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Artist Statement:
MARY HAGY
One of the regions most collected artists; her first print release in 1981 (edition of 2,000) was a 3 month sellout. Mary Hagy has spent a lifetime among the rural landscapes she so vividly brings to life. Her bucolic scenes are considered by her patrons to be among the most enduring of art. She works exclusively in oils, and executes her paintings guided by the highest standards of excellence. She is self-taught and was first inspired and studied the work of British landscape painter John Constable. She later discovered and was influenced by the great masters of the Hudson River School. She is widely recognized for her luminous landscapes often featuring water, which demonstrates an almost photographic reflective quality of realism. Collectors are captivated by her love of detail, outstanding impasto treatment and supreme technical skills with some paintings taking months to complete. Her innate understanding of light, atmosphere and space has lead to the creation of a classic, timeless body of work.
Born in Kentucky in 1950 to a carpenter father and seamstress mother, she demonstrated an artistic ability at an early age. This creativity was nurtured in her blacksmith grandfather’s backyard shop where...
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Artist Galleries:
MARY HAGY FINE ART GALLERY
210 N. Third Street
Bardstown, KY. 40004
502-348-9093
270-692-7264
WWW.MARYHAGY.COM
maryhagy@aol.com
Open by chance, appointment or gladly by request.
Open extended hours, painting in gallery.
Tours welcome, wheelchair accessable.
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"SALON INTERNATIONAL 2007”
May 19 until June 8 2007
Greenhouse Gallery
San Antonio, TX, United States of America
The Greenhouse Gallery is currently showing the Salon International 2007. A juried exhibition featuring more than 200 oil paintings from numerous artists coming from all over the United States...
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Exhibitions for Mary Hagy:
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2007 International Salon of Contemporary Masters, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Exhibit cn be viewed online at Greenhouse gallery.com..
2006 Kentucky Crafted Arts at The Market VAAM Louisville, KY
2005 International Salon of Contemporary Masters 2005, Greenhouse
Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Exhibit can be viewed online at
Greenhousegallery.com
2005 KENTUCKY GUILD OF ARTISTS & CRAFTSMEN, Louisville Public
Library, Louisville, KY
2005 Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, Lexington Opera House,
Lexington, KY.
2005 Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Spring Fair
2005 Womens Club of Louisville 70th Annual, Louisville, Ky. MERIT
AWARD
2004 Solo show, "Heritage, Landscapes of Kentucky by Mary Hagy",
Spectra Gallery, Louisville, KY
2004 Bourbon Festival, Bluegrass Art Guild, Bardstown, Ky.
2004 National "Let There Be Light' show, Danville, Ky. PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARD
2004 "The Current Landscape" Actors Theater, Louisville, Ky.
2004 Central South Art Exhibition, Tennessee Art League,
Nashville, TN
2003 Watertower 83d Annual, Louisville Visual Art Association,
Louisville, KY MERIT AWARD
2003 Womens Club of Louisville 69th Annual, Louisville, Ky.
2002 Girl Scouts of America National Convention, "Festival of
The Arts" GUEST SPEAKER, slide presentation, lecture.
"Arts As A Career"
2001 American Artists Magazine Annual Competion, Animal Art
category, FINALIST.
2001 Lexington Art League's"Reverse Raffle", PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
2000 "Language of the Lands", Lexington Arts League, One 0f 25
chosen to represent Kentucky in a 1 year touring exchange
with Ecuador.
2000 "Food For Thought", Lexington Art League, Lexington, Ky.
2000 SADDLEBRED HORSE SHOW, "Arts On Main", Shelbyville, Ky.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
2000 THE GRAND NATIONAL RODEO, "A Celebration of Western Art"
Daly City, CA.
2000 "Let's Do Lunch" GUEST APPEARANCE, WLEX-TV, Lexington, Ky.
2000 Invitational "Night at the Opera", Lexington Opera House,
Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY.
2000 "Masterpiece Meals" Lexington Art League, GUEST SPEAKER;
Lecture, Slide presentation. Lexington, KY.
2000 "Womens Club of Louisville", 65th Annual, Louisville, Ky.
2000 Kentucky Arts Council, "Kentucky Visions, Governor's Mansion,
FFrankfort, KY.
2000 Watertower Annual, Louisville Visual Art Association,
Louisville, KY MERIT AWARD
2000 "Cityscapes/Landscapes, Actors Theater, Louisville, Ky.
2000 Lexington Art League, "Reverse Raffle" Lexington, Ky.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
2000 Oil Painters of America Annual National Exhibit, Gallery
Americana, Carmel, CA.
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