Purdue Fort Wayne's Hrehov honored by the New York Foundation for the Arts

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — John Hrehov, a professor of drawing and painting in the Department of Art and Design at Purdue University Fort Wayne, is the 2021 recipient of the Recharge New Surrealist Prize presented by the New York Foundation for the Arts. The award, which is supported by the Gu Family of the Recharge Foundation, is bestowed on painters living in the U.S. and U.S. Territories who are working in the New Surrealist style.

“We are grateful to the Gu Family for their support of individual artists like John Hrehov, who bring a unique perspective to the field of painting,” said NYFA Executive Director Michael L. Royce. “Hrehov’s focus on the everyday, while honed over decades, feels incredibly timely in the midst of the pandemic when many of our personal geographies have narrowed to our homes and neighborhoods.”

Hrehov joined the Purdue Fort Wayne university community in 1989.

Read the NYFA’s official announcement. Contact Hrehov at [email protected].