333 - Hegarty, John - Pat

Artist:  John Hegarty

Description:  Drawing of Detroit artist Pat Duff

Medium:  charcoal on paper

Dimensions:  30" x 22"

Market Value:  $700

Biography:  I was born in Kansas in 1938, lived in 4 different states and 15 towns by the time I was 21. I attended Westmar College in low where I studied to be an Abstract Expressionist. After graduation I was drafted into the Army where I worked as an illustrator. After receiving an MA and MFA from the State University of lowa, I moved to Detroit in 1966 and began teaching Life Drawing and Anatomy at Wayne State University. In 1975 I received a years sabbatical and moved to New York City, where I maintained a studio for the next 8 years. In 1976 | returned to Detroit to teach and work, but commuted back and forth to NYC. I began showing at the Allan Stone Gallery in 1976 and took a leave from WSU between 1977 and 1978 while Allan Stone supported me in NYC. Dennis Barrie produced the film "John Hegarty" that was commissioned by the Archives of American Art, Bureau of the Smithsonian and first shown at the DIA in 1983. That same year I received The Michigan Foundation for the Arts Award in Visual Arts and left New York and moved my studio back to Detroit. It was my honor to sign a beam at the Scarab Club in 2007 during it's 100th year anniversary and exhibit with Tom Parish during the 75th anniversary of the Detroit Artist Market in 2008. At age 70, that same year, I retired from teaching at WSU. Currently, I am painting and drawing at the Pioneer Building in Detroit.