Jim Hake received his BFA in sculpture at the Maryland Institute, College of Art. During this period he also studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts. For the following two years, Hake worked as an artist in residence at Millersville University, Pennsylvania and The Carving Studio, Vermont. He received his MA in sculpture at the California State University, Sacramento in 1994 and a MFA in sculpture at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington in 1996.
After graduation, Hake moved to Turin, Italy and became an Italian citizen where he began his career as a professional sculptor and teacher. Although his work is dominated by clay and porcelain, he works with a variety of materials including wood, metal, plaster and glass.
Before moving to Toronto in 2008, Jim Hake has shown his work extensively throughout Italy and Europe, in particular, Milan, Bologna, Venice, Lugano, Stockholm, and London.
Recently, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo, Ontario featured a solo exhibition of Hake’s work, which spans a decade of artistic production.
Education
1996
MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN SCULPTURE, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
1994
MASTER OF ARTS IN SCULPTURE, California State University, Sacramento, CA., USA.
1990
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN GENERAL SCULPTURAL STUDIES, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA.
1989
Student Exchange Program, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, USA.
Solo Exhibitions
2011
“Now and Never”, The Canadian Ceramic and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada.
2010
-“FACE OF TORONTO”, Nuit Blanche, The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada.
-“The Process of Process”, Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
-“Harder, Faster”, Headbones Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2008
-The Stantec Window Gallery, Stantec, Toronto, Canada.
2007
-“The Joy of Repetition”, Spazio Azimut, Torino, Italy.
-“Antigone, uno sguardo sul femminile”, La Nave, Grugliasco, Italy.
2004
-“Selected Works 2000-2004”, Galleria BIM (Suisse), Lugano, Switzerland.
2003
-“Lessons on what not to do”, Spiazzi, Venice, Italy.
2001
-Blackheath Gallery, London, UK.
-“The Last Dance”, La Serra, Torino, Italy.
2000
-"Forgotten Saints & Accidental Virgins", Galleria Paracelso, Bologna, Italy.
1998
-"Jim Hake - Sculture e disegni recenti", La Juvarra, Torino, Italy.
1994
-Weintraub-Hunter Gallery, Sacramento, CA, USA.
1991
-Artist In Residence Solo Exhibition, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, USA.
Group Shows
2011
-"Saving Face", National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Portraiture, First Place, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga, CA.
-“Where Stories Begin”, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, CA.
2010
-“Figurative Association: The Human Form in Clay”, Arrowmont College of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg TN, USA.
-“Enter/Exit”, Areacreativa42, Rivarolo Canavese,To, Italy.
-Toronto International Art Fair, Headbones Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
-Headbones at Art Mur, Montreal Canada.
-“Multiples of Five”, Amber Street Studios, NCECA, Phaladephia, PA.
2009
-“LUST”, The Beverly Owens Project, Toronto, Canada.
-“Dreams – The Love Show”, 918 Bathurst, Toronto, Canada.
-“Che cosa ti sei messo in testa”, Areacreativa42, Rivarolo Canavese, Italy.
2007
-“10, Ten years of IoEspongo”, Spazio Azimut, Torino, Italy.
2006
-“Mater Materiae, L’Evento in Arte”, Palazzo Delle Feste, Bardonecchia, Italy.
-“Flowers”, Palazzo Ducale di Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena, Italy.
-“Flowers”, Galleria Forni, Bologna, Italy.
2005
-“5° Premio Nazionale Di Pittura E Scultura”, Novara, Italy.
-“Io Espongo” National Competition, (First Prize) Circolo culturale Azimut, Torino, Italy.
2004
-“Biennale della Ceramica”, Albissola, Italy.
-Festival Culturale "Mäster Olofsgården", Stockholm, Sweden.
-“Arteraku”, Museo d’arte contemporanea, Varese, Italy.
-“Metametallo”, spazio GAP’S, Asti, Italy.
2003
-“Wulbari”, En Plein Air Arte Contemporanea, Pinerolo, Italy.
-"WHICH GODS? Arte Sacra e Sacralità nell’arte contemporanea ", ABCMilano, Milan, Italy.
2002
-“Nuovi artisti, nuove proposte”, Galleria Forni, Bologna, Italy.
-"Arte Contemporanea", Museo Manlio Trucco, Albissola, Italy.
-“La Via dell’Arte”, Centro Culturale Paraxo, Castelbianco, Italy.
2001
-“Arte Contemporanea”, Museo Manlio Trucco, Albisola, Italy.
-Castello di Garlenda, Garlenda, Italy.
-"La Via Dell'Arte", Centro Culturale Paraxo, Andora, Italy.
-"La Via Dell'Arte", Centro Culturale Paraxo, Ceriale, Italy.
-Blackheath Gallery, London, UK.
2000
-National Annual Exhibition of Ceramic Sculpture, Castellamonte, Italy.
-BIG Torino 2000, (Biennial of Emerging Artists), “Spazio Off”, Caraglio (CN), Italy.
1999
-“Il mondo di Paracelso”, Galleria Paracelso, Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy.
-“Proposte Scambio, Una finestra sull’Est”, National Museum Of Art, Belarus.
-"36 Oggetti di design", La Nottola, Torino, Italy.
-"S-CULTURE", Maze Art Gallery, Torino, Italy.
1998
-VII Rassegna Biennale D'Arte Contemporanea, Castello Paraxo-Porto, Andora, Italy.
-"Amore a Prima Vista", Proposte XIII, Regione Piemonte, Galleria di San Filippo, Torino, Italy.
-"Luci & Ombre",Lingotto, Torino, Italy.
1995
-"Jim Hake, Sculpture /Jian Wang, Painting", Karl Walburg Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
1992
-Juried Furniture Competition, Tribe Gallery, Sacramento, CA, USA.
1992
-"Corporate Installations", 3COM Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
1991
-"Selected Works", Antonio Conti Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA.
-"Carving Studio Juried Competition", Chaffee Art Center, West Rutland, VT, USA.
-"Wire, Paper, Bronze", H.J. Williams Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Catalogues and Publications
2010
-Descant, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, Toronto Canada, Text by Mark Laliberte.
-Vie des Arts, “Harder Faster”, Montreal, Canada, Text by Ashley Johnson.
-“Harder Faster”, Headbones Gallery, Toronto, Canada. Text by Julie Oakes.
2007
-“The Joy of Repetition”, Associazione Azimut, Torino, Italy, Text by Diletta Benedetto.
-“Antigone, uno sguardo sul femminile”, Stendhal, Torino, Italy.
2005
-“5° Premio Nazionale Di Pittura E Scultura”, Novara, Italy.
-“Io Espongo” Circolo culturale Azimut, Torino, Italy.
2003
-“Wulbari”, En Plein Air Arte Contemporanea, Pinerolo, Italy.
-" WHICH GODS? Arte Sacra e Sacralità nell’arte contemporanea ", ABCMilano, Milan, Italy.
2002
-37˚ Catalogo dell' arte moderna italiana, Editorliale Giorgio Mondadori.
2001
-"La via dell' arte", Centro Culturale Paraxo.
-36˚ Catalogo dell' arte moderna italiana, Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori.
2000
-"National Annual Exhibition of Ceramic Sculpture,"(international artists), Castellamonte, Italy.
-"Jim Hake: Forgotten Saints & Accidental Virgins", Galleria Paracelso, Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, text by Guido Curto.
-BIG Torino 2000, (Biennial of Emerging Artists), “Spazio Off”, text by Giorgio Verzotti.
1999
-“Proposte Scambio : Una finestra sull’ Est”, Regione Piemonte, text by Vittoria Coen.
1998
-VII Rassegna Biennale D'Arte Contemporanea, Castello Paraxo-Porto, Andora.
-“Proposte XIII: Amore a Prima Vista”, Regione Piemonte, text by Guido Curto.
