About the Artist
Gary J. Hernandez is an internationally recognized, award winning artist. He was born in Victoria, Texas and currently resides in Spring, Texas. He received training from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts School of Art. In 1986 he sold his graphics design firm to pursue a full-time career as a professional artist.
Exhibiting extensively in the Houston area, his art has also been showcased in SOHO, New York/ Santa Fe, New Mexico/ Chicago, Illinois/ Cape Cod, Massachusetts/ Scottsdale, Arizona/ Fairfield, Connecticut/ Topeka, Kansas/ Naples, Florida/ Springfield, Massachusetts as well as the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. He owns and operates the Gary J. Hernandez Studio and Gallery of Fine Art. Additionally, he is the owner and Principle Instructor of The Gary J. Hernandez School of Fine Art. He also teaches oil painting at Jerry's Artarama in Houston, TX and Woodlands Art League in Woodlands, TX as well as private classes in his art studio. Other former teaching positions include Adult level classes at the Art League of Houston, Grades 6-8 art classes at a private school and numerous workshops at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
He specializes in representational art with an emphasis on the human figure. He was a finalist in The Artist's Magazine International Art Competition, an Award of Excellence winner in the Manhattan Arts Magazine Competition, awarded Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence at Salon International 2006 & 2011 and Jury's Top Fifty at Salon International 2008, 2009 & 2011. Hernandez was profiled in the Manhattan Arts Magazine and his artwork has been published in North Light Books "The Best of Flower Painting" and "The Best of Portrait Painting". Most recently he was published in International Artist Magazine October/November 2010 Issue #75 and Southwest Art Magazine's January 2012 issue "Artist To Watch / Editor's Choice for Up-and-Coming Talent".
Prices for Hernandez's works range from $ 500 to $ 12,000 depending upon size and the complexity of the subject.
Mr. Hernandez is an Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America and the International Guild of Realism. He has served as President of the Art League of Houston and as Board Member of the Visual Arts Alliance and the Watercolor Art Society/Houston. Currently he is an active member of the Woodlands Art League / The Woodlands, Texas.
Awards & Exhibitions
2012 November 2012 BoldBrush Painting Competition
Finalist for "Kimono"
2012 Jack Meier Gallery / Houston, TX
Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists / December 2012
2012 October 2012 BoldBrush Painting Competition
Finalist for "Pearl Earring" / Juror: Chet Zar
2012 Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, Carmel, California
International Guild of Realism 7th Annual Juried Exhibition
2012 FineArtViews July 2012 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "Pearl Earring"
2012 Finalist / The Hunting Art Prize
Houston, Texas
2012 Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
"Salon International 2012"
2012 Southwest Art Magazine / January 2012 Issue, pgs. 32 & 34
Artist to Watch / The Editor's Choice for Up-and-Coming Talent
2011 Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
International Guild of Realism 6th Annual Juried Exhibition
2011 The Artist's Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition
Finalist / Portraits/Figures Category
2011 Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
"The American Landscape" Exhibition
2011 Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
"4th Annual Human Form Show"
2011 Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin
The Richeson 75 / Small Works Exhibition
2011 Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
"Salon International 2011", Awarded "Honorable Mention" & "Jury's Top Fifty"
2011-2008 “The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century/ International Guild of Realism Traveling Exhibition
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, April 27-June 22, 2008
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA, July 13-Sept 7, 2008
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA, Sept28-Nov.23, 2008
R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA, Dec16,08-Feb.15,2009
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, Kentucky-May24-Jul16,2009
Historic City Hall Ars & Cultural Center, Lake Charles, LA Aug14-Oct 17,2009
Museum of Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock,TX, Nov8,09-Jan 3,2010
Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL. Jan.24-March 21, 2010
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI,
June 27-Aug. 29, 2010
Indian Hills Comm. College, Ottumwa, Iowa,Sept12-Nov 7,2010
Univ. of Mary Washington/Gari Melchers Museum,
Fredericksburg, Virginia, Dec.4,2010-Feb.27,2011
2010 International Artist Magazine / October-November 2010 Issue #75
"Creating an Oil Study for a Larger Work" / pgs. 42-49
2010 FineArtViews November 2010 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "Between Pride & Humility"
2010 FineArtViews October 2010 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "Matador de Toros"
2010 Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX
"Group Exhibit"
2010 FineArtViews September 2010 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "Illumination"
2010 FineArtViews August 2010 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% for "An Arrangement of Gourds"
2010 FineArtViews July 2010 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "Young Man in Black"
2010 FineArtViews June 2010 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "Blue"
2010 Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
"The State of Contemporary Realism"
2010 Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas
"Artist Talk & New Works" Exhibition
2010 Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
"Salon International 2010"
2010 FineArtViews December 2009 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "Incognito"
2010 J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, California
International Guild of Realism Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition
2009 FineArtViews August 2009 Painting Competition
Awarded FineArtViews 15% (Jury's favorite 15%) for "The Irishman"
2009 Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
"Salon International 2009" / Jury's Top Fifty Award
2009 The Weatherburn Gallery, Naples, Florida
International Guild of Realism Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition /
Awarded 2009 Best Floral Award
2008 The Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT
"Small Works North America"
2008 International Artist Magazine, October-November 2008 Issue #63
Still Life & Florals Challenge #47/ Finalist
2008 Richeson School of Art & Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin
Richeson 75: Landscape, Seascape & Exteriors 2008
2008 Devin Galleries, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Oil Painters of America 2008 Western Regional Juried Exhibition
2008 Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
"Salon International 2008" / Jury's Top Fifty Award
2008 Finalist - The Hunting Art Prize
Houston, TX
2008 Trudy Labell Fine Art Gallery, Naples, FL "Reality Check /
A Juried Exhibition of Realist Artists"
2008 Scottsdale Fine Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
International Guild of Realism "Third Annual Juried Exhibition"
2007 The Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT
"Small Works North America"/ Top 40 Award
2007 Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
"Twenty-fifth Juried Membership Exhibition"
2007 South Wind Gallery, Topeka, KS/ Oil Painters of America
"2007 Central Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils"
2007 Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts Gallery, Cape Cod, Dennis, MA
"Leading Masters of Contemporary Realism"/ IGOR
2007 International Artist Magazine, April-May 2007 Issue #54
Flowers & Garden Challenge #38 / Top Ten Finalist
2007 Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
"Salon International 2007"
2007 Rive Gauche Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
"Go Figure" Figurative Art Group Exhibition
2007 Rive Gauche Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
"A Valentine Celebration of Women" Group Exhibition
2006 23rd Annual Artist's Magazine's Art Competition
Portrait & Figure Category / Finalist
2006 Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
"Twenty-fourth Annual Juried Membership Exhibition"
2006 Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts Gallery, Cape Cod, Dennis, MA
"Contemporary Nude in Art-A Special Figurative Exhibition"
2006 Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
"International Guild of Realism 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition"
2006 Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
"23rd Juried Open Exhibition"/ First Honorable Mention
2006 Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
"Salon International 2006" Honorable Mention in Artistic Excellence
