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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:

The Art Room at MH2

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

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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

© 2022 by Kenneth Gregory Hess

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