John Hanley

John Hanley
Artist

John relocated from Connecticut to Oriental, North Carolina, in 2007, after spending the better part of a 26-year career at United Technologies Corporation involved in graphics, print and television advertising, and directing photography.

His paintings, primarily oils “en plein air,” depict everyday scenes in a visually graphic style using a limited but dynamic palette. Recently he has been re-exploring pastels and discovered that the medium adapted easily to his oil painting style.

John is a graduate of the Silvermine College of Art and the University of Hartford Art School. He credits his academic training for providing an invaluable base, but “it was the guidance of painter Beth Ellis, along with years spent working in partnership with Connecticut-based designer and fellow painter Ted Bertz that expanded my understanding of design and color.” John also credits these two mentors for encouraging him to pursue painting full-time.

He is an active member of the Carolina Artist Studio Gallery, the Twin Rivers Art Association, the North Carolina Coastal Pastel Society, the Carteret County Arts Council, and the Pamlico County Plein Air Painters.

John also exhibits at the Artworks Studio and Gallery in New Bern.

Recent Awards
· Purchase Award and Merit Award - Craven Arts Council & Gallery, Bank of the Arts 2007 ~ 6th Annual National Juried Show
· Best in Show and First Place, Two Dimensional Art - Circle 10 Gallery 2007 Small Works Show
· Bardill Purchase Award – Beaufort County Arts Council 2007 43rd Juried Fine Arts Show
· Excellence and Honorable Mention Awards - Arts Council of Carteret County 2008
“Art from the Heart” Exhibition
· Honorable Mention - Twin Rivers Art Association 2008 Juried Members Exhibition
· First prize - Carteret County Arts Council, 2008 Juried Maritime Art Exhibition
· Hansen Sponsorship Award – 2008 4th Annual “Art on the Neuse”
· Dr. and Mrs. Reed Underhill Purchase Award - Craven Arts Council & Gallery,
Bank of the Arts 2008 7th Annual National Juried Show
· First and third place, Two Dimensional Art - Circle 10 Gallery 2008 Small Works Show