about

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Marty Hardin holds a BFA degree from the A.J. Fletcher School of Art at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. His work has been shown in galleries, museums, art festivals, and film festivals in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He currently serves as creative director for Creative & Design Services in the Office of Communications and Marketing at the University at Albany. He resides in Schenectady, NY.

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Email: mjhardin@mjhardin

Showings and Screenings

Upcoming
Marty Hardin, Margot Curran, and
Darcie Abbatiello
Invitational group showing
Jon Gernon Framing
Troy, NY
(08/29/2025-10/15/202)


2025
Winter Art Show, group showing
Armory Studios
Schenectady, NY
(02/21/2025-04/30/2025)

Winter Group Showing
Hudson Valley Art Shoppe
Schenectady, NY
(02/02/2025 –03/30/2025)

Winter Solstice Juried Art Show
Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts
Gloversville, NY
(01/31/25-03/13/2025)


2024
Upstate Artists
, Juried Exhibition
Laffer Gallery
Schuylerville, NY
(12/14/24 – 01/15/25)


2019
Stockade Art Show
Schenectady, NY
• Honorable Mention


2018
Stockade Art Show
Schenectady, NY
The Oak Room Artists,
Gilliland Weinheimer Award
• Best First Time Exhibitor Award


2015
Trask Show
, Juried Exhibition
Saratoga Springs Preservation Society
Saratoga Springs, NY

Fence Select, Juried Exhibition 
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Troy NY

Fence 50, Group Show 
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Troy NY 

Neighbors & Neighborhoods
Upstate Artist Guild, Albany, NY
• Honorable mention

Marty Hardin, solo show
Carmen’s Café
Troy, NY

An Evening of Film
The Albany Institute of History and Art
Albany, NY

See Me – Exposure Awards
juried black and white photography
Musee du Louvre
Paris, FR


2014
Year End Showcase
Upstate Independent Film Network
Albany, NY

CDTA Transit Art Project
Albany, NY

Capital Cinema Cultural Exchange
Albany, NY


2013
TvFILM

WMHT TV, New York Public Television

Think Bright
New York and Vermont Public Television

The Fence Show 
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Troy NY

2010
Cucalorus Film Festival
Wilmington, NC

2008
TvFILM
WMHT TV, New York Public Television

Think Bright 
New York and Vermont Public Television

2007
TvFILM
WMHT TV, New York Public Television

Tribeca Film Festival/
Amazon.com Online Film Festival

New York, NY


2006
Cucalorus Film Festival
Wilmington, NC

Alumni Invitational
Leo Jenkins Fine Arts Center
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC


2004
Cucalorus Film Festival
Wilmington, NC

Artist of Southeastern North Carolina
Juried show
Louise Cameron Wells Fine Arts Center, Wilmington, NC

North Carolina Film and Video Festival
Greensboro, NC

2003
Krakow International Film Festival
Krakow, Poland

Warsaw Museum of Contemporary Art
Warsaw, Poland

Artist of Southeastern North Carolina
Louise Cameron Wells Fine Arts Center
Wilmington, NC

Cucalorus Film Festival 
Wilmington, NC

RiverRun International Film Festival
Winston-Salem, NC

North Carolina School of the Arts
School of Filmmaking
 
Winston-Salem, NC
Invitational Screening

North Carolina Filmmaker’s Showcase
The Light Factory
Charlotte, NC

Zeitgeist International Film Festival
San Francisco, CA

North Carolina Visions – Season #9
The University of North Carolina’s Center for Public Television (UNC-TV) series

Digital Film Festival
The Media Co-op
Memphis, TN


The Antimatter Film Festival
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Short Cuts International Film Festival 
Köelner Filmhaüs
Köln, Germany


2002
Art Space
Raleigh, NC

Colossal Film Crawl
Columbia, SC

Artist of Southeastern North Carolina
Louise Cameron Wells Fine Arts Center Wilmington, NC


2001
Southeastern Center of
Contemporary Art
Winston-Salem, NC

Cucalorus Film Festival
Wilmington, NC

ShowTime Networks
alt.sho.com

FilmsOn.com 
Highest Rated, Most Watched
Featured Selection


Flicker, NC
Raleigh, NC

Flicker, NYC
New York, NY
Invitational Screening

Flicker, LA
Los Angeles, CA
Invitational Screening

Lulu Tech Circus
Raleigh, NC
Invitational Screening

North Carolina Filmmaker’s Showcase
The Light Factory
Charlotte, NC
Invitational Screening