Wes Hempel (American, born )

Timeline

1953
Born El Monte, California
1984–1985
First Place, Academy of American Poets Competition
1985
BA, California State University Northridge, CA
1988
MA, University of Colorado Boulder, CO
1992
Creative Fellowship Award - Literature Colorado Council on the Art & Humanities

Exhibitions

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

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