| Meet the Artist STEVE HORAN |
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Button-Petter Gallery
161 Blue Star Highway
Douglas, MI 49406
269-857-2175
161 Blue Star Highway
Douglas, MI 49406
269-857-2175
commercial artist who sketched with pastels. As I grew up I won summer art contests all through
grade school. However, as many young men do I rebelled and wanted nothing to do with art --my
father’s profession. So I enrolled in the University of Chicago and got an undergraduate degree
in political science. However, as a graduate student, when I flunked out of the business school, I
switched to Art History.
I almost finished my Master’s degree when I was drafted into the Army during the Viet Nam
War. Art saved me from combat duty when the military assigned me to the U. S. Army Exhibit
Unit near the Pentagon. There I learned how to silk screen print graphics onto exhibit panels.
Later, I would use this skill to self publish several editions of silk screen prints. When I was
discharged from the Army, I was a graphic designer for awhile with a railroad. Once I married, I
was able to become a full time professional artist --thanks to my wife who was a teacher.
At various times in my life I have tried to avoid art -- to no avail. My wife, Janet, will testify
that during our marriage of about four decades art has kept me sane. Retirement has been a
continuation of art in my life which makes me immensely happy.
I hope my audience enjoys my art as much as I enjoy creating it. Recently, I have been
producing paintings using acrylics or pastels. As a result of living almost my entire life in Chicago,
the major portion of my recent work consists of nighttime representations of lights or images of
the city. I am interested in capturing basic geometric relationships and if possible, some of the
spiritual impact, of urban cityscapes.
When I start creating a new work of art, I begin by recalling a variety of visual images I have
stored in my memory. Some of these memories are very fresh, being images seen only days or
weeks before. But some are from my childhood. I seek to discover in each stored image its
essence: qualities that had the power to impress and astonish me when I first saw the image.
During the last thirty years, I have been juried into many national exhibitions and one-man shows
and had gallery representation in New York, Chicago and in many other cities. In addition,
agents and publishers of my limited edition serigraphs have sold hundreds of my prints to
galleries and collectors. I have completed works of art for galleries, corporations and private
collectors as far away as Canberra, Australia, where William Pei & Associates, architects,
selected a suite of my limited edition prints for installation in a hotel they designed.
grade school. However, as many young men do I rebelled and wanted nothing to do with art --my
father’s profession. So I enrolled in the University of Chicago and got an undergraduate degree
in political science. However, as a graduate student, when I flunked out of the business school, I
switched to Art History.
I almost finished my Master’s degree when I was drafted into the Army during the Viet Nam
War. Art saved me from combat duty when the military assigned me to the U. S. Army Exhibit
Unit near the Pentagon. There I learned how to silk screen print graphics onto exhibit panels.
Later, I would use this skill to self publish several editions of silk screen prints. When I was
discharged from the Army, I was a graphic designer for awhile with a railroad. Once I married, I
was able to become a full time professional artist --thanks to my wife who was a teacher.
At various times in my life I have tried to avoid art -- to no avail. My wife, Janet, will testify
that during our marriage of about four decades art has kept me sane. Retirement has been a
continuation of art in my life which makes me immensely happy.
I hope my audience enjoys my art as much as I enjoy creating it. Recently, I have been
producing paintings using acrylics or pastels. As a result of living almost my entire life in Chicago,
the major portion of my recent work consists of nighttime representations of lights or images of
the city. I am interested in capturing basic geometric relationships and if possible, some of the
spiritual impact, of urban cityscapes.
When I start creating a new work of art, I begin by recalling a variety of visual images I have
stored in my memory. Some of these memories are very fresh, being images seen only days or
weeks before. But some are from my childhood. I seek to discover in each stored image its
essence: qualities that had the power to impress and astonish me when I first saw the image.
During the last thirty years, I have been juried into many national exhibitions and one-man shows
and had gallery representation in New York, Chicago and in many other cities. In addition,
agents and publishers of my limited edition serigraphs have sold hundreds of my prints to
galleries and collectors. I have completed works of art for galleries, corporations and private
collectors as far away as Canberra, Australia, where William Pei & Associates, architects,
selected a suite of my limited edition prints for installation in a hotel they designed.
CURRENT REPRESENTATION:
Button-Petter Gallery, Douglas, MI
Yajnavalka Publishing Group, Houston, TX
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Greg Thompson Fine Art, North Little Rock, AR
PAST REPRESENTATION:
Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fred Dorfman, Art Publisher, New York City, NY
Greg Copeland, Inc., Publisher and Artist Representative, Newark, NJ
Prajna Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
Joy Horwich Gallery, Chicago, IL
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Collector’s Showroom, Chicago, IL
Peoria Art Guild Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Peoria, IL
Art Institute of Chicago Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fine Art Editions, Miami, FL
Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO
ONE-MAN SHOWS:
2009 Wishing Spring Studio, Bella Vista, AR
2007 Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO
2006 Julie Wait Designs, Rogers, AR
1979 Neville Sargent Gallery, Evanston, IL
1974 Illinois Institute of Technology, Herman Hall, Chicago, IL
1974 Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL
1974 Northern Indiana Art Association, Hammond, IN
1974 Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL
EXHIBITIONS:
2009 Irene B. French Gallery, Merriam, KS
2008 Reconstructing Art Walk, Crystal Bridges at the Massey, Bentonville, AR
2008 Pastel National Show 2008, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
2007 54th Annual Show of the National Society of Painters in Casein/Acrylic, NYC
2007 Art Expo Show, Boi Du Ouro Restaurant, Fayetteville, AR
2006 Vineyard Restaurant, Bentonville, AR
2006 MOAK 4 State Regional Exhibition 2006, Springfield, MO
2006 Strange Cities: the Unique and the Unusual in the Urban Landscape”,Gallery 27+, NYC
2005 Arkansas Pastel Society National Exhibition, Little Rock, AR
2005 Ozark Pastel Society Member Show, ACO, Springdale, AR
2005 ArtVisions 2005 Member Show, Village Art Club, Bella Vista, AR
2005 Fusion Gallery, Bentonville, AR
2004 Ozark Pastel Society Member Show, Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK
2004 Ozark Pastel Society Member Show, Ft. Smith Art Center, Ft. Smith, AR
2004 Artists of NW Arkansas Member Show, Sager Creek Art Center, Siloam Springs, AR
2002 Contemporary Art of Chicago, The Chicago Athenaeum, Schaumburg, IL
2001 One of a Kind Show, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
1995 9th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Midwest Pastel Society, Chicago, IL
1994 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Midwest Pastel Society, Chicago, IL
1993 Midwest Pastel Society Members Show, Chicago, IL
1979 Centennial Exposition, Nashville Art Center, Nashville, TN
1976 New Horizons, Chicago, IL
1976 Indiana-Illinois Bicentennial Painting Traveling Exhibition
1975 Illinois State Fair Professional Art Show, Springfield, IL
1974 50th Anniversary of the Artists’ Guild of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Button-Petter Gallery, Douglas, MI
Yajnavalka Publishing Group, Houston, TX
Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Greg Thompson Fine Art, North Little Rock, AR
PAST REPRESENTATION:
Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fred Dorfman, Art Publisher, New York City, NY
Greg Copeland, Inc., Publisher and Artist Representative, Newark, NJ
Prajna Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
Joy Horwich Gallery, Chicago, IL
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Collector’s Showroom, Chicago, IL
Peoria Art Guild Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Peoria, IL
Art Institute of Chicago Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fine Art Editions, Miami, FL
Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO
ONE-MAN SHOWS:
2009 Wishing Spring Studio, Bella Vista, AR
2007 Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO
2006 Julie Wait Designs, Rogers, AR
1979 Neville Sargent Gallery, Evanston, IL
1974 Illinois Institute of Technology, Herman Hall, Chicago, IL
1974 Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL
1974 Northern Indiana Art Association, Hammond, IN
1974 Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL
EXHIBITIONS:
2009 Irene B. French Gallery, Merriam, KS
2008 Reconstructing Art Walk, Crystal Bridges at the Massey, Bentonville, AR
2008 Pastel National Show 2008, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
2007 54th Annual Show of the National Society of Painters in Casein/Acrylic, NYC
2007 Art Expo Show, Boi Du Ouro Restaurant, Fayetteville, AR
2006 Vineyard Restaurant, Bentonville, AR
2006 MOAK 4 State Regional Exhibition 2006, Springfield, MO
2006 Strange Cities: the Unique and the Unusual in the Urban Landscape”,Gallery 27+, NYC
2005 Arkansas Pastel Society National Exhibition, Little Rock, AR
2005 Ozark Pastel Society Member Show, ACO, Springdale, AR
2005 ArtVisions 2005 Member Show, Village Art Club, Bella Vista, AR
2005 Fusion Gallery, Bentonville, AR
2004 Ozark Pastel Society Member Show, Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK
2004 Ozark Pastel Society Member Show, Ft. Smith Art Center, Ft. Smith, AR
2004 Artists of NW Arkansas Member Show, Sager Creek Art Center, Siloam Springs, AR
2002 Contemporary Art of Chicago, The Chicago Athenaeum, Schaumburg, IL
2001 One of a Kind Show, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
1995 9th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Midwest Pastel Society, Chicago, IL
1994 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Midwest Pastel Society, Chicago, IL
1993 Midwest Pastel Society Members Show, Chicago, IL
1979 Centennial Exposition, Nashville Art Center, Nashville, TN
1976 New Horizons, Chicago, IL
1976 Indiana-Illinois Bicentennial Painting Traveling Exhibition
1975 Illinois State Fair Professional Art Show, Springfield, IL
1974 50th Anniversary of the Artists’ Guild of Chicago, Chicago, IL
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
Allerton Hotel, Chicago, IL
American Hospital Association
American Telephone and Telegraph
Amoco Oil
Borg-Warner
Chicago Board of Options Exchange
Chicago Realtors Association
Chicago White Metal Company
City of Chicago Dept. of Urban Planning
Continental Illinois Bank
Cummins Diesel
Detroit Renaissance Center
Encyclopedia Britannica
First National Bank of Glenview
Florsheim Shoe Company
Ford Motor Company, Atlanta
General Motors, Detroit, MI
Gould, Oakbrook, IL
GTE of Indiana, Ft. Wayne
Holiday Inns, Duluth, MN
IBM, Woodstock, NY
J. Walter Thompson Advertising, NYC
Allerton Hotel, Chicago, IL
American Hospital Association
American Telephone and Telegraph
Amoco Oil
Borg-Warner
Chicago Board of Options Exchange
Chicago Realtors Association
Chicago White Metal Company
City of Chicago Dept. of Urban Planning
Continental Illinois Bank
Cummins Diesel
Detroit Renaissance Center
Encyclopedia Britannica
First National Bank of Glenview
Florsheim Shoe Company
Ford Motor Company, Atlanta
General Motors, Detroit, MI
Gould, Oakbrook, IL
GTE of Indiana, Ft. Wayne
Holiday Inns, Duluth, MN
IBM, Woodstock, NY
J. Walter Thompson Advertising, NYC
Lakepoint Towers, Chicago, IL
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
McDonalds Corp. Offices, Oakbrook, IL
Montgomery Wards
A. C. Nielson, Northbrook, IL
Peat, Marwick & Mitchell
William Pei & Associates, Canberra
Pillsbury
Playboy
Pullman Standard
Schiff, Hardin & Waite
Sears
S.E. Banking Corp., Winter Park, FL
Town and Country Bank, Newport, MN
UIDC Management, Chicago, IL
U. S. Federal District Court, Chicago, IL
U. S. Post Office, San Francisco
University of Illinois Research Hospital Liver
Transplant Ward, Chicago, IL
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
McDonalds Corp. Offices, Oakbrook, IL
Montgomery Wards
A. C. Nielson, Northbrook, IL
Peat, Marwick & Mitchell
William Pei & Associates, Canberra
Pillsbury
Playboy
Pullman Standard
Schiff, Hardin & Waite
Sears
S.E. Banking Corp., Winter Park, FL
Town and Country Bank, Newport, MN
UIDC Management, Chicago, IL
U. S. Federal District Court, Chicago, IL
U. S. Post Office, San Francisco
University of Illinois Research Hospital Liver
Transplant Ward, Chicago, IL
University of Chicago – College and Department of Art History
Awarded European Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Artists of Northwest Arkansas
Ozark Pastel Society
Village Art Club, Bella Vista,AR
| BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
Yajnavalka Publishing Group
1603 West Alabama
Houston, TX 77006
866-925-6282
1603 West Alabama
Houston, TX 77006
866-925-6282
Xanadu Gallery
7039 E. Main Street #101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-368-9929
7039 E. Main Street #101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-368-9929
TO PURCHASE ARTWORK CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Greg Thompson Fine Art
429 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
501-664-2787
429 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
501-664-2787
www.gregthompsonfineart.com
greg@gregthompsonfineart.com
| Art Collectors admiring Steve Horan's artwork at his one-man show in October 2009 at the Wishing Spring Studio, Bella Vita, AR. Horan and his wife, Janet, are on the right. |
| Squinty Eye Light Halos II Pastel Painting 28" high x 40" wide $1,150 Framed |
| Night Lights Sparkling Pastel Painting 16" x 20" SOLD |
| High Rise At Night Pastel Painting 22 high x 28" wide $750 Framed |
| Lights on Parade Pastel Painting 40" high x 28" wide $1,150 Framed |
| Going Home Pastel Painting 16' x 16" Framed SOLD |
| Squinty Eye Light Halos I Pastel Painting 28" high x 40" wide $1,150 Framed |
| Chicago by Steve Horan Acrylic Painting 30" high x 49" wide $2,450 Framed |
| City at Night by Steve Horan Acrylic Painting 30" x 30" $1,400 Framed |