William Hook

Born in Kansas city in 1948, William Hook attended the Kansas City Art Institute, the University of New Mexico, the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and studied extensively in Perugia, Italy. He was named "Acrylic Artist of the Year" in 1996 by the National Academy of Design.

Among his many honors and awards are: Artists of America - Master Artist Award (2000); New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Featured Poster Artist (1996); "Covering the West" - Best of the Southwest Award (1996); Santa Fe Opera Featured Poster Artist (1994); National Arts for the Park - Best Landscape Award (1992).

His paintings are in the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum; Tucson Art Museum; Forbes Museum, New York; Genesee Museum, New York; Pioneer's Museum, Colorado Springs; University of New Mexico Fine Arts Museum. Hook is a member of Acrylic Painters of America; Master Artist, Artists of America, California Art Club - Artist Member; Instructor, Fechin Institute; Instructor, Scottsdale Artist's School; Mountain Oyster Club - Artist Member.

Periodicals Publication:
Art of the West - Featured Article, January/February 2001
American Artist Magazine - Realism Today, October 2000
Southwest Art - Featured Article, June 2000
Art of the West - California Art Club Tradition, May/June 2000
American Artists Watercolor Magazine - Cover, Spring 2000
Art of the West - Featured Article, November/December 1997
Focus Santa Fe - Featured Article - Cover, August 1997
The Artists Magazine Art Masters: Color Secrets of the Masters, 1996
Art of The West - Featured Article - Cover, July/August 1995
Watercolor, Fall 1993
Focus Santa Fe - Featured Article - Cover, April/May 1993
Southwest Profile, November 1992
Focus Santa Fe - Featured Article / Cover - August 1991
Southwest Art - Featured Article / Cover, August 1991
The Artists Magazine, April 1990
Amercian Artist - Featured Article / Cover, August 1990
U.S. Art Magazine - Featured Article / Cover, April 1989

Book Publication:
Keys to Painting: Fruit & Flowers by Rachel Wolf; North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio: 2000
Leading The West by Donald J. Hagerty; Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, Arizona: 1998
Acrylic Painters: Styles & Techniques by Rachel Wolf; North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1997
The North Light Book of Acrylic Painting Technique by Earl Killeen; North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1995
Acrylic Masterclass by Sally Bulgin; HarperCollins; London, England; 1993
Tony Couch's Keys to Successful Painting by Tony Couch; North Light Books, Cincinnati, Ohio: 1992