Hank Morehouse was born in Stamford, CT in 1952 and at the age of two moved to Havana, Cuba with his family. In the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution his family moved back to Connecticut in 1960 where he at- tended local schools until finishing the final two years at Williston Academy in western Massachusetts. The art program at Williston was led by Barry Moser, noted illustrator and fine book designer who recognized and
supported his first efforts in search of an artistic voice.
He was accepted at The Rhode Island School of Design in the Fall of 1972 to 1974. In 1978 he moved to New York City to paint and experience the art scene and supported securing a position with Navin Kumar, an Eastern Indian art gallery on Madison Avenue where he was in charge of art presentation.
In 1980, after a scheduled gallery show of his recent work was cancelled eding to go private, Hank decided the inspiration he was looking for was not to be found in the mael- strom of the NY art scene in the 80”s and moved to CT. Settling into a converted 19th century carriage barn where he spent the next nine years working on his art and sup- porting himself with an Art Director’s position for a childrens book publisher.
He resigned in 1992 to work as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. That same year Henry was married and two years later
a daughter was born. He juggled caregiving and work during the following years which which pushed art making to the margins. In the fall of 2000 he and his family moved to
a converted 1840 Church in Northwest CT to emerse once again in the creative process. In this period he was influenced abstraction as well as the folk art tradition.
It was an ideal creative invironment but three years passed with growing concern over the lack of educational opportunities in the small rural commnity for his daugter. The family was drawn back to Westport ,CT where they remained for fourteen years where his art put to the side. Hank has always viewed his artistc journey as a life commintment to be kept separate from financial pressures. Because of this belief he it required him to experience paralell art and design disciplines such as illustration, graphic design and as a self taught architect. These experiences have influenced his current art focus.
In 2020 a move back to Litchfield County put him finally back in the studio full time where he is coalescing and experimenting with new art forms using reclaimed wood as the basis for sculptural form.