Susan Hackney
Biography
Susan Hackney has had an ongoing love affair with animals and art since she was a child. Born and raised in Abilene, Texas, she has always been surrounded by dogs and horses. As a child, she enrolled in Art Instruction Schools correspondence course. She received her first art award and recognition in the fifth grade. She has since then, continued to draw and paint; as well as study other artists work to develop her own personal style.
While attending college, she majored in art, taking drawing, design and painting classes. A turning point in her art journey came with the opportunity to study with Lajos Markos in Houston, Texas. The class consisted of drawing and painting from life with a master. Studying with him for three years, the education was unequalled.
Susans ability to capture an animal or any subjects expressions and gestures is something she strives for in her art, as well as a continual growth process. She is always studying and experimenting with new techniques and color strategies to perfect her style and knowledge.
Susan is an ex-MFH (Master of Foxhounds), which thrust her into the world of hounds, horses and galloping across the countryside to the sound of hoofs pounding and hounds baying. She now resides in the Texas hill country with her 2 Boxer dogs, Derby and Chula, and her Quarter Horse, Rio.
Education:
Oil painting workshops and courses taught by the following:
Lajos Markos, Lesley Humphrey, William Kalwick, Ron Riddick, Robert Johnson, Jim Norton, Julie Chapman, Bruce Greene, John Fawcett, Carolyn Anderson, Greg Kreutz, Kim English, Bob Rohm, Cheri Christenson, Gladys Roldan de Moras, and Jill Soukup.
Art Instruction Schools – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design, drawing, painting classes San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas and Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Associations:
Associate Member Oil Painters of America
Associate Member American Women Artists
American Academy of Equine Art
Former Board of Directors American Academy of Equine Art; Lexington, Kentucky
Publications:
Western Art Collector, February 2009
Artwork used on invitation for Women Artists of America National Juried Exhibition, Saks Galleries, Denver, Colorado, February 2009
Premier Horse Sales catalog, 2022
Group Shows:
September 2018 33rd Annual Bosque Art Classic; Clifton, Texas
September 2018 The Party Art Exhibit at the Museum of Western Art; Kerrville, Texas
November 2018 Miniature Holiday Show, Museum of Western Art; Kerrville, Texas
September 2019 Draft Horse Classic, Grass Valley, California
November 2019 Miniature Holiday Show, Museum of Western Art; Kerrville, Texas
Accolades:
2020 – Designed wine label for Vintners Hideaway; Fredericksburg, Texas Label Award: 2021, Double Gold–Lone Star Wine Label Competition
Susan Hackney has had an ongoing love affair with animals and art since she was a child. Born and raised in Abilene, Texas, she has always been surrounded by dogs and horses. As a child, she enrolled in Art Instruction Schools correspondence course. She received her first art award and recognition in the fifth grade. She has since then, continued to draw and paint; as well as study other artists work to develop her own personal style.
While attending college, she majored in art, taking drawing, design and painting classes. A turning point in her art journey came with the opportunity to study with Lajos Markos in Houston, Texas. The class consisted of drawing and painting from life with a master. Studying with him for three years, the education was unequalled.
Susans ability to capture an animal or any subjects expressions and gestures is something she strives for in her art, as well as a continual growth process. She is always studying and experimenting with new techniques and color strategies to perfect her style and knowledge.
Susan is an ex-MFH (Master of Foxhounds), which thrust her into the world of hounds, horses and galloping across the countryside to the sound of hoofs pounding and hounds baying. She now resides in the Texas hill country with her 2 Boxer dogs, Derby and Chula, and her Quarter Horse, Rio.
Education:
Oil painting workshops and courses taught by the following:
Lajos Markos, Lesley Humphrey, William Kalwick, Ron Riddick, Robert Johnson, Jim Norton, Julie Chapman, Bruce Greene, John Fawcett, Carolyn Anderson, Greg Kreutz, Kim English, Bob Rohm, Cheri Christenson, Gladys Roldan de Moras, and Jill Soukup.
Art Instruction Schools – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design, drawing, painting classes San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas and Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Associations:
Associate Member Oil Painters of America
Associate Member American Women Artists
American Academy of Equine Art
Former Board of Directors American Academy of Equine Art; Lexington, Kentucky
Publications:
Western Art Collector, February 2009
Artwork used on invitation for Women Artists of America National Juried Exhibition, Saks Galleries, Denver, Colorado, February 2009
Premier Horse Sales catalog, 2022
Group Shows:
September 2018 33rd Annual Bosque Art Classic; Clifton, Texas
September 2018 The Party Art Exhibit at the Museum of Western Art; Kerrville, Texas
November 2018 Miniature Holiday Show, Museum of Western Art; Kerrville, Texas
September 2019 Draft Horse Classic, Grass Valley, California
November 2019 Miniature Holiday Show, Museum of Western Art; Kerrville, Texas
Accolades:
2020 – Designed wine label for Vintners Hideaway; Fredericksburg, Texas Label Award: 2021, Double Gold–Lone Star Wine Label Competition
