HPU senior Haleigh Clevenger to present art exhibition May 2-6

BROWNWOOD – April 27, 2022 – Howard Payne University’s Haleigh Clevenger will present her senior art exhibition May 2-6 at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery, in HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. The public is invited to an opening reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, May 2. The gallery will then […]

Public invited to view HPU senior Sarah “Abi” Brown’s online art exhibition

BROWNWOOD – April 24, 2020 – Howard Payne University senior Sarah “Abi” Brown’s senior art exhibition will premiere on the HPU School of Music and Fine Arts Facebook page on Monday, April 27, at 6:00 p.m. Also featuring a video introduction by the artist, the exhibition will be presented exclusively online. The exhibition’s centerpiece is […]

HPU sophomore Haleigh Clevenger receives PACCAR Foundation scholarship

Howard Payne University sophomore Haleigh Clevenger, a sophomore from Brownwood majoring in English and studio art, has been selected to receive a scholarship from the PACCAR Foundation provided by the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT) Foundation and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). Her parents are Patrick ’95, who graduated […]

HPU exhibiting “Contemporary Vanitas,” artwork by David E. Harmon

BROWNWOOD – October 24, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art is exhibiting “Contemporary Vanitas,” pastel still-life drawings by David E. Harmon, department chair and professor of art. The exhibition is open now through November 3 in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery, located in HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. Gallery hours are […]

HPU’s Drew McNeill to present senior art exhibition through May 4

  BROWNWOOD – April 17, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Drew McNeill, from Brownwood, will present his senior art major exhibition through May 4 at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery, located in HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. In 1997, McNeill began his higher-education journey at Baylor University in Waco and returned to that […]

HPU hosts art show by four Waco artists

BROWNWOOD – January 26, 2018 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art will host an art show through February 27 titled “Intimate Studies: Nature and Landscape Forms.” The exhibit is available for viewing at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center on the university’s campus. There is no cost […]

HPU art faculty members exhibit work, publish article

BROWNWOOD – November 10, 2017 – Works by Howard Payne University’s David Harmon, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art, and his wife, Susan Harmon, adjunct instructor of art, are available for viewing in a variety of locations this month with exhibitions in Temple, Austin and Brownwood and an article published in […]

HPU hosts Brownwood Art Association Self-Curated 2 Art Exhibit

BROWNWOOD – September 29, 2017 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art will host an art exhibit titled “Brownwood Art Association Self-Curated 2 Art Exhibit” through Friday, October 27. This free exhibit is open to the public and available for viewing at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in the university’s Doakie Day Art […]

Works of HPU art faculty exhibited at United States Air Force Academy

BROWNWOOD – April 19, 2017 – The recent paintings of Howard Payne University art faculty David and Susan Harmon are on exhibition at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, through April 26. Titled “Painterly Expressions of an Artistic Couple,” the exhibition is located in the Permanent Professors Art Gallery on the […]

HPU hosting juried student art exhibition through March 20

BROWNWOOD – March 3, 2017 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art is hosting “Best of 2016-2017: A Juried Student Exhibition” through March 20 in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. The exhibition features more than 50 works of art by 18 students. Curating the exhibition were HPU […]

HPU extends call for entries for “I-10 Two” contemporary juried-art exhibition

BROWNWOOD – February 22, 2017 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art has extended a call for entries for its upcoming juried-art exhibition, “I-10 Two: A National Exhibition of Contemporary Two-Dimensional Art.” Artists may enter up to three pieces of art and entries will be accepted through March 20. This exhibition is open to all […]

HPU exhibiting sculptures of David Hill

BROWNWOOD – November 14, 2016 – Howard Payne University is exhibiting “Whole,” the sculptures of David Hill, through Friday, December 2, in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. Gallery hours are Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and […]

HPU hosting exhibition featuring work of Brownwood Art Association Photo Group

BROWNWOOD – April 29, 2016 – Howard Payne University is hosting an art exhibition featuring the Brownwood Art Association Photo Group. The exhibition is free to the public and is being held in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside the university’s Doakie Day Art Center. Exhibition hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. […]

HPU exhibiting works of art students

BROWNWOOD – April 8, 2016 – Howard Payne University is exhibiting the work of art majors, minors and other students who have taken classes through HPU’s Department of Art this academic year. The exhibition is scheduled through April 16 and is housed in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art […]

HPU exhibiting works of senior art students

BROWNWOOD – March 21, 2016 – Howard Payne University is exhibiting the artwork of three senior art students today through March 31. The artwork of Molly Hull of Brownwood, Cantrell Miller of Rochelle and Emily Peisker of Cedar Park is on exhibit in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art […]

HPU to exhibit works by artist Ruben Salinas

BROWNWOOD – January 18, 2016 – The artwork of Ruben Salinas, painter and digital design artist, will be on exhibit at Howard Payne University January 25 through March 5. The collection, titled “Aspects of Black and White,” will be exhibited in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. Born […]

HPU’s Harmon exhibiting work at Lubbock gallery

BROWNWOOD – December 15, 2015 – A painting by David Harmon, chair of Howard Payne University’s Department of Art, was accepted to the group exhibition “White on White” at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock. The exhibition is open now through January 23. Each piece in the exhibition features monochromatic works […]

HPU hosting “iPhonography” art exhibition

Howard Payne University’s Department of Art is hosting the art exhibition iPhonography through December 4. The exhibition, housed in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Gallery of HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center, features the photography and digital imagery of Scott Strickland. Strickland graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Master of Fine Arts degree […]

Works by HPU art faculty on exhibit during Homecoming 2015

BROWNWOOD – October 6, 2015 – Works by Howard Payne University’s art faculty will be on exhibit during HPU’s 2015 Homecoming celebrations, October 16-17. The exhibit, titled “Artists in Action,” is housed in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. The artists include David Harmon, professor of art and […]

HPU exhibiting works of Pam Chadwick Aloisa through April 29

BROWNWOOD – April 20, 2015 – Howard Payne University is exhibiting paintings by Pam Chadwick Aloisa, gallery director and professor of art history and art at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. The show, housed in HPU’s Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery located inside the Doakie Day Art Center, will run through […]

Howard Payne University hosting national art exhibition

By Emily Peisker, HPU junior BROWNWOOD – February 18, 2015 – Howard Payne University is hosting “Above and Below I-10: Cross Country 2015,” a national art exhibition that will run through March 27. The I-10 show is on display at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in the Doakie Day Art Center on campus. […]

HPU art faculty recognized for professional accomplishments

BROWNWOOD – November 25, 2014 – Two members of Howard Payne University’s art faculty recently earned recognition for professional accomplishments. David E. Harmon, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art, shared his panel paper at the 28th Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists in New York City. […]

HPU accepting entries for national art exhibition

By Jaclyn Bonner, HPU sophomore BROWNWOOD – October 28, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Art will host the first annual “Above and Below I-10: Cross-Country Art” exhibition at the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in the university’s Doakie Day Art Center in February and March of 2015. All contemporary American artists who […]

HPU exhibiting work of Brownwood photographer Roger Levesque

By Chandler Condra, HPU junior BROWNWOOD –September 25, 2014– Howard Payne University is exhibiting the work of Brownwood photographer Roger Levesque in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery in the Doakie Day Art Center. The exhibit, “A Retrospective of Fine Art Photography,” is available for viewing until November 21. Levesque’s work focuses on the […]