2011 Jurors
Max Hayslette
Max Hayslette was born in Rupert, West Virginia, in 1930. He completed his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1952, where he studied with Alexander Archipenko and Egon Weiner. Mr. Hayslette considers himself a romantic artist, one who seeks to give his work a gentle and spiritual quality. His dreamy landscapes evoke sentiments of warmth, comfort and familiarity as they transport the viewer to numerous exotic destinations in the far corners of the world.
Max Hayslette is represented in over 300 private, corporate, and public collections, most notably The Rockefeller Foundations, Stanford University, and Wells Fargo Bank. A very abridged list of his exhibitions includes: Art Institute of Chicago, Seattle Art Museum, The Feragil Gallery of New York City, The Findlay Gallery of Chicago, Christopher Clark Gallery of San Francisco, Ken Behm Gallery of Seattle, and Hanson Gallery of Carmel. For more information about Max Hayslette, visit his website at www.maxhayslette.com.
Chris Hopkins
Born in Mt. Vernon, Washington, Chris Hopkins grew up with a pencil and paper in hand. At the age of 10, his family moved to Medford, Oregon another small town where today he relates as his hometown. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes, Chris’s interest in documenting what he saw on paper and canvas grew. Chris left his wrestling scholarship and a major in Biology and moved to Southern California. In 1979 he graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena with Honors, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 1988, Chris moved back to the Pacific Northwest to raise his family. In 2003 he was honored with the Vargas Achievement Award. His work is in both private and public collections such as Library of Congress, the White House, the Pentagon and NFL properties. For more information about Chris Hopkins, visit his website at www.chrishopkinsart.com.
