Eric Hesse

Eric Hesse was born in the Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania. As a high school student, he was introduced to the ancient medium of encaustic as a permanent and rewarding alternative to oil paint. Throughout his career He’s employed other materials and techniques, including egg tempera, gouache, watercolor, and oil, but has always returned to encaustic as it developed into his most personal form of communication.

After attending Temple University and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Hesse received his BA with Departmental Distinction from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1994.

Hesse traveled to France in for the first time in1997 for a four-month residency in Paris. He returns annually to Paris and Brittany for an intensive time of watercolor sketching, plein air.

Hesse has exhibited his work extensively in the US and France. He's been represented by galleries in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and is presently represented by the George Billis Gallery in Los Angeles. He has participated in numerous group and solo shows with the gallery. His most recent solo show was in April 2016, and another is scheduled for autumn 2018.

In March 2000, Hesse was selected by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts as a Fellow in their Visual Arts program. The Residency culminated with an exhibition at the Corcoran Museum in Washington DC.

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