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Wes Hempel (American, 1953)
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Wes Hempel
A New Beginning 2009
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Wes Hempel
Auction 2009
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Wes Hempel
Breather 2009
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Biography |
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1953 |
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Born El Monte, California |
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1984 - 1985 |
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First Place, Academy of American Poets Competition |
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1985 |
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BA, California State University Northridge, CA |
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1988 |
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MA, University of Colorado Boulder, CO |
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1992 |
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Creative Fellowship Award - Literature Colorado Council on the Art & Humanities |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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Tied to the Past, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2009 |
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2009 Summertime… Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA |
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2009 |
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Word, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Danielle Steel, guest curator |
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2009 |
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The Masters Remastered, Ft Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, CO |
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2009 |
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New Work, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo) |
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2008 |
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Focus: the Figure, Permanent Collection Galleries, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO |
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2008 |
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The Figure Today, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA |
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2008 |
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Dialog City: Denver Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO |
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2008 |
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Celebrate Summer, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA |
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2008 |
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Beyond Representation, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2008 |
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Grand Opening Exhibition, Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO |
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2008 |
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Winter Selections, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY |
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2007 |
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Blue, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY |
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2007 |
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Anniversary Exhibition, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2007 |
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Representation, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA |
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2007 |
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REALationships: Works of Surreal Inspiration, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO |
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2007 |
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30th Anniversary Show, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO |
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2006 |
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Injury and Desire, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2006 |
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Decades of Influence, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO |
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2006 |
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Eighth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY |
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2005 |
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Landscape Fragments, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo) |
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2005 |
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Collaborative and New Work, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo) |
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2005 |
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A Tribute to JB Harter, catalog, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA |
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2005 |
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Art in Colorado, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO |
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2005 |
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New York Inaugural Group Exhibition, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY |
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2005 |
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Seventh Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2005 |
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Small Works, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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2004 |
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Revised Endings, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2004 |
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Contemporary Drawing, Eisentrager/ Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB |
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2004 |
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Sixth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2004 |
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Allure, Leslie Lohman Foundation, New York, NY |
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2004 |
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Yarns, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO |
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2003 |
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Plot Twists, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo) |
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2003 |
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Fifth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco |
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2003 |
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Small Works Show, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2003 |
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Magical Realism: A New Generation, Sangre De Christo Art Center, Pueblo, CO |
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2003 |
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Summer Group Exhibition, Tatistchef Gallery, New York, NY |
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2003 |
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ConTEXT: A New Generation, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO |
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2002 |
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Gallery Artists, Lizardi Harp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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2002 |
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Fourth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2002 |
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San Francisco International Art Exposition, rep. Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2002 |
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Colorado Excellence in the Arts, Republic Plaza, Denver, CO |
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2002 |
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Reality Check: Contemporary Figurative Paintings by Wes Hempel, Enjeong Noh and Ruprecht von Kaufmann, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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2002 |
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Solace, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO |
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2002 |
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Small Works, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2002 |
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Winter Group Show, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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2001 |
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Fictional Accounts, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo) |
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2001 |
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Re-presenting Representation, The Corning Gallery, New York, NY |
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2001 |
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Third Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2001 |
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The Solitary Figure, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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2001 |
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The Dream Mill, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CA |
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2001 |
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The Male Vision: Wes Hempel, Gerard Huber, Wade Reynolds, Lizardi/Harp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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2000 |
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Together/Working, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO |
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2000 |
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The Male Form in Contemporary Art, Hollywood Art Center, Hollywood, FL |
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2000 |
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Thinking Outside the Box, Claire Oliver Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA |
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2000 |
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The Canceled Field Trip, Claire Oliver Fine Art Philadelphia, PA |
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1998 |
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The First Seven Years, University of Wyoming Museum of Art Wyoming |
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1998 |
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New Work, Robischon Gallery Denver, Co |
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1997 |
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The Marriage of History and Fiction, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO |
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1997 |
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200 Years of Still Life Painting in America, Art Fair/Seattle, WA; Robischon Gallery |
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1995 |
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Wes Hempel - New Paintings, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO |
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1994 - 1995 |
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, Microsoft 11th Annual Invitational Exhibition Redmond, WA |
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1993 |
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Boulder Flow, University of Colorado Boulder, CO |
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1993 |
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Wes Hempel - The First Canvases, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO |
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1991 |
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Constructions, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO |
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1990 |
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Small Sculpture, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO |
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1987 |
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Boxes/Books, River Artworks Denver, CO |
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