HP Denham (b. 1996) is an artist from southwest Florida living and working in Los Angeles, California. Her practice is led by oil painting but also consists of drawing and needlework. She earned a BFA in Fine Arts at Ringling College of Art & Design in 2018. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally and has garnered her recognition through awards, scholarships, and international residencies.
Solo Exhibitions:
2023
Having Recently Come From the Interior, Euclid Gallery, Santa Monica CA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2025
Swan Song, The Lodge, Los Angeles CA
2024
The Drawing Show, SADE, Los Angeles CA
When the Hero Becomes the Problem, Josh Lockman, Los Angeles CA
2023
Gentling, Sibyl Gallery, New Orleans LA
The Disappearance of a Disappearance, Josh Lockman, Los Angeles CA
Hoarders, Quarter’s Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2022
Spielraum, Cotyledon Projects, Los Angeles CA
Springtime, Quarter’s Gallery, Los Angeles CA
makeSPACE, UArts, Philadelphia PA
2019
Florida’s Finest, Art Center Sarasota FL; curated by Christopher Jones, Curator of Photography & Media Art at The Ringling Museum
Nyctophilia, Loud Gallery, Orlando FL
2018
While Supplies Last!, Can’t Blame the Youth, Seattle WA; curated by artist Anthony White
Vessel Manuals, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL
Celebration Now!, De Belly, Borsbeekstraat 130, Antwerp BE
2017
Regular Ol’ Banger, 238 S. Links Ave. pop up exhibition, Sarasota FL
PLOT TWIST, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL; curated by Joanna Robotham, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Tampa Museum of Art
On the Passage, New York Studio Residency Program, Brooklyn NY
2016
Best of Ringling, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL; curated by Ethan Cohen, Ethan Cohen Gallery, NY
Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL; Curated by Kara Vanderweg, Gagosian Gallery, NY and Brett Litman, Director at Center for Contemporary Drawing, NY
Education:
2018 Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, Florida | BFA in Fine Arts
Awards, Residencies & Workshops:
Summer 2022 & 2021 Lodestar School of Art Studio Residency, Limerick, IE
2018 Mapping a Site In and Out of Context, collaborative masters project between RCAD, Saint Lucas School of Arts and The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, BE
2017 New York Studio Residency Program
2017 Awarded Ringling Trustee Scholar of Fine Arts
Curatorial Projects:
2022 Spielraum, Cotyledon Projects, Los Angeles CA
2022 Cotyledon, Cotyledon Projects, Los Angeles CA
2019 Infinitely in Mass, The Heavy, Winter Park FL
2016 Marked Events, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota FL