Ryan Heshka (born 1970) is a Canadian artist and illustrator, born in Manitoba, Canada. Heshka's illustrations have been publicized in notable magazines such as
Wall Street Journal
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,
Esquire
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,
Vanity Fair,
Playboy
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, the New York Times and others, as well as professional art publications such as American Illustration,
Society of Illustrators
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Since absorbing the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (M ...
, and Communication Arts. His artworks have been featured on the cover of
BLAB! books. As a professional artist Heshka has shown in galleries in North America (including Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA; Richard Heller, LA; Copro Nason, LA; Orbit Gallery, New Jersey; Rotofugi, Chicago) and Europe (Feinkust Kruger, Germany; Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Italy). His work is often considered to be
pop surrealism
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for his surreal scenes, humor, pop culture references and visual language similar to comics and cartoons. He now lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.
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Exhibitions
2013 - "Teenage Machine Age", Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea; Milan, Italy
2012 - "Disasterama", Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, WA
2012 - "Don't Wake Daddy 7" (group show), Feinkunst-Kruger; Hamburg, Germany
2012 - "Ours", Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea; Milan, Italy
2011 - "In the Trees: Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary show", Clifton's Brookdale, Los Angeles, CA
2011 - "Instinction", Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, WA
2010 - "Don’t Wake Daddy 5" (group show), Feinkunst-Krueger; Hamburg, Germany
2010 - "Super Things", Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
2010 - "Strange Powers" (presented by BLAB!), Rotofugi Gallery; Chicago, IL
2010 - "Lush Life 2" (group show), Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
2009 - "True Self" (group show), Jonathan LeVine Gallery
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Early life and education
Levine was born and raised in New York City to a Jewish family. He attended St. Bernard's School, in Manhattan, and Phillips A ...
; New York, NY
2009 - "Envirus", Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
2009 - "Ryan Heshka: Electro-Wonders", Harold Golen Gallery; Miami, Florida
2008 - "Don’t Wake Daddy 3" (group show), Feinkunst-Krueger; Hamburg, Germany
2008 - "Ryan Heshka: The OBIT Paintings (a BLAB! show)", Copro Nason Gallery; Santa Monica, CA
2008 - "Sideshow" (group show), Merry Karnowsky Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
2008 - "Ryan Heshka: Radio Science Funnies Inc. (presented by BLAB!)", Secret Headquarters; Los Angeles, CA
2007 - "Ryan Heshka: Neo-Pulp", Orbit Gallery; West New York, NJ
2007 - "Jolly Gleetime", DVA Gallery; Chicago, IL
2006 - "Ryan Heshka: ABC SpookShow", El Kartel; Vancouver, B.C.
2004 - "Miss Universe", El Kartel; Vancouver, B.C.
Bibliography
* Welcome to Monster Town (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First edition) (July 20, 2010)
* Welcome to Robot Town (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1 edition) (August 27, 2013)
* Ryan Heshka's ABC Spookshow (Simply Read Books; 1st edition) (August 28, 2007)
References
External links
Ryan Heshka's web siteReview of "Teenage Machine Age" exhibition at the Antonio Colombo gallery
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1970 births
Living people
Canadian illustrators