The Dyer Arts Center at NTID will host an Artist's Reception for HOAG/25 Years, celebrating the 25th anniversary of William "Lee" Hoag's first art show. It is on display through November 18.

Hoag's first exhibit, "Eleven: Recent Mixed-Media Sculptures from Bill Hoag," debuted in 1992 in what was the White Room Gallery at the downtown Rochester nightclub Carpe Diem. Today, it's the location of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. Hoag is the son of Ralph Hoag, who worked in the U.S. Department of Education under former presidents Kennedy and Johnson and played an instrumental role in the establishment of NTID. The elder Hoag was also a former superintendent of the Rochester School for the Deaf. William "Lee" Hoag, who lives and works in Rochester, is a 1992 graduate of RIT's Master of Science for Teachers in visual arts-all grades (art education) program and recently retired after a long career as a sign-language interpreter. He was formerly artist-in-residence at Freiluftgalerie Stotteritz in Germany and his artwork has been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout Rochester and the region. He lectures locally and has been featured in several publications including City Newspaper, Lake Effect Magazine, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and Chenango Valley News. He has also had commissioned artwork displayed at Highland Park and Village Gate Square and he has won several grants and awards for his pieces.

[source: NTID website, 2017-Oct-16]