Selected Recent and Upcoming Exhibits
2024 Luminosity, Southeastern Pastel Society exhibition, online, October-December
Signature Members Exhibition, Maryland Pastel Society, Tish Fine Art Plus Gallery, Chestertown, MD, August-September
Symphony of Colors, Maryland Pastel Society Juried Exhibition, Kentlands Mansion, Gaithersburg, MD, July-October
Summer Group Show, The Station Gallery, Greenville, DE
Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour, Franklin Park Arts Center, June
Spring Art at the Mill, Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, VA, April-May
2023 Luminosity, Southeastern Pastel Society exhibition, online, October-December
Waterford Fair Fine Art Exhibit, Waterford, VA October
Philadelphia Pastel Society Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA, Sept-Oct
Summer Group Show, The Station Gallery, Greenville, DE, July-August
Home & Away solo exhibit, Lovettsville Public Library, Lovettsville, VA, July- August
Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour, Franklin Park Arts Center, June
The Language of Pastel, Maryland Pastel Society national juried exhibit, Glenview
Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD, Apr-May
2022 Artworks for the Holidays, The Station Gallery, Greenville, DE, December
All About Pastel, Southeastern Pastel Society national juried exhibit, Alpharetta Art Center, Alpharetta, GA, November
Solo Exhibit, Rust Library, Leesburg, VA, Sept-Oct
Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour, Loudoun County, VA, June
Shades of Pastel, Maryland Pastel Society national juried exhibit, The Mansion at
Strathmore, Bethesda, MD, May-July
Spring Art at the Mill, Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, VA, April-May
Make Your Mark, Southeastern Pastel Society International Virtual Exhibition, April
All Member Show, Falls Church Arts Gallery, March-May
Make Me Happy, juried exhibit, Falls Church Arts Gallery, Dec ‘21-Jan ‘22
2021 Enduring Brilliance, international juried exhibition, Pastel Society of America
Member Shows, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, June & August
Exhibiting artist, Gallery 75, Alexandria Art League, Alexandria, VA
Wanderlust, four-person show, 868 Estate Vineyards, Hillsboro, VA May-August
International Juried Exhibition, Southeastern Pastel Society, Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, Gainesville, GA, April-June
Symphony in Pastel, Maryland Pastel Society national juried exhibit, Delaplaine Arts
Center, Frederick, MD, Feb.-Mar.
2020 Four Seasons, solo exhibit, Ashburn Library, Ashburn, VA, Nov.-Dec.
Sea of Change, The Artists Gallery, Virginia Beach Art Center, September
2020, Member Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, September
Member Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, July
LCPS Art Teachers Exhibit, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA
Cumberland Valley Artists, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts,
Hagerstown, MD
Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour (virtual tour due to COVID)
2019 Shades of Pastel, Maryland Pastel Society national juried exhibit, The Mansion at
Strathmore, Bethesda, MD, Feb.-Mar.
Featured Artist, Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour, Loudoun County, VA, June
Member Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, March
Landscapes, Juried Member Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Inaugural Juried Exhibit, Purcellville Art Gallery, Purcellville, VA
2018 Magnified, Franklin Park Arts Center, Round Hill, VA
Waterford Fair Red Barn Exhibit, Waterford VA
2017 Black & White, Franklin Park Arts Center, Round Hill, VA
2015 Waterford Fair Red Barn Exhibit, Waterford, VA
Awards:
2024 Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Award for “Hide and Seek”, MD Pastel Society Juried Member’s Exhibit Symphony of Colors
2023 1st Place Drawings, “Blue Byway,” Waterford (VA) Fair Fine Art Exhibit
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Award for “Blue Byway”, MD Pastel Society Juried Member’s Exhibit The Language of Pastels
2022 Best Loudoun Artist for “Lafayette River Ripples”, Mixed Media, Waterford Fair
Red Barn Art Exhibit
Awarded Member of Excellence status, Southeastern Pastel Society
2020 Awarded Signature Status by Maryland Pastel Society
2019 2nd Place & Honorable Mention, Drawings, Waterford Fair Red Barn Exhibit
2015 3rd Place & Honorable Mention, Drawings, Waterford Fair Red Barn Exhibit
2015 Best Loudoun Artist & 1st Place-Drawings, Waterford Fair Red Barn Exhibit
2015 Elementary Art Educator of the Year, NVAEA
Education
2008, Virginia Teaching License: Art K-12, Shenandoah University
1998, MAT, Museum Education, The George Washington University
1992, BFA, Painting & French, Carnegie Mellon University
Teaching
2008-Present
Elementary Art Teacher, Loudoun County Public Schools, VA
2023
Workshop: Dusty Fingers: Soft Pastel Techniques, National Art Education Association, National Conference, San Antonio, TX
2021
Workshop, Dusty Fingers: Soft Pastel Techniques, Virginia Art Education Association, State Conference, Virginia Beach, VA
2019
Get Me Started: Pastel Landscapes, Round Hill Arts Center
Teacher Workshop, Soft Pastel Techniques, Loudoun County Public Schools
Pastel Techniques Fall Workshop Series, Round Hill Arts Center
2017
Workshop, Wet Felting Techniques, VAEA State Conference, Norfolk, VA
2015
Workshop, Wet Felting Techniques, VAEA Conference, Roanoke, VA
2015
Workshop, Wet Felting Techniques, VAEA Northern Virginia Chapter, Ashburn, VA
2013
Workshop, Paper Sculpture, VAEA Conference, Falls Church, VA
2009
Workshop, Stained Glass, VAEA Conference, Richmond, VA
Publications:
2020 Richard Fink, “Face 2 Face: An Interview with Artist Hope Hanes”, Western Loudoun Artist Studio Tour, June 26, 2020
2019 Jan Merker, “Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour: Hope Hanes”, Loudoun Now, May 23, pp.30,33
2007 Elan Magazine, October 2007, Front Cover
2007 Sally Pfoutz, “Changing Beauty,” Elan Magazine, October 2007, 12, pp.38-41
2006 R.B.Strauss, “Delaware Roundup,” Art Matters, April 2005, p.7
2006 Eileen Carlton, “Hope Hanes: Always an Artist,” Go Loudoun, Feb. 15, 2006, pp.12,15, 20
2005 Delaware Medical Journal, vol.77, November 2005, no.7, Front Cover
Selected past exhibits include:
Four Seasons at Oatlands, Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, VA (multiple years)
Something Hot, Gallery 222, Leesburg, VA
The Station Gallery, Greenville, DE
Franklin Park Arts Center, Round Hill, VA
Round Hill Arts Center, Round Hill, VA
Related
2015 Elementary Art Educator of the Year, NVAEA
2000-2008 Round Hill Arts Center, Round Hill, VA, Co-Founder, Artistic Director
1997-98 Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC, Coordinator of Area School Programs
“Backroad Blues,” 9x12