My brand-spankin' new Etsy shop is live! You can find affordable handmade pieces (made by me) in my shop: visit https://www.etsy.com/people/clarahoag to see what's available :)

I am participating in two exciting shows this upcoming fall:

Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home
Society for Contemporary Craft
Pittsburgh, PA
Opening Reception: Sept 8th

Show Title TBA
The Cole Art Center, Really Gallery
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
Opening Reception TBA

Additionally, I've received an Individual Artist Grant from the Houston Art Alliance! The grant will fund a new project that will culminate in a show in the spring or summer of 2018.

My work is part of a group show of Glassell School of Art faculty working with the human figure. The show is in the lobby of the Kinder Morgan Pavillion - it runs through December 2nd.

Kinder Morgan Pavillon
1001 Louisiana St
Houston TX 77002

"If I Could" was accepted into the biannual CraftTexas show, up now through January at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

My work is part of a group exhibition at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. The show, "In Residence," highlights works made my artists who did residencies at the center in 2014.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main St, Houston, TX, 77002
Opening Reception: Friday, May 27th, 5:30 - 8pm
Show will run May 27th - August 27th

My artwork is featured on Artaxis, a juried artist-run independent networking site. Here is the link to the page:

http://artaxis.org/clara-grace-hoag/

I have a solo show at the Mary Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery (Lone Star College - Montgomery, 3200 College Park Dr., Conroe, TX). Show dates are August 24th - September 24th, with a closing reception at noon on Tuesday September 22nd.