Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Kay has lived and worked in the Boston area for 44 years. She was first a ceramicist and then an art therapist working with children in downtown Boston. After raising a family she turned to her own work, studying with Marlene Oliver, Brett Gamache, Claire Walker Leslie, Catherine Kehoe, and others. She paints landscapes, floral and botanical studies, and portraits. She is known for her use of transparent color, atmospheric effects and lyrical and energetic brushwork. Recent work focuses on landscape paintings inspired by local conservation land and wildlife sanctuaries and also on imaginative portraits based on old family photographs. Her work is in private collections nationwide. Kay is currently available for commissions and welcomes inquiries.
Recent Public Exhibits
2016 – “Family Ties” Exhibit, Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA
2016 – “Recent Works”, Juried Exhibit at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
2016 – “In Bloom”, 2-woman Exhibit, Betty Meyer Gallery, United Parish Church, Auburndale, MA
2015 – “Celebrate: Belmont Gallery of Art’s 10th Anniversary Exhibit”, Belmont, MA
2015 – “In Honor of our Models” Exhibit, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
2015 – Habitat Members Show, Habitat Mass Audubon, Belmont, MA
2015 – “02478”, Belmont Art Association Exhibit at the Belmont Gallery of Art
2014 – Members Exhibit, Habitat Massachusetts Audubon, Belmont, MA
2014 – “Animal Art”, Juried Exhibit, Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA
2014 – “Landscape and Memory”, Juried Exhibit, Cambridge Center for Adult Ed., Cambridge MA
2014 – “UnCommon Finds” Exhibit, Belmont, MA
2014 – James King Bonner Show, Newton Art Association, Newton, MA
2014 – “Belmont Seen” Exhibit at the Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA
2014 – “Abstraction”, Juried Exhibit, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
2013 – Members Exhibit, Habitat Massachusetts Audubon, Belmont, MA
2013 – Present: Dental Office display, Brookline, MA
2013 – “Inspired by Winslow Homer”, Juried Exhibit, Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA
2013 – Concord Art Association, Roddy Juried Exhibition, Concord, MA
2013 – “Meadows and Ponds”, Solo Exhibition, Hebrew Senior Life, Roslindale, MA
2013 – “Sanctuary” Solo Exhibition, Habitat Sanctuary, Belmont, MA
2012 – Massachusetts Audubon Members Show, Habitat Sanctuary, Belmont, MA
2012 – “ART 02478: Memory” – Juried group show at the Belmont Gallery of Art
2012 – “Two Day Portraits” – Group show at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education
2011 – Massachusetts Audubon Members Show, Habitat Sanctuary, Belmont, MA
2011 – “See You, See Me: the Art of the Portrait” – Juried group show at the Belmont Gallery of Art, September – November, 2011
2011 – “Open Space” with Gloria Burkin – Daniels Gallery, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA
2010 – Massachusetts Audubon Members Show, Habitat Sanctuary, Belmont, MA
2010 – Belmont Gallery of Art Fifth Anniversary Group Show, Belmont, MA
2009 – “From the Garden to the Kitchen to the Table” – Juried group show at the Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA
2009 – “Spring in New England: New Landscapes by Kay Hudgins and Gloria Burkin”, Daniels Gallery, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA
2008 – “Spring Light: New Landscapes by Kay Hudgins and Gloria Burkin, Daniels Gallery, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA
2007 – Citizens Bank, Belmont, MA
2007 – “Art 02478” – Group show at the Belmont Gallery of Art
2007 – “In a Class of Their Own: Paintings by students of Marlene Oliver from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston”
2007 – “Belmont Artisans 4th Annual Show and Sale”, Belmont, MA
2006 – “Landscapes and Seascapes: New Work by Gloria Burkin and Kay Hudgins”, Daniels Gallery, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA
2006 – “A Tree for All: Paintings by Students of Marlene Oliver from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston” First and Second Church, Boston, MA
2005 – “Belmont Artisans 3rd Annual Show and Sale”, Belmont, MA
2005 – “Light on Land and Water: New Work by Gloria Burkin and Kay Hudgins”, Daniels Gallery, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA
2005 – “In a Class of Their Own”, First and Second Church, Boston, MA (juried show).
2004 – “Belmont Artisans 2nd Annual Show and Sale”, Belmont, MA
2004 – Greater Boston Buddhist Cultural Center, Cambridge, MA
2004 – “Impressions of Light and Color”, with Gloria Burkin, Daniels Gallery, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA
2004 – “In a Class of Their Own”, First and Second Church, Boston, MA (juried show)
2003 – Boston Museum of Fine Arts Education Department Gallery
2002 – Boston Museum of Fine Arts Education Department Gallery
Current Event
“OUTER SPACES: Paintings Inspired by Walks in Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuaries”. Solo Exhibition May 2-May 31, 2016 at Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 10 Juniper Road, Belmont, MA 02478. OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, May 8, 2016 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Habitat Phone: 617-489-5050 and hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 – 4:30, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 – 4:00.
Awards
2009 – “People’s Choice Award” at the “From the Garden to the Kitchen to the Table” Show at the Belmont Gallery of Art
2015 – “People’s Choice” First Place 2-D Award at the “Celebrate: 10th Anniversary Exhibit at the Belmont Gallery of Art
Associations
Concord Art Association
Newton Art Association
Arsenal Center for the Arts
Belmont Art Association