Brad Howe began his career in Brazil after studying history at the University of Sao Paulo. His work presents the influence of inquiry into the aesthetics of various cultures and distinct movements in the continuum of art history.
Howe’s work continues to connect with international communities, exhibiting and completing site-specific commissions both in the US and abroad. Known for his sculpture practice, Howe’s focus also includes the representation of objects through diverse means, including photography.
Born: Riverside, California 1959
Residence: Los Angeles, California
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Stanford, California
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2017
Second Nature, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
2016
Jarding de Reverie, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, California
Brad Howe Invitational, Gallery Jeon, Daegu, South Korea
System of Shared Risk, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
2015
Working Fictions, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, California
Cartography, CMay Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2014
Shadow Economy, Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, California
Concoctions, The Frostig Collection, Santa Monica, California
2013
Docile Bodies, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, California
Deprivato, Katherine Cone Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Coyote, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
2012
Kinetic Works, The Frostig Collection, Santa Monica, California
Sculpture & Kinetic Art, Soohoh Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Sculpture, Galerie Janos, Paris, France
2011
Construct, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
2010
Primavernica, AndrewShire Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Sculturen, Mobiles und Mandalas, Galerie Kaysser, Munich, Germany
Giocare con la Scultura, Art 1307, Napoli, Italy
2008
Brad Howe, Alexander Mertens Fine Art, Montecito, California
Sculpture, College of The Canyons, Santa Clarita, California
2007
At This Moment, Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, California
Strata, Museum of Design, Art and Architecture, Culver City, California
Stainless Steel Sculpture, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
Skulpturen Und Objekte, Galerie Kaysser, Munich, Germany
2006
The Next Dimension, Hamilton-Selway Fine Art, Hollywood, California
New Work, Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Monoliths, Galerie Holm, Ulm, Germany
Tectonics, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
Steps in Serious Exuberance, Skulpturengalerie, Zurich, Switzerland
2005
A Survey of Color, Form and Motion, Rosenthal Fine Art, Chicago, Illinois
In Collaboration, Adamar Fine Art, Miami, Florida
Synchrony, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
2002
Stahlplastiken, Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach, Germany
2001
Steel Haiku, Jernigan Wicker Fine Arts, San Francisco, California
2000
Neo Modernism, Boritzer/Gray/Hamano Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Biscotto, Jernigan Wicker Fine Arts, San Francisco, California
1999
Esculturas, Praxis Arte Internacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Aquatica, Boritzer/Gray/Hamano Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1997
Drift, Boritzer/Gray/Hamano Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1996
Flats & Risers, Diane Nelson Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
Causes, Arario Gallery, Cheoan-Shi, South Korea
1995
Boias, Galeria Nara Roesler, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1994
Hop The Twig, Boritzer/Gray/Hamano Gallery, Santa Monica, California
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
On The Road: American Abstraction, David Klein Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
2016
20, Zetaeffe Galleria, Florence, Italy
Properties of Light, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Recent Work, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, Canada
2015
American Array, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Nature of Sculpture: Art in the Garden, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Farbe ist mein Motiv, Galerie Kaysser, Ruhpolding, Germany
Gerundet Umkriest, Gallery Foundation SBC Pro Arte, Biberach, Germany
2014
Blur the Lines, Brad Howe and Murakami Takashi, Asian Art Works, Busan, Korea
Farmhouse Logic: Brad Howe and Gary Komarin, Morrison Gallery, Kent, Connecticut
Bogen Schiessen, Museum Biberach, Biberach, Germany
2013
The Frostig Collection, Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, California
Rouge, Katherine Cone Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Brad Howe, Zachary Thornton, Lopez-Herrera, Thomas Punzman Fine Arts, Frankfurt, Germany
Gary Komarin and Brad Howe, Galerie Proarta, Zurich, Switzerland
Bunt, Galerie Kaysser, Ruhpolding, Germany
2012
TARFEST: 10th Anniversary Art Exhibition, LACMA, Los Angeles, California
Frostig at Large: In West Hollywood, West Hollywood, California
Color Balance, Marco Casentini and Brad Howe, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, California
L’Art del Regal XII & Brad Howe, Esculture. Art Contemporani Nord-America, La Galeria, Barcelona, Spain
Mouvement et Lumiere: Exposition de 85 Sculptures, La Fondation Villa Datris, Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse, France
2010
Malibu Sculpture 2010, A Summer Exhibition curated by Carl Scholsberg, Malibu Civic Center, Malibu, California
Tectonic-Ephemeral-Sensual: Sculpture and Jewelry, SPF:a Gallery, Culver City, California
Avesta Art 2010, Verket, Avesta, Sweden
2009
Five, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California
A Happy Medium, Gilman Contemporary, Ketchum, Idaho
2008
Sculpture in Motion, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia
Fusion, Gilman Contemporary, Ketchum, Idaho
2007
Keeping It Straight, Right Angles and Hard Edges in Contemporary Southern California, Riverside Museum of Art, Riverside, California
The El Paseo Invitational, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Palm Desert, California
2006
L.A. Minimalism Today, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, California
Primary Colors, Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, California
2005
Touch Me, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, California
2004
Nine, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, California
Out of Plane: Light on White Maze, SPF: a Gallery, Culver City, California
2002
Pourquoi Pas, Galerie Janos, Paris, France
1999
Pier Walk 99, International Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois
1998
Illusion, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
1997
Grins, Humor and Whimsy in Contemporary Art, Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, California
1995
Edition FIAC/SAGA, Paris, France
1994
Group Show, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
Big Littles, Boritzer/Gray/Hamano Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Pop into the ‘90s, Kass/Meridian Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Busan Bienniale, Busan, South Korea