Provenance:

Purchased directly from the artist

Note:

PAUL HESS (1954 - )

Paul Hess was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1954. He received his Bachelor of Art from the University of Guelph and his Master of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1978. Hess has been exhibiting his paintings and photographs across Canada since 1974, and has also become recognized for his illustrations. He has been the recipients of several art grants from the Ontario Arts Council, B.C. Arts Council and the Canada Council. He has also taught at several universities across Canada, including the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. In 2008, Hess was appointed Director of the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. He currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections

Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, ON
Burnaby Art Gallery, BC

MacKenzie Financial Corporation

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2003 Newton’s Prism: Layer Painting, Gallery One One One, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
1986 Stride Gallery, Calgary, ON
MacDonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, ON
1984 University of Windsor Lebel Gallery, Windsor, ON
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
1983 Niagara Artists Center, St. Catharines, ON
1982 Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Rodman Hall Arts Center, St. Catharines, ON
1979 Glendon Gallery, York University, Toronto, ON

Selected Group Exhibitions

1986 Above It All, Market Gallery, Toronto, ON
1984 Sword Street Press: Prints, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON
1982 The Discernable Image, Burlington Cultural Center, ON
Niagara New Image, Niagara Artists Center, St. Catharines, ON
1980 Four Aspects/Eight Artists, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON
1978 NSCAD Faculty Exhibition, Mt. St. Vincent Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Object Show, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, ON
Center For Art Tapes, Halifax, NS
1977 8th Burnaby Biennial Print Show, Burnaby Art Gallery, BC
1975 7th Burnaby Biennial Print Show, Burnaby art Gallery, BC

Selected Grants and Awards

1984 Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance
1982 Canada Council Short Term Grant
Canada Council Travel Grant
Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance
1981 Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance
1980 Canada Council Short Term Grant
1979 Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts Grant

Selected Links
Paul Hess: Illustrations