Lives in Seattle. Born 1987.
Solo and Collaborative Exhibitions:
2010
--> Metabolizing Costco: Ditch Projects, Springfield OR
With Rebar Neimi. Organized by Jessica Powers.
--> Hidden Snacks Punch Gallery, Seattle. With Jason Hirata.
--> Object History Awareness: Gallery4Culture, Seattle
Powers, Jessica; “Hashemi's Studiousness” ArtSlant, March 1st, 2010
Hackett, Regina; “Sol Hashemi - Object History Awareness” ArtsJournal, February 19th, 2010
Graves, Jen; “Sol Hashemi at Gallery4Culture” SLOG, February 25th, 2010
--> To Be Like That Which You Have: Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle. With Jason Hirata.
2009
--> The Gift Shop Presents: Presents: Henry Art Gallery, Seattle. With Claire Cowie, Jason Hirata, and Friends.
The Editors; “The Curator's Eye: The Shock of the Potlatch” CityArts, December 12th, 2009
--> Generally, incidentally, light. The Dirty Shed, at the residence of Betsey Brock and Eric Fredericksen, Seattle. With Jason Hirata
Natkin, Paul; “Sol Hashemi and Jason Hirata at the Dirty Shed” September 5th, 2009
-->Please Stand By; Stand By Me: Punch Gallery, Seattle. With Jason Hirata
Grant, Adriana; “It's in the Air, Tonight” Arcade Magazine, Winter 2009
Hobart, Erika; “Please Stand By; Stand By Me.” Seattle Weekly, March 18th, 2009
Group Exhibitions:
2010
-->Mirror, Mirror: James Harris Gallery, Seattle
-->READY OR NOT IT'S 2010, LACMA, Los Angeles
-->STREAM: A photograph projection show.
Pent House Gallery, Baltimore
Space 15 Twenty, Los Angeles
Initiated + curated by Jennilee Marigomen and Andrew Laumann
2009
-->Winner Takes All: Punch Gallery, Seattle
-->Call and Response: Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle
Juror – Jeffry Mitchell
Graves, Jen; "Indian Gifts." The Stranger, April 21st, 2009
Clemans, Gayle; "Call and Response" is no slick, packaged show.” Seattle Times, Friday, April 3rd, 2009.
-->School of Art Open: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle
Juror - Rock Hushka, Tacoma Art Musuem
-->BFA Thesis Show: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle
Hackett, Regina; “A lot younger than Jesus at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.” Another Bouncing Ball; ArtsJournal, April 21st, 2009
-->Strange Couplings: Ouch my Eye Gallery, Seattle
-->Hashemi+Hern-Fondation: Storage Room, Seattle
2008
-->Aqua Art Miami: Punch Gallery, Miami
-->Works on Paper + Small 3D: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle
Juror - Michael Darling, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seattle Art Museum
Juror’s Award
-->School of Art Open: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle
Juror - Billy Howard, Howard House
-->Hashemi+Hirata: Storage Room, Seattle
2007
-->A Bell is a Cup Until it is Struck: Punch and SOIL galleries, Seattle
Juror - Eric Fredericksen, Director of Western Bridge
Juror’s Award
Shimp, Rachel; “’A bell is a cup until it is struck’. Art that’s made it past a discriminating judge.” Seattle Weekly, December 26th, 2007
-->PDX Panels: Portland Art Center. Portland, Oregon
-->Work Within Limits: Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle
Juror: Greg Bell, Gallery4Culture
2006
-->Works on Paper: Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Seattle
Juror: Scott Lawrimore, Lawrimore Project
Awards and Recognition
Juror's Award
Works on Paper + Small 3D
Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle. Juror: Michael Darling
Mary Gates Research Scholar
Seventh Annual Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities
University of Washington
Matt J. Jarvis Travel Award For Photography
University of Washington
Juror's Award
A Bell is a Cup Until it is Struck
Punch and Soil Galleries, Seattle. Juror: Eric Fredericksen
Professional and Related Experience
Artist Member,
Punch Gallery. Seattle
Seattle Art Museum Young Adult Advisory Group Member
Student / Henry Advisory Group (SHAG) Committee Member
Henry Art Gallery
ArtsLink Student Advisory Board Member 2007-2008
University of Washington
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts With Distinction in Photography
University of Washington 2009