DREW B. HOOVER 332 Winding Woods Way Beaufort, North Carolina 28516

DREW B. HOOVER 332 Winding Woods Way  Beaufort, North Carolina 28516 (919) 805-1130  E-Mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION: Studio Art GPA 4.0 Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. Major in Studio Art, Concentration in Drawing and Painting, December 2005. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, News- Editorial Sequence, August 1984. Peace College, Raleigh, N.C. Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Spring 1982.

EXHIBITIONS “Wilmington Art Association Juried Spring Show,” Wilmington, NC, First Place, Best in Show, April 2017. “On Common Ground,” Annual N.C. Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition, Charlotte Cromwell Center, May-June, 2017; Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC, Summer 2016; The Art Shop, Greensboro, NC, Spring 2015; The Cornwell Center, Charlotte, NC, Spring 2014. “Art From the Heart,” Arts Council of Carteret County, Award of Excellence February 2016, 2017, Judges Award February 2015. “New Works,” Visual Art Exchange juried show, Summer 2014. “Still,” Juried Show, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Fall 2013. “Just Add Water,” One-Person Show, Sunflower Studio, Wake Forest, NC, Summer 2013. “Coastal Art,” by Artsource, The Dunes Club, Morehead City, Summer 2010. “New Views by The Studio Art Group,” Jordan Hall, Cary, NC. June 2004. “Annual Juried Art Exhibition,” Rocky Mount Fine Arts Society, Rocky Mount, NC. Summer 2002. “Member Art Exhibition,” Triangle Society, UNC Alumni Club, Chapel Hill, NC. Fall 2001.

COLLECTIONS “Geoffrey Perez” and “Christopher Geiger,” Faces of the Fallen, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Two portraits of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2005. Presidential Purchase, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC. Spring 2005. Private Commissions for residential and commercial clients throughout North Carolina.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC, Board of Directors Pastel Society of North Carolina, Member Hospital Arts Association, Morehead City, NC, Member Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Member Arts Council of Carteret County, Morehead City, NC, Member Gallery of the Creator, Newport, NC, Organizing Member Illustrator for Backdrops and Graphic Artist for Promotions, “Hansel and Gretel” by Capital Opera Raleigh, Cary Conservatory of Ballet and Capital City Girls Chorus. Pastel Painting, Arrowmont Center for Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. Mixed Media & Collage, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC. GALLERY REPRESENTATION Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC Arts-N-Things, Morehead City, NC Bev’s Fine Art, Raleigh, NC

AWARDS & HONORS First Place, Best in Show (2017), Wilmington Art Association, Wilmington, NC Award of Excellence (2017, 2016) and Judge’s Award (2015), Art From The Heart, Arts Council of Carteret County Presenter, “A New Breed: Individualism in Contemporary Native American Art,” (Paper) Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Raleigh, NC. Fall 2003. Best in Category - Brochure, Sir Walter Raleigh Awards, Raleigh, NC.