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Steve Hanks, whose paintings
sensitively portray women and children, spent his childhood on the coast
of California. His inspiration to paint developed in his late teens, after
his family moved from Ventura County to New Mexico. In the 1960s, Hanks
returned to the West Coast, enrolling at the University of California at
Berkeley. Later, he attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco and graduated
from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.
In June, 1998 he was
featured artist at the prestigious Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa with a display
of more than 40 originals. He was Artist of the Year at the 1999 Pacific
Rim Art Exposition, leading the show’s transition from wildlife to a more
inclusive range of art.
Hadley House
Art Publishing
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