Chronology : Richard Hodge


Born in Cleveland, Ohio. May 8, 1944.

First formal classes in art at The Cleveland Academy of Design and The Cleveland Institute of Art. 1961-62.

Majored in painting at Ohio State University. 1962-65.

Private study of both painting and sculpture in NYC while working at The Museum of Modern Art, Department of Drawings and Prints. 1965-70.

Exhibitions Coordinator for The Hopkins Center Galleries at Dartmouth College (now The Hood Museum) 1971-72.

Exhibition of sculpture at the Herman Miller Showrooms in NYC. 1971.

Sculpture represented by The Art Lending Service of The Museum of Modern Art In NYC. 1970-79.

Owner of design firm in Windsor, Vermont. 1972-86. Extended series of sculpture. Return to painting 1982.

First paintings using small drawings for projection onto much larger canvases in 1987. Additional experiments using this technique. 1987-95.

Studio in Miami 1996. Over 500 drawings including additional work on ‘Manhattan Jazz’. Also ‘Endless Line’ and a series entitled ‘Dance’.

Return to New York City end of 1996. First paper cut-outs.

Exhibition of paintings for Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. 1998.

Continuation of paper cut-outs. First of the ongoing ‘Twin Towers’ series started prior to 9/11. Studies for public sculpture 2001.

Exhibition of paper cut-outs presented by Bergdorf Goodman in New York 2002.

Building and design of studio in Brooklyn, New York. Studio sales and continuation of both the larger paintings and paper cut-outs through 2008.

Representation by The Leonard Hutton Galleries in New York City. 2008.