statement

Brandon Hearty is an oil painter and print-maker from Magrath, Alberta, Canada. His passion for image-making rises from an interest in art and depiction as a form of documentation - a way to capture moments and states of mind for future reflection. This practice, set in the context of the digital age, extends and invitation to viewers to contemplate the document's possible permanence while exploring themes of identity and social stratification.

bio

born: 1984, Magrath, Canada

education

Brigham Young University - Provo, BFA 2013

selected awards/honors

3rd place, Mayhew Show, Brigham Young University, 2013

BYU Talent Award, Brigham Young University, 2012

Merit Award, LDS 9th International Art Competition, 2012

selected publications

Federation of Canadian Artists, Painting on the Edge, Vancouver, British Columbia, p. 14, 2013

Manifest Gallery, 9th annual MAGNITUDE-7, Cincinnati, Ohio: Manifest Press p. 46, 2013

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Enisign, SLC, UT p. 144, 2012

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Non Populus, Auditorium Gallery, BYU – Provo, Utah, 2013

selected group shows

Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancourver, Canada, 2013

Mayhew Show 2013, B.F. Larsen Main Gallery, Provo, Utah, 2013

Shared Ground, Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, United Kingdom, 2012

LDS 9th International Art Competition, Church History Museum, SLC, Utah, 2012