| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
He exhibited with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts in 1959, 1961-64, and 1966.
He exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery in the B.C. Artists' exhibitions from 1947 to 1950, 1952-53, 1956, and 1958. He was living in New Westminster.
He exhibited in the Seattle Art Museum's annual Northwest Artists exhibition in 1960, noted as living in Burnaby.
His work is represented in the National Gallery of Canada.
In 2009 he was included in the second volume of The Unheralded Artists of BC series published by Mother Tongue Publishing. Refer to this book for complete exhibition listing and additional biographical information about the artist.
Hardman died in Burnaby in 1996 at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife. His occupation was noted as "Education - Teacher."
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
| 1947 Sept. 20 - Oct. 12 | VAG B.C. Artists 16th Annual | Susan |
| Abstract | ||
| 1948 Sept. 18 - Oct. 10 | VAG B.C. Artists 17th Annual | Melecenthia |
| Sumac | ||
| 1949 Oct. 8 - 30 | VAG B.C. Artists 18th Annual | The Yellow Hat |
| Cycle Eternal | ||
| 1950 Nov. 28 - Dec. 17 | VAG B.C. Artists 19th Annual | Noon - Saturday |
| Cathedral Interior, San Francisco | ||
| 1952 Oct. 21 - Nov. 16 | VAG B.C. Artists 21st Annual | Bird Forms |
| 1953 Sept. 15 - Oct. 4 | VAG B.C. Artists 22nd Annual | Larabe Sea Form |
| 1956 Oct. 23 - Nov. 11 | VAG B.C. Artists 25th Annual | Clutching (terra cotta) |
| 1959 June 2 - 21 | VAG BCSA 49th Annual | The Waltz (sculpture) |
| 1961 May 10 - 28 | VAG BCSA 51st Annual | Diana (terra cotta) |
| 1962 May 8 - June 3 | VAG BCSA 52nd Annual | Assemblage No. 2 (terra cotta) |
| Assemblage No. 4 (terra cotta) | ||
| 1963 May 1 - May 19 | VAG BCSA 53rd Annual | Vestigia (lino print) |
| Familia (terra cotta) | ||
| 1964 Summer | Park Royal BCSA Summer Exhibition | Tocsin (lino print) |
| Tribeless (lino print) | ||
| Cataleptictotemic (sculpture) | ||
| 1966 May 10 - June 5 | VAG BCSA 56th Annual | Vivelay (lino print) |
100 YEARS OF B.C. ART (refer to VAG58)
B.C. PAINTINGS BURNABY 58 (refer to BAG58)
B.C. ARTISTS 27th ANNUAL (refer to BCA58)
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM - NORTHWEST ARTISTS EXHIBITIONS 1914 - 1975
Refer to NWA BC artists by exhibition
Refer to NWAA BC artists alphabetically
CANADIAN CERAMICS 1961 (refer to CGP61)
BURNABY NATIONAL PRINT SHOW (refer to BAG61)
CANADIAN CERAMICS '63 (refer to CGP63)
3rd BURNABY NATIONAL PRINT SHOW (refer to BAG65)
CANADIAN FINE CRAFTS 1966:67 (refer to NGC66)
A MODERN LIFE: Art and Design in British Columbia 1945-1960 (refer to VAG04)
THE ORNAMENT OF A HOUSE - FIFTY YEARS OF COLLECTING (refer to BAG17)
VISUAL ARTS BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to VABC77)
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)
MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - SPRING EXHIBITIONS 1880 - 1970 (refer to MM88)
A DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN ARTISTS (refer to M)
A CENTURY OF SCULPTURE (refer to SSBC98)
Hardman sculpture illust. page 22, also exhibition listings
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA (refer to BIAC03)
3 references cited for Hardman.
THE LIFE & ART OF FRANK MOLNAR, JACK HARDMAN, LEROY JENSEN (refer to MTP09)
VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY - B.C. ARTISTS FILES (refer to VPL)
THE LIFE AND ART OF HARRY AND JESSIE WEBB (refer to MTP14)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)
A POCKET GUIDE TO THE UNHERALDED ARTISTS OF BC SERIES (refer to MTP20)