Ancram, New York.
Exhibitions
Electric Works San Francisco, CA
Harry Clewans, Jeremiah Maddock and Dave Schubert
March 5 to April 10, 2010
Kala Art Institute Berkeley, CA
Jaemes D. Pehlan Art Award in Printmaking
October 13 to November 28, 2009 more here
Oakland Museum at the Oakland International Airport, CA "Evolution of the Print: Artist of Kala"
August 28 - November 7, 2009
Carleton College, Northfield, MN: ”Seeing is Knowing: the Body”, September 14 to October 14, 2007 more here
Cabrillo College, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA: ”Worlds Within Worlds”, September 4 to September 28, 2007
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA:
“Cultivating Creativity; In Residence At Kala”,
January 12 to April 1, 2007
Varnish Fine Art San Francisco, CA,
September 5 to September 23, 2006
Rasmussen Gallery Angwin, CA:
“Larger Than Life: Woodcut Collages of Harry Clewans",
October 7 to 29, 2006
Gallery 110, 110 S. Washinton St., Seattle, WA: "Harry Clewans Woodblock Collage", January 4 to 28, 2006
Cabrillo College, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA:
“Black White and Read”, August 29 to September 23, 2005
Center of Art of Uzbekistan: “Kala in Uzbekistan”, December 19, 2004 to January 19, 2005
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts: “Printers Without Borders” April 10 to May 16, 2003
Travels to Centro Cultural Metropolitno in Cinto, Equidor, October 2003
Kala Art Institute: “Crosscuts”, the Contemporary Wood cut,
February 13 to March 12, 2003
National Museum of Art of Belarus: “Kala In Belaruse”, November 1 to November 26, 2002
Kala Art Institute: “New Work”, June 27 to July 31, 2002
743 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA: “High Touch / High Tech”, March 24 to April 22, 2000
Cabrillo College, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA: “Drawing”, November 20 to December 18, 1998
Berkeley Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA: “Approaching the New Millennium”, April 1997 to March 1998
Marjorie & Herman Platt Gallery at the University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA:
“Contemporary Expressions Hebrew Letters", September 28 to November 9, 1997
Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA: “Recent Acquisitions”, July to September 30, 1996
Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA: “The Inquisitive Eye A New Look at Favorite Magnes Paintings”, November 19 to March 10, 1996
The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA: “Light Interpretations”,
November 12 to December 25, 1995
Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA: “One of a Kind”, February to March 1994
Susan Dey Gallery, Menlo Park, CA, June to July 1990
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Rental Gallery at Fort Mason,
San Francisco, CA: "One person exhibit", March 1987
Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA: “Jewish Themes, Northern California Artists”,
January to April 1987
California Artists, February 1985
San Francisco Art Commission Gallery: “New Directions: Seven Bay Area Painters”, February 1985
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA: “Works on Paper”, July 1983
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, Exhibition, July 1982
Hayward Forum of the Arts, Juried Exhibition, May 1982
San Mateo Arts Council: “Bay Arts”, January 1982
Artvarks Gallery, San Jose, CA: One person exhibit, June 1981
Rolando Castellon Gallery, December 1981
Panels and Projects
Headlands Center for the Arts, December 4, 1988. The Catapult Project: A lecture describing the process of building a catapult, in collaboration with writer, Jim Paul
The Identity of the Jewish Artist: Panelist in a discussion in conjunction with an exhibition at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA, March 23, 1987
Kala Institute Fellowship November 2001 to April 2002
Public Collections
University Art Museum, Berkeley CA
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
The Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, CA
Mills College Art Collection, Oakland, CA
Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA
Private Collections
Mc Donald’s Corporate Collection
Jill Friedenrich, Atherton, CA
Jay Hayes, San Francisco, CA
Scott Newkirk, Berkeley, CA
Leah Levy, Berkeley, CA
Jim Paul, San Francisco, CA
Emil Goldschlagger, Hillsborough, CA
Articles
East Bay Express, November 9, 2009"Complementaries"
Berkeley Daily Planet, November 2009 "Admirable Woodcuts on Display at Kala Institute
Contra Costa Times, October 23, 2009 :Ink Depths"
Seattle Weekly, January 18 2006 "Look Twice"
San Francisco Magazine, November 1999 "Steeling Beauty"
San Francisco Magazine, February 1999 "Self Images"
Links
Kala Institute
Cabrillo College
Carleton College