Julie Gowing Hayes creates oil and watercolor paintings of things and scenes found mostly in nature in a representational style sometimes with hints of impressionism. Growing up on a farm in Southwest Iowa was instrumental in her development of a deep-rooted love for the outdoors. Her father’s involvement in local conservation efforts through tree planting, watershed developments and improved farming techniques along with her mother’s love of gardening and bird feeding/watching taught Julie a respect for the land and the wildlife it supports.
Hayes was introduced to plein air painting while working on her Studio Art degree at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. Through this love of painting outdoors she has met some of her best friends and is dedicated to this practice of preserving the landscape through art. Julie’s plein air affiliations include being a Charter Member/Co-founder of Piedmont Outdoor Painting Society (POPS), and member of Plein Air Painters of the Ozarks (PAPO) . She is also an associate member of Women Artists of the West (WAOW), Member of Artists of NW Arkansas (ANA).
Gallery representation: Cherry’s Art Emporium on the Square in Carthage, MO . Julie’s newest works and activities may also be viewed on her website: www.juliehayesart.com and her facebook page: www.facebook.com/juliegowinghayesfineart . Hayes currently resides with her husband, Ron, in Bella Vista, Arkansas on the western edge of the beautiful Ozarks Region.
Recent Awards / Juried Shows / Exhibitions
2022 - WAOW 52nd Juried Nat’l Exhibition - East Meets West, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland
2021 - Randy Higbee 6” Squared Live Exhibit & Sale, Orange County, California
America the Beautiful, Virtual Show, Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, Colorado
WAOW 51st Juried Exhibition, Museum of Western Art, Kerrville, Texas
2020 - WAOW 50th Jubilee National Exhibition, Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
WAOWing the Wind River online Member’s Show
2019 - Richeson 75 Animals, Birds and Wildlife 2019 Meritorious Selection
Arkansas Territory Bicentennial Collection, 2-year traveling exhibition in Arkansas and Oklahoma
Creatures Great and Small, 3-woman show, Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Newton, Kansas
2015
- Women Artists of the West 45th Annual National Exhibition, Tucson Desert Art Museum, Tucson, AZ
- 2015 Illinois River Salon, Cave Springs & Bentonville, AR - 2nd Place
- 2015 1st Annual Art of the Heartland Juried Show, Mena Art Gallery, Mena, AR
- 21st Annual ANA Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Art Underground, Fayetteville, AR
- 6th Annual Maple Leaf Paint Out, Cherry’s Art Emporium, Carthage, MO - 3rd Place
- PAPO at IRWP, Group Show, Cave Springs, AR
- “Glimpses of God – Through My Eyes”, Solo Show, FUMC, Rogers, AR
- MVIS 4th Annual Juried Art Show, Portfolio Gallery & Education Center, St. Louis, MO
- “Duets in Bloom”, Group Show, a collaboration with area garden clubs, Bentonville, AR
- Plein Air on the White River 2015, Cotter, AR – 3rd Place Jack Richeson Small Works; 4th Place Works on Canvas
2014
- 22nd Southeast Invitational Miniature Art Show, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
- “WAOWing the Golden State”, Women Artists of the West Juried National Show, Women’s Art Musem, San Diego, CA
- PAPO Group Show, Bentonville Tourism Office, Bentonville, AR
- 2014 Illinois River Salon, Cave Springs & Bentonville, AR - Honorable Mention
- 20th Annual ANA Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Art Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
- 5th Annual Maple Leaf Paint Out, Cherry’s Art Emporium, Carthage, MO
- Plein Air on the White River 2014, Cotter, AR – 4th Place Works on Canvas
- MVIS 3rd Annual Juried Art Show, Albrecht-Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, MO
2013
- 21st Southeast Invitational Miniature Art Show, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
- 2013 Illinois River Salon, Cave Springs & Bentonville, AR
- 4th Annual Maple Leaf Paint Out, Cherry’s Art Emporium, Carthage, MO – 2nd Place
- Paint North Carolina, Invitational Plein Air Event, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
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