biografia di Willy HEEKS (1951)
Personal data
Birth : 1951 - Providence RI Rhode Island, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Address
Education
1973 : Whitney Museum of American Art (Independent Study Program) – 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street – New York NY, United States
Professional data
Grants
1997
1997 : The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grant – New York NY, United States
Awarded by : The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. – 863 Park Avenue – New York NY, United States
1989
1989 : National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship – United States
Awarded by : NEA National Endowment for the Arts – 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW – Washington DC, United States
1978
1978 : National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship – United States
Awarded by : NEA National Endowment for the Arts – 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW – Washington DC, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Oil/canvas Works
| Transition | |
| Date of creation : 2000 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 70 x 74 inch | |
| False Tree | |
| Date of creation : 2000 Medium : Oil/paper Size : 50 x 50 inch | |
| Element | |
| Date of creation : 2000 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 53 x 53 inch | |
| Inlet | |
| Date of creation : 2000 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 24 x 24 inch | |
| Subversive Verse | |
| Date of creation : 2000 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 45 x 48 inch | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2006
Recent paintings
Scott White Contemporary Art – San Diego CA, United States
06/09/2006 – 07/22/2006
2000
Soma Gallery – La Jolla CA, United States
2000
Brian Gross Fine Art – San Francisco CA, United States
2000
1999
David Beitzel Gallery – New York NY, United States
1999
1998
Brian Gross Fine Art – San Francisco CA, United States
09/1998 – 10/1998
1997
Soma Gallery – La Jolla CA, United States
09/1997 – 10/1997
Larry Becker Contemporary Art – Philadelphia PA, United States
04/1997 – 05/1997
David Beitzel Gallery – New York NY, United States
02/1997 – 03/1997
1995
David Beitzel Gallery – New York NY, United States
11/1995
SOMA Gallery – San Diego CA, United States
11/1995
Barbara Scott Gallery – Bay Harbor Islands FL, United States
02/1995 – 03/1995
1994
University of Montana – Missoula MT, United States
09/1994 – 10/1994
Elizabeth Leach Gallery – Portland OR, United States
07/1994
Nancy Drysdale Contemporary Art Gallery – Washington DC, United States
01/1994 – 02/1994
1982
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center – Long Island NY, United States
10/1982
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2004
sf6 San Francisco International Art Exposition
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
01/16/2004 – 01/19/2004
Represented by : Brian Gross Fine Art – 49 Geary Street, 5th Floor – San Francisco CA, United States
2001
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : David Beitzel Gallery – 102 Prince Street – New York NY, United States
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : David Beitzel Gallery – 102 Prince Street – New York NY, United States
Group exhibitions
2000
Two Artists: Then, Now, In Between
Bristol Art Museum – Bristol RI, United States
2000
1998
Cleveland Collects Contemporary Art
Cleveland Museum of Art – Cleveland OH, United States
1998
1996
Essence, Twenty Abstract Painters
Radix Gallery – New York NY, United States
12/1996 – 01/1997
1995
Optical Consciousness
Stelling Gallery – Leiden, Netherlands
06/1995
1994
Prints from Experimental Workshop
Olga Dollar Gallery – San Francisco CA, United States
09/1994 – 11/1994
1993
Benefit Exhibition
White Columns – New York NY, United States
1993
1992
Paper Houses
David Beitzel Gallery – New York NY, United States
07/1992 – 08/1992
Apocalypse and Resurrection
The Gallery Three Zeo – New York NY, United States
04/1992
1991
Five Abstract Painters
Nancy Drysdale Contemporary Art Gallery – Washington DC, United States
09/1991
1979
Accumulation/Arrangement
Makler Gallery – Philadelphia PA, United States
1979
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