Hunter Jay

My art career began in 1964 with drawings of Godzilla in battle with squadrons of fighter jets. Fellow first graders were my early collectors for these scenes of chaos; all free for the asking. At the time, no one knew I'd rather draw cars and castles, but the Godzilla drawings were so popular and made my friends so happy, I couldn't resist.

When I was ten years old, my parents (AKA Santa Claus) gave me a microscope for Christmas. The entire process of using the microscope fascinated me; the lens that had two settings, the little rectangular glass slides, even the gray metal box it came in! But of course the best thing was getting a good look into an infinitely tiny magical world. A grain of sugar became a revelation to me. A blade of grass could turn into a hairy log! The scales of a butterfly wing astounded me.

I think my parents knew me better than to expect the microscope to be a launching pad into a bio-science career, but if by chance they did, that didn’t happen. In fact, I am quite sure that if I remember correctly, within a matter of a few months my brother or I had somehow accidentally destroyed the thing. We were not careful kids, after all. At least not with complicated things like microscopes.

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AWARDS and Special Interest:

2017 "Seasons" Best in Show, Fusion Art Gallery, Palm Springs CA
2017 Stapleton Open Studios, Denver CO
2017 Wings Over The Rockies Art Show, Denver
2017 Frame by Frame Gallery Featured Artist, Denver CO
2016 Stapleton Open Studios Tour
2016 Fusion Art Gallery '2nd Annual Artist's Choice"
2016 Denver Hospice Mask Project
2016 Fusion Art Gallery "Waterscapes" - 2nd Place/Traditional
2016 Colors of Humanity "RED" show
2014 Center of Attention: KDVR FOX31 Artist of the week Good Day Colorado : 12/15-12/19/14
2014 Denver Hospice Mask Project
2014 Clothes to Kids Exhibition and Benefit
2011 Gardenscapes Exhibition Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce
2011 DYAO Painted Violin Exhibition and Benefit
2010 Artist of the Month-January- Denverartists.com
2008 Hunter's artwork featured in Kar Wei Wong film "Blueberry Nights"
2007 Artist's Magazine Student Still Life Competition - Second Place Cash Award
2007 Kaladi's Halloween Show - Best in Show
2007 Mountain Connection Magazine Cover Competition - Honorable Mention
2007 Himme Productions National Greeting Card Competition - Honorable Mention