Artist's Profile

Since 1973, Robert Hargrave has been laminating and carving sheets of plywood into graceful and fluid forms.   Birch and Lauan plywood, which are high-grade imports of contrasting colors are glued together, the black lines between the veneers become elements of the design.

My work is about the contradiction between plywood's negative image and the unique and distinctive results that are achieved. Rather than try to hide the plywood with paint or stain, my goal is to bring out the natural beauty of the wood with fine sanding and a clear finish.

I began working with plywood while an art student at the University of Florida.  After graduation, I lived in Boston for several years developing a market for my work.  I moved to the country of upstate New York when the need to expand my business was necessary.  In 1995, I moved back to Florida and settled in the artists' community of Railroad Square in Tallahassee.

Robert Hargrave is a member of the board of directors for Florida Craftsmen, Inc., headquartered in St. Petersburg, and The 621 Gallery, located in Railroad Square, which are not-for-profit educational organizations and art galleries.

Contact Information

Telephone

850-224-5289

FAX

850-531-9807

Postal address

Plywood Sculpture

Post Office Box 20685

Tallahassee, FL  32316-0685

United States of America

Physical address

        Railroad Square

        685 Industrial Drive
        Tallahassee, FL 32310-4808

Electronic mail

rhargrave@nettally.com

Robert T. Hargrave

OBJECTIVE
To produce  fine quality woodcraft and sculpture, utilizing unique and creative techniques on the most distinctive plywoods and hardwoods available.

QUALIFIED BY
Over 30 years as a full time working craftsman, exhibiting in numerous retail shows, and producing a line of limited production pieces wholesaled to the finest craft galleries around the country.

Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, University of Florida, 1973, with a concentration in Sculpture. 

Proven ability to effectively conceive unique designs, efficiently produce salable products and to market them successfully over many years to several geographic regions.  

EXPERIENCE

1973 - Present
Sole-Proprietor of Plywood Sculpture, which is engaged in handcrafting furniture, mirrors, clocks, figures and accessories on a wholesale/retail basis , as well as producing limited one of a kind pieces.

1982 - Present
Tenured Exhibitor with the Buyers Market of American Crafts (Philadelphia, PA).

Board of Directors
Hubbard Hall Projects, 1994-1996.
Florida Craftsmen Inc., 2001-Present.
The 621 Gallery, 2003 - Present.

SELECTED EXHIBITS

The New England Crafts Exhibition, Slater Memorial. Museum, Norwich CT, October 1976 (Jurors Commendation).
Northern Spectrum, Thomas Center Galleries, Gainesville, FL, March 1998.
Tallahassee Sculptors, The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, April 1998.
The Art of Craft, Tallahassee City Hall, January 1999.
The 46^th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, LeMoyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, FL, January 1999.
Northern Spectrum II, The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, May 2001.
The Exotic and the Esoteric, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL, September 2001.
Florida Craftsmen Invitational, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL , September 2002.
Around the Looking Glass, Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli, PA, September 2003.

SELECTED GALLERIES

Adirondack Craft Center, Lake Placid, NY
Artcraft Collection, Savage, MD
Artisans Gallery, Lahaska, PA
By the Bay Gallery, Morro Bay, CA
Sturgeon River Pottery, Petosky, MI

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