Image: © Noël Hudson
"Far Away…and Beyond"
Patterns of Nature Series #26
oil on canvas, 48" x 36", $7000.00
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Noël Hudson's oil on canvas painting "Fall Spirits, Dancing," Patterns of Nature series # 10, 40" x 30" can be seen on page 93 of the book American Art Collector, a juried exhibition of artists in print from Alcove Books, vol. 4, book #2, Berkeley, California, July 2008.
Paintings by Noël Hudson are featured, along with works by other prominent New Mexico artists, in Landscapes of New Mexico, a fine art book by Fresco Fine Art Publications. It is available at Border's and other bookstores, www.amazon.com or from the publisher at 1-800-249-7737 or www.frescobooks.com
Noël Hudson has always been drawn to the beauty and form of the natural world.
“When I was a child, frequent visits to the exotic pond-filled gardens and variegated landscape of Golden Gate Park coupled with art museum exhibitions initiated my desire to become an artist. Art and nature became my refuge and my joy.”
After a move to Taos, NM from Los Angeles in 1980, Hudson’s paintings became informed by the rich, natural environment of northern New Mexico. Since then the landscape has continued to be the inspiration for her work, enriched by living near the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque, and, since 1992, in the mountains and high desert area of Santa Fe. Additionally, her work has been stimulated by intensive studies in art, art history and higher consciousness as well as world travel and living abroad.
“Abstraction and representation are the interchangeable warp and weft of my compositions, in which I incorporate bold design, expressive use of color, patterned surface and the spirit of movement all with guidance from my inner voice.”
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Born |
San Francisco, CA |
Education |
Claremont Graduate University School of Art, Claremont, CA. MA in Art. 1972
Scripps College, Claremont, CA. BA in Art. 1965
Post-graduate art and art history at Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. 1973; UCLA, Los
Angeles, CA. 1975 - 1980; UNM, Albuquerque, NM. 1982
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Selected Solo Exhibitions |
Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. “Noël Hudson - Patterns of Nature.” 2007
Artspace116, Albuquerque, NM. “Noël Hudson. Transformation Through Nature. 1982 - 2007"
Selected Retrospective Exhibition. 2007
Cowgirl Red Gallery, Madrid, NM. “Color. Land. Space.” 2005
PG Gallery, Harbert, MI. “New Mexico Landscapes.” 2003
Sumner & Dene Creations in Art Gallery, San Diego, CA. “Contemporary Landscapes.” 1998
Expressions in Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. “New Bosque Series.” 1997
Greg Flores Gallery, Taos, NM. 1994
Southwest Passage Gallery, San Juan Capistrano, CA. “Abstract Impressionism.” 1991
Montoya y Montoya Gallery, Denver, CO. 1989
El Taller Gallery, Taos, NM. “Southwestern Interpretations on Canvas.” 1987
Galeria Sigala, Taos, NM. “New Paintings.” 1985
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Selected Museum Group Exhibitions |
The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM. “Miniatures” (annual exhibition). 1995 - 2005
The Governor’s Gallery, State Capitol Building, Santa Fe, NM. “Divergent Talents 2002 - 2003,” Santa Fe Community College Fine Arts Faculty. 2004
The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM. “Expressions in High Color: Paintings of the New Mexico Landscape.” 2001
Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM. “Contemporary Works from the Harwood Collection.” 1997
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS. “Four Women from Taos.” 1986
Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati, OH. “Nature Interpreted.” Honorable Mention - Painting. 1984
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Selected Group Exhibitions and Galleries |
Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. “10th Anniversary Exhibition.” 2006
Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM. “Landscapes of New Mexico.” 2006
Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM. “Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition.” (annual exhibition.) 1994 - 2008
The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM. “Little Jewels.” 2003
Sumner & Dene Creations in Art, San Diego, CA.. 1997 - 2000
Expressions in Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM. 1996 - 2000
Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM. “Magnifico Invites,” 8th Annual Art of Albuquerque Show. 1997
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL. 1989 - 1996
Fine Arts Gallery, NM State Fairgrounds, Albuquerque, NM. “Visions of Excellence.” 1995
Connie Lee’s Galerie One, Sedona, AZ. 1990 - 1995
Stables Art Center, Taos, NM. “Landscape: Contemporary Views.” 1991
Mission Gallery, Taos, NM; Broschofsky Gallery, Ketchum, ID. “Taos Up Close.” 1991
Stables Art Center, Taos, NM. “Taos Calendar of Artists,” (collectors preview) 1990
Southwest Passage Gallery, San Juan Capistrano, CA . “Taos Spirit & Light.” Monotypes. 1990
Philip Bareiss Contemporary Exhibitions, Taos, NM. 1989 - 1990
Stables Art Center, Taos, NM. “Taos Non-Representational.” 1989 + 1990.
Multiple Venues, Taos, NM. “Taos Invites Taos, “ Taos Festival of the Arts Invitational Exhibition. 1985 - 1988
Stables Art Center, Taos, NM. “Taos, Today.” 1981 - 1988
Armory for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM. “Santa Fe Festival of the Arts Exhibition. “ 1988
Contemporary Southwest Galleries, La Jolla, CA. 1987 - 1988
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA; St. Louis Artist’s Guild, St. Louis, MO; Grand Central Galleries, New York, NY. “American Artist Golden Anniversary Exhibition.” 1987
Austin Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. “Women’s Work: Labors of Love.” 1987
Grand Central Galleries, New York, NY “American Artist National Exhibition.” 1985
Leslie Levy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. “Contemporary Realism.” 1983 + 1984
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Selected Books, Publications, Commissions |
Landscapes of New Mexico. Suzan Campbell, PhD and Suzanne Deats, Fresco Fine Art Publishing, Albuquerque, NM. 2006
Who’s Who in America, Marquis Publications, New Providence, NJ. 2003 - 2007
Who’s Who of American Women, Marquis Publications, New Providence, NJ. 2000 - 2007
The Essential Guide Calendar of Art, Essential Guides Publications, Santa Fe, NM. 2007
The Collectors’s Guide, Wingspread Publications, Albuquerque, NM. 1994 - 2002; 2006
Minding Your Mental Health, booklet cover art, American Institute for Preventive Medicine, 5th edition, Farmington Hills, MI. 2004
Rio Rancho Office of Tourism brochure cover art, logo; letterhead, web site, Rio Rancho, NM. 1999 - 2001
Vitality magazine cover art, Vitality, Inc., Dallas, TX. Nov. 1999; Oct. 2000; Aug. 2001
Albuquerque Arts magazine cover art and article, Belknap Publications, Placitas, NM. Oct.1998
Taos Calendar of Artists, Stuart Ashby Hardy Publications, Taos, NM. 1988 - 1991
Southwest Profile magazine, Taos, NM. “Emphasis on Form,” Nancy Gillespie, February 1987
Southwest Art, Houston, TX. “Noël Hudson-Reidy - Southwest Mosaic,” Joy Waldron Murphy,
August 1986
Commissioned painting: 62" x 104" diptych, Montoya residence, Albuquerque, NM. 1999
Commissioned painting: 166 sq. ft. mural, Redondo High School Library, Redondo Beach, CA. 1980
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Selected Public and Private Collections |
The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, Albuquerque, NM
The Capitol Art Collection, New Mexico State Capitol, Santa Fe, NM
The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM
The Foundation for Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
Schlenker, Cantwell & Hrncir , Albuquerque, NM
The Michaelis Collection, Albuquerque, NM
Kamine, Steiner & Ungerer, Los Angeles, CA
Brigade of Light, Cedar Mountain, NC
Redondo Beach High School Library, Redondo Beach, CA
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Academic Art Teaching |
Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM. Adjunct Faculty, Studio Art and Art History. 1992 - current.
Northern New Mexico Community College, Taos, NM. Adjunct Faculty, Studio Art 1991 - 1992
New Mexico Highlands University, Taos, NM. Adjunct Faculty, Studio Art. 1981 - 1983
Redondo Beach High School, Redondo Beach, CA. Full Time Faculty, Studio Art. 1974 - 1980
Riverside City College, Riverside, CA. Adjunct Faculty, Studio Art. 1974
Tachikawa Middle School, Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. Full Time Faculty, Studio Art, 1970 - 1973
California High School, Whittier, CA. Full Time Faculty, Studio Art. 1967 - 1970 |
Gallery Representation |
Joyce Robins Gallery, 201 Galisteo St., Santa Fe, NM 87501
www.joycerobins.com. 505-989-8795
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Representative reproductions of Noël Hudson's paintings may be seen in The Collector's Guide: Locator # 237 in Volume 21, 2007; # 177 in Volume 15, No. 1, 2001; and # 63 in Volume 16, No. 1, 2002. Also, representative reproductions of her paintings from the Bosque series may be seen at Loc # 178 in Volume 13, No. 1, 1999; # 76 in Volume 13 No. 1, 1998; and # 143 in Volume 11, 1997. |
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