Previous Winners
2010 Winner: Lane Hagood
Houston artist Lane Hagood won the 2010 Hunting Art Prize for his painting, Books I Have Possessed. Hagood is among the youngest artists to earn the Prize. A 2008 graduate of the University of Houston, his works have been exhibited at BiRDHOUSE Gallery, which supports eclectic and emerging artists; the Joanna in Houston; and Domy Books in Houston and Austin. He was also featured in Pen To Paper, a book published in Berlin, Germany, by Pictoplasma, and in March 2010 was part of an exhibition at San Antonio’s LoneStar Studios that showcased the Houston art scene.
2009 Winner: Robyn O’Neil
Robyn O’Neil’s A death, a fall, a march: toward a better world won the 2009 Hunting Art Prize. O’Neil’s works have been shown throughout Texas, across the country, and around the world, including the Whitney Museum in New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; ArtPace, San Antonio; Dallas Museum of Art; V1 Gallery, Copenhagen; Gallery Praz-Delavallade, Paris; and Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam. She also received the Artadia Grant from Artadia – The Fund for Art and Dialogue, New York, and was international artist-in-residence at ArtPace in San Antonio and was included in the prestigious 2004 Whitney Biennial.
For further information about the winning artist, go to www.robynoneil.com.
2008 Winner: Wendy Wagner
Houston artist Wendy Wagner won the 2008 Hunting Art Prize for her painting, I Hope I’m Dreaming. Wagner’s works have been exhibited at solo shows in Houston at the New Gallery, and she has been part of group exhibitions in Houston, Austin, New York, and Monterrey, Mexico. She also taught in the Multi Visit Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
For further information about the winning artist, go to www.wendywagner.com.
2007 Winner: Michael Tole
Michael Tole’s Untitled (Woman) won the 2007 Hunting Art Prize. Tole’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries and shows throughout Texas, including Dallas, Austin, and Nacogdoches. Since winning the award, the Irving, Texas, artist has secured gallery showings in Manhattan and San Francisco, sold numerous pieces nationally, and has been featured in Art Forum magazine. For further information about the winning artist, go to www.michaeltole.com.
2006 Winner: Francesca Fuchs
Francesca Fuchs, a Houston artist whose works have been exhibited worldwide, won the 2006 Hunting Art Prize. Her artwork has been shown in over 40 solo, two-person, or group exhibitions, including galleries in Houston, Galveston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio; New York City, Tampa, New Orleans, and Brooklyn; and Prague, Munich, London, and Edinburgh. For further information on the winning artist and her works, go to www.francescafuchs.com.
For more information on U.K. winners, go to www.hunting.plc.uk click on “Ethos” and to “Art Prize Winners.”
