Artist Hodges Soileau
Hodges had
a successful illustration career which lasted twenty five years. His art graced
the covers of more than three hundred book covers. He worked for most of the
major publishing houses in New York. Hodges was a twenty three year member of
the prestigious Society of Illustrators in New York. During this time, he
received many citations of merit for work exhibited in annual shows. He was
selected to do the painting for the twenty ninth calls for entries, and chaired
the 35th Annual Exhibition. After years of executing ideas and concepts of
others, he now paints subjects that are of personal interest. He was a finalist in the 2001 and 2002
Artists Magazine Competition. He received an award of excellence in the 2004
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition. He received an award of
excellence in the 2006 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, and
received a 2007 Certificate of excellence award in the International Portrait
Competition hosted by the Portrait Society of America. Hodges was awarded
Signature membership status by Oil Painters of America in December 2008. He also won first place in the category,
Portraits of Women, in the Members showcase of the Portrait Society of America
2009. 2011 and 2012, he was awarded
first place in Members showcase Portrait Society of America. He is a Signature Member of the American
Society of Marine Artists awarded 2010.
He is also a member of The Portrait Society of America. His work hangs
in private collections as well as the United States Air Force and U.S. Coast
Guard permanent collections. The
permanent collection of Golf Digest Magazine includes several of his paintings.
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