kennethgregoryhessaka:kg
KG Hess is a conceptual artist and fine art photographer based in Boulder, Colorado. He earned a BA in Behavioral and Environmental Biology at the University of Colorado before starting his own design, marketing, and brand consultancy at the age of twenty-five. Visit: communiquebrands.com
His designs for posters, advertisements, book jackets, magazine covers, corporate trademarks, annual reports, signage, and consumer packaging have been widely exhibited and featured by the New York Art Directors Club, American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club of Denver (ADCD), and the Denver Advertising Federation. He is a past president of the ADCD and served for six years on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers of Metro Denver.
A life-long student of the principles of design, Hess is a multiple award-winning creative director, art director, designer, producer and writer — having served a diverse group of national and international corporate clients for over thirty years.
He has created inspirational imagery and brand collateral across virtually all advertising and presentational mediums for companies including United Artists, Simon & Schuster, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Stetson Cologne, Pfizer, Renaissance Hotels, Coty Cosmetics, Haagen-Dazs, ZEST, Copper Mountain and Vail Resorts, the Denver Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado School of Mines, and the Aspen Art Museum.
KG's current original artworks and limited edition fine art prints combine photography, geometric design, typography, and gestural illustration, drawing inspiration from his love of the mid-century modern movement, iconic symbolism, emotional realism, minimalism, and a deep-rooted passion for all disciplines of graphic representation and conceptual artistry.
Discover his four most recent limited editions titled CMYKG, CIRCLES&SQUARES, 4LETTERWORDS and UKRKG under ART in the menu bar. Each series exemplifies the stylish attributes prevalent in striped-down minimalist design with each artistic approach utilizing the classic modernistic themes of a limited color palette and refined graphic tension. To view a sampling of popular collectables presented in a gallery setting visit SHOWCASE.
ART+DESIGNkennethgregoryhessaka:kg is represented in Palm Springs California by:
Exhibitions
CMYKG | Mid-Century Modern Color Retrospective
StoneStudio&Gallery, Boulder CO
August 1- September 10, 2022
CMYKG | BMoCA ARTMIX 2022 Exhibition & Auction
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO
September 16 - September 18, 2022
MINIMA | Perfection is Reduction
The Art Room at MH2, Palm Springs CA
October 1 - October 31, 2022
Selected Awards
Aspen Art Museum
New York Art Directors Club Award | New York | 1986
Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua
International Invitational Poster Exhibition | CSU | 1986
New York Art Directors Club Award | New York | 1986
Colorado School of Mines
Council for the Advancement of Secondary Education | Washington DC | 1986
New York Art Directors Club Award | New York | 1986
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Art Directors Club Award | New York | 1987
Denver Symphony Orchestra
Art Directors Club of Denver | Denver | 1988
United Artists Entertainment
Strathmore International Paper Award | Springfield MA | 1991
Roche Pharmaceuticals
American Institute of Graphic Arts | New York | 1992

Contact
kg@stonestudioboulder.com | Phone: 303.819.1022
4076 Stone Place, Boulder, Colorado 80301
Also visit: communiqué at communiquebrands.com
kg is represented in southern California by MH2 in Palm Springs
Visit: The Art Room at MH2 Design Showcase at modernhome2.com