Hap Tivey
Hap Tivey (b. 1947, Portland, OR; lives and works in Freehold, NY) holds a BFA from Pomona College, Claremont, CA, and two graduate degrees from Claremont Graduate School (now Claremont Graduate University). Over the past five decades, Tivey has exhibited extensively across the United States and internationally, establishing himself as a seminal figure within the Light and Space movement.
His work is held in major public collections including the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, NY; The Museum of Modern Art, NY; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; The Menil Collection, Houston, TX; Chase Manhattan Collection, NY; Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA; Portland Art Museum, OR; and several University of California museums (Irvine, Riverside, and Santa Barbara), among others.
Tivey was privately commissioned by leading collectors of the 20th century, including Christophe de Menil, Giuseppe Panza, and Claude Picasso. In recent years, his work has experienced a marked resurgence, with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquiring two major works in 2022 and renewed interest from prominent Light and Space collectors such as Chris Jenner and the George Merck Art Foundation (GMAC).
