Valerie Hinz AAEA
Biography:
Valerie Hinz (b. 1956)
Valerie lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and has been a professional artist, working in television since 1979. In 2000, she left her job with the CTV affiliate to paint full time. One of her earlier commercial exhibitions was with the U.S. Arabian National Horse Show in Louisville, KY. There, she took a tour of Churchill Downs, where she viewed an exhibit of the works by the American Academy of Equine Art for the first time. She eagerly submitted work to future AAEA shows, where within two years, she gratefully accepted the 1992 Gordon Barton Memorial Award for Best in Show. Valerie attributes the AAEA for giving her the start she needed in the equine art world. The publicity received from her wins through the AAEA juried exhibitions helped her to become visible to the galleries that represent her today.
Valerie rarely chooses to do commissions, but accepted to do so for the 1999 Queen's Plate winner for Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Canada. She was the official artist for 2003 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita, California.
Artistic Achievements:
2007 Invited artist for the Master of Foxhounds of North America Centennial traveling art exhibition
www.mfha.com/centennial_art.htm
2006 - Individual Exhibition, November, The Sporting Gallery, Middleburg, VA
2005 - Individual Exhibition, September, Cross Gate Gallery , Lexington, KY
2004 - "A Lasting Impression III” The Sporting Gallery, Middleburg, VA
2003 - Official artist for the 2003 Breeders' Cup
2002 - "A Lasting Impression II" Individual Exhibition October - January '03 Middleburg, VA
Individual Exhibition, May, Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, KY
2000 - "A Lasting Impression" Individual Exhibition, The Sporting Gallery, Middleburg Virginia
1999 - Commission to do the winner of the 1999 Queen's Plate Woodbine, Toronto, Ontario (Woodcarver)
Group show- Women Equine Artists, Kentucky Derby Month, Crossgate Gallery, Lexington, KY
1997 - "Distant Views" Individual Exhibition June 6 - Sept. 1 Int'l Museum of the Horse Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY
1996 - Spur Magazine Publishers Award, Painting & Sculpture "Four in Harmony"
American Academy of Equine Art (AAEA)International Exhibition
Featured Guest Equine Artist, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Charleston, South Carolina
Best in 2D Award "Kentucky Four" Horses in Motion Kentucky Derby Museum, Louisville, KY
First Place Oils/Acrylics "Stage Left" 10th annual Draft Horse Classic Western & Equine Art Show
1995 - Founders Award "The Sand March" AAEA 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Lexington, KY
First Place, Oils/Acrylics "Penny & Clyde" 9th annual Draft Horse Classic, Western & Equine Art show
Juried into full membership of AAEA
1994 - Featured Artist, Vancouver Wildlife Art show
Equine Images Publication Award "On Course" AAEA 15th Annual Juried Exhibition
Hon. Mention "Second Look" Pacific Rim wildlife Art Show, Tacoma, WA
1993 - Award of Distinction "The North Bank - Spruce Meadows" 14th Annual AAEA Juried Exhibition
1992 - Gordon Barton Memorial Award for Best in Show "On Duty" 13th Annual AAEA Juried Exhibition
Finalist "On Duty", The Artist's Magazine Painting competition
Publications:
Commuter Magazine 2002
“Drawing and Painting Horses The Art of the Equine Form” (Watson-Guptill publications 2000)
Gallery Magazine, Summer 2000
Canadian Thoroughbred, Winter 1998
Wildlife Art News, Jan/Feb '95
Canadian Art Buyer's Guide, July/Aug '94
Equine Images, Dec '94 (Cover)
U.S. Art 1994 Wildlife Art Guide
Informart, Jan/Feb '92
Equine Images, Dec/Jan '92
Arabian Visions Magazine, April '92
Galleries:
Buckingham Fine Art Uxbridge, Ontario
The Sporting Gallery Middleburg, Virginia
The Cross Gate Gallery Lexington, Kentucky
Huey's Fine Art Santa Fe, New Mexico
Annual Auctions:
The Egyptian Event Lexington, Kentucky
Calgary Stampede Calgary, Alberta
Full Member American Academy of Equine Art
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Valerie Hinz AAEA
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
Phone: (306) 242-4543
E-mail: vhinz@hotmail.com
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