Joseph M. Hutchinson
2 Chapala Road
Santa fe, New Mexico. 87508

STATEMENT

The beauty of the New Mexico environment where I live has proven to be a great inspiration in my work.  In 2005, I retired from academia and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico where I presently maintain a studio with my wife, Deborah, who is an accomplished watercolorist.

I paint almost every day and my art can be seen as, “A byproduct of daily existence.”  The challenge, I believe is: “To paint ideas, not things.  If I do it right, it will convey another form of truth.”

My art history background and observing the great art in museums in Europe and the US has greatly influenced me.  After a successful period of Abstract Expressionist compositions and awards I started exploring figurative themes based on Western and Native American motifs.

I make ink drawings of my ideas and these are loosely transferred to a canvas. I add layers of color in traditional glazing and scumbling techniques.  I work primarily in oil but occasionally I use acrylic based paints.  It depends on the subject,

My paintings are based on traditional compositions and a hint of tectonic forms will emerge reflecting my background in architecture design.  I'm excited about the atmospheric richness of color created by layering of paint.

Over my career, I have won many regional and national art awards and had several solo shows.  I have been affiliated with art galleries in New Mexico, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Texas.  My paintings are in museums, numerous private and public collections in the US, Italy, Germany, England, and Australia.

RESUME

Web sites:
www.jmhutchinsononline.com
www. saatchionline/jmhutchinson (UK)
www.singulart.com/josephhutchinson (France)

Current:   Artist
    Retired. Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Work experience:  United Air Lines, 1952-53 and 1957-1960, Statistics Department, Denver CO.
Worked nights to pay for education.
Teaching Experience: 44 years
San Bernardino, CA Public Schools System, instructor, secondary art classes
Northeastern Jr. College, Sterling, CO. Department Head, Art Department
Northern Colorado University, Greeley, CO, Assistant Instructor, Art Department
Denver University, Visiting Associate Instructor, School of Art
Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS,  Associate Instructor, Head, Art Department
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. College of Architecture, Coordinator Visual Arts. Visualization Department
Taught art and architectural history, drawing, design, and painting,
Taught study abroad art courses in Italy (seven semesters) and in
London-Paris (one semester).

Education:  Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio and Secondary Art Education - on the GI Bill), Denver University
      Master of Arts (Art and Architectural History - Scholarship) Denver University

Military:       US Marine Corps, 1953-1957       
BIOGRAPHY 

Joe’s style has evolved over his art career.  Experiences in the changing landscape of places and events, political and social issues have shaped his art statements.  His abstracts are based on his love of the earth, the sky, an awareness of atmospheric conditions, and the passing of time that may be seen as a metaphysical statement.   The beauty of the environment and the history of the American Southwest has been an inspiration in Joe’s painting. 

In 2005, he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico where he presently maintains a studio with his wife, Deborah, who is an accomplished watercolorist.  Joe paints almost every day and his art can be seen as, “A byproduct of daily existence.”  The challenge, he believes, is: “To paint ideas, not things.  If I do it right, it will convey another form of truth.” .

Over his career, Joe has won many regional and national art awards and he has had several solo shows.  He has been affiliated with art galleries throughout California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Texas.  His work is in museums, numerous private and public collections in the US, Italy, Germany, England, and Australia.

Joe’s art started as a young boy growing up on a Colorado ranch.  Drawing came naturally and was an important part of his one-room school educational experience.  Following graduation from Salida (CO) High School, he joined the Marine Corps and served in the latter part of the Korean War and the early Cold War.  He returned to the University of Denver and earned a BFA in Painting with a certificate for Secondary Education under the GI Bill, and later, with a scholarship, a Master of Arts in Art History with emphasis in Modern and American Art and Architecture.  

His forty-five year teaching career in the visual arts and in architecture began in 1960 in the California public schools where he hoped to make a difference with disadvantaged youths.  After obtaining an MA in Art History, he taught and directed college art programs in Colorado, Kansas and Texas.  Joe retired from the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University in 2005 where he taught art and architectural history, design, painting, and drawing for thirty one years, including seven semesters in Florence, Italy and one summer in London, UK..  He retired with the title of Professor Emeritus.  

 He has won many art awards , purchase prizes and several teaching honors, including the George H. W. Bush International Excellence in Teaching Award, The Texas A&M University Master Teacher and Outstanding Young Man of America.   

Currently, Joe concentrates on juried shows and solo exhibitions.  In 2015, he was invited to have a solo exhibition at Texas A&M University where he hung 18 oils.

EXHIBITIONS: 2008-20 (Since moving to Santa Fe, NM)

2022  High Desert: Sand and Juniper.  Paintings by Joseph M. Hutchinson. Santa Fe Public Libraries, Invitational, Santa Fe, NM. 

- After Dark, Juried, Rio Grande Art League, Albuquerque, NM

2021  Encantada,  Juried, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM

-         High Desert, Juried, New Mexico Art League. Albuquerque, NM

2019  Physical Likeness Exhibit, Juried, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM

-          2019 20th Annual Master Works Exhibit - Art Of The Real, Juried, Albuquerque, NM

2017  19th Annual New Mexico Master Works Exhibit, Juried, Albuquerque, NM

2016  18th New Mexico Master Works Exhibit,  Juried, Award, Albuquerque, NM
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2015 The Art of Joseph M. Hutchinson, Invited solo exhibition, Reynolds Gallery, Memorial Student 
           Center. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2014 City of Santa Fe Arts Commission’s Annual Common Ground Art Exhibit,  Juried, Santa Fe Community Center, Santa Fe, NM

-       The Art Of The Flower. Juried, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM

-        17th ew Mexico Master Works Exhibit, Juried, Albuquerque, NM


2013 Visions of Nature: Sky and Earth, Juried, New Mexico Art League

    “December Sun -, NM “  Honorable Mention; also showcased Satacchi Online International London, UK

-     Eatable ART Santa Fe, Invited, William & Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 


2012, Art Takes Miami, Juried, Miami, FL.  Published: “Art Takes Miami”

-     VOTE, William & Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

-     New Mexico Master Works Exhibit, Juried, Albuquerque, NM


2011, New Mexico Master Works Exhibit, Juried, Albuquerque, NM


2010, Summer Solstice, solo, The Ledger Gallery, Truth or Consequences, NM

  -    One + One, The William and Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

-    9th Annual Collect – Inside 8, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

-    New Mexico Master Works Exhibit, Juried, Albuquerque, NM


2009, Solstice, solo,The William & Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

-    8th Annual Collect – Inside 8, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM


2008, 2008 Human Rights Exhibition, International juried, South Texas College,        

                McAllen, TX, toured Texas, Mexico. Published

-     Student/Alumni Juried Exhibition, Juried, University of Denver Victoria H. Myhern

           Gallery, Denver, CO


2007, AHA! Invitational Art Exhibit, Invited, Two Horses Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

-     7th Annual Collect – Inside 8, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM


2006, Visions: Landscape, Invitational, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, TX

     6th Annual Collect: Inside 8, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM


2005, The Road Show, Invitational Exhibition, St John’s College, Santa Fe, NM

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2006-11, Gallery Exhibitions, Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, TX

2005- 07, Gallery Exhibitions, Nussbaumer Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM

2008, Gallery Exhibitions, McLarry Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

2008-13, Gallery Exhibitions, William & Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe.\, NM