harry gruenert

born 1955 aachen germany

education

high school

trade school
blacksmith / metal craft

commissions

westin toronto bristol place prime minister suite

westin san diego

corporate collections

ceasars palace las vegas
westin toronto
westin san diego
sunset magazine casa verde san francisco
triton mortgage san francisco
pacific union real estate san francisco

private collections

canada
usa
germany
china

exhibitions

2008 artwork featured in motion picture "adopt a sailor"

2008 group show dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2007 new discoveries butters gallery portland or
2007 continual embodiment sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2007 solo show dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2007 group show artscape walnut creek ca
2006 border crossings sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2006 new work group show dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2006 wrap it up group show sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2006 group show artscape walnut creek ca
2006 selected work union square gallery san francisco ca
2005 new work dezart one gallery palm springs ca
2005 group show artscape walnut creek ca
2005 s&w ongoing exhibition san francisco ca
2005 grand sopa fine arts kelowna bc
2005 paintings eaton fine art austin tx
2004 uptown studio gallery group show sacramento ca
2004 kcc modern living ongoing exhibition berkeley ca
2004 cares group exhibition sacramento ca
2004 uptown studio gallery selected work sacramento ca
2003 solo show artbeat gallery berkeley ca
2003 group exhibition me gallery san francisco ca
2002 sight & insight art show mill valley ca
2002 group show me gallery san francisco ca

gallery representation

sopa fine arts gallery 2934 south pandosy kelowna british columbia canada 250 763 5088
dezart one gallery 2688 cherokee way palm springs california usa 760 328 1440
butters gallery 520 north west davis portland oregon usa 503 248 9378
eaton fine art 900 w north loop blv austin texas usa 512 323 2888

cc design gallery 1161 alpine rd walnut creek ca 925 457 7633

press / critic

"see the beauty in the pure abstraction of paintings by el cerrito artist harry gruenert"
martha ross diablo magazine

" i recently purchased two pieces of work by harry gruenert for my home in palm springs ca and i can
honestly say that i believe that he is one of the most promising and up and coming abstract artists
in california. the breadth and depth of his work is amazing and the textual, tonal and very painterly
qualities he employs are quite something to observe.
the multiple overlay of colors and very deliberate brush stroke clearly identifies his work. he is clearly
influenced by rothko and other abstractionists of the mid to late 20th century."
06.26.2007 bruce purdy

vision art joins 2007 san francisco sunset idea house (casa verde)
custom fine art covers television throughout home; enables multiuse aesthetic combined with clean urban look
san francisco - since 1998, the sunset magazine idea house program has combined the magazine's most
exciting new designs with the smartest home products available. joining that winning combination is
vision art, a company proud to contibute beauty and innovation to the 2007 san francisco sunset
idea house.
the vision art specified by interior designer includes both abstract photography and painting:
in the apartment, abstract photography was reproduced by vision art, sourced from original work owned
by the sunset idea house organizers.
sourced from vision art's own art collection the abstract painting used in the main house is a contemporary
study in color by nationally renowned san francisco artist harry gruenert.
"vision art eliminates the problem of wall mounted television compromising focal points or creating multiple
points of view, a nightmare for furniture choice and placement," says dave froerer, vice president of vision art.
"delivering art reproduction that's second to none, interior designers using vision art are able to work side by
side with the works of nationally acclaimed artist, like painter harry gruenert."
press release

"harry gruenert's paintings are both delicate and though provoking. in this balance he has found the clearest
expression from one translucent plane to another. this recalls rothko's search for a sense of status in
painting which gruenert has accomplished"

downs

"harry's abstract work on panel conveys a vigorous physicality of movement and space under
a surface worked to a smooth sophistication"
merridith pelino

"harry gruenert's paintings echo crumbling plaster multiple layers suggest years of seasoning yet this
refined approach combined with subtle coloring and large paneling give harry's work a more modern
minimalist appearance"
sopa fine arts