Paul Hartley, who was born in Charlotte, did his undergraduate work at the University of North Texas in Denton, Tx. Hartley then returned to his native North Carolina to finish a Masters in Fine Art at ECU in 1970. Hartley came back to ECU only five years later to become a painting professor for over thirty years. He was also the head of painting in ECU's Art Department, but retired to focus on his painting.
