March 2020 Artist of The Month Todd Hoover
Todd Hoover
Todd Hoover was born in South Bend in 1945. Todd graduated from South Bend Central in 1963. Did his undergraduate work at Indiana University, Bloomington where he received a degree in Art Education in 1968. In 1968 he started his teaching career for the South Bend Community Corporation at Navarre School. In 1969 he transferred to James Whitcomb Riley High School. His career at Riley lasted 39 years. In 1971 he received an MFA degree from the University of Notre Dame. As an artist Hoover has been in numerous art shows. Hoover's art has been included in many one person shows including Saint Mary College, Mount Mercy College, Buchanan Art Center, Colfax Cultural Art Gallery, and the Heartland Art Gallery in Plymouth, Indiana. Todd Hoover is married to Bonny Hoover. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. They have lived in South Bend their entire adult life.