Florida Artists Group

Elaine's Bio:

Elaine Hahn, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, holds a BA and MA in Art from the University of Missouri, and has studied with noted artists throughout the United States, England and Mexico. Her early career was influenced by her experience at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. She is a Signature member of the American Women Artists, the American Society of Marine Artists, the National Society of Artists, the Paint America Association Signature Society, and the Florida Plein Air Society. She is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the International Guild of Realism. She is also a Signature member of the American Watercolor and the National Watercolor Societies. Her paintings have achieved prominence through acceptance and awards in major national juried exhibitions.
Her works are included in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. She has taught and conducted Workshops in the US and Europe and has served as a judge in art shows on the local, regional and national levels.
While gaining a national reputation for her watercolors, her current work in oil painting brings a new dimension to Elaine’s work and has resulted in her art work being accepted in regional and national exhibits with several winning awards.
She works from her studio on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, where she focuses her efforts on developing and expanding her oil painting techniques in landscapes, still life, miniature painting and traveling for painting and plein air events throughout the United States and Europe.

 Artist Statement:

“Through the years I have focused on developing my work and style to capture the beauty of what surrounds me. I particularly like the early morning and afternoon light, which enhances the colors, creating unique and interesting reflections and shadows and I am drawn to very unusual subjects with strong contrast in lighting and interesting shapes and textures. I find these subjects exciting, challenging and inspiring and I enjoy trying to capture each element of them. My miniature Art is a real challenge but lots of fun. I strive to create an image that draws the viewer to a pleasant experience. As I continue to paint and continue to grow, I find painting a real challenge as well as a great joy."

Exhibitions:

American Women Artists, Museum Show, Prevailing Winds, Booth Western Art Museum,
Cartersville, GA, 2014
National Society of Artists, 30th Juried National Show, Art League of Baytown,
Baytown, TX, October 2014
31st Annual North American Miniature Art Exhibition, The Art Gallery of Fells Point,
Baltimore, MD, October 2014
Hudson Valley Art Association 82nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club,
New York City, NY - September 2014
Leepa Rattner Artist Market, Leepa Rattner Art Museum,
Tarpon Springs, FL, September 2014
American Women Artists 17th Annual Member Show, Addison Art Gallery,
Orleans, MA, August 14 - September 15, 2014
20th Annual Miniature Show, Casper Art Guild, Casper, WY
23rd Annual International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC, May 2014
The Art of the Miniature XXII, Snow Goose Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, May 2014
Parklane Gallery’s  22nd Annual International Juried Miniature Show in
Kirkland, WA, April 2014
The Alabama Miniature Art Society, Spanish Moss Miniature Art Show,
Mobile, AL, March 3 – April 3, 2014
The Elizabeth Specht Memorial Miniatures in Mariposa Sierra Artists Gallery,
Mariposa, CA, March 3 – 25, 2014
Salon International 2014 Exhibit, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art,
San Antonio, TX, April 5 - April 25, 2014
Florida Miniature Society of Florida, Thirty-ninth Annual International Miniature Art Show,
Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin FL, January 28 - February 9, 2013
Miniature Painters Society of DC, 80th Annual Exhibition in Bethesda, MD, Nov 19 – Dec 31, 2012
American Women Artists 16th Annual Members Show and National Juried Competition, RS Hanna Gallery Fredericksburg, TX, November 1 -24
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibit, McBride Gallery,
Annapolisn MD, October 20 – November 17, 2013
30th Annual North American Miniature Art Exhibition, The Art Gallery of Fells Point,
Baltimore, MD, October 9 – November 3, 2013
National Society of Artists, 29th Annual Juried National Show, Brazosport Art League,
Clute, TX, September 21 – October 31
Richeson75 Figure and Portrait Exhibition at the Richeson School of Art in
Kimberly, WI, September 16 – October 25, 2013
100% Pure Florida 2013 Exhibit, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery,
Melbourne, FL, September 3 - September 29
19th Annual International Miniature Art Show Casper Artist's Guild, West Wind Gallery,
Casper, WY, August 1 – 31, 2013
Oil Painters of America Salon Show of Traditional Oils, Crooked Tree Arts Center,
Petoskey, MI, June 21 – August 31
Richeson75, Landscape, Seascape, Architecture 2013 Exhibit, Richeson School of Art,
Kimberly, WI, May 29 - July 5
Oil Painters of America, 22th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Insight Gallery,
Fredericksburg, TX, May 18 - June 17  
Women Painters of the Southeast Second Annual Juried Members Exhibition and Sale, Imagine Gallery, Franklin, TN, April 15 - May 20, 2013
Richeson75 2013 Small Works Show, Richeson School of Art, Kimberly, WI, February 5 - March 22, 2013
Florida Miniature Society of Florida, Thirty-Eighth Annual International Miniature Art Show,
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL, January 20 - February 10, 2013
Cider Painters of America, 28th Annual International Exhibit of Miniature Art,
Kingston, P, November 11 - December 29, 2012
Miniature Painters Society of DC, 79th Annual Exhibition, Bethesda, MD, November 19 – December 29, 2011
National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society (NOAPS) 2012 Annual "Best of America!" Exhibition, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO October 14 - 28, 2012 and Vine Wine Bar and Art Gallery, Osage Beach MO, November 3 - December 1, 2012
Oil Painters of America Online Showcase - Summer 2012
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibit, Bennington Center for the Arts,
Bennington, VT, September 29 – October 28, 2012
American Women Artists 2012 National Exhibition, K. Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ, Nov 2 – Nov 25, 2012
The 17th Annual Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction, Rist Canyon, CO, September 2, 2012
Telluride Plein Air Festival, Telluride, CO, July 2012
The Bennington Small Works Show, Bennington, VT, May 26 – December 23, 2012
The Elizabeth Specht Memorial Miniature Show, Mariposa, CA, February 28 - March 25, 2012
Punta Gorda Visual Arts Center National Arts Exhibition 2012, Punta Gorda FL, February 4 – March 11, 2012
Florida Miniature Society of Florida, 37th Annual International Art Show, Dunedin, FL – January 2012
Renaissance Art Gallery, 11th Annual National Miniature Exhibition, Huntington, WV, November - December 2011
Miniature Painters Society of DC, 77th Annual International Fine Art in Miniature Exhibit,
Bethesda, MD, November - December 2010
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibit, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA, Sept 17 – Oc 13, 2011
Paint The Parks, 100 Competition, 2011, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2011
Paint The Parks, Mini 50 Competition, 2011, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2011
Plein Air Easton Competition, Easton, MD, July 2011
Oil Painters of America, 20th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Devin Galleries,
Coeur d’Alene, ID, June 10 - July 9, 2011
2011 National Juried Art Exhibition, The Art League of Hilton Head,
Hilton Head, SC, May 6 – May 29, 2011
9th Annual Sonoma Plein Air Festival 2011, Sonoma, CA – May 2011
Carmel Festival of the Arts, Plein Air Competition, Carmel, CA – May 2011
Twentieth International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC, April 30 – June 4, 2011
Salon International 2011 Exhibit, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art,
San Antonio, TX, April 2 - April 22, 2011
Florida Miniature Society of Florida, 36th Annual Art Exhibit, Dunedin, FL, January 2011
Miniature Painters Society of DC, 77th Annual International Fine Art in Miniature Exhibit,
Bethesda, MD, November - December 2010
Solo Exhibit, “Watercolors Revisited” Pasco-Hernando Community College,
New Port Richey, FL - February 2009

Honors And Awards:

Awarded Signature Membership in the National Society of Artists, October 2014
Awarded Signature Membership in the American Society of Marine Artists, April 2014
Awarded Signature Membership in the American Women Artists National Organization, January 2014
Second Place and Honorable Mention at the Parklane Gallery’s  22nd Annual International Juried Miniature Show in Kirkland, WA, April 2014
First in the Marine Category, Florida Miniature Art Society's 39th Annual International Miniature Art Show,          January  2014
Peoples Choice Award, 13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition Renaissance Gallery
Huntington, WV, December 2013
Honorable Mention, 80th Annual International Fine Art in Miniature Exhibit,
Bethesda, MD, November - December 2013
Honorable Mention, National Society of Artists 29th Juried National Exhibit, Brazosport Art League,
Clute, TX, September 2013
First Place, Casper Wyoming Artists' Guild 19th Annual International Miniature Show,
       Casper, Wyoming, August 2013
First Place, Oils, Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape, and Architectural Exhibit
        in Kimberly, Wisconsin, May 2013
Second Place, 21st Annual International Miniature Show, Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA, April 2013
Still Life Award, Cider Painters of America, 28th Annual International Exhibit of Miniature Art,
        Kingston, PA, November 2012
Honorable Mention, Miniature Painters Society of DC, 79th Annual Exhibition, Bethesda, MD, Nov. 2012
Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America Online Showcase, Summer 2012
Best in Show, The Elizabeth Specht Memorial Miniature Show, Mariposa, CA, March 2012
Second Place, Seascapes, The Elizabeth Specht Memorial Miniature Show, Mariposa, CA, March 2012
Honorable Mention, 11th Annual National Miniature Exhibition, Renaissance Art Gallery,
         Huntington, WV, November 2011
Finalist in the Artist Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition, November 2011
Second Place, Still Lifes, 77th Annual International Fine Art in Miniature Exhibit,
        Bethesda, MD, November -December 2010
Paint The Parks, 100 Competition, 2011, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2011
Paint The Parks, Mini 50 Competition, 2011, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2011
"Artist of the Month" for March by the Trekell Brush Company, March 2011
Paint America, 2010 Mini Top 50 Grand Prize Purchase Award, Paint America Association,
        Topeka, KS, January 2011
Second Place, Human Figures, Florida Miniature Society of Florida, 36th Annual Art Exhibit,
        Dunedin, FL, January 2011
Paint America Signature Society Membership, July 2010
Paint The Parks, 100 Competition, 2010, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2010
Paint The Parks, Mini 50 Competition, 2010, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2010
Paint America, Top 100 Competition, 2010, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2010
Paint America, Mini Top 50 Competition, 2010, Traveling Exhibit - throughout 2010
Third Place, Artists Choice Award, Crescent Beach Paint Out, Crescent Beach, FL, October 2009
One of the Top Fifty, Salon International, 2009 Juried Exhibit, Greenhouse Gallery,
        San Antonio, TX, April 2009
Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Landscape Challenge #49, February - March 2009
Paint America, Mini Top 50 Competition, 2009 Traveling Exhibit, January 2009
Paint America, Second 100 Competition, 2009, January 2009
First Place, Oil Painting, Richeson 75 Landscape Competition, Kimberly, WI, September 2008
Selected as a Judge in the National 2008 Paint America, Paint the Parks Competition, June 2008
Monthly Finalist, Raymar Art Competition, RaymarArt.com, Phoenix, AZ, July 2008
Monthly Finalist, Raymar Art Competition, RaymarArt.com, Phoenix, AZ, October 2008
Merit Award, Oil Painting, Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2008
Honorable Mention, Tampa Bay Southshore Plein Air Festival, Ruskin, FL, March 2008
First Place, Quick Draw Challenge, Tampa Bay SouthShore Plein Air Festival, Ruskin FL, March 2008
Merit Award in Oil Painting, Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2007
Poster Artist, Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2006
Third Place, Punta Gorda Plein Air Event, Punta Gorda, FL, February 2006
First Place, Clearwater Plein Air Paint Out Event, Clearwater, FL, December 2006
Poster Artist, Artigras Arts Festival, North Palm Beach, FL, February 2004
Third Place, Whale Head Arts Festival, Corolla, NC, 2003
Award of Excellence, Gosport Arts Festival, Portsmouth, VA, 2003
Second Place, Watercolors, Under the Oaks Arts Festival, Vero Beach, FL, March 2003
Merit Award, Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2002
Poster Artist, Naples Invitational Arts Festival, Naples FL, February 2002
Best of Show, Art in the Park Arts Festival, Plantation, FL, 2001
Poster Artist, Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, FL, February 1996
Best of Show, Belgrade Arts Festival, Richmond, VA, 1996

Gallery Representation

Amandeline Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Bev’s Fine Art, Raleigh, NC
Gallery 52, Rye, NY
Main Street Gallery, Manasquan, NJ
Squan Gallery, Manasquan, NJ
Serendipity Gallery, Boca Grande, FL
Vermont Artisan Designs & Gallery 2, Brattleboro, VT

 

Published Articles on Oil Painting

International Artist Magazine, Issue 94, January 2014