Hallie Rae Ward
Austin, TX
hallieraeward(at)gmail.com
CURRENT OCCUPATION:
2012 - Current: HRW Art
2016 - Current: HRW Designs
EDUCATION/DEGREE:
BA, Eckerd College, graduated May, 2012
Major: Visual Arts // Minor: Business Management
Focus: Mixed Media Installation, Printmaking, Painting
PAST OCCUPATION/ INTERNSHIPS:
2015 – April 2025: Art Business Director for Art for the People Gallery, Austin, Texas
Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2017 : Assistant Curator for Gallery 701 at Long Center, Austin, Texas
Fall 2013 : Master Printmaker Assistant, internship, Flatbed Press & Gallery, Austin, Texas
HONORS / AWARDS
2025: 3rd Place in Austin Monthly’s BEST OF ATX 2025 Reader’s Choice for Visual Artist Category
2023: 2nd Place for “Fiber / Soft” Category for concept animals Community Favorites (Austin, TX)
NEW PRESS:
2023: Canvas Rebel feature, online publication, Meet Hallie Rae Ward (Sept. 2023)
2023: Voyage’s Bold Journey feature, online publication, Meet Hallie Rae Ward (April 2023)
2021: Robert Faires, Art Editor of the Austin Chronicle, explored two of my artworks in his review of the group show, The Femme Abstract, curated by Moya McIntyre.
2020: Artwork “Abundance of Love” included in feature in Tribeza magazine of an Austin home
curated by interior designer, Joel Mozersky Design (Austin, TX)
GIVE BACK:
2025: Volunteered for setting up and curating the Auction (Art & Experience Packages) for Unbordroom’s annual fundraiser, Inclusion Prom (Austin, TX - Sept. 12th)
2025: Taught a creativity art class for Outreach Productions’ Art & Literacy Summer Camp (Austin, TX - July 2nd)
2025: Contributed to putting on the Art04 Studio Tour as the Tour Communications & Operations Specialist (May, Austin, TX)
2024: Contributed to putting on the Art04 Studio Tour as the Tour Communications & Operations Specialist (April , Austin, TX)
PRIVATE BUSINESS COLLECTIONS (Artwork + Commissions):
2022:
Client commissioned, “Lunch on Lake Travis” (giclee print mounted on wood panel with resin) and two poem plaques for Fathom Yacht Charters.
2020:
Client commissioned, “Ebb & Flow & Glow” ( Four 4’ hardwired light beams) through Art + Artisans Consulting for HillTop
(UT Student Apartments), Austin, TX (July 2020)Client commissioned, “Lost Maples” in 2018 and placed it in Sky Loft Austin (University of Texas Student Apartments) in 2020.
2019:
Client commissioned, “Planet Stars” & “Starry Blue” (two hanging orb lights) and ‘The Almighty: True Blue” (8’ light beam), and purchased “I can see the light of a brand new day” (4’ light beam) for Stars Cafe, Austin, Texas
Client Commissioned, “Happiness”, in Private Business Collection in Austin, TX
Client commissioned, “Trip the Light Fantastic”, in Private Business Collection in Austin, TX
2018:
“That’s What It’s All About”, in Private Corporate Collection in San Antonio, TX
RESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS:
2025:
Collector commissioned a custom artwork, “NATURE’S FLOW : PURPLE MARTINS”
2023:
Collector commissioned Positive Glow Orb for home.
Completed a commissioned artwork called, “Looking In, Looking Out”, for a collector’s luxury residential condo home.
2022:
Collector commissioned large indoor sculptural light beam artwork for their luxury condo in downtown.
Collector commissioned 4 acrylic wood panel painting for their home.
Collector commissioned, “Laid Back on Lady Bird Lake”, acrylic painting on wood for their home.
2021:
Collector commissioned, “Be The Light” & “See The Light”, fiber LED artworks for their home. (March)
Collector commissioned, “Super & Serene”, fiber LED light artwork for their home.
2020:
Collector commissioned, “All Together Now”, mixed media artwork for wall of their home.
Collector commissioned, “Abundance of Love”, artisan wool yarn and wood for the wall of bedroom of their home.
Collector commissioned , “Go with the Flow”, mixed media for patron’s home.
Collector commissioned, “Come Together”, mixed media light fixture for ceiling of patron’s home.
2019:
Collector commissioned, “Road Trip-tych”, mixed media 3 piece artwork for wall of their home.
Collector commissioned, “You & Me: We are a family”, mixed media for wall of their home.
Collector commissioned, “Tres Amigos”, mixed media LED light artwork for the wall of their home.
Collector commissioned, “Almighty Miss T”, mixed media LED artwork for wall of their home.
2018:
Collector commissioned, “Home”, mixed media LED artwork, 3 fixtures, for ceiling of their home.
Collector commissioned “Lost Maples”, mixed media wall artwork for the their home.
EXHIBITIONS/ PROJECTS / COMMUNITY:
2025:
Featured artist on the Austin Studio Tour 2025 (Nov. 8th - 9th & 15th-16th)
HRW OPEN STUDIO during Art04 Studio Tour (Austin, TX May 3rd - 4th)
“INTERWOVEN”, dual artist exhibition at RTown Gallery (Grapevine, TX on view for April)
“Beyond the Frame”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX Mar. 28th - May 30th)
“A Spark of Wonder”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX Jan. 24th - Mar. 21st)
2024:
HRW OPEN STUDIO at artist studio during Austin Studio Tour (Austin, TX Nov. 9th-10th)
Group Exhibition during Austin Studio Tour (Austin, TX Nov.)
“Revelry is Our Specialty”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX Nov. 1st, 2024 - Jan. 18th, 2025)
“Red Dot Art Spree”, group exhibition fundraiser at Women & Their Work (Austin, TX Sept. 5th - 14th)
“The Climb”, group exhibition - an L.RHAE Production at 830 Airport Blvd (Austin, TX Aug. 23rd-25th)
“Grit to Greatness”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX Aug. 23rd - Sept. 14th)
“Evolving”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX June 8th - August 18th)
“THE OTHER ART FAIR” artist art fair (Dallas, TX May 9th - 12th)
“Art04 Studio Tour” at my art studio (Austin, TX April 20th - 21st)
“METAMORPHOSIS”, at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX March 9th - June 1st)
group exhibition Vaughn Gallery (Austin, TX January 13th - 26th)
2023:
Austin Studio Tour, solo show + pop-up shop, at Createscape Coworking (Austin, TX Nov. 11th-12th & 18th-19th)
“Falling into Winter”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX Oct. 28th - Jan 5th)
"Artspace111’s 10th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition”, group exhibition at Artspace111 (Fort Worth, TX June 24th - Aug. 26th)
“Summer Salon Series”, group exhibition at Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery (Austin, TX)
“Springing Into Colour”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX April 1st - June 2nd)
2022
Austin Studio Tour, solo show + pop-up shop, at Createscape Coworking (Austin, TX Nov. 12th-13th & 19th-20th)
“MAGNIFICENCE”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX, Oct. 29th - Jan. 20th)
“Red Dot” group exhibition & fundraiser at Women & Their Work (Austin, TX Oct. 6th)
“Classical POP!”, solo exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX Sept. 3rd - Oct. 22nd)
“ABUNDANCE”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX July 2nd - Aug. 26th)
“ART BRA AUSTIN”, fundraiser for Breast Cancer Resource Center (Austin, TX May 20th, 2022)
“Rituals of the Recklessly Tender”, group exhibition curated by Red Lit Light and POV Studio
(Austin, TX April 29th, 2022)“ARRAY”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX April 16th - June 24th, 2022)
“WITH LOVE,”, group exhibition curated Loria Mendoza and Leah Bury at Native Hostel (Austin, TX Feb. 2022)
“ART SPREE”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX Jan. 29th - April 8th 2022)
2021
Austin Studio Tour, solo show + pop-up shop, at Createscape Coworking (Austin, TX Nov. 13th-14th & 20th-21st)
“FLOURISH”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX October 9th, 2021 - January 22nd, 2022)
“PAYing HOMEage”, group exhibition with Mangus Art Collective at Marfa Open
(Marfa, TX | September 23rd - October 17th)“Creative Combo.”, group exhibition with Almost Real Things at Something Cool Studios
(Austin, TX | August 28th - September 4th)SOLD OUT +2 - Solo Exhibition, “Lightful” at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX | July 17th - Sept. 4th)
“THRIVE.”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX)
“REVIVE”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX)
“Celebration of…..”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery (Austin, TX | January 30th - August 14th)
“The Femme Abstract”, group exhibition curated by Moya McIntyre at 979 Springdale Rd. (Austin, TX | December 31st, 2020 - February 27th)
2020
virtual Austin Studio Tour hosted by Big Medium.
virtual Artist Registry hosted by Big Medium.
“Art + Love = Home”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery. (Austin, TX | Sept. 28th, 2020 - January 23rd, 2021)
“COVER ART”, mask inspired art group exhibition & fundraiser, virtually at Women and Their Work. (Austin, TX | Sept. 14th - Sept. 28th)
“ART ART ART II”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery. (Austin, TX | April 26th - Sept. 19th)
“Art of Celebration”, group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery. (Austin, TX | Jan. 31st - April 25th)
2019
EAST Austin Studio Tour, solo show, at Createscape Coworking & DUE EAST group show, Austin, TX (Nov. )
“Where Are WE Going?” group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery, Austin, TX (Oct. 12th, 2019 - Jan. 25th, 2020)
“Hops for HOPE”, group exhibition, community event, Art for the People Artist, Fair Market, Austin, TX (Sept. 28th-29th)
atxGALS pop-up at Young Women’s Alliance- Austin Event at The Austonian (downtown condominium)(Sept. 26th)
“Red Dot”, group show fundraiser for Women & Their Work, at Women & Their Work, Austin, TX (Sept. 12th - 22nd)
“Hip to be Square”, group exhibition fundraiser for McNay Art Museum, at McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX (Sept. 6th)
“Adventure, Fantasy, & Fun”, group exhibition, at Art for the People Gallery, Austin, TX (June 29th - Oct. 5th)
WEST Austin Studio Tour at personal studio & DUE WEST group show , Austin, TX (May 11th-12th, 18th - 19th)
“Women of WEST Go East”, group exhibition at Cloud Tree Studios and Gallery, Austin, TX (May 3rd - 4th)
“BLOOM”, pop-up group exhibition art party by atxGALS at The Refinery (Friday, April 19th)
“Art of Celebration”, group exhibition, at Art for the People Gallery, Austin, TX (Feb. 2nd - April 27th)
2018
EAST Austin Studio Tour, solo show in the West wing, as one of the featured artists at Createscape Coworking & DUE EAST group show. Austin, TX (Nov. 10th - Nov. 18th)
‘The Femme Abstract’, at 1300 E. 5th St., curated by Moya McIntyre, Austin, TX (Nov. 9th - Nov. 18th)
“Let’s Take A Walk”, group exhibition at Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX (Oct. 27th, 2018 - Jan. 26th, 2019)
“Red Dot”, group exhibition, at Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX (Sept. 13th - Sept. 22nd)
“Art Vinyls: Spin It Your Way”, group exhibition fundraiser for the McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum fundraiser for the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX (Sept. 7th)
'Wet, Wild, & a Wee Bit of Whimsy', group exhibition at Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX (June 27th - Oct. 20th)
WEST Austin Studio Tour, at my personal studio & DUE WEST show, Austin, TX (May 12th-13th & 19th-20th)
“The Art of Celebration”, group exhibition at Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX (Feb. 9th - April 28th)
2017
Featured Austin Artist at Long Center, near Rollins Theater, Austin, TX (Dec. 15th - current)
EAST Austin Studio Tour, at Createscape Coworking & DUE EAST show, Austin, TX (Nov. 11th-12th & 18th-19th)
Accepted Participant in Artist INC. Austin, Texas, (June 6th - August 1st,)
Compass Art Consulting first Pop-Up Art Show, group show, Peached Social House, Austin, Texas (Friday, June 23rd)
Featured Artist at “We Got Issues Celebration: 06 Art & Music Showcase” hosted by Almost Real Things at Cherry Cola Dog, Austin, Texas (Friday, April 28th)
WEST Austin Studio Tour, Art is Happening (pop-up), at Art for the People Gallery, Austin, Texas (May 13th-14th & May 20th-21st)
“The Mighty Vignettes” group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery, Austin, Texas (April 21st – July 8th)
“The Art of Celebration” group exhibition at Art for the People Gallery, Austin, Texas (January 18th – April 8th)
2016
EAST Austin Studio Tour, Solo exhibition, Createscape Coworking, Austin, Texas
DUE EAST Group Show, Canopy, Austin, Texas
Solo Exhibition, “You & Me: It’s in Our Nature”, grand opening of Gallery 701 at the Long Center, Austin, Texas (January – October)
Led two art projects at APD’s Youth Summer Camp with Share Art Heal at Kealing Middle School, Austin, Texas
2015
EAST Austin Studio Tour, solo exhibition, Createscape Coworking, Austin, Texas
DUE EAST Group Show, 1500 E. 4th St. Austin, Texas
Pieces hanging at lululemon athletica on W. 6th St., Austin, Texas
Selected as one of the top 30 finalists for the 2015 Austin Art Boards competition, Vuka, Austin, Texas
Group Exhibition & WEST Austin Studio Tour, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, Texas
DUE WEST Group Show, University Park, Austin, Texas
The People’s Gallery 2015 Exhibition (juried group show), Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas
2014
Children’s Blood and Cancer Center interactive art project at Dell Children’s Hospital, Austin, Texas
EAST Austin Studio Tour Group Show, Createscape Coworking, Austin, Texas
DUE EAST Group Show, 1501 E. 6th St., Austin, Texas
Group exhibit, 32C, at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas
RAW Artists Austin Showcase, The Belmont, Austin, Texas
Personal studio exhibit on WEST Austin Studio Tour, One Way Studio, Austin, Texas
DUE WEST Group Show, Lincoln Village, Austin, Texas
2013
The People’s Gallery, 2013, Exhibition (juried group show), Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas
2012
Austin Art Boards Honorable Mention: Pattern People, Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas, Austin, Texas and Westgate Hyde Park Bar and Grill, Austin, Texas
Senior Thesis Exhibition: Jubilation, Elliott Gallery at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida
2010
Sophomore Show, Elliott Gallery at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida
PRESS
2021:
Robert Faires, Art Editor of the Austin Chronicle, explored two of my artwork in his review of the group show, The Femme Abstract, curated by Moya McIntyre.
2020:
Featured in Voyage Houston Magazine in ShoutoutHTX article series, “The Early Days: why did you start a business”
Artwork, “Abundance of Love” included in feature in Tribeza (magazine) of an Austin home curated by interior designer, Joel Mozersky Design. (April 2020)
2019: Featured in Art is Cool web series (Season 1), “10 Things Artists Can’t Live Without”
2018: Featured in Voyage Houston Magazine
2016: Featured in Our Austin Texas blog as the “Woman Crush Wednesday”
2015: Featured in CITYGRAM Austin magazine in the article, “Discovering Austin’s Artists”
HONORS / AWARDS
2014: Selected for “Best Booth” at the RAW Artists Austin Showcase, Austin, Texas
2012: Honorable Mention, Austin Art Boards Competition, Austin, Texas
2010-2012: Margaret Rigg Scholarship Award, Eckerd College
2010-2012: Christiana and Woodbury Ransom Fine Arts Scholarship
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS/ AWARDS:
2010-2012: Eckerd College Grant
2008-2012: Dean’s Scholarship