Past Events

Jack Meier Gallery Group Exhibition

Event Dates: 12/8/2012 - 12/8/2012
Reception: 12/8/2012  6-8 pm
Location: Jack Meier Gallery
Address:
2310 Bissonnet
Houston, Texas 77005

International Guild of Realism 7th Annual Exhibition / 2012

Event Dates: 9/7/2012 - 9/30/2012
Reception: 9/15/2012  5-8 pm
Location: Jones & Terwilliger Galleries
Phone Number: 888.278-0040
Address:
6th Avenue
Carmel, California 93921
Website: http://www.jones-terwilliger-galleries.com/Shows/IGOR_Show/IGOR%202012.html

Newly completed oil painting "Pearl Earring" will be participating in the International Guild of Realism 7th Annual Exhibition in Carmel, California.  Exhibition dates: September 7-30, 2012.  Opening Reception September 15, 2012 from 5-8 pm

The Hunting Art Prize Gala / 2012

Event Dates: 4/28/2012 - 4/28/2012
Reception: 4/28/2012  
Location: Friedkin Companies Campus, Gulf States Toyota
Address:
1375 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
Website: www.huntingartprize.com

 Hunting PLC announced today that 109 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2012 Hunting Art Prize.

These artists will now enter the second phase of a two-tiered jury process for the $50,000 prize, historically the most generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing.

The panel of jurors that narrowed the submissions to the final 109 participants will reconvene in April to determine the winner, and the 2012 recipient will be announced at the Hunting Art Prize gala on April 28.

My oil painting "A Warm Gaze" was the oil painting juried into this exhibition.

 

Salon International 2012

Event Dates: 4/14/2012 - 5/4/2012
Reception: 4/14/2012  10 am to 8 pm
Location: Greenhouse Gallery / San Antonio, Texas
Phone Number: 210.828-6491
Address:
6496 N. New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Website: www.greenhousegallery.com

"Her Majesty's Lilies" will be participating in the "Salon International 2012" exhibition at Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, Texas.  This juried exhibition is a project of the International Museum of Contemporary Masters.  This year's juror will be Edward Minoff.  Exhibition dates are April 14-May 4, 2012.  For more information on this exhibition or to purchase this painting, contact Greenhouse Gallery at 210.828.6491 or visit their website at www.greenhousegallery.com

 

The Artist's Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition

Event Dates: 12/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
Location: Artist's Magazine December 2011 Issue

"Incognito" has been selected as a finalist in the Portraits/Figures category of The Artist's Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition with my name featured in the December 2011 issue of the magazine.

International Guild of Realism Sixth Annual Juried Exhibition / 2011

Event Dates: 9/30/2011 - 10/22/2011
Reception: 9/30/2011  5-8 pm
Location: Sage Creek Gallery
Phone Number: 505-988-3444
Address:
200 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Website: www.sagecreekgallery.com

The 2011 International Guild of Realism Sixth Annual Juried Exhibition will be held at the prestigious Sage Creek Gallery in the heart of the Santa Fe art district.  "Lilies" will be participating in this exhibition.

  

The American Landscape

Event Dates: 7/1/2011 - 7/30/2011
Reception: 7/1/2011  
Location: Hilliard Gallery
Phone Number: 816.561.2956
Address:
1820 McGee
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Website: www.hilliardgallery.com

    

Salon International 2011

Event Dates: 4/2/2011 - 4/22/2011
Reception: 4/2/2011  10 am to 8 pm
Location: Greenhouse Gallery / San Antonio, Texas
Phone Number: 210.828-6491
Address:
6496 N. New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Website: www.greenhousegallery.com

 "A Warm Gaze" will be participating in the "Salon International 2011" exhibition at Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, Texas.  This juried exhibition is a project of the International Museum of Contemporary Masters.  This year's juror will be Daniel E. Green, N.A.  Exhibition dates are April 02-22, 2011.  For more information contact Greenhouse Gallery at 210.828.6491 or www.greenhousegallery.com

4th Annual Human Form Show / 2011

Event Dates: 3/4/2011 - 4/30/2011
Reception: 3/4/2011  
Location: Hilliard Gallery
Phone Number: 816.561-2956
Address:
1820 McGee Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Website: www.hilliardgallery.com

The Hilliard Gallery, in the crossroads district, is hosting the 4th Annual Human Form Show which has become increasing popular each year, not only in the artwork submitted but in the attendance and reviews for the show.  The Human form show seeks to showcase the best artwork, selected not only from the Midwest but all throughout the United States.  A must see event in the Midwest.

Richeson 75 Small Works 2011

Event Dates: 2/7/2011 - 3/25/2011
Reception: 2/11/2011  5-7:30 pm
Location: The Richeson School of Art & Gallery
Phone Number: 800.233-2404
Address:
557 Marcella Street
Kimberly, Wisconsin 54136
Website: www.richesonart.com

Richeson School of Art & Gallery, a division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc., is proud to announce the Richeson 75 Small Works 2011 Competition.  Seventy-five two-dimensional works of art and several alternates will be selected to represent the finest examples of painting and drawing being produced by today's visual artists. 

  My oil painting, "Muse", was juried into this exhibition.

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century / 2008-2011

Event Dates: 12/4/2010 - 2/27/2011
Location: Gari Melchers Museum at Univ. of Mary Washington
Phone Number: 540.654-1015
Address:
224 Washington Street
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405
Website: www.umw.edu./gari_melchers

 "The Irishman" was juried into this traveling museum exhibition.

Group Exhibit

Event Dates: 11/6/2010 - 11/24/2010
Reception: 11/6/2010  6-8 pm
Location: Jack Meier Gallery
Phone Number: 7135262983
Address:
2310 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
Website: www.jackmeiergallery.com

Featuring new works by Gary J. Hernandez, James Crandall, William Kalwick, Mark Nelson, Karen Offutt, Robert Spooner, Mark Thompson

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century / 2010

Event Dates: 9/13/2010 - 11/11/2010
Location: Indian Hills Community College
Phone Number: (800)726-2585
Address:
525 Grandview Avenue
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501

The oil painting "The Irishman" is now on exhibit at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa from September 12- November 7, 2010 as part of "The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century", the first traveling museum show of this century to not only look at the state of Realist painting around the world, but to also compare those artworks with their historical predecessors.

Each of the 56 participating artists were asked to identify one historical painting that can be used by museum attendees to compare and contrast today’s work with the pioneers of this art technique. The artists cited such predecessors as Ingres, Da Vinci, Durer, Vermeer, Harnett, Constable, Memling and Dali as starting points for their current work as they explored still life, landscape, figurative and even trompe l’oeil art forms.  In some cases, the contrast between the old and the new is startling; in other cases, one can almost see the apprentice soaking up the Old Master’s techniques for modern visuals.  The oil painting "Edward Pailleron", 1879 by John Singer Sargent was the inspiration for Hernandez's "The Irishman".

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century / 2010

Event Dates: 6/27/2010 - 8/22/2010
Location: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Phone Number: 715.845-7010
Address:
700 North Twelfth Street
Wausau, Wisconsin 54403-5007
Website: www,lywam.org

"The Irishman" / Oil on Canvas / 20"x30"

The State of Contemporary Realism

Event Dates: 6/23/2010 - 10/1/2010
Location: Hilliard Gallery
Phone Number: 816.561-2956
Address:
1820 McGee
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Website: www.hilliardgallery.com

Three paintings "Monika's Orange Lily", "Sycamore" and "Wimberley Pastoral" were juried into this exhibition.

Salon International 2010

Event Dates: 4/10/2010 - 4/30/2010
Reception: 4/10/2010  10 am to 8 pm
Location: Greenhouse Gallery / San Antonio, Texas
Phone Number: 210.828-6491
Address:
6496 N. New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Website: www.greenhousegallery.com

"Eternally Blue" will be participating in the "Salon International 2010" exhibition at Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, Texas. This juried exhibition is a project of the International Museum of Contemporary Masters.  This year's juror will be Everett Raymond Kinstler.   Exhibition dates are April 10-30, 2010.

For more information contact Greenhouse Gallery at 210.828-6491 or www.greenhousegallery.com

Gary J. Hernandez Artist Talk and New Works Exhibition / 2010

Event Dates: 3/4/2010 - 4/4/2010
Reception: 3/4/2010  7:00 pm
Location: Jack Meier Gallery
Phone Number: 713.526-2983
Address:
2310 Bissonnet
Houston, Texas 77005
Website: www.jackmeiergallery.com

 "Artist Talk and New Works" Exhibition by artist Gary J. Hernandez/ One Night Event

International Guild of Realism Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition/2010

Event Dates: 2/8/2010 - 2/26/2010
Reception: 2/11/2010  6-9 pm
Location: J. Willott Gallery / Palm Desert, CA

  "Monika's Orange Lily" will be participating at the International Guild of Realism 5th Annual Juried Exhibition at the prestigious J. Willott Gallery on El Paseo Drive in the heart of the Palm Desert/Palm Springs art district from February 8-26, 2010.

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century / 2010

Event Dates: 1/24/2010 - 3/21/2010
Location: Appleton Museum of Art / Ocala, Florida
Phone Number: 352.291-4455
Address:
4333 East Silver Springs Blvd.
Ocala, Florida 34470-5000
Website: www.appletonmuseum.org

The theme for this travelling museum exhibition is:  If the great artists of history were painting contemporary Realism today, what would the artwork look like?  A visual impression on the evolution and development of Realism.  My painting "The Irishman" was selected to participate in this exhibition.

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century/ 2008-2011

Event Dates: 11/8/2009 - 1/3/2010
Location: Museum of Texas Tech University/ Lubbock, TX

The theme for this traveling museum exhibition is:  If the great artists of history were painting contemporary Realism today, what would the artwork look like?  A visual impression on the evolution and development of Realism.  My painting "The Irishman" was selected to participate in this exhibition.

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century / 2008-2011

Event Dates: 8/14/2009 - 10/17/2009
Location: Historic City Hall / Lake Charles, LA

The theme for this traveling museum exhibition is: If the great artists of history were painting contemporary Realism today, what would the artwork look like?  A Visual impression on the evolution and development of Realism.

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century / 2008-2011

Event Dates: 5/24/2009 - 7/16/2009
Location: Owensboro Museum of Art / Owensboro, Kentucky

The theme for this traveling museum exhibition is:  If the great artists of history were painting contemporary Realism today, what would the artwork look like?  A Visual impression on the evolution and development of Realism.

Salon International 2009

Event Dates: 4/11/2009 - 5/1/2009
Reception: 4/11/2009  5-8 pm
Location: Greenhouse Gallery / San Antonio, Texas

Three paintings " Monika's Orange Lily", "Incognito" and "Canal Scene - Venice, Italy" were juried into this exhibition
       

International Guild of Realism Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition/2009

Event Dates: 2/17/2009 - 3/3/2009
Reception: 2/17/2009  6-8 pm
Location: Weatherburn Gallery / Naples, FL

 "Orange Canna"/Oil on Panel/14"x11"

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century/2008

Event Dates: 12/16/2008 - 2/15/2009
Location: R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana

 "The Irishman"/Oil on Canvas/20"x30"

Small Works North America / 2008

Event Dates: 11/14/2008 - 12/31/2008
Location: The Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT

"Eternally Blue"/Oil on Panel/10"x8"

The Richeson 75: Landscape, Seascape & Exteriors 2008

Event Dates: 9/12/2008 - 11/4/2008
Reception: 9/12/2008  6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location: Richeson School of Art & Gallery, Kimberly, WI

Oil Painters of America 2008 Western Regional Juried Exhibition

Event Dates: 9/12/2008 - 10/11/2008
Reception: 9/12/2008  5-8 pm
Location: Devin Galleries / Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century/ 2008

Event Dates: 7/13/2008 - 11/23/2008
Location: The Springfield Museums / Springfield, MA

"The Irishman"/Oil on Canvas/20"x30"

The Hunting Art Prize Gala/ 2008

Event Dates: 5/3/2008 - 5/3/2008
Location: Decorative Center, Houston, Texas

The painting "Just A Girl, A Coat and Some Clouds" will be participating in this event.

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century / 2008-2010

Event Dates: 4/27/2008 - 6/22/2008
Location: Wichita Art Museum / Wichita, Kansas

The theme for this traveling museum exhibition is: If the great artists of history were painting contemporary Realism today, what would the artwork look like? A Visual impression on the evolution and development of Realism.

The oil painting "The Irishman" was juried into this exhibition and will be traveling from 2008-2010 at various museums around the country.

Salon International 2008

Event Dates: 4/12/2008 - 5/2/2008
Reception: 4/12/2008  6-8 pm
Location: Greenhouse Gallery / San Antonio, Texas

The floral "Monika's Red Lily" is participating in this exhibition

Trudy Labell Fine Art Gallery / 2008

Event Dates: 2/1/2008 - 2/29/2008
Reception: 2/7/2008  6-8 pm
Location: Trudy Labell Fine Art / Naples, Florida

A juried exhibition of 16 artists members from the International Guild of Realism from cutting edge realists to Trompe L'Oeil artists.

International Guild of Realism / 2008

Event Dates: 1/13/2008 - 1/30/2008
Reception: 1/17/2008  6-8 pm
Location: Scottsdale Fine Art Gallery / Scottsdale, AZ

The oil painting "Kimono" was juried into this exhibition

Small Works North America / 2007

Event Dates: 11/24/2007 - 12/31/2007
Location: The Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT

"Sycamore" & "Blue Cape" were juried into this exhibition

Visual Arts Alliance / 2007

Event Dates: 10/1/2007 - 10/26/2007
Reception: 10/5/2007  6-8 pm
Location: One Allen Center

Oil Painters of America

Event Dates: 9/28/2007 - 11/10/2007
Reception: 9/28/2007  6-8 pm
Location: South Wind Gallery / Topeka, Kansas

The oil painting "Orange Canna" has been accepted into the Oil Painters of America 2007 Central Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils.  This year's show at South Wind Gallery in Topeka, Kansas, will feature some of OPA's most outstanding artists in the Central Region and promises to be an exciting event.

Leading Masters of Contemporary Realism

Event Dates: 7/24/2007 - 8/5/2007
Reception: 7/28/2007  5-8 pm
Location: Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts Gallery

Fifty of the leading Realism artists from around the world are unveiling their newest paintings this July in Cape Cod at Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts. Several different styles and genres of Realism will be represented including Photorealism, Trompe l'oeil, Contemporary Realism, Classic Realism, and the latest cutting-edge compositions from overseas. 

Gary Hernandez's painting "Yellow Cannas" was juried into this exhibition.

Salon International 2007

Event Dates: 5/19/2007 - 6/15/2007
Reception: 5/19/2007  10 am- 8 pm
Location: Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art

Two oil paintings, "Kimono" and "Golden" were selected for the Salon International 2007 exhibition to be held at  Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas.

A Valentine Celebration of Women

Event Dates: 2/14/2007 - 2/14/2007
Reception: 2/14/2007  6-9 p.m.
Location: Meyers Art Gallery / Scottsdale, Arizona

This group exhibition will be held at Meyers Art Gallery located at 7173 E. Main St. in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Three figurative drawings.."Erin", "Elizabeth" and "The Veil"...will be included in this show. 

Visual Arts Alliance / 2006

Event Dates: 10/6/2006 - 10/27/2006
Reception: 10/6/2006  6-8 pm
Location: Houston, Texas

The oil painting "Bridge of Sighs - Venice, Italy" was juried into this show. Juror: Clint Willour

International Guild of Realism / 2006

Event Dates: 9/15/2006 - 9/30/2006
Reception: 9/15/2006  5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Manitou Galleries / Santa Fe, New Mexico

For this show forty-six artists will unveil the latest evolution in Realism when Santa Fe's Manitou Galleries hosts the second annual International Guild of Realism juried exhibition. With more than sixty paintings on display, the Manitou show examines how still life, landscape and figurative artworks are being created in the most realistic styles for the twenty first century. The show opens September 15, 2006, with a collector's reception with many of the artists in attendance. The reception is 5-7 pm at the gallery on Palace Avenue.

The oil painting "An Arrangement of Gourds" was juried into this show and was sold during the exhibition.

"Contemporary Nude In Art" / 2006

Event Dates: 9/2/2006 - 9/29/2006
Reception: 9/2/2006  5 - 8 pm
Location: Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts / Dennis, Massachusetts

"The nude, one of the most explored genres within the history of art, is a subject matter that is both incredibly challenging and highly problematic for the contemporary artist...Through their fine art paintings, sculpture, and photographs these eleven artists in this exhibition invite the viewer to discover how the beauty and form of the contemporary nude can evoke riveting, powerful and thought-provoking images that add something new and fresh to the history of this provocative subject." - Winstanly-Roark Fine Arts Gallery
 
The oil paintings "Serenity" and "Between Heaven and Earth are Seven Days" were invited to participate in this exhibition.

Salon International 2006

Event Dates: 5/20/2006 - 6/16/2006
Reception: 5/20/2006  4-8 p.m. Champagne Reception
Location: Greenhouse Gallery - San Antonio, Texas

Salon International 2006 is a spectacular exhibit of 300 paintings selected from 779 entries representing 42 states of the USA and 14 additional countries. The major goal of Salon International is to both encourage and challenge artists worldwide to continuously strive for artistic excellence. In determining the presence of artistic excellence the following components were considered heavily: composition/design, focal point, use of color, paint manipulation, unification, originality, creativity, feeling, and choice of subject matter.

The oil painting "Blue" was accepted into the Salon International 2006 and was awarded "Honorable Mention in Artistic Excellence"

Visual Arts Alliance / 2006

Event Dates: 5/9/2006 - 6/16/2006
Reception: 5/11/2006  6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Williams Tower Gallery - Houston, Texas

Three oil paintings "The Irishman", "Fall Afternoon" and "Ribbon and Roses" were selected for the VAA's 23rd Juried Open Exhibition to be held at the Williams Tower Gallery (formerly known as the Transco Tower) located at 2800 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, Texas in the Galleria area.

Gary was awarded "First Honorable Mention" by juror Sally Sprout.

Visual Arts Alliance / 2005

Event Dates: 9/24/2005 - 10/15/2005
Reception: 9/30/2005  6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bank of America Bldg., 700 Louisiana, Houston, TX

Three oil paintings "Salsa", "Bananas" and "An Arrangement of Gourds" were accepted into this exhibition.

"An Arrangement of Gourds" was presented Third Place Award.

Oil Painters of America /2005 National Exhibition

Event Dates: 5/6/2005 - 6/19/2005
Reception: 5/6/2005  6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Hilligoss Galleries - Chicago. Illinois

The oil painting "An Arrangement of Gourds" has been accepted into the Oil Painters of America 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils.