Oil on canvas 19 x 21 in., 20 1/4 x 22 1/2 in. (framed).BORN: July 9 1922, Shawnee, Oklahoma, son of John and Ella (Moss) Hixson. Served in U.S. Army 42nd Infantry, Division WW2 1940-47 SW Pacific Theatre of Operations 1942-46. Permanent residence since 1950, Seattle, WashingtonEDUCATION: Class of '40, Monmouth High School, Monmouth, Oregon, Bachelor of Art, and Master of Fine Art from the University of Oregon, Diplomate, Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France.ACADEMIC RECORD: Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Visiting Professor of Art, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada, Director of Overseas Programs in Provence, France for the School of Art, University of Washington, Artist-in-Residence, Pago Pago, American Samoa.STYLES are Abstract Expressionism, allegorical and metaphorical, and Realistic. The SUBJECTS are still-lifes, portraits, and en plein air landscapes.ART ORGANIZATIONS: Member of Artist's Equity. President of Artists' Equity 1964.EXHIBITS OF PAINTINGS1950Artists of Oregon Annual Exhibit, Portland Art Museum Portland, OregonNorthwest Annual Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture, Seattle Art MuseumOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, Henery Art Gallery, University of WashingtonOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, University of Oregon1951Denver Annual Exhibit, Scheller Gallery, Denver Art Museum, Denver, ColoradoNorthwest Annual Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonMusic and Art Foundation Exhibit, Seattle, WashingtonBellevue Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, Washington1952Denver Annual, Denver Art Museum, Denver, ColoradoNorthwest Annual Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonArt Today Exhibit Anchorage, AlaskaMusic and Arts Foundation, Seattle, Washington1953Artists of Organ Annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OregonNorthwest Annual of Painting and Sculpture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonPacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, WashingtonOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, Henry Gallery, University of Washington1954Oregon Alumni Exhibit, University of Oregon, Eugene, OregonDenver Annual Exhibit of Paintings, Denver Art Museum, Denver, ColoradoNorthwest Annual Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonFour Man Invitational Exhibits of Paintings, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonWashington State Press Club Exhibit, Seattle, WashingtonPacific Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, WashingtonArtists of Washington Invitational Exhibit, Henry Gallery, University of Washington1955Painter's Panorama, American Federation of Art, New York City, New YorkOregon Artists Annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland OregonSixth Annual Exhibit of Drawings, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OregonNorthwest Annual Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonNorthwest College Faculty Exhibit, Spokane, WashingtonArt Collectors Exhibit, Chi Omega House, University of WashingtonOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon1956International Portrait Exhibit, auspices Australian Womin's Weekly, Sydney, Australia.International Portrait Exhibit Tour five National Museums AustraliaAmerican Federation of Artists National Tour, New York, NYOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, College of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WashingtonOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington1957Second West Coast Biennale, Santa Barbara, California1958Twelfth Annual Exhibit of Art, Spokane Art Museum, Spokane, WashingtonSmithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibit of Paintings, Washington DCWashington Artists Invitational, Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonNorthwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, Washington1960Fourteenth Annual Northwest Art Exhibit, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Washington1960 Washington State Annual, Wenatchee, WashingtonBrandeis University First Annual Exhibit, Brandeis University, Settle, Washington45th Northwest Annual, of Painting and Sculpture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington6th Annual West Coast Oil Painting Exhibit, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WashingtonPacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, Washington196115th Annual Pacific Northwest Art Exhibit, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Washington1961 Washington State Annual Exhibit, Wenatchee, Washington46th Annual of Northwest Painting, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WashingtonTour, 35th Annual of Northwest PaintingSummer '61 Invitational Exhibit, Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonOne man Exhibit of recent paintings: Henry Gallery, University of Washington.One Man Exhibit of recent paintings, University of Puget Sound,Symposium on the Arts, Port Townsend, Washington1962Northwest Annual of Northwest Painting, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonOregon Artists Annual Exhibit of Paintings, Portland, OregonNorthwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, Washington1963Cedar City Invitational Exhibit of Paintings, Cedar City, Utah,The Gallery Invitational Exhibit of Paintings, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaPacific Northwest Arts Annual, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon148th Annual of Northwest Artist, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonTwo Man exhibits of paintings, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, Oregon196450th Annual of Northwest painting, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonPacific Arts Association, Exhibit, Los Angeles, CAWashington State Governor's Invitational, Olympia, WashingtonArtists Equity Exhibit, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, WashingtonCedar City Invitational Exhibit of Paintings, Cedar City, UtahOne Man Exhibit of Recent Paintings, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Washington1965Cedar City Invitational Exhibit of Paintings, Cedar City, UtahThe Gallery Invitational Exhibit of Paintings, Fort Lauderdale, Florida2nd Governor's Invitational Exhibit of Washington Artists, the Capitol Museum, and Olympia, WashingtonWashington Artists Invitational, Kobe, Japan196685th Annual San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CaliforniaNorthwest Art and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, Washington52nd Annual of Northwest Artists, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington19673rd Annual Washington State Governor's Invitational, Olympia, WashingtonWest Coast Annual, Frye Museum, Seattle, WashingtonFour Men Group Show, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OregonCheney Cowles Memorial Museum Annual, Spokane, Washington1968Cedar City Invitational, Cedar City, Utah1969Artists of Oregon Annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland Oregon1870School of Art, University of Washington Exhibit, Henry Gallery, University of Washington.1971Artists of Oregon Annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OregonNorthwest Annual Exhibit of Painting, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington1972Columbia Basin Exhibit, Pasco, WashingtonArtists of Oregon Annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OregonNorthwest Annual Exhibit of Painting, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonJuror, Port Angeles Art League, Port Angeles, WashingtonJuror, Bothell Summer Festival of Art and Crafts, Bothell, Washington1973Washington State Governors Invitational, Olympia, WashingtonArtists of Oregon Annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OregonNorthwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, WashingtonArtists Equity Association Exhibit, Seattle, WashingtonAnacortes Art Association Exhibit, Anacortes WashingtonJuror, Centralia Arts League, Centralia, WashingtonVisiting Professor, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada1974Washington State Governors Invitational, Olympia, WashingtonAll American Landscape Painting Exhibit, University of Washington, Scuttle, WashingtonArtist-in-Residence, Pago Pago, American SamoaSix Portraits of Samoan Chefs for the Haydon Memorial Museum, Pago Pago, American SamoaDrawing Demonstrations at T'an, Olesanga, and Manua villages, American SamoaJuror, Hilo Arts Guild, Hilo, HawaiiJuror, Windward Art Guild, Honolulu, Hawaii1975On Sabbatical Leave from the University of Washington 1976Northwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, WashingtonAngeles Artists Guild, Port Angeles, WashingtonLecture, "Centrum," Fort Worden, Port Townsend, WashingtonJuror, Lower Columbia Annual Exhibit, Longview, Washington1977On leave from the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington Henry Gallery Exhibit, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonLecture, Women Painters of WashingtonJuror, Olympic International Exhibit, Port Angeles, Washington1978Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, WashingtonAnacortes Art Guild Exhibit, Anacortes, WashingtonClasses at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Avignon, FranceUnited States Patent for the design of an adjustable valve tappet in overhead camshaft engines.1979Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, Washington1981Pacific Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Bellevue, WashingtonMural for the Richland Public Library, Richland, Washington19824 Man Show of paintings, Lincoln Housed, Port Townsend, WASHINGTONJuror, Artists of Hawaii Membership Exhibit, Honolulu, HawaiiJuror, AHA Theme Exhibit, Honolulu, Hawaii1985Supervisor, Graduate School, College of Art and Science, University of Washington PhD in English, for Rachael Crawford.Juror, Central Washington Artists 28th Annual Exhibit, Richland, Washington1986Bellevue Art Museum Exhibit "Celebration"1987Professional LeaveJuror, Richland Artists Guild Regional Exhibit, Richland, Washington1990Retired Professor Emeritus from the College of Arts and Science, University of Washington2004One Man Exhibit of recent paintings, MCC College, Lake Havasu City, ArizonaAnnual plein Air landscape Regional Exhibit, MCC College, Lake Havasu City, Arizona2005Mural, The Music of the Spheres Grace Arts Live TheatreAWARDS1953Recommended for purchase, Pacific Northwest annual, Seattle Art Museum1954Recommended for purchase, Pacific Northwest annual, Seattle Art MuseumAckerman Award for painting, Ackerman Gallery, Seattle, Washington1st Award Art on Pine Street1st Award Seattle National Boat ShowCertificate of Merit, Press Club19551st Award, Tupperware National Competition3d Award for painting, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts19561st Award Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts exhibitHonorable Mention, Washington InvitationalHonorable Mention, Woessner 3rd Annual 19573rd Award, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts exhibit1st award, Art on Pine Street ExhibitHonorable Mention Artists of Organ,Recommended for Purchase, Northwest Annual Exhibit of painting19581st Award, Pacific Northwest Art Exhibit1st Award, Tacoma Art League Exhibit1st Award, Art on Pine StreetHonorable Mention, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit1960Washington State Annual ExhibitPacific Northwest Annual Arts and Crafts ExhibitHonorable Mention, 6th Annual West Coast Exhibit1962Recommended for Purchase, Northwest Annual Exhibit of Painting1st Award, Danforth Foundation Exhibit of Religious painting1963Washington State Annual Art Exhibit1965Recommended for Purchase, Northwest Annual Exhibit of PaintingPurchase for permanent collection, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington19661st Award, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Exhibit2nd Award, Anacortes Art and Crafts Exhibit1972Honorable Mention, Columbia Basin Exhibit2002lst Award, Regional Annual "Plein Air" Painting Exhibit, MCC College, Lake Havasu City Arizona2005Mural, The Music of the Spheres, Grace Arts Live Theatre, Lake Havasu City, ArizonaMUSEUM COLLECTIONSSeattle Art Museum, Seattle, WashingtonJ.P. Haydon Memorial Museum, Pago Pago, American SamoaTacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WashingtonTupper Museum, Orlando, FloridaSources: Curriculum Vita, School of Art, University of Washington, and the artist. Submitted by William J. Hixon

Good condition, minor abrasions