Ray Hassard
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Ray Hassard was born and raised in the New York area. Growing up, he attended Saturday classes at the Museum of Modern Art, and took community education art classes at local schools and art organizations. He studied at Pratt Institute, and, more importantly, spent hours and hours at New York's wonderful museums and galleries. Ray moved to Buffalo NY in 1977, where he was awarded several commissions, including one for a 45 foot long wall piece in the subway system the city was building. In 1985, he and his partner came to Cincinnati and became co-owners and publishers of American Record Guide, a classical music CD review magazine.
Ray teaches pastels at Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center in Covington KY, and leads workshops around the country. He belongs to the Pastel Society of America, the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, and is a signature member of the Cincinnati Art Club. He was awarded signature and Master Pastellist status by the Midwest America Pastel Society in 2008, and serves on the Board of the Ohio Plein Air Society.
Besides art, Ray's major interests include contra dancing, roller coasters (Ohio is a great state for them!), and travel. He has visited over 75 countries, with India being his favorite. This fall (2009) he will be back in India for the sixth time. Ray and his friend and fellow artist Debra Joyce Dawson will spend seven weeks there in preparation for their joint show of paintings of India at the Richmond Art Museum in January 2010.
Ray is represented by Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus OH; Oxford Gallery, Rochester NY; Artisans Gallery, Madison IN; and Eisele Gallery in Cincinnati.
Selected Group Shows
2008 PaintAmerica 2008, Top Mini50
National Juried Show, Art League of Hilton Head
Night, Oxford Gallery, Rochester NY
National Pastel Show, Chicago Pastel Painters
American Artists Abroad, Bennington VT
Ray Hassard/Kate Timm, Oxford Gallery, Rochester NY opens Oct 17, 2009
2008 36th Annual Juried Show, Pastel Society of America, NYC
Small Works Show, Bennington Art Center, Bennington VT
Poetry & Passion: The Art of Pastel,
Richmond Art Museum, Richmond IN
Pastel 100, Pastel Journal March/April 2008.
First Place, Lanndscape/Interiors and Honorable Mention
PaintAmerica 2007, Top 100, Mini50; Director's Award Mini50
Awakenings: Reflections on Spring, Oxford Gallery, Rochester NY
2007 Tall Stacks Show, Cincinnati Art Club
IPAPA First Brush of Spring New Harmony IN, Second place, Pastels
16th Annual National Show, No. Colorado Art Association, Ft Collins CO,
Colorado Pastel Society Award
Pastels USA 2007 Pastel Society of the West Coast, Holbein Award
National Pastel Show, Chicago Pastel Painters.
Daniel Smith/North Light Book Award
1st National Juried Exhibition, Mid-America Pastel Society, St Josephs, MO,
James & Lila Duane Memorial Award and Stanford Fine Art
Award
5th Annual Barns and Farms juried show, Barnsite Gallery, Kewaunee WI, Second Place
American Artists Abroad, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington VT
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Sponsored Paintout, Indianapolis IN, —1st Place
IPAP Niagara Falls Competition, Niagara Falls, ON. —Founder’s Award
OPAS Annual Competition, New Philadelphia, OH. —Award of Excellence in Pastels
Richeson 75: Landscapes, Richeson School of Art, Kimberly, WI
16th Annual Natl Pastel Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM, —Cooper Barnett Award
Viewpoint 2007, Cincinnati Art Club, —Artist’s Magazine Award
Ohio Plein Air Society, juried group show, Springfield OH Museum of Art
2006 IPAPA First Brush of Spring. New Harmony, IN, First Place, Pastels,
and Field to Finish Award
Festival of Flowers 2006, TC Steele Historic Site, IN, First Place, Pastels
Artists for the New Century, an invitational show,
Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington VT
14th National Juried Show, Pastel Society of Oregon, Roseburg OR, Silver Medal
Viewpoint 2006, Cincinnati Art Club, Third Prize
2005 IPAPA First Brush of Spring. New Harmony, IN, Second Place, Pastels, and Field to Finish Award
National Juried Show, RAC Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park Paintout. Hamilton OH, First Place Purchase Award
OPAS Annual Competition, First Place and Purchase Award
2004 Pastel National, Wichita Fine Arts Center, Wichita, KS
IPAPA First Brush of Spring. New Harmony, IN, First Place, Pastels
2003 Pastel 100, Pastel Journal March/April 2003. Honorable Mention
Artist-in-Resident grant from Hiawatha National Forest for August, 2003
Viewpoint 2003, Cincinnati Art Club, Great American Artworks Award
Solo Shows:
2008: Fun & Games Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus OH, October
2006 Gallery of Rural Art, Natl Agricultural Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, KS
2005 Following the Light: Ray Hassard in India, Nordheim Gallery, Covington KY
Bibliography
Pastel 100, Pastel Journal April 2008
Painting in Bhutan, Tashi Delek Magazine June 2007
Painting en Plein Air in So. India American Artist Magazine January 2006
Painters in the Park, Columbus Dispatch, Aug 25, 2005
Viewpoint Artists Share that Passion, Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov 12, 2004
Societies
Cincinnati Art Club Signature Member
Indiana Plein Air Painters Association
Ohio Plein Air Society, Board Member
Mid America Pastel Society, Signature, Master Pastellist
Pastel Society of America
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