HEIDE TREPANIER
Artist Statement
…and the way I believe I do it is by taking the paint, the material, with all of its faults and messes, and using it to create a
odd, sad and sometimes violent narrative. This links the "failure" of the paint to do what we are used to, or what we may
want, (clean, orderly and representational), to our failure to create order and control. This is my overlying theme, within
that I can use these marks to tell stories. Most reference prosthetics (as paint) and machines, or props of human behavior.
These prosthetics are psychological in nature, and do the things that I cannot, they act the way I may like to but wouldn\'t
dare. They misbehave, throw up on each other, have orgies, rip each other apart, become divas, destroy small towns, ride
waves of paint, and produce other worlds.
- Heide Trepanier
HEIDE TREPANIER
1969 Born in Racine, Wisconsin
Lives and works in Richmond, VA
EDUCATION
2000 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia USA. MFA
1998 Marchutz School of Art, Aix, France
1995 The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Illinois USA. BFA
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2010 William King Museum, Abington, Virginia
2007 gob war, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Pangea, The Gallery, VCU, Doha Qatar
2006 All That You Can Eat, Pilar Parra Gallery, Madrid, Spain
New Paintings, Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow Russia
Mushy, Jacob Karpio Galleria, San Jose, Costa Rica
2005 Coincidence, School of Arts and Design, VCU, Doha, Qatar
New Paintings, Stux Gallery, New York, NY
Amnesia, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2004 New Paintings, Stux Gallery New York, NY
Altered Interiors, 2nd Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2003 Gula, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2002 More Life, Performance, April 1, 2002, Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, VA
2001 Plastic, Collegiate Gallery, Richmond, VA
More Life, Performance, April 1, 2001, Regency Mall, Richmond, VA
Measured Emptiness, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006 Six Degrees of Seperation,Stux Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Public Notice II, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St Loius, MO
The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
ARCO, Pilar Parra Galleria, Madrid, Spain
2004 8WP, Karpio Sacchini Gallery, Maimi, Florida
Painting Identities, Pilar Parra Gallery, Madrid, Spain
On Message, Art for our Time, Plant Zero, Richmond, VA
Brave New World, McClain Gallery, Houston, TX (Catalog Available)
The Armory Show, New York, NY
Daytrippers, Transformer Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Echo - Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
Stop and Stor, Luxe Gallery, New York, NY
Irrational Exuberance, (Curator, David Hunt) Stux Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Three Painters, Stux Gallery, New York, NY
Joan Mitchell Award Recipient Exhibition, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY
Strictly Painting, Mclean Project for The Arts, Mclean, VA
Wish List, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2002 Annual Auction, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Curator’s Choice, WPA/Corcoran, Washington, DC
Mapping a Commonwealth, Contemporary Artists in Virginia, Page Bond Gallery,
Richmond, VA
2001 Undercover, Pace Gallery, Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA
Inaugural Show, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2000 Ocean, Pace Gallery, Randolph Macon College, Ashland,Va
Trans, Juried Exhibition, Juror - Shirley Kanada, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
Artist as Critic, Juried exhibition, Juror - Gary Stephan, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Connections, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
1999 Works on Paper, Touring Exhibition, Suzhou, and Shanghai, China
Small Works, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
New Painters II, Ryland Bowe Gallery, Richmond, VA
Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
Pay Attention to Me, Performance, April 18, 1999, in association with Fluxus
Presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1998 Student Exhibition, Marchutz School, Aix, France
Alumni Exhibition, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Parrish Gallery, Washington D.C.
Juried Student Exhibition - Juror, John Yau, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
Unsound, Gorilla art space, Richmond, Virginia
1995 Gallery II, BFA Student Exhibition, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Waveforms, Currents in Sonic Art, The Morseland, Chicago, IL
AWARDS/GRANTS
2005 American Academy of Arts and Letters, Purchace Award
2004 Pollack Prize Award For Excellence in the Arts, Emerging Artist, Richmond Magazine
2003 Juror's Award, First Place, Mclean Project for the Arts
2002 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts , Professional Fellowship
2001 Virginia Commission for the Arts, Fellowship Award
2000 Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Award
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Graduate Fellowship
1998 Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Fine Arts,
1999 Academic Scholarship, Full Year Virginia Commonwealth University, Painting and
Printmaking Department, Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, Full Year
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Present Adjunct Professor of Art and Art History: Observational Painting, Advanced Painting; in the Painting and Printmaking Department: Basic Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Basic Painting, Intermediate Painting, Intermediate Drawing, Advanced Painting, Advanced Honors Painting, Post-Baccelaureate Summer Program at the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Distinguished Visiting Graduate Professor/Affiliate Graduate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in the Graudate Photography and Film Department: Studio Cource for Graduate Students
2004 Jurrors Panel, Virginia Commission For The Arts,
2004 Paintings Awards Fundraising Committee Member, ART 180, Richmond, Virginia
Co founder/Director, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, Virginia (Closed February 2004)
Adjunct Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Painting and Printmaking Department, Advanced Drawing and Painting
2003 Co-founder, Director, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Curator, Rame Panorama, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University
Art Foundation Department Spring 2003 2002
Curator, Set Velocity, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Co-Curator, Rising Visions, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Painting and Printmaking Department, Advanced Honors Painting , Fall
2002 Art Foundation Department, Drawing, Conceptualization & Presentation Instructor, Hand Workshop, Basic and Intermediate Painting.
Arts Instructor, Hope VI Project, Blackwell Community, Richmond, Virginia
2001 Adjunct Faculty,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Painting and Printmaking Department. Basic Painting, Richmond, Virginia
Arts Facilitator, Hope VI Project, Blackwell Community, Richmond, Virginia
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Mary Washington College, Fredricksburg, Virginia
Instructor, Hand Workshop, Richmond, Virginia
Board of Directors, Chair/ Education and Outreach Subcommittee,
1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia Oct. 2000 to Oct. 2001.
Curator, Viscous, (canceled)1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Vice President, Graduate Artists Association, Virginia Commonwealth University
Adjunct Faculty,Virginia Commonwealth University, Basic Drawing Board of Directors, Chair, Promotions/press,
1999 Ryland Bowe Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Owner/Operator, Capitol City Barn Dance. Music festival, Richmond, Virginia
CURATORIAL/COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE
2009 Graduate Thesis Committee Advisor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2008 Jurror, It'sGot Layers, Graduatee Student Exhibitionm, Photography and Film Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Graduate Thesis Committee Advisor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Photography and Film Department.
2007 Jurror, WPA/Corcoran, Anonymous IV Exhibition, Washington, DC
2006 Jurror, Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Student Exhibition
Anderson Gallery (March 2006), Richmond Virginia
2005 Selection Committee Voting Member, Theresa Pollack Awards for the Arts
Responsibilities included, writing and biography research on selected award
recipients.
2004 Selection Committee Voting Member, Virginia Commission of the arts
awards: Responsibilities include extensive review of over 300 applicants for five
awards, review of need base, quality of work and discussions of contemporary
arts among other committee members.
2001-2003 Curator, Orange Door Gallery specific national curatorial exhibitions:
Rame Panorama, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Set Velocity, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Viscous, (curated, gallery canceled)1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Co-Curator, Rising Visions, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
The Pleasures of Calculated Action, Power, Kevin, Deputy Director, Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, Spain; for catalog too be published 2010
Top 25, 25 Most Influential People in the Arts, Reynolds, Brandon, Style Weekly,
September 5, 2007
In Good Company, Becky Sheilds, Style Weekly, April 5, 2006
Drawn In, Amy Biegelsen, Style Weekly, March 29, 2006
Cuatro X Uno, Sofia Herrera, Magazine, February 22, 2006
Comer Una Cancion De Cuna, Melvin Molina Bustos, Abanico, February 20,2006
Exploraciones de lo Contemporaneo, Joaquin R. Del Paso, Ancora, February 19, 2006
Jacob Karpio Galeria Prepara Gran Fiesta, Melvin Molina Bustos, Abanico, February 16, 2006
Island Hopping in the Name of Art, Dawson, Jessica, Washington Post, March 31, 2005
Heide Trepanier at Stux, Lamia, Nicholas, Artctitical.net, March 2005
Art Attack, Gardner, James The New York Post, March 19, 2005
The Boss of Toss, Perry, Vicky, Off Off Off Art, March 13, 2005
Micro and Cosmic, Buster, Clark, The Richmond Times Dispatch, January 23, 2005
2004 Theresa Pollack Prizes, Kollatz, Harry, Jr., Richmond Magazine, September, 2004
Everyone is a Part of This Show, Latter, Ruth, The Daily Progress, July 1, 2004
Colorful Sins on Temporary Canvas, Proctor, Roy, Richmond Times Dispatch, April 20, 2003
Chance Encounters, Roberts Pullen, Paulette, Style Magazine April 12 2003
14 Artists to Watch, Neiman, Carrie, Style Weekly, October 16, 2002
Beyond The Orange Door, Kollatz Jr., Harry , Richmond Magazine, August, 2002
Land of Misfit Art, Jones, Steven, L., Style Magazine & richmond.com, June 12, 2002
New American Paintings, Issue 39, The Open Press, May, 2002
Show of Spirit, Proctor, Roy, Richmond Times Dispatch, August 6, 2000
Ready for Prime-time, Ramirez, Jenny O, Style Weekly, July 18, 2000
Artist As Teacher, McLeod, Deborah, Style Weekly, June 30, 2000
Bionic Behavioral Patterns, Falsini, Jeyon, Punchline Magazine, February 20, 2000
Subterranean Homesick Blues, Kurtzman, Sue, Punchline Magazine, June 12, 1998