AMERICAN ARTIST NOËL HUDSON CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER
  • Cover Page
    • Contents
  • New Work
  • Grasses Series Paintings
  • Abstract Series Paintings
  • Fragments Series Collages
  • Recent Solo Exhibitions
    • Fall 2018 Solo Exhibition
    • 2015 Ornamental Abstraction >
      • Review of Exhibition
    • 2013 Solo Exhibition
  • Art in Embassies
  • Poetry and Art
  • About The Artist
  • Artist's CV
  • Selected Works in Collections
Noël Hudson - Artist
​Contemporary Paintings and Works on Paper
Santa Fe, NM 
EDUCATION

​
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.  MA in Art.    
Scripps College, Claremont, CA.  BA in Art.
   
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018-19 New Small Works in Painting and Collage & Blue Room Exhibit:
             Recollections: Images Through Time and Place, 
RioBravoFineArt
             Gallery, Truth or Consequences, NM

2015    Ornamental Abstraction – Patterns on Paper. Collage. Ink. Paint,
            RioBravoFineArt Gallery, Truth or Consequences, NM
2013    Land as Spirit - New Mexico North and South 1993 – 2003,
            
RioBravoFineArt Gallery, Truth or Consequences, NM.  
2011    Abstraction -  Paintings and Works on Paper 1988 -1991 & 2008 -2011,   
            RioBravoFineArt Gallery Truth or Consequences, NM
2010    Fragments - Small Works on Paper, Ledger Gallery,
           Truth or Consequences, NM        

2007    Noël Hudson – Patterns of Nature, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
            Noël Hudson – Transformation Through Nature 1982 – 2007 
            
(25 year selected retrospective) The Collector’s Guide - Artspace 116,
            Downtown Albuquerque, NM 

2005    Land. Color. Space. Cowgirl Red Gallery, Madrid, NM
1998    Contemporary Landscapes, Sumner & Dene Creations in Art Gallery,
            San Diego, CA 
   
1997    New Bosque Series, Expressions in Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM    
1994    New Landscapes, Greg Flores Gallery, Taos, NM
1991    Abstract Impressionism, Southwest Passage Gallery,
​            San Juan Capistrano, CA


INVITATIONAL TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2016    Nature at Play – Noël Hudson and Christina Hall-Strauss,
            
Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe 
Community College, Santa Fe, NM
1985    Flower and Cactus Series Paintings – Noël Hudson-Reidy & Pat Wolf,
            Galeria Sigala, Taos, NM

SELECTED MUSEUM GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016-18 Art in Embassies Exhibition, U.S. Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria (invitational:  
             seven artists)
2011    49th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition, von Liebig Art Center,
            Naples, FL

2004    Divergent Talents 2002 - 2003, Santa Fe Community College Fine
            Arts Faculty,

            The Governor’s Gallery and State Capitol Rotunda, Santa Fe, NM. 
            Exhibition Coordinator – Noël Hudson
2001    Expressions in High Color:  Paintings of the New Mexico Landscape,
            
(seven artist exhibition) The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History,  
            Albuquerque, NM 
   
1997    Contemporary Works from the Harwood Collection,
            
(fourteen artist exhibition) The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM
1995–’05 Miniatures,  (annual invitational) The Albuquerque Museum of
             Art & History, Albuquerque, NM

1986    Four Women from Taos, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
1984    Nature Interpreted, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History,
            Cincinnati, OH 
Honorable Mention – Painting

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERIES

2021    RioBravoFineArt Gallery at Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
2021   “Tondo Redondo” - Circular Art, RioBravoFineArt Gallery,
           Truth or Consequences, NM

2013    From the Inside, Visual Arts Gallery, School of Arts & Design Faculty,
            Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
            
Meet Me in September – Invitational, Red Dot Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.  
2011    18 DAYS Fine Arts Exhibit – Juried, Munoz-Waxman Gallery – Center
            for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe
, NM. Sponsored by the NM
            Committee for Women in the Arts.
2011    Image Culture, School of Arts & Design Faculty and Invited Students,
           Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM

2008    Nature Re-Interpreted, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe. NM
2006    10th Anniversary Exhibition, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
            Landscapes of New Mexico, Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
2003    Little Jewels - Juried Exhibition, The Art Center at Fuller Lodge,
            Los Alamos, NM 
 
1997    Magnifico Invites, 8th Art of Albuquerque Show, Convention Center,  
            Albuquerque, NM
 
1995    Visions of Excellence - Juried Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, State
            Fairgrounds, ABQ, NM   

1994-’08 Art Faculty Exhibitions, Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe Community
            College, Santa Fe, NM

1991     Landscape: Contemporary Views, Stables Art Center, Taos, NM
            Taos Up Close - Invitational, Mission Gallery, Taos, NM & Broschofsky
             Gallery, Ketchum, ID

1990-’95 Group Exhibitions, Connie Lee’s Galerie One, Sedona, AZ
1990   Taos Calendar of Artists – Collector’s Preview, Stables Art Center,
           Taos, NM

           Taos Spirit & Light – Monotypes, Southwest Passage Gallery,
​            San Juan Capistrano, CA  
 
1989    Grand Opening Group Exhibition - Noël Hudson-Reidy, Veloy Vigil,
            Michael Vigil, Downe Burns, Montoya y Montoya Gallery, Denver, CO
1989-’96 Group Exhibitions, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988-’90 Taos Non-Representational - Invitational, Stables Art Center,
              Taos, NM

1988    Santa Fe Festival of the Arts - Juried Exhibition, Armory for the Arts,
            Santa Fe, NM

1987-’88 Group Exhibitions, Contemporary Southwest Galleries, La Jolla, CA
1987    American Artist Golden Anniversary - Juried Exhibition,
            John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
            St. Louis Artist’s Guild, St. Louis, MO; Grand Central Galleries, NYC, NY
           Southwestern Interpretations on Canvas (Invitational – seven artists)
            El Taller Gallery,Taos, NM
           Women’s Work: Labors of Love, Austin Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
           Group Exhibition, Carson/Siple Gallery Ltd., Denver, CO    
1985-’88 Taos Invites Taos - Taos Festival of the Arts Invitational Exhibition,
            Stables Art Center and Multiple Venues, Taos, NM     
1985    American Artist National Juried Exhibition, Grand Central Galleries,
            NYC, NY

1984-’83 Contemporary Realism – Juried Exhibition, Leslie Levy Gallery,
             Scottsdale, AZ

1981-‘88 Taos Today – Juried Exhibition, Stables Art Center, Taos, NM
    
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS; REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES; BOOKS; PUBLICATIONS; COMMISSIONS

HONORS AND AWARDS

​2016-’18 Exhibitor – U.S. State Department Art in Embassies Program –
              
Invitational, U.S. Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria. Painting -
              “Violet & Grasses, oil on canvas 36” x 34.” (seven artists)
1987    Finalist – Painting; American Artist Magazine Golden Anniversary
           Juried Exhibition
, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA;
            St. Louis Artist Guild, 
St Louis MO; Grand Central Galleries,
            New York, NY. 
Painting - “Lavender Cactus Fetish”
            Cactus Series  o/c  36” x 30”

1984    Honorable Mention – Painting. “Nature Interpreted,” Cincinnati
            Museum of Natural History. 
Cincinnati, OH.
            “Iris Garden” oil on canvas 36” x 36”


REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES

Winter 2020   El Palacio - Art, History and Culture of the Southwest.
            New Mexico. Department of Cultural Affairs, Santa Fe, NM.  
            Interview, The Middle,  by Charlotte Jusinski, Editor. Illustrated by
            four Patterns of Nature Series Grass Paintings.

06/07 2019   Western Art and Architecture - From Cowboy to Contempory.
           
Bozeman,  Montana. Illuminations - Noël Hudson interview by
            Michele Corriel. Illustrated by three Nature Series Paintings and
            an Artist Portrait.

04.15   THE magazine, Santa Fe, NM. Exhibition review by Lauren Tresp,
            Noël Hudson:
 Ornamental Abstraction. Solo Exhibition –   
            RioBravoFineArtGallery, TorC, NM
03.15    The Ink – Art and Events in Southern New Mexico, Las Cruces, NM.
             Exhibition review by James Durham, RioBravoFineArt Highlights
             Noël Hudson
– Ornamental Abstraction.
10.11    THE magazine, Santa Fe, NM. Exhibition preview by Guy Cross,
             Noël Hudson – Abstraction 1998 -1991 & 2008 - 2011. Solo Exhibiton –
             RioBravoFineArtGalley, TorC, NM
12.10    THE magazine, Santa Fe, NM.  Exhibition review by Kathleen Sloan,
             Fragments - Small Works on Paper, Solo Exhibition –
              Ledger Gallery, TorC, NM
04.09    Santa Fe Sun Monthly, Santa Fe, NM. Interview by Selene Sinclair,
             Plein Air Painters of New Mexico.
10.98    Albuquerque Arts magazine, Albuquerque, NM. Interview by Riha
             Rothberg, A Studio Visit with Noël Hudson.  Cover art. 
02.87    Southwest Profile magazine, Taos, NM. Interview by Nancy Gillespie,
​             Emphasis on Form.    
08.86    Southwest Art magazine, Houston, TX. Interview by Joy Waldron Murphy,
             Noël Hudson-Reidy – Southwest Mosaic.

BOOKS

2019    American Artwork, Annual Juried Competition in Print, Alcove Books,
            Berkeley, CA. Two images.    
2018
    American Artwork, Annual Juried Competition in Print, Alcove Books,
            Berkeley, CA. One image. 
'08-17  American Art Collector
, Annual Juried Competition in Print,
            Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA. One image.
2015    Poems from the Fields of Dharma, Thomas Reidy, Blue Spruce Books,
            Santa Fe, NM. Cover art and illustrations.
2006    Landscapes of New Mexico – Paintings of the Land of Enchantment,
            
Suzan Campbell, PhD and Suzanne Deats, Fresco Fine Art Publishing,
            Albuquerque, NM. Three images and text.
1998-’15  Who’s Who of American Women, Marquis Publications,
​            New Providence, NJ. 

PUBLICATIONS

2017    Art in Embassies Exhibition Catalogue, U.S. State Dept., Washington
           D.C. U.S. Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria. One Painting 
09.13   The Ink – Art and Events in Southern New Mexico, Las Cruces, NM.
            Cover art.
2007    The Essential Guide Calendar of Art, Essential Guides Publications,
            Santa Fe, NM.  One image.
2004    Minding Your Mental Health, American Institute for Preventive
            Medicine, 5th edition, Farmington Hills, MI. Cover art.
1999-’01 Office of Tourism, Rio Rancho, NM.  Brochure cover art; logo;
             letterhead; website
.  
          
11’09, 10’00, 08’01  Vitality magazine cover art, Vitality, Inc., Dallas, TX
1988-’99 Taos Calendar of Artists, Stuart Ashby Hardy Publications, Taos, NM.
​            One image each year.

MAJOR COMMISSIONED PAINTINGS

1999   62" x 104" diptych, oil on canvas, Montoya Residence, Albuquerque, NM
1980   166 sq.’ mural, “Waves of Change” acrylic on board, Redondo
           High School Library, 
Redondo Beach, CA 
          
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

​The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM
The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM
The Capitol Art Collection, New Mexico State Capitol, Building,
Santa Fe, NM
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Art Collection,
Albuquerque, NM
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College Art Collection,
Claremont, CA
The Art Collection of the Foundation for Santa Fe Community College,
​Santa Fe, NM
Redondo Beach High School Library, Redondo Beach, CA
Schlenker and Cantwell, CPA, Albuquerque, NM
Western Dermatology Consultants, Albuquerque, NM 
New Mexico Smile Center, Albuquerque, NM   
Kamine Law PC, Attorneys at Law, Los Angeles, CA
Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital, Green Valley, AZ ​

ACADEMIC ART TEACHING AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1992 –2014   Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM.  Adjunct Professor,
                     Studio Art and Art History

1991 –1992   Northern New Mexico Community College, Taos, NM. 
                     
Adjunct Professor, Studio Art 
1981 –1983   New Mexico Highlands University, Taos, NM.  Adjunct Professor,
                     Studio Art

1974 –1980   Redondo Beach High School, Redondo Beach, CA.  Full Time
                     Faculty, Studio Art.
 
1974             Riverside City College, Riverside, CA.  Adjunct Professor,
                     Studio Art

1970 -1973   Tachikawa Middle School, Tachikawa Air Base, Japan.  Full Time
                     Faculty, Studio Art

1967 -1970   California High School, Whittier, CA.  Full Time Faculty, Studio Art
2016-Current: Capitol Art Foundation, Santa Fe, NM. Secretary/Treasurer,
                     Board of Directors.
Secretarial and fiduciary responsibilities;
                     choosing artwork for the collection.
2001 –2015   Capitol Art Foundation, Santa Fe, NM.  Board of Directors.
                     Responsible for choosing artwork from important New Mexico
                     artists throughout the state for inclusion in the Capitol Art
                     Collectionpermanently on exhibit at the state capitol building in 
                     Santa Fe, NM.

ARTIST REPRESENTATION

​Noël Hudson Studio Santa Fe New Mexico
nhudson@comcast.net
505.466.6940
www.noelhudsonart.com

RioBravoFineArt Gallery  (in Southern New Mexico)
Owner/Director – Eduardo Alicea
110 North Broadway Avenue
Truth or Consequences, NM  87901
riobravofa@gmail.com
575.894.0572
www.riobravofineartgallery.com

Thank you for visiting my website

Please call or email to inquire about any of the work on the website or
to commission new work. ​.  
nhudson@comcast.net     505.466.6940
​
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  • Cover Page
    • Contents
  • New Work
  • Grasses Series Paintings
  • Abstract Series Paintings
  • Fragments Series Collages
  • Recent Solo Exhibitions
    • Fall 2018 Solo Exhibition
    • 2015 Ornamental Abstraction >
      • Review of Exhibition
    • 2013 Solo Exhibition
  • Art in Embassies
  • Poetry and Art
  • About The Artist
  • Artist's CV
  • Selected Works in Collections