Ann Hardy is living life as fully and well as she knows how. For Ann, the joy of painting is in the process
(journey) and not the destination. Growth in life and art is the most exciting thing she can think of. Her
philosophy is to keep moving, but not in the direction that fear makes you move. You must be willing to risk
and be at home in your own skin. For her it's fun to be slightly?? eccentric. (And she plays that to the hilt) by
painting in a 12 by 12 foot tree house, and the following:
She has cooked for 6 others on a 51 ft. sailboat in the Grenedine Islands
Drove a van of 8 women artists (on an art workshop) in Guatemala
Backpacking Scotland and England
Rode up the Tetons on horseback from Jackson, WY, tenting for a week
Rode a 20 year old mule around Texas following a wagon train for 2 weeks
Backpacking with her daughter in the Rockies for several days
Painting and drawing in Bali, Italy, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, France, Greece
Habitat for Humanity in Belize
King Salmon fishing in Sitka, Alaska
and the most precarious of all -- deciding to earn her livelihood as an artist with a history of only 4 years of oil
painting (1969 - 1973) and not painting again until starting water-media in 1993.
Awards and Activities
Awards for 2008
Ann won 3rd in the national exhibition of oil painters of America at Dana Gallery in Missoula, Montana, where
she also did a demonstration. Juror. Ramon Kelley Outdoor Painters Society-People's Choice Award for the
Quick Draw and for a different painting. Won People's Choice Award for the OPS Show held at Southwest
Gallery in Dallas.
National Art Splash on the Square, Graham, Texas, l st place in Still Life, Scott Myers, juror. Judged an OPA
Regional Show and a West Texas Regional Art Show. Panache Magazine did an article on Ann. International
Salon of Contemporary Art-won "top 50" award and "Honorable Mention". Western Art Collector Magazine
wrote an article about Ann. One woman Show at the Old Post Office Museum in Graham, Texas had a two
person show with Jeff Legg at Astoria Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. International Salon of Contemporary
Art-won "top 50" award and "Honorable Mention" went to Tuscany in Italy and painted for 8 days. Had two
person show with Wes Hyde at Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, Texas, in November
Awards for 2007
International Salon of Contemporary Art Competion-2 paintings accepted and 2 awards for one painting.
Gallery Night at Woodbine-22 paintings sold. Paint America-4 paintings made top 100 and travelled for one
year. 1 sold. Oil Painters of America Show-Quang Ho, judge (did critiques for the show). Richardson
Regional-1st place, Ken Hossner, judge. National Splash on the Square-1st place still life, Nancy Bush, judge
Guest's Gallery International Art Show-top 10. National Red River Valley Museum Show-3rd place, Tony
Saladino, judge. Eastside Artists-lst place, figurative, Kit Hall, judge. "Panache" Magazine-September article
National Oil and Acrylic Painters (NOAPS)-Award of Excellence, Stephen Doherty, judge. Judged the Eastern
Regional Oil Painters of America Show (27 states and Canada)
Awards for 2006
Richardson Art Exhibition-Asel Art Award, still life. Red River Valley Museum National Exhibition-1st Place Oils,
still life (David Band, judge). Trinity Arts Guild-2nd in Oil, Stilllife (Don Mullins, judge). Mid Cities Juried Art
Show-"Best of Show", figurative, 3rd Place Oils, Still life. Video done by Werst Co. for Public Television
Broadcasting
Awards for 2005
"International Artist's Magazine-FINALIST in the April/May Issue. International Salon of Contemporary
Art-painting accepted May, 2005. Art Splash on the Square National Show-1st Place, Still Life (judge, John
Cook)
Trinity Arts Guild-Best of Show and People's Choice and lst Place (judge, Bob Rohm). Mid Cities Art
Show-"Best of Show", a figurative and 1st place, stilllife (judge, Frank Reed). Rocky Mountain Plein Air
Painters-merit award in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (judge, editor of "Art for the West" magazine). Outdoor
Painter's Society Show-People's Choice Award. Art for the Parks-2 paintings accepted for the top 200. National
Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)-MERIT AWARD and election into Signature Membership of NOAPS
Awards for 2004
Gilcrease Museum Show November, 2004
"Best of Show" (Oil Landscape) and "Merit Award" (Oil Still Life) Louisville, Colorado 19th Annual National
Show, Juror, Teresa Vito. "Best of Show" (Watercolor Landscape) and 1st Place (Oil Still Life). One Woman
Show - Grand Prairie Woman's Club - Month of October. One Woman Show - Verizon National Headquarters -
Month of October. Preservation is the art of the City (sold out). Accredited Creative Artists (ACA) "Best of Show).
Lois Griffel, Boston, Mass., Judge (painting will appear in her next book and was purchased by the judge.)
Oil Painters of America - C.W. Mundy, Judge. Held in Kirkland, Washington. Texas and Neighbors - award in
the oil category. Breckenridge Museum and Art Center - One woman Exhibit April 2004. Goodrich Gallery in
Dallas - One woman Exhibit April 2004. Whistle Pik Gallery - Texas Artists Exhibits - April/May 2004. Whistle Pik
Gallery - Graceful Discoveries - June, 2004 (A show of four women from over the U.S.)
Awards for 2003
Irving Art Center-One woman exhibition month of October. 45 paintings. Breckenridge National
Exhibition-Lester Clark Memorial Award ($1000). Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters-Quick Draw People's
Choice Award
Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America. Show at the Petroleum Club in Plano. Show at Signature
Gallery in Plano. Greenhouse Gallery International Salon of Contemporary Art Show (David Leffel, juror) won
award. Best of Show at Irving Show. 1st Place in ACA Show. 1st Place in Trinity Show. Graham National "Art
Splash" - won 1st place in Landscape Division. Irving "Fantasia"-1st place. Creative Arts Center, Colleyville,
Texas month of May (62 paintings sold). Judged "Society of Traditional Artists" at Plaza of Americas. Sandpiper
Gallery, Polson, MT month long exhibition and sale
Awards for 2002
Irving "Fantasia"-1st place. "International Artist's Magazine" 3rd Place. Show had almost 14,000 entries.
Audubon Artists 60th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club in New York City. Gilcrease Museum's Art in
Miniature Exhibition, Tulsa, Oklahoma. National Oil Painter's and Acrylic Society Exhibition, Osage Beach,
Missouri. Bosque National 17th Art Exhibition, Clifton, TX. Breckenridge National Exhibition-Honorable Mention
Southwestern Watercolor Society National 39th Annual Exhibition, Dallas, Texas -two awards. Trinity Arts Guild
Regional Exhibition, Bedford, Texas - Best of Show. DeSoto Regional Art Exhibition, DeSoto, Texas 1st Place
Rocky Mountain 29th Annual National Exhibition Golden, CO. Greenhouse International Museum of
Contemporary Fine Art Salon, San Antonio, TX. Irving Art Association National Exhibition, Irving, TX
Awards for 2001
Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition, Dallas, TX - award. Cincinnati National Exhibition, Cincinnati Art
Club. Breckenridge National Exhibition, Breckenridge, TX. Lewisville National Art Festival, Lewisville, CO - Merit
Award. Audubon National Show at the Salmagundi Club in New York City - Merit Award. Montana National
Exhibition, Big Fork, MT - Bronze Award. Graham Regional Exhibition, Graham, TX - 1st place. Trinity Arts Guild
Regional Exhibition, Bedford, TX - 1st place. Art for the Parks National Exhibition, Jackson Hole, WY
LaCima Club Exhibition, Irving, TX. Southern Watercolor Exhibition (19 States) Baton Rouge, LA
Oil Painters of America (OPA) International Exhibition, Palm Beach, CA - won National Galleries of Excellence
Award
Publications
Ann has been published in the following publications:
Western Art Collector Magazine. Panache Magazine. International Artist's Magazine. "Splash 6" and "Splash 8"
"International Watercolor". "Watercolor Magic". "American Artist". "How Did You Paint That?" Floral and Still
Lifes Vol. 1, Book Published by International Artist's Magazine and have submitted requested painting for Vol. 2.
Memberships
Ann hold Signature Memberships in the following:
Oil Painters of America Signature Membership
Texas and Neighbors Signature Membership
Southwestern Watercolor Society Signature Membership
Accredited Creative Artists Signature Membership
Signature Membership with National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Signature Membership with Outdoor Painter's Society (OPS)
(journey) and not the destination. Growth in life and art is the most exciting thing she can think of. Her
philosophy is to keep moving, but not in the direction that fear makes you move. You must be willing to risk
and be at home in your own skin. For her it's fun to be slightly?? eccentric. (And she plays that to the hilt) by
painting in a 12 by 12 foot tree house, and the following:
She has cooked for 6 others on a 51 ft. sailboat in the Grenedine Islands
Drove a van of 8 women artists (on an art workshop) in Guatemala
Backpacking Scotland and England
Rode up the Tetons on horseback from Jackson, WY, tenting for a week
Rode a 20 year old mule around Texas following a wagon train for 2 weeks
Backpacking with her daughter in the Rockies for several days
Painting and drawing in Bali, Italy, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, France, Greece
Habitat for Humanity in Belize
King Salmon fishing in Sitka, Alaska
and the most precarious of all -- deciding to earn her livelihood as an artist with a history of only 4 years of oil
painting (1969 - 1973) and not painting again until starting water-media in 1993.
Awards and Activities
Awards for 2008
Ann won 3rd in the national exhibition of oil painters of America at Dana Gallery in Missoula, Montana, where
she also did a demonstration. Juror. Ramon Kelley Outdoor Painters Society-People's Choice Award for the
Quick Draw and for a different painting. Won People's Choice Award for the OPS Show held at Southwest
Gallery in Dallas.
National Art Splash on the Square, Graham, Texas, l st place in Still Life, Scott Myers, juror. Judged an OPA
Regional Show and a West Texas Regional Art Show. Panache Magazine did an article on Ann. International
Salon of Contemporary Art-won "top 50" award and "Honorable Mention". Western Art Collector Magazine
wrote an article about Ann. One woman Show at the Old Post Office Museum in Graham, Texas had a two
person show with Jeff Legg at Astoria Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. International Salon of Contemporary
Art-won "top 50" award and "Honorable Mention" went to Tuscany in Italy and painted for 8 days. Had two
person show with Wes Hyde at Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, Texas, in November
Awards for 2007
International Salon of Contemporary Art Competion-2 paintings accepted and 2 awards for one painting.
Gallery Night at Woodbine-22 paintings sold. Paint America-4 paintings made top 100 and travelled for one
year. 1 sold. Oil Painters of America Show-Quang Ho, judge (did critiques for the show). Richardson
Regional-1st place, Ken Hossner, judge. National Splash on the Square-1st place still life, Nancy Bush, judge
Guest's Gallery International Art Show-top 10. National Red River Valley Museum Show-3rd place, Tony
Saladino, judge. Eastside Artists-lst place, figurative, Kit Hall, judge. "Panache" Magazine-September article
National Oil and Acrylic Painters (NOAPS)-Award of Excellence, Stephen Doherty, judge. Judged the Eastern
Regional Oil Painters of America Show (27 states and Canada)
Awards for 2006
Richardson Art Exhibition-Asel Art Award, still life. Red River Valley Museum National Exhibition-1st Place Oils,
still life (David Band, judge). Trinity Arts Guild-2nd in Oil, Stilllife (Don Mullins, judge). Mid Cities Juried Art
Show-"Best of Show", figurative, 3rd Place Oils, Still life. Video done by Werst Co. for Public Television
Broadcasting
Awards for 2005
"International Artist's Magazine-FINALIST in the April/May Issue. International Salon of Contemporary
Art-painting accepted May, 2005. Art Splash on the Square National Show-1st Place, Still Life (judge, John
Cook)
Trinity Arts Guild-Best of Show and People's Choice and lst Place (judge, Bob Rohm). Mid Cities Art
Show-"Best of Show", a figurative and 1st place, stilllife (judge, Frank Reed). Rocky Mountain Plein Air
Painters-merit award in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (judge, editor of "Art for the West" magazine). Outdoor
Painter's Society Show-People's Choice Award. Art for the Parks-2 paintings accepted for the top 200. National
Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)-MERIT AWARD and election into Signature Membership of NOAPS
Awards for 2004
Gilcrease Museum Show November, 2004
"Best of Show" (Oil Landscape) and "Merit Award" (Oil Still Life) Louisville, Colorado 19th Annual National
Show, Juror, Teresa Vito. "Best of Show" (Watercolor Landscape) and 1st Place (Oil Still Life). One Woman
Show - Grand Prairie Woman's Club - Month of October. One Woman Show - Verizon National Headquarters -
Month of October. Preservation is the art of the City (sold out). Accredited Creative Artists (ACA) "Best of Show).
Lois Griffel, Boston, Mass., Judge (painting will appear in her next book and was purchased by the judge.)
Oil Painters of America - C.W. Mundy, Judge. Held in Kirkland, Washington. Texas and Neighbors - award in
the oil category. Breckenridge Museum and Art Center - One woman Exhibit April 2004. Goodrich Gallery in
Dallas - One woman Exhibit April 2004. Whistle Pik Gallery - Texas Artists Exhibits - April/May 2004. Whistle Pik
Gallery - Graceful Discoveries - June, 2004 (A show of four women from over the U.S.)
Awards for 2003
Irving Art Center-One woman exhibition month of October. 45 paintings. Breckenridge National
Exhibition-Lester Clark Memorial Award ($1000). Rocky Mountain Plein Aire Painters-Quick Draw People's
Choice Award
Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America. Show at the Petroleum Club in Plano. Show at Signature
Gallery in Plano. Greenhouse Gallery International Salon of Contemporary Art Show (David Leffel, juror) won
award. Best of Show at Irving Show. 1st Place in ACA Show. 1st Place in Trinity Show. Graham National "Art
Splash" - won 1st place in Landscape Division. Irving "Fantasia"-1st place. Creative Arts Center, Colleyville,
Texas month of May (62 paintings sold). Judged "Society of Traditional Artists" at Plaza of Americas. Sandpiper
Gallery, Polson, MT month long exhibition and sale
Awards for 2002
Irving "Fantasia"-1st place. "International Artist's Magazine" 3rd Place. Show had almost 14,000 entries.
Audubon Artists 60th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club in New York City. Gilcrease Museum's Art in
Miniature Exhibition, Tulsa, Oklahoma. National Oil Painter's and Acrylic Society Exhibition, Osage Beach,
Missouri. Bosque National 17th Art Exhibition, Clifton, TX. Breckenridge National Exhibition-Honorable Mention
Southwestern Watercolor Society National 39th Annual Exhibition, Dallas, Texas -two awards. Trinity Arts Guild
Regional Exhibition, Bedford, Texas - Best of Show. DeSoto Regional Art Exhibition, DeSoto, Texas 1st Place
Rocky Mountain 29th Annual National Exhibition Golden, CO. Greenhouse International Museum of
Contemporary Fine Art Salon, San Antonio, TX. Irving Art Association National Exhibition, Irving, TX
Awards for 2001
Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition, Dallas, TX - award. Cincinnati National Exhibition, Cincinnati Art
Club. Breckenridge National Exhibition, Breckenridge, TX. Lewisville National Art Festival, Lewisville, CO - Merit
Award. Audubon National Show at the Salmagundi Club in New York City - Merit Award. Montana National
Exhibition, Big Fork, MT - Bronze Award. Graham Regional Exhibition, Graham, TX - 1st place. Trinity Arts Guild
Regional Exhibition, Bedford, TX - 1st place. Art for the Parks National Exhibition, Jackson Hole, WY
LaCima Club Exhibition, Irving, TX. Southern Watercolor Exhibition (19 States) Baton Rouge, LA
Oil Painters of America (OPA) International Exhibition, Palm Beach, CA - won National Galleries of Excellence
Award
Publications
Ann has been published in the following publications:
Western Art Collector Magazine. Panache Magazine. International Artist's Magazine. "Splash 6" and "Splash 8"
"International Watercolor". "Watercolor Magic". "American Artist". "How Did You Paint That?" Floral and Still
Lifes Vol. 1, Book Published by International Artist's Magazine and have submitted requested painting for Vol. 2.
Memberships
Ann hold Signature Memberships in the following:
Oil Painters of America Signature Membership
Texas and Neighbors Signature Membership
Southwestern Watercolor Society Signature Membership
Accredited Creative Artists Signature Membership
Signature Membership with National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Signature Membership with Outdoor Painter's Society (OPS)
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