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Solo Exhibitions
2013	New Prints, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA (June)
2013	New Paintings, Maxwell Colette Gallery, Chicago, IL (June)
2012	Spray, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2009	Surface Strength, The Rail Yard, Atlanta, GA.
2008	Soft Light, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2006	New Works on Paper, Octane, Atlanta, GA.
2005	12’ x 6’, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2013	Drawing Inside the Perimeter, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (June)
2013	Graffuturism, Open Space Gallery, Paris, France.
2012	Skate it or Hang it, Museum of Design Atlanta MODA, Atlanta, GA.
2012	Off the Edge, Rialto Center For The Arts, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Karen Comer Lowe.
2011	Art on the BeltLine, Exhibition of exterior public works along the BeltLine corridor, Atlanta, GA.
2011	Summer Group Show, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2011	Hambidge Art Auction, Bradford Gallery, Atlanta, GA. Curated by Ben Goldman and Jenny Minkewicz.
2011	Mark Making In Black And White, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2010	Art on the BeltLine, Exhibition of exterior public works along the BeltLine corridor, Atlanta, GA.
2009	Freedom, Known Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2009	New Paintings, Lawrence Savage Gallery, Miami, FL.
2007	Experimental Prints on Paper, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2007	Hambidge Art Auction, Puritan Mill, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Comer Art Advisory.
2007	Royal Elastics & The Seventh Letter Crew present “Letters First”, Curated by Known Gallery, Bread & Butter Tradeshow, Barcelona, Spain.
2007	New Paintings, Function, Decatur, GA.
2007	Drawing Outside The Lines, Rialto Center For The Arts, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, Curated by Comer Art Advisory.
2007	Drawings, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2006	Lights Out, Scion Dashboard Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2006	Avidica, Compound, Atlanta, GA.
2005	Letters First Traveling Group Exhibition, RBK Concept Store - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA - Tokyo, Japan - Taipei, Taiwan.
2005	Writers vs. Riders, Upper Playground Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2005	Another Witty Remark, The Canvas Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2005	Environmentalists, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA.
2004	Blurry, Retromodern, Atlanta, GA.
2003	Dome Piece, Objex Art Space, Miami, FL.
2003	A Collective Effort, The Forum, Atlanta, GA.
2003	Krylon and Beyond II, YoungBlood Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2002	Mixed Media Installation, 55DSL, Diesel Store, Union Square, New York, NY.
2002	Krylon and Beyond, YoungBlood Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

Grants and Awards
2013	Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Award, 2013 Year in Review Program, South Broad Murals, Atlanta, GA
2011	ULI Atlanta, Development of Excellence Award, Public Art created for Shops Around Lenox, Atlanta, GA, Juried, 2011.
2011	Project Grant (Public Murals), Atlanta BeltLine Inc, Atlanta, GA, Juried, 2011.
2011	Project Grant (Public Murals), City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA, Juried, 2011.
2010	Project Grant (Public Murals), Atlanta BeltLine Inc, Atlanta, GA, Juried, 2010
2009	Promax BDA Design Award, Art Direction and Design: Image Campaign, Cartoon Network On-Air, Atlanta, GA, 2009.

Public Art
2013	Public Mural commissioned for ISIL Institute, funded by ISIL and realized through Morbo Gallery and ISIL, Lima, Peru.
2012	700 Delaware, Public Mural on Historic Church, Washington DC.
2012	South Broad Mural Project, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA.
2012	RVA Public Mural, Canal Walk, Richmond, VA.
2012	Public murals created for the City of Atlanta’s permanent collection of public art, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA.
2012	Public Mural, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA.
2011	Public Mural, Atlanta BeltLine Public Art Program, Atlanta, GA.
2011	Public Murals, Shops Around Lenox, Atlanta, GA.
2010	Public Murals, Atlanta BeltLine Public Art Program, Atlanta, GA.
2010	Public Murals, Art Basel, Miami, FL.
2010	Public Mural, Artist Project, Oyster, VA.
2009	Public Mural, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA.

Selected Commissions
2013	ISIL Institute, Commissioned public mural, Lima, Peru, Sponsored by ISIL Institute Miraflores.
2013	Westside Cultural Arts Center and Fay Gold Gallery, Full building exterior murals, Atlanta, GA, Sponsored by the WCAC.
2012	Elevate, Atlanta, GA, South Broad Mural Project, Sponsored by the City of Atlanta.
2012	700 Delaware, Washington DC, Public Mural, Private Commission.
2012	Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Interior mural installation, Virginia Beach, VA, Sponsored by MOCA VA.
2012	RVA public mural, Richmond, Virginia, sponsored by Venture Richmond.
2011	Atlanta BeltLine Mural, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
2011	Aol, Interior Murals, Orlando, FL, Sponsored by Aol.
2011	Shops Around Lenox, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Healey Weatherholtz Properties.
2010	Atlanta BeltLine Murals, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
2010	Artist Project (Public Mural) , Oyster, Virginia. Sponsored by Sam Flax Art & Design and Avondale Arts Alliance.
2009	Hilton Hotels Corporate Collection, Atlanta, Georgia.
2009	Collaboration with Adult Swim and Kia Motors, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Kia Motors and Turner Broadcasting System.
2009	Cartoon Network, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Turner Broadcasting System.
2008	Ford Flex, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Ford Motor Company.
2006	Sprite Artist Series, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Coca-Cola.
2003	Scion Artist Series, Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by Toyota Motor Company.
2002	55DSL Store, Union Square, New York City. Sponsored by Frank Magazine and 55DSL.

Public Speaking
2013	HENSE: A Dialogue in Mark Making, ISIL Institute, Lima, Peru.
2012	Artist Talk, Spray, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2012	Design Conversation, Museum of Design Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
2012	Artist Lecture, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.
2011	Artist Lecture, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL.
2011	Artist Talk, “Mark Making in Black and White,” Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2010	Interview, “Politely Disruptive Radio,” 1690 AM Voice of the Arts, Atlanta, GA.
2010	Artist Talk, “Art on the BeltLine Walking Tour,” Atlanta BeltLine Inc, Atlanta, GA.
2010	Panelist, “Art and the Public Sphere,” Gather Atlanta Emerging Creative Conference, Atlanta, GA.
2009	Interview, “Politely Disruptive Radio,” 1690 AM Voice of the Arts, Atlanta, GA.
2009	Interview, “Interstitial,” Adult Swim, Turner Broadcasting System, Atlanta, GA.

Selected Reviews & Publications
1/2013	Priscilla Frank, “Artist Hense Gives Place Of Worship A Wildly Colorful Makeover,“Huffington Post, Arts & Culture.
10/2012	Dustin Chambers, “Elevating Atlanta on South Broad Street,” Creative Loafing, Public Art.
9/2012	Debbie Michaud, “Stop Making HENSE,” Creative Loafing, Visual Arts, p.14-16
5/2012	Ted Elmore, “Meet me at the murals: HENSE Hangs Loose in Richmond”, RVA News.
12/2011	Debbie Michaud, “Murals, murals everywhere,” Creative Loafing, Art News, p.28.
8/2011	Johnny Carroll, Hense: With Paint On His Hands, Process, Purge Atl.
8/2011	Amy Wenk, “BeltLine Mural Brightens Park Bridge,” Arts, Midtown Patch.
5/2011	Catherine Fox, “All about mark making,” Atlanta Journal-Constituition, Go Guide, D6
4/2011	Felicia Feaster, “Street Art Goes Mainstream,” Atlanta Magazine, Arts and Entertainment, p.42.
4/2011	Felicia Feaster, “Color Scheming in Mark Making in Black and White,” Creative Loafing, Visual Arts.
4/2011	Anastasia Simon, ” Mark Making In Black And White,” Haute Living Magazine.
4/2011	Wyatt Williams, “A Few Questions With Hense,” Creative Loafing, Culture Surfing.
1/2011	Thomas Wheatley, “Drawing the Lines between Vandalism and Art.” Creative Loafing, p. 28-33.
11/2010	Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine, November 2010, p. 49.
10/2010	Christina Steiner, “Local Arts”, Decatur Living Magazine, Fall 2010, p.18.
9/2010	Creative Loafing, “Best of Atlanta 2010,” Artists, Poets and Madmen.
8/2010	Teresa Annas, The Virginian-Pilot, “From Clam Plant To Show Place,” Pulse Section, p. 10.
8/2010	Linda Cicoira, Eastern Shore Post, “New Pearls of Color in Oyster,” p. 5.
6/2010	Frank 151 Magazine, “The Seventh Letter Issue Profile: HENSE,” p. 122-125.
6/2010	Catherine Fox, “Project All About Community,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Arts Section D5.
5/2009	Felicia Feaster, “The Write Stuff,” The Atlantan Magazine, p. 40-42.
12/2008	Felicia Feaster, “Pretty Boys,” The Atlantan Magazine, p. 24.
7/2007	Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, “Profile: HENSE,” p. 26.
5/31/07	Felicia Feaster, “Tis The Season,” Creative Loafing, p. 12.
4/26/07	Felicia Feaster, “Culture Surfing,” Creative Loafing, p. 41.
3/25/07	Jerry Cullum, “Beauty’s In Details,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Arts & Books Section, K6.
1/2006	Garage Magazine,“HENSE,” Issue 11, p.16-23.
8/2006	Los Angeles Graffiti, Roger Gastman and Sonja Teri, “HENSE,” p. 55.
6/2006	Mass Appeal Magazine, “Off The Wall,” Issue 30, p. 106-107.
9/2004	Supreme Quality, Compiled by Roger Gastman, “AWR-MSK,” p.85-89.
7/2003	Graphotism, Issue 29, “LA Takedown,” p. 56-58.
6/2001	Vice Magazine, Volume 8, Number 5, p. 95.

Selected Collections
High Museum of Art
Holder Construction
William & Maria Bloomfield
Meditech
Langham Hotel, Pasadena, CA
Jenny Miller
Robert Brawner
Brad & Kim Winkler
Mark Sage
Liz Lapidus
Arlene Goldstine
Debbie Hudson
Leigh Smith Stuart
Brandon Firfer
Scott Laslie
Deborah Marshall
DLA Piper LLC
King & Spalding
Hilton Hotels

Clients
Fay Gold Gallery & Westside Cultural Arts Center
ISIL Institute Peru
Turner Broadcasting System
AOL
Auburn University Montgomery
Adidas
Healey Weatherholtz Properties LLC
Turner Boone Contract
TED: Ideas worth spreading
Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
55DSL, Diesel NYC
Def-Jux
T-Mobile
Ford Motor Company
Kia Motors
Toyota
Sprite
Cartoon Network
Adult Swim

HENSE

Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

Grants and Awards

Public Art

Selected Commissions

Public Speaking

Selected Reviews & Publications

Selected Collections

Clients