Painter. Sculptor. Printmaker.

John Hartley discovered his life's passion while growing up in Piqua, Ohio. Encouraged to develop his talents in an academic environment, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1982 to study art at Texas Christian University. After graduation, he began building a body of work that includes paintings, prints, and sculpture.

 

Exhibiting throughout Texas and the United States, his work has been critically received and is included in collections across the country. In 2013, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth purchased his painting, Night Duty, for their permanent collection, which also includes three of his monoprints from its 1990 exhibition, Forty Texas Printmakers. His exhibitions include shows at Kidder Smith Gallery in Boston and Martha's Vineyard, the Arlington Museum of Art, The Barth Galleries in Columbus, Ohio, and galleries in Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston, Texas.

 

He continues to make art today and remains active in the Fort Worth art community. He opened Gallery 414 in 1995, an alternative art gallery exhibiting local and regional contemporary artists. He has also been a teacher and a professional art handler, working with museums, private collectors and blue chip artists from around the world.

 

His art reflects his many interests: the human figure, toy collecting, social issues, and more. He actively promotes art education, and encourages young people to develop creative talent and thought. And he continues to explore new mediums and push his art to its fullest potential.

 

EDUCATION

2004  M.F.A. Painting, Texas Christian University
1986   B.F.A. Sculpture and Painting, Texas Christian University

HONORS

1984-1986  Texas Christian University, Nordan Fine Arts Scholarship
1983-1984  Texas Christian University, Samuel P. Ziegler Scholarship
1982-1983  Texas Christian University, Fine Arts Guild Scholarship

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

2010  The Atelier House, an Art-Netzwerk associated project, Hilmsen, Germany

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022    Welcome to My World, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
2020   Played in America, Martin Museum, Waco, Texas (catalogue)
2018   Outside the Toy Box, Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, Texas, Curator: Charles Coldewey

2017.  Once Upon a Time, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas (catalogue)
2015   Tin Toys & Raw Realities, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas, Curator: Caleb Bell (catalogue)
2013    Now and Then, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Childhood Play | Adult Realities, Gallery 193, San Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas, Curator: Randy Hall
2012    Make Believe, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, Texas, Curator: Richard Ash
2010    Multiplicity, Antena, Chicago, Illinois
             Make Believe, Gallery III, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
2009   Scattershot, Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas,
2007    Flashback, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
             Searching for Heroes, Kresge Gallery, Lyon College, Batesville, AR
             Imperfections: Big and Small, Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas
2005    John Hartley, Rudolph Projects|ArtScan Gallery, Houston, Texas
2004    Allegories, Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas
              Against the Grain, The University Art Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
2003   John Hartley: Rekindled, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas, Curator: Kevin Bouchard
2002    Hope and Renewal, Mobil Art Gallery, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois
2000   John Hartley: New Works, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023    Spring Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
                Fort Worth Art Fair, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
2022    Spring Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
                Fort Worth Art Fair, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
                Nightscapes, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
2021    Fall Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
              Presents, Prints and Paintings, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas

2019    Good Things/Small Packages, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
Fall Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
              Artspace 111 @ LHUCA, Louise Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas
              Faculty Exhibition, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
             Spring Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas

2018   Fort Worth Art Collectives 1990-2015: Artspace111 Collective, TCC Art Corridor, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus, Arlington, Texas, Curator: Christopher Blay
             Faculty Exhibition, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas

2017    Art Palm Springs, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California
            Spring Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
2016   Structure and Change, deadWEST Gallery, Lakeside, Texas
            Art Hamptons, Bridgehampton, New York
            Open Range, deadWEST Gallery, Lakeside, Texas
            Greatest Hits, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Magic Realism, Greg Thompson Fine Art Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
            Nature’s First Green is Gold, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Spring Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Faculty Exhibition, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
2015   Holiday Show & Small Works, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
            pARTy, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Selections 2015, Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
2014   26, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Art of the Gearhead, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas
            Faculty Exhibition, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
            Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            Sibling Revelry, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
2013   Selections, Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
            Best of the South, Greg Thompson Fine Art Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
            Like, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Velveasl, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas
            Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            Faculty Exhibition, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
2012   The Realist Impulse, Rudolph Blume Fine Art Artscan Gallery, Houston, Texas
            Peripheral Vision, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Houston Fine Art Fair, Reliant Center, Houston, Texas
            Pop Up, Artspace 111, Midland, Texas
            Inaugural Exhibition, The Vault, Troy, Ohio
            Selections, Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
            Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            Sky Blue Sky, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
2011    Faculty Exhibition, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
            Summer in Santa Fe, Artspace 111, Santa Fe, New Mexico
            Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            Luminous Discharge, H. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery, El Centro College, Dallas, Texas
2010   Artifact, Northwest Branch Library, Fort Worth, Texas
            Quantumdada Phase 2, Rudolph Blume Fine Art | ArtScan Gallery, Houston, Texas
            Faculty Exhibition, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas
            Home is Where the ART Is, Rudolph Blume Fine Art | ArtScan Gallery, Houston, Texas
            Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            Art in the District, Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas
            Side Show, Dallas Public Arts Project, Dallas, Texas
2009  Painting, Prints and Presents, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Faculty Biennial X, The Gallery at UTA, Arlington, Texas
            Thrashing About, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Fort Worth Art Dealers Association Presents: Fort Worth Art Today, Gallery 76102, Fort Worth, Texas
            Summer Show, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Artspace 111: Selections, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Curator: Margery Grella
            Dallas Art Fair 2009, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            American Landscape: Urban/Rural, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Selections 2009: FWADA Exhibit, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2008  Blender, The Gallery at Reel FX, Dallas, Texas
            Bridge Art Fair Miami 08, Miami, Florida
            Fun & Games, Kidder Smith, Boston, MA
            News, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            It Is What It Is, Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            Academia: Pushing the Boundary, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
           WORTHwhile, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
           Faculty Biennial IX, The Gallery at UTA, Arlington, Texas
           Collectors Club Collects, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas
           Fotofest: Photography = Painting, Rudolph Projects|ArtScan Gallery, Houston, Texas
           Tasty Bits, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas, Curator: Erik Tosten
2007   Face It, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Red Velvet: Making a Case for Domestic Tranquility, Vine Street Studios, Houston, Texas
            Darra Keeton: Fuller/Gallery Artists, Rudolph Projects|ArtScan Gallery, Houston, Texas
            Mighty Fine Arts, Polvo Gallery, Chicago, Curator: Steve Cruz
            Scope Art Fair, Rudolph Projects|ArtScan Gallery, Miami, Florida
            Spring Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
2006  25, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Big as Night, Tyler Street Lofts, Dallas, Texas
            From My Father’s Chair, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Valdosta Collects Exhibition, VSU Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
            Scope Art Fair, Rudolph Projects|ArtScan Gallery, Miami, Florida
            Los Angeles Art Fair, Rudolph Projects|ArtScan Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2005  Faculty Biennial VIII, The Gallery at UTA, Arlington, Texas
            Figuring In, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Curator: Daniel Blagg
            Objects of Memory, Kidder Smith Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
            Spring Gallery Night, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Still: John Hartley and Leighton McWilliams, The Gallery at UTA, Arlington, Texas Curator: Benito Huerta (catalogue)
            Casket Factory, Rudolph Projects|ArtScan Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2004  Texas Paint, Part One: More True Stories, Arlington Museum of Art, Curator: Anne Allen
            Reality Bytes, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Bodacious Bods, Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas
            100 Drawings, University of Dallas-Haggerty Art Center Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            Spring Gallery Night Exhibition, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas
            Fort Worth CAC Biennial 2004, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2003  Reconfigured, Fort Worth Community Art Center, Curator: John Frost
            Be Still, University of Dallas-Haggerty Art Center Gallery, Dallas, Texas
            The 39 Hour Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
            See, Not Be Seen, Wreck Room, Fort Worth, Texas
            Human Blend, M.J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
2002   The Yellow Line, The Art Corridor II, Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas
             Eight: Paint and Clay, VSU Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
             Surface: Works on Walls, The Art Corridor II, Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas
2001    Creative Itch, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas
             Action Heroes, The Art Center, Waco, Texas, Curator: Janet Tyson (catalogue)
2000   Art Academy Faculty Show, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
             Toys & Puzzles, Richland College Lago Vista Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1999     Critics Pix, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
              The Gallery Night Exhibition 1999, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas
              Gallery Night 1999, Cynthia Hull Studio Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
              Real Art, Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth, Curators: Terri Cummings, Jo-Ann Mulroy, Steven Watson (catalogue)
1998     13 Hours, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
              Print Perspectives, The Barth Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
1997      Paperwork, Fort Worth Arts Council, Curator: Jo-Ann Mulroy
1996     The Gallery Night Exhibition II, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas
              Ten plus One: Ten Printmakers and One Painter, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas, Curator: Wade Wilson
              Ten Texas Printmakers, Rancho Valmora School Art Gallery, Valmora, New Mexico
              Gala Opening, Thompson Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
1995      Ten Texas Printmakers, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland
               The Gallery Night Exhibition, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, Texas
               Celebración, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, Texas
               Body & Soul, Forest Park Art Space, Fort Worth, Texas
1994      First Show, Forest Park Art Space, Fort Worth, Texas
1992       Printmaking in Texas: The 1980’s, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas (organized by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth)
                500 X-Mas Show, 500 X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1991        Members Invite, 500 X Gallery
1990       Forty Texas Printmakers,Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (catalogue)
                Gallery Night 1990, Fort Worth Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
                Four Contemporary Views of Painting, The Valdosta State Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia
                a Mark: A Drawing Exhibition, University of Dallas-Haggerty Art Center Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1988        Toys By Artists, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, Texas

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2019     New American Paintings 2019 Western Edition, Open Press, exhibition in print. Juror: Alison Hearst, Associate Curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

                Studio Visit Volume Forty-Three, Open Press, exhibition in print. Juror: Francine Weiss PhD, Senior Curator, Newport Art Museum, Newport, Rhode Island

2015        Artspace111 2nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Artspace111, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Vernon Fisher
2014        Artspace111 Regional Juried Exhibition, Artspace111, Fort Worth, Texas, Jurors: Andrea Karnes and Ron Tyler
                 Art in the Metroplex, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Sara-Jane Parsons
2011         Cube Foot, East Fork Gallery, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Heyd Fontenot (award)
2011          VAST 43rd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas, Juror: Benito Huerta (award)
2010        The Hunting Art Prize, Houston, Texas, Jurors: Sarah Cash, Rita Aida Gonzalez, Lorelei Stewart
                 VAST 42nd Annual Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas, Juror: Melissa Miller (John and Geri Aschenbrenner merit award, Createx Colors Award (catalog)
2010        TX/OK Art Prize, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, Texas, Juror: Janis Goodman (Best Texas Artist award)
2009      New American Paintings 2009 Western Edition, Open Press, exhibition in print. Juror: Terrie Sultan, Executive Director, The Parrish Art Museum
                Fifth Annual National Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Competition, PBCC Central Campus Gallery, Lake Worth, Florida, Juror: Marisca Pascucci
                The Hunting Art Prize, Houston, Texas, Jurors: Kate Green, Chiyo Ishikawa, Suzanne Folds McCullagh
                Emerging Artists 2009, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY, Juror: Limner Gallery
                Art 2009: National Juried Competition, Highlands Museum of the Arts, Sebring, FL, Juror: Ken Rollins
2008      New American Paintings 2008 Western Edition, Open Press, exhibition in print. Juror: Andrea Karnes
2003      Art in the Metroplex, University Art Gallery, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Diane Karp
2001       Expo, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas, Juror: Charlie Wylie (cash award)
1994       Ninth Annual December Competition, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, Texas, Juror: Patrick McCracken (honorable mention)
1993       Works on Paper V, VSU Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, Juror: Larry Walker (honorable mention)
                3rd Annual International Mini Print Exhibition, Juniper Gallery, Napa, California, Jurors: John Ihle, Shane Weare (special merit award)
1990       First Annual International Mini Print Exhibition, Juniper Gallery, Napa Art Center, Napa, California, Jurors: Barbara Parson, Peter Frank
                The Sixth Annual Statewide December Competition, Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, Texas
1989       Ten County Art Exhibition and Literary Competition, Tarrant County Junior College, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Paul Harris
1988       Main Street ’88, Knights of Pythius Building, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Henry Hopkins
1987       Texas Realism, Atrium Gallery, Moody Hall, Austin, Texas, Juror: Betty Moody (touring citation)
                Main Street ’87, Knights of Pythias Building, Fort Worth, Texas, Jurors: Mark Thistlethwaite, Bill Runyon, Pat Woodson (people’s choice award)

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2022       The Arts Center: 20 Years of Art and Community, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
                  TCU 150 Years/150 Artists, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, Juror: Sara JayneParsons
                 Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2019      Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Murray P Bewle Memorial Award)

2018       Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center

2017      Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2016      Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center (featured artist)
2015       Place and Identity, DeadWEST Gallery, Lakeside, Texas
                The Real Show, Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas, Curator: Patrick Kelly
                National Contemporary Realism 2015, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
                Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2014       Mac@20 Part II, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
                Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
                National Contemporary Realism 2014, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2013        Suitable Subjects, Contemporary Still Lives, The Grace Museum, Abilene, Texas: Curator: Judy Deaton
2012       Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
                An Affair of the Art, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas, Curator: Christopher Hightower
2010       AC-X: Ten Years in the Art Corridor, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus, Arlington, Texas, Curator: Christopher Blay
                Manufactured Scale, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Fort Worth, Texas, Curator: Winter Rusiloski
2009      Evidence, Rudolph Projects|Artscan Gallery, Houston, Texas
                New American Paintings 15th Anniversary Issue, Open Press, exhibition in print.
                September Exhibit, Andrew Art Museum, Andrews, North Carolina
                Trinity Perspectives: Views of an Urban River, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
                Texas Twelve: The 2nd Biennial Survey of Texas Art and Artists, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, Texas, Curators: Cohn Drennan, Danny Bills
2008      Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
                Experiencing Perspectives, Daimler Financial Services, Fort Worth, Texas, Curator: Leila Matta (catalog)
2007      Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2006      Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2005      Preservation is the Art of the City, The Gallery at the Fort Worth Central Library, Juror: Dr. Malcom Warner, Senior Curator, Kimbell Art Museum (Murrin Family Award in memory of Lia Cuilty)
2004      Preservation is the Art of the City, The Gallery at the Fort Worth Central Library
                Paño Art Invitational, El Centro Gallery, Dallas, Texas, Curator: Iris Bechtol
2003      Preservation is the Art of the City, Fort Worth Community Art Center

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Edison State College, Piqua, Ohio
Private collections in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Danny Mogle, “John Hartley ‘Raw Realities,’” IN Magazine, May/June, 2015, 18-21
Cassie Bartley, “Tin Toys & Raw Realities: An Exhibit About Play, About War, This is Political in Nature,” EGuide, April 1, 2015, 19
Jon Perry, “Hartley exhibit goes beyond 1st impression,” Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 22, 2015, D1
“Best of Fort Worth 2014: Best Local Artist – Staff Choice,” FWWeekly, September 25, 2014, 120
“Best of Fort Worth 2014: Top Five Artworks,” FWWeekly, September 25, 2014, 125
Gaile Robinson, “The 10 best local art events and exhibition of 2013,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 19, 2013
Gaile Robinson, “Hard at Play,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 10, 2013, 3E
Steve Caster, “The Child is Father of the Man,” Modern Luxury Dallas, November 2013, 68
Kirk Montgomery, “Artbeat: ‘Best of South’ exhibit extended, works added,” Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 18, 2013
Gaile Robinson, “Sky’s the limit for gallery night show,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 12, 2012
Lana Sweeten-Shults, “Artist’s toys carry serious message,” Times Record News, March 9, 2012
“Texas, Oklahoma artists in spotlight at show,” Times Record News, April 12, 2010, 4A
“Fall Exhibit opens at the Art Museum,” The Andrews Journal, October 1, 2009, 3
Manny Mendoza, Dallas Art Fair: 12 ½ Random Things February 6, 2009
Cate McQuaid, “This painter uses an expansive palette,” Boston Globe, January 7, 2009, G10
“Texas Hold ‘em,” Where Boston, January 2009, 24
“Fun and games,” American Art Collector, December 2008, 154-157
Anthony Mariani, “Free Beer, Wine and Cheese Cubes,” FWWeekly, March 26, 2008
Gaile Robinson, “Forward March,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 23, 2008, 3F
FotoFest: Photography = Paintingartshound.com March 5, 2008
Anthony Mariani, “Processions: The spirit of ’64 gets a makeover at 414,” FWWeekly, January 23, 2008
Gaile Robinson, “Something old is new at Fort Worth gallery,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 11, 2007, 5D
Anthony Mariani, “High on Art,” FWWeekly, September 5, 2007
Nick Keppler, “House Sitting,” Houston Press, June 21, 2007, 28
Charissa N. Terranova, “The Ludic Element of War Toys,” Glasstire: Texas Visual Art Online, May, 2007
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, “Blink glimpses back on a decade’s work,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 2, 2005, 5D
Gaile Robinson, “Legends of the Fall,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, “StarTime,” September 9, 2005, 32
Kevin Bouchard, “Mighty Fine Arts,” Artlies, Winter, 2005, 85
“Best of Fort Worth 2004: Best Local Artist – Staff Choice,” FWWeekly, September 22, 2004, 44
Anthony Mariani, “Lost and Loving It,” FWWeekly, March 31, 2004
Kevin Bouchard, “Spring Exhibition,” Artlies, Winter, 2003, 82-83
Janet Tyson, “John Hartley: Rekindled,” Artlies, Fall 2003, 62
Eat Art  October 12, 2003
Kathy A. Goolsby, “Exhibit puts artists in the open,” Arlington Morning News, May 30, 2002, 1Y
Mike Daniel, “‘Surface’ at Tarrant County College,” The Dallas Morning News, “Guide,” July 5, 2002, 52
Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, “These walls can talk,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 29, 2002
“MacMurray gallery features Texan’s art,” Star Trader, January 31, 2002, 5
“Seeing the light,” Journal-Courier, January 31, 2002, 13
Christina Rees, “Consider the Copycat,” Dallas Observer, January 11, 2001
Janet Tyson, “Century’s final gallery season strikes exciting pose for Texas,” Fort Worth Business Press, November 12, 1999, 14
Curtis Martin, “Realism,” Artlies, Summer 1999, 47
Mike Daniel, “Reality check,” The Dallas Morning News, “Guide,” June 18, 1999, 53
“Open your eyes,” FWWeekly, June 10-17, 1999, 20
Wade Wilson, “Geometry as you never learned it in school,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 16, 1995, F5
Ruth Speelman, “Piqua artist John Hartley opens Fort Worth studio,” Miami Valley Sunday News, June 10, 1990, 25

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

2010 to 2022 Associate Professor, tenured, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus
1995 to 2019  Director, Gallery 414 (www.gallery414.org)
2004 to 2010     Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
1988 to 1995       owner/operator, Gallery Services