PHILIP HAZARD
The subject matter for Philip Hazard’s
paintings and prints stem from personal obsessions, idealized pop culture,
urban decay and ready-made found materials. Hazard describes his work as
"mixed media painting combined with collage, assemblage and
neon".
Philip Hazard lived in New York City for over 27 years, being
inspired by the energized and gritty sides of a big city aesthetic.
Hazard’s age and diverse personal life experiences make it difficult to
consciously reference the exact choices of his content and subject matter, consequently his decisions remain subjective and
intuitive.
Hazard combines and layers oil and acrylic
paint, photographic silkscreen, mixed media collage and assemblage on canvas to
explore the larger context of the relationship between disparate images and
their dialogue. Neon is often included in his work.
Hazard’s artwork has been exhibited
nationally and internationally. Mr. Hazard's artwork has been published
in many books and magazines, including the books Tools as Art, Contemporary
Neon and the Japanese magazine Pronto. His artwork is included in
many public and private collections including the National
Building Museum
in Washington DC
and the US Embassy in Katmandu Nepal.
Philip Hazard also has a background in
film and theatre. Hazard has written and directed films that have been
screened at the Ann Arbor Film Festival and on public television.
Hazard’s The Spider Sisters, shot in New York City’s east village was declared
Cult Hit at the 1993 Arizona International Film Festival. His television
film Loco Vida was partially funded with grants from the Tucson Pima
Arts Council and The Tucson Community Cable Corporation.
Two plays written by Hazard have been produced
Off-Off Broadway in New York City.
Take Off Your Sunglasses at the New York Theatre Ensemble and No
Brakes at The American Renaissance Theatre.
Hazard received his Master of Fine Arts
degree from Bowling Green
State University
in 2007. He has a B.A. from the University of Toledo
in Film and Design. He studied screenwriting and film directing at New York University Film
School.
After a long career in the neon sign
industry in New York City, Mr. Hazard now
teaches in the Midwest, painting at Bowling Green
State University
and drawing at Owens
Community College.
Hazard currently bounces between his homes
in Toledo Ohio
and Callicoon New
York.
Selected Solo & Group Art
Exhibitions:
ADAMS NATIONAL BANK Washington, DC
1989
AMERICAN GALLERY Sylvania, Ohio
1999-2009
ARTSPACE/LIMA Lima, Ohio
1989-1995
ASYLUM GALLERY Chicago, Illinois
1996
BANK OF OKLAHOMA
TOWER Tulsa, Oklahoma
1987
CENTORIAL GALERIA DE
ARTE Buenos Aires, Argentina 1990
CONTENTS GALLERY Tucson, Arizona
1992
CURRENTS GALLERY Bowling Green, Ohio
1988
THE DAIRY BARN Athens, Ohio
1989
DEBORAH HUDGINS FINE ART Santa Fe, New
Mexico 1996
DELAWARE VALLEY
ARTS ALLIANCE Narrowsburg, NY 2009
EDISON COMMUNITY
COLLEGE Fort
Myers, Florida
2002
EKSTRAND GALLERY Stockholm Sweden
1980
ETHERTON-STERN GALLERY Tucson, Arizona
1992
FLATLANDERS ART
GALLERIES Blissfield, Michigan 2008
KREHER BAUMGARTE GALLERY Berlin,
Germany 1981
LEE COUNTY
ALLIANCE OF THE ARTS Fort Meyers, Florida
1996
MANSFIELD ART
CENTER Mansfield, Ohio
1997
MICHAEL PEREZ POP ART
GALLERY
New York, New York 2002-2003
MONTGOMERY MUSEUM
OF FINE ARTS Montgomery,
Alabama 1987
MUSEUM OF NEON
ART Los Angeles,
California 1987
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM Washington, DC 1989
NEO NEON GALLERY New
York,
New York 1986-1989
OLD PUEBLO
MUSEUM Tucson, Arizona
1992
PARKWOOD GALLERY Toledo, Ohio 2008
PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS
PLACE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1987
PONTIAC ARTS
CENTER Pontiac, Michigan
1987
PUFFIN ROOM GALLERY New
York,
New York 2004
SKY HARBOR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Phoenix, Arizona 1991
SHERMAN FINE
ART GALLERY
Chicago, Illinois 2000
SPACE 237
Toledo, Ohio 2007 - 2009
STUDIO CINQUANTE
ATELIER-GALERIE Paris, France 1984
TOLEDO MUSEUM
OF ART Toledo, Ohio
1996
TWENTY NORTH GALLERY Toledo, Ohio
1997
VIVA GALLERY Captiva Island, Florida 1999-2001
ZENITH GALLERY Washington, DC 1988-2009