Hilda Shapiro Thorpe, Untitled (detail), c.1970s, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 in. Hilda Shapiro Thorpe, Thomas H. and Mary K. Williams Gallery, Delaplaine Fine Arts Center, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, Maryland, February 1 - March 8, 2018.
Hilda Shapiro Thorpe, Changing Seasons, c.1960s, oil on canvas, 52 x 72 in. Making a Scene: Jefferson Place, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, D.C., September 5 - October 22, 2017.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
1998
Mementos of Morocco, The Asilah Forum Foundation, Asilah, Morocco.
1988
Hilda Thorpe, A Retrospective, The Athenaeum, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, Alexandria Virginia.
1987
Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Arlington Arts Center, Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Arlington, Virginia.
Sculpture For Walls, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1986
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Jefferson Place Gallery Shows Again, 406 Seventh Street Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Artists Equity Annual Juried Exhibition, Children’s Hospital, Washington, D.C.
1985
On and Off The Wall: Dimensional Paper, The College of New Paltz Art Gallery,
State University of New York, New Paltz, New York and Pennsylvania State University, Middleton, Pennsylvania.
The Washington Show, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Watercolors, Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1984
Artists Space, Georgetown Court, Washington, D.C.
Sites, Sculpture, Exploring Three Dimensions, The Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition Services, U.S.A.
Visiting Artists ’84, The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland.
Washington Sculpture—Prospects and Perspectives, Georgetown Court Artists Space, Washington, D.C.
City Spaces, Alexandria Sculpture Festival, VVKR Building, Alexandria, Virginia.
Wood and Fiber, The Art Barn, Washington, D.C.
1983
Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Of, On, Or About Paper, U.S.A. Today Headquarters, Rosslyn, Virginia.
Alexandria Sculpture Festival, The Athenaeum, Alexandria, Virginia.
Landscape: A Range of Vision, Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1982
Pyramid Prints and Paperworks, First Invitational Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
Paper as an Art Form, The Art Society of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
Arts in Public Places, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater, City of Rockville, Maryland.
Three Installations, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia.
Faculty Show, The American University, Washington, D.C.
1981
Barbara Fiedler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Friends Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Acquisitions for the Hyatt Hotel, Crystal City, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia.
New Wave, East Meets West, The International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
1980
Gallery 4, Alexandria, Virginia.
Sculptor as Painter, Plum Gallery 2, Washington, D.C.
Regional Arts ’80, Works on Paper, Hubert Humphrey Building, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C.
Works on Paper, The Arts Consortium, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Works on Paper, Jamaica Arts Center, Jamaica, New York.
Works on Paper, Phoenix Art Center, Frederick, Maryland.
Washington Artists at H.E.W., Health, Education, and Welfare Building, Washington, D.C.
1979
Gallery 4, Alexandria Virginia.
Plum Gallery, Washington, D.C.
A Larger View, Boulder Arts Center, Boulder, Colorado.
15 Washington Artists, Works on Paper, Works in Clay, The Arts Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
Paper: A Group Exhibition of Changing Uses and Concepts, Gallery 10 Ltd., Washington, D.C.
Faculty Show, The American University, Watkins Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Elements of Art: Texture, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia.
Christmas Works Now, Barbara Fiedler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Washington Art from the Barbara Fiedler Gallery at Montgomery College, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Miniatures, Foundry Gallery, Washington, D.C.
5 Years of Exhibition—1974 to 1979, Gallery 10 Ltd., Washington, D.C.
Art at High Noon, An Exhibition of Major Washington Artists, The Women’s National Democratic Club, Washington, D.C.
Fall Exhibition: Works on Paper, Works in Clay, Washington, D.C. Artists, The Arts Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
21st Area Sculpture Show, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1978
Wolfe Street Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Arte Fiera ’78, Fairgrounds, Bologna, Italy.
12 Washington Artists, Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York, New York.
Outdoor Sculpture ’78, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia.
Outstanding Women Artists, The Women’s National Bank, Washington, D.C.
1977
Washington Women’s Art Center, Washington, D.C.
Exhibition at the White House, The East Wing, Loaned from the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
New Ways with Paper, National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
Art in Miniature, The Plum Gallery, Kensington, Maryland.
Invited Group, Barbara Battin-Fiedler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1976 Barbara Battin-Fiedler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Chilmark Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
American Art from the Phillips Collection, The Phillips Collections, Washington, D.C.
Washington Artists, Rutgers University Gallery, Camden, New Jersey.
Eighteen Washington Artists Honor Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, Mayor Walter Washington, Mayor’s Suite, Washington, D.C.
American University Art Faculty, Marlboro Gallery, Prince Georges Community College, Prince Georges, Maryland.
Art League Faculty, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia.
1975
Gallery 641, Washington, D.C.
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
1973
Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia.
Washington Sculptors, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1972
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1970
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Small Sculpture from America, A Presentation of the United States Cultural Center in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, The Smithsonian Institution, National Collection of Fine Arts, International Art Program, Washington, D.C.
New Sculpture: Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1969
Virginia Artists, Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia.
1968
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Spring Festival of the Arts, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia.
1967
Mount Vernon College, Washington, D.C.
1966
Institute of Contemporary Art, Lima, Peru.
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1965
The Artist Collects, Jewish Community Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1964
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
North American Artists, traveling exhibition, The American Federation of Arts.
1963
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
28th Biennial Exhibition, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1961
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
New Vistas in American Art, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
1960
Maryland Artists, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland.
1959
Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Watkins Gallery, The American University, Washington, D.C.
Contemporary Painting, Barnett-Aden Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Maryland Artists, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland.
6th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Washington Artists, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
14th Annual Area Exhibition, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1958
13th Annual Area Exhibition, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1956
11th Annual Area Exhibition, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.