Exhibitions

2009

Tied to the Past, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)

2009 Summertime… Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA

Word, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Danielle Steel, guest curator

The Masters Remastered, Ft Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, CO

New Work, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo)

Winter Selections, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY

Grand Opening Exhibition, Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO

Beyond Representation, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Celebrate Summer, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA

Dialog City: Denver Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO

The Figure Today, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA

2008

Focus: the Figure, Permanent Collection Galleries, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

2007

Blue, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY

Anniversary Exhibition, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Representation, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA

REALationships: Works of Surreal Inspiration, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

30th Anniversary Show, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO

Eighth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY

2006

Injury and Desire, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)

Decades of Influence, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

2005

Landscape Fragments, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo)

Collaborative and New Work, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo)

A Tribute to JB Harter, catalog, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA

Art in Colorado, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO

New York Inaugural Group Exhibition, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY

Seventh Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Small Works, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2004

Revised Endings, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)

Contemporary Drawing, Eisentrager/ Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB

Sixth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Allure, Leslie Lohman Foundation, New York, NY

Yarns, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO

Summer Group Exhibition, Tatistchef Gallery, New York, NY

ConTEXT: A New Generation, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

Magical Realism: A New Generation, Sangre De Christo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

Fifth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco

2003

Plot Twists, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo)

Small Works Show, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2002

Gallery Artists, Lizardi Harp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Fourth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco International Art Exposition, rep. Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Colorado Excellence in the Arts, Republic Plaza, Denver, CO

Reality Check: Contemporary Figurative Paintings by Wes Hempel, Enjeong Noh and Ruprecht von Kaufmann, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA

Solace, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO

Small Works, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Winter Group Show, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA

The Male Vision: Wes Hempel, Gerard Huber, Wade Reynolds, Lizardi/Harp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

The Solitary Figure, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA

The Dream Mill, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CA

Re-presenting Representation, The Corning Gallery, New York, NY

2001

Fictional Accounts, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (solo)

Third Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000

Together/Working, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

The Male Form in Contemporary Art, Hollywood Art Center, Hollywood, FL

Thinking Outside the Box, Claire Oliver Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA

The Canceled Field Trip, Claire Oliver Fine Art Philadelphia, PA

1998

The First Seven Years, University of Wyoming Museum of Art Wyoming

New Work, Robischon Gallery Denver, Co

1997

The Marriage of History and Fiction, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO

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

Wes Hempel - The First Canvases, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO

1993

Boulder Flow, University of Colorado Boulder, CO

1991

Constructions, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO

1990

Small Sculpture, Robischon Gallery Denver, CO

1987

Boxes/Books, River Artworks Denver, CO