Madison-Morgan Cultural Center’s latest visual arts exhibition: ‘Color Resonance: Gary Hudson in Full Hue’

Published 4:36 pm Friday, January 30, 2026

A companion exhibit to the highly successful “Emergence – In Black and White” will have an opening reception on Feb. 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center.

The exhibit will be composed of large color works by artist Gary Hudson and will be displayed in Gallery 3.

The exhibit, entitled “Color Resonance: Gary Hudson in Full Hue” will be available for viewing through March 27.

Hudson was an internationally acclaimed artist who died in Madison in 2009. Known as a “Lyrical Abstractionist,” he led a life as interesting and as compelling as his works. Hudson was part of the California Beat Movement, associated with Andy Warhol and met Joan Baez and Bob Dylan during his Boston years.

Hudson became a paraplegic at 20 years old following a vehicle accident while he was a U.S. Marine. His art career began soon after the accident and included travels to California, France (where he resided in Cezanne’s studio) and New York, where he earned an MFA from the Yale School of Art and Architecture in 1966. He applied for entry into the honored program when he was 30 years old.

Hudson’s work is currently on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens and other notable institutions.

Best said ‘Emergence – In Black and White” has been a sensation at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center and expects the addition of “Color Resonance: Gary Hudson in Full Hue” will bring the artist’s work full circle.

The exhibit will be composed of large color works by artist Gary Hudson and will be displayed in Gallery 3.

The exhibit, entitled “Color Resonance: Gary Hudson in Full Hue” will be available for viewing through March 27.

Hudson was an internationally acclaimed artist who died in Madison in 2009. Known as a “Lyrical Abstractionist,” he led a life as interesting and as compelling as his works. Hudson was part of the California Beat Movement, associated with Andy Warhol and met Joan Baez and Bob Dylan during his Boston years.

Hudson became a paraplegic at 20 years old following a vehicle accident while he was a U.S. Marine. His art career began soon after the accident and included travels to California, France (where he resided in Cezanne’s studio) and New York, where he earned an MFA from the Yale School of Art and Architecture in 1966. He applied for entry into the honored program when he was 30 years old.

Hudson’s work is currently on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens and other notable institutions.

Best said ‘Emergence – In Black and White” has been a sensation at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center and expects the addition of “Color Resonance: Gary Hudson in Full Hue” will bring the artist’s work full circle.