Ray Hassard
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Ray Hassard was born in Freeport NY in 1949. He grew up in the New
York City area and studied Advertising Design and Visual Communication
at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He moved to Buffalo NY in 1977 and
quickly discovered the turn-of-the-century architecture the city
abounds in. Urban landscapes became his primary artistic theme, and Ray
won several commissions, most notably one to create and install a large
wall piece for the subway line the city was building.
In 1987, after moving to Cincinnati, he became co-owner, publisher, and art director of American Record Guide,
a bi-monthly magazine reviewing classical music.
Ray’s other interests include travel; most recently to India for
the fifth time, and back to Bhutan—two favorite places, where he
painted en plein air. Ray was recently given signature and Master Pastellist status by the MidAmerica Pastel Society. He is represented by Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus OH and Oxford Gallery, Rochester NY.
Group Shows
2008 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
Shades of Pastel 2006, Maryland Pastel Society Juried Exhibition, Washington DC
IPAP Niagara Falls Competition, Niagara Falls Ontario.
People’s Choice and First Place, Quickdraw awards
OPAS Annual Competition, Honorable Mention
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
Viewpoint 2004, Cincinnati Art Club, Great American Pastel Award
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 Pastel Award
Solo Shows:
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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