Born in Austin, Texas in 1951, Steven Hazard studied at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History in 1976. In 1984, Hazard studied etching with Dennis McWilliams and portraiture with Bruce Corr.
The etchings and drawings of Hazard have received numerous awards including the 1985 Purchase Award, Humor in Art at the Fifth Print Competition in Michigan. In 1987, he earned the Second Place prize at the Print Competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the Stuart Egnal Award of the 63rd International Competition of the Philadelphia Print Club.
His other exhibitions include many shows in Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Maine, and Pennsylvania.Hazard’s work is represented in the Detroit Institute of the Arts, the Michelson Gallery of Boston, the Componile Gallery of Chicago, the Philadelphia Print Club, and the Stone Ron Gallery of Jim Thorpe, PA, among others.