Greg Hargarten
Visual artist, singer songwriter, musician, graphic designer, filmaker
Self taught as a painter
Workshops & Residencies
BlackSpruce Waskesiu Artist in Residence, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, June 2020
Artists in Missinipe Churchill River WETU Residency Program, Hickson Lake, Saskatchewan, July 2018
Plein Air Residency, Kunstmuseum, Schwaan, Germany, May 2018
Johnson Cultural Centre – Artists’ Retreat, Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan September 2017
Emma Lake Artist Workshop, Elizabeth McIntosh, U of S
Kenderdine Campus, August 2012
Emma Lake Artist Workshop, David Alexander, U of S Kenderdine Campus, August 2011
Art in the Park, Ivvavik National Park, Yukon, June 2011
Painting the Emma Lake Landscape in Oils and Acrylics, Degen Lindner, Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus, July 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Selected Group & Solo Exhibitions
Virtual Water Gallery Live Event (group exhibition)- ArtsPlace, Canmore, AB. May 27 - June 17, 2022
Elora Landscapes (group exhibition) - Elora Arts Centre, Elora, ON. May 22, 2022
ARCTIC - Man Under the Ice (group exhibition) - Canadian Tour (various locations), May-October, 2022
BIG (group exhibition)- Assiniboia Gallery, Regina, SK. April, 2021
'Painting the Canadian Landscape' (MWP Exhibition) - Courthouse Gallery, Kerrobert, SK. November, 2020
Boreal Landscapes (group exhibition)- BlackSpruce Gallery, Waskesiu, SK. July, 2020
Painting the Canadian Landscape (MWP exhibition) - Saskatoon Club, Saskatoon, SK. February, 2020
53.9 ° North (MWP exhibition) - Chapel Gallery North Battleford, SK. November, 2019
‘Edge of the World’(group exhibition) - Willows Country Club, Saskatoon, October 2019
Art Now (group exhibition) - Sound Stage- Regina, SK, September, 2019
Ancient Pathways (MWP exhibition) Gordon Snellgrove Gallery, U of S Department of Art, Saskatoon, June 2019
‘53.9° North’, Willows Country Club, Saskatoon, October 2018
‘53.9° North’, Kunstmuseum, Scwhaan Germany, June 2018
‘Painting the Landscape’(group exhibition) - Darrell Bell Gallery, Saskatoon, September 2017
‘Call of the Wild’, Wascana Country Club, Regina, April 2017
Winter Festival Juried Art Show, Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert, March 2017
‘Breaking Ground’, Willows Country Club, Saskatoon, October 2016
‘Art Now’, Prairieland Park - Saskatoon, September, 2016
‘Illuviation’, Gordon Snellgrove Gallery, U of S Department of Art, Saskatoon, December 2015
‘In the Footsteps of Tom: Paintings from Algonquin Park’, Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon, May 2015
Familiar Ground’, Venue de Francophne, Saskatoon, October 2014
Northern Landscapes’, Station Arts (Rosthern Arts Board), Rosthern, June 2014
‘Northern Landscapes’, La Ronge Arts Council, La Ronge, Febraury 2014
‘Northern Landscapes’, Venue de Francophne, Saskatoon, October 2013
‘Northern Landscapes’, Black Spruce Gallery, Northside, August 2013
‘Pallettes & Places’, Hague Gallery, Regina,. March 2013
Winter Festival Juried Art Show, Mann Art Gallery, Prince Alber,t February 2013
‘Pallettes & Places’, Venue de Francophne, Saskatoon, October 2012
‘Reel Rave Film Festival’, Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert, August 2012
Art Trek Festival, Saskatoon, June 2012
Mendel Art Gallery Members Show, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, November 2011
‘Little Gems’, The Mix Gallery, Saskatoon, November 2011
‘Northern Exposure’, RSVP Centre, Saskatoon, October 2011
Winter Festival Juried Art Show, Mann Art Gallery, Prince Albert February 2011
‘Men Who Paint’, The Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon, December 2010
‘Little Gems’, The Mix Gallery, Saskatoon, November 2010
Mendel Art Gallery Members Show, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, November 2010
‘Men Who Paint’, Black Spruce Gallery, Christopher Lake, July 2010
‘Landscapes by Men Who Paint’, RSVP Centre, Saskatoon, November 2009
'Landscapes by Men Who Paint’, Station Arts Centre, Rosthern, August 2009
Juried Selection Pieces
‘Morning Glory’ 30 x 60” Acrylic on canvas 2017 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at The Mann Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Zachari Logan
‘Kingsmeree River Melt’ 30 x 40” Acrylic on canvas 2016 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at The Mann Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Darrell Bell.
‘Calm Purple Morning’ 36 x 36” Acrylic on canvas 2015 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at The Mann Gallery of Prince Albert.
‘Summer Breeze, Anglin Lake’ 8 x 10” Acrylic on watercolour paper. 2014 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at The Mann Gallery of Prince Albert. Jurors: Levi Nocholat and Donald Roach.
‘Shekinah Pond’ 24 x 24” Acrylic on canvas and ‘Spring in Cypress Hills’ 24 x 24” Acrylic on canvas 2012 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at The Mann Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Alison Norlen.
‘Winter Meadow, Anglin Lake’ 24 x 24” Acrylic on canvas. 2011 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at The Mann Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Sandra Fraser, Associate Curator, Mendel Art Gallery.
‘Fall Birch, St. Louis’ 24 x 36” Acrylic on canvas. 2011 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at The Mann Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Sandra Fraser, Associate Curator, Mendel Art Gallery.
‘Coal Mine Ravine, Herscel’ 36 x 48” Acrylic on canvas. 2010 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at the Art Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Laura Kinzel, Public Programs Coordinator, Mendel Art Gallery
‘Behind the Cabin at Lost Creek’ 24 x 24” Acrylic on canvas. 2010 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at the Art Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Laura Kinzel, Public Programs Coordinator, Mendel Art Gallery
‘Birch Hill’ 24 x 36” Acrylic on canvas. 2009 Winter Festival Juried Art Show at the Art Gallery of Prince Albert. Juror: Dean Bauche, Curator of the Allen Sapp Gallery, North Battleford, SK.
Collections
Kunstmuseum Permanent Collection, Schwaan, Germany
OstseeSparkasse Rostock Permanent Collection, Schwaan, Germany
Parks Canada Permanent Collection, Gatineau, QC Canada
Mann Gallery Permanent Collection, Prince Albert, SK Canada
Ronald McDonald House Permanent Collection, Saskatoon, SK Canada
Saskatoon Club Permanent Collection, Saskatoon, SK Canada
Blue Cross, Saskatoon, SK Canada
Twigg and Company, Saskatoon, SK Canada
Awards & Nominations
2022 Best in Exhibition, Elora Plein Air Festival, Elora, Ontario for “Last Call at the Handsome Devil” 12x24"
2020 Best Web Series, Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards for “Adventures in Painting”
2017 Guy Rutter - Peoples Choice Award, Mann Art Gallery Prince Albert for “Morning Glory” 30x60"
2016 Kayla Memorial Award - Winter Festival, Mann Art Gallery Prince Albert for “Kingsmere River Melt” 30x40"
2013 Honorable Mention - Winter Festival, Mann Art Gallery Prince Albert for “Spring In Cypress Hills” 24x24"
2012 Best Small Scale Film Production, Reel Rave Fim Festival, Mann Art Gallery for “Dear Abbey Road” music video
2011 Guy Rutter - Peoples Choice Award, Mann Art Gallery Prince Albert for “Winter Meadow, Anglin Lake” 20x24"
2007 Album Design of the Year, Western Canadian Music Awards (Eileen Laverty - Ground Beneath My Feet)
2007 Album Design of the Year, Canadian Country Music Awards (Shane Yellowbird - Life is Calling My Name)
2006 Album Design of the Year, Canadian Country Music Awards (Brad Johner - Summertown Road)
2006 Regional Winner, Radio Star National Songwriting Contest at Canada Music Week for “Suck It Up”
2005 Best Can Design of the Year, Canadian Brewerianists Society
2004 Best Label Design of the Year, Canadian Brewerianists Society
2004 Regional Winner, Radio Star National Songwriting Contest at Canada Music Week for “Bipolar (Sometimes)”
2000 Outstanding Roots Recording, Prairie Music Awards for Eileen Laverty - Dancing with Angels (producer)
Publications & Video
‘A Decade in the Works: Men Who Paint, A 10 Year Retrospective’ University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon 2017, 120 pp. ISBN 978-0-9813624-2-7
‘Halfway To Heaven: Men Who Paint, Painting Ivvavik National Park’ BRC Entertainment 2014, Video 46 mins.
‘Halfway To Heaven: Men Who Paint, Works from Ivvavik National Park’ University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon 2012, 88 pp. ISBN 978-0-9813624-1-0
‘Northern Exposure: Works by Men Who Paint’ 2011, 85 pp.
‘Under Painted Sky: Works by Men Who Paint’. 2010. 117 pp. ISBN 978-0-9813624-0-3
‘Men Who Paint’ 2009 57 pp
Articles
''Sask Artists Put Travel on Hold to Paint PANP’, Jayda Taylor, Prince Albert Herald, July 16, 2020
‘'Greg Hargarten—Renaissance Man’, Joanne Paulson, Saskatoon Express, January 14, 2019
‘Picture Perfect—Men who Paint Bring Home Artwork Created While Visiting Germany’, Matt Olson, Saskatoon Star-Pheonix, October 25, 2018
Die Maler aus Saskatoon’, Lennart Stahlberg, Mecklenberg Scheriner Volkszeitung, May 18, 2018
‘Men Who Paint Release Retropective Book’, Cam Fuller, Ottawa Citizen, October 23, 2017
‘150 Gifts from Saskatchewan to Canada’, Tonya Lambert, Prairies North Magazine, Summer, 2017
‘Breaking Ground’, Irene Seiberling, Kingston Whig-Standard, April 6, 2016
'‘In the Footsteps of Tom’ Alex J. MacPherson, Verb Magazine, May, 2015
Natural Beauties - Plein air artists bring their passion for painting to Regina', Irene Seiberling, Regina Leader Post, April 10, 2015
‘Men Who Paint’, Tonya Lambert, Fine Lifestyles Magazine, December, 2014
‘Back from Nature and Doing What's Natural’, Marsha Day, Saskatoon Star-Pheonix, October 9, 2013
Men Who Paint - Journey of Landscape Artists Reflected in Upcoming Exhibit’, Irene Seiberling, Regina Leader Post, March 26, 2013
‘Men Who Paint Honored for Artwork from Yukon’, Cam Hutchinson, Saskatoon Express, October 22, 2012
‘Trip of a lifetime for the Men Who Paint’, Tara Campbell, Saskatoon Express, October 24, 2011.
‘Yukon great for Men Who Paint’, Marsha Day, Saskatoon Star Phoenix Arts & Life, October 12, 2011
‘Unlikely source of paintings furnishes beauty’, Marsha Day, Saskatoon Star Phoenix Arts & Life, September 7, 12, 2011
‘National Parks Arctic Splendour’, The Globe and Mail Travel Section, August 13, 2011
‘Men to Paint North’, Cam Fuller, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, June 2, 2011
‘The Men Who Paint Outdoors’ by Darlene Polachic, Sunday Sun December 5, 2010
‘Group of Painter Enjoy Working Out Doors’, Cam Fuller Saskatoon Star-Pheonix, August 2009
‘Men Who Paint at Speed of Sun’, Tessa Holloway, Prince Albert Herald, July 30, 2009
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