Andrew Hem is currently exhibiting in Brad Benedict’s Sideshow at Wal-Art in Los Angeles, CA. The show, called Now Brow, opened on Saturday, September 20th and runs until Thursday, October 23rd, 2008. Other artists in the show include Thomas Broersma, Tansy Myer, Rick Reese, Jay Vollmar, Dave Wasson and many, many others. 

Wal-Art 1639 South La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Andrew Hem’s beautiful new illustrations can be seen in the current issue of New Scientist magazine. His work can be seen throughout the feature article “7 Reasons Why People Hate Reason.” 

Ana Bagayan, Andrew Hem, Catalina Estrada, Emiliano Ponzi, Gordon Wiebe, Red Nose Studio and Nate Williams were all selected for 3×3 Magazine’s Professional Show. Emiliano even received a Gold Medal for his personal piece, Burka, and two Silver Medals for his editorial work, Stop Speaking and Remember the Bones. All the artists that were selected will be published in the 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 5, available early next year. Congratulations everyone!

Bird Show

Ghetto Bird

Breather

Team

Wait For It

New Forest

Remember

Forest

Sex Tourism

Anniversary of Slave Trade Abolition

Stop Speaking, SILVER MEDAL

Lovers

Remember the Bones, SILVER MEDAL

Burka, GOLD MEDAL

Ombrelloni

Online Music

Warmed and Humbled

Walk

Rolling Cubicles

Elemi

Sherlock Holmes

Tin Cup Serenade

Andrew Hem will be exhibiting in Roq La Rue’s 10th anniversary group show in Seattle, WA. The show also features the work of Femke Hiemstra, Brian Despain, Travis Louie, Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Scott Musgrove, Ryan Heshka, Glenn Barr, Liz McGrath, Tin, Lori Earley, Christian Vanminnen, Ronald Kurniawan, Kay Tuttle, Viktor Safonkin, John Brophy, Lisa Petrucci, Shag, Anthony Pontius, Mia Araujo, Mike Leavitt and more. It opens on Friday, July 11th and runs until Saturday, August 2nd, 2008.

Roq La Rue Gallery 2312 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA

Andrew Hem will be exhibiting in a six-man show at Tag Art Gallery in Nashville, TN. The show, Nice to Meet You, features familiar Tag artists as well as a few newcomers, and includes Terri Saul, Keith Greiman, Greg Gossel, Mary Addison Hackett and Maura Cluthe. The show runs from Saturday, June 7th to Saturday, June 28th, 2008.

Opening Reception Friday, June 7th, 2008 6-9pm

Tag Art Gallery 83 Arcade Building, Nashville, TN

Catalina Estrada, Emiliano Ponzi, Graham Roumieu, Gordon Wiebe and Nate Williams each had work selected to appear in the American Illustration 27 annual and Ana Bagayan had two pieces and Andrew Hem one piece chosen to appear on disTRIBUTE, American Illustration’s web gallery. The book will be printed in full-color and distributed world-wide in hardcover immediately after their annual Publication Party in mid-November. Congratulations go out to everyone!

Forest

Remember the Bones

Saluti

Infidelity

Warmed & Humbled

Tin Cup Serenade

Fetus

Head In the Clouds

Moving Forward

Emiliano Ponzi, Ana Bagayan and Andrew Hem have been recognized by Communication Arts. Andrew had one series and one single selected in the Unpublished category, Emiliano had one single selected in the Editorial category, and Ana had a single also in the Unpublished category. The winning pieces will be published in the Communication Arts 2008 Illustration Annual and on the Communication Arts website. Congratulations go out to everyone!

White Snow

Breather, series

Team, series

Wait For It, series

New Forest, series

Remember, series

Don’t Make a Mistake

Bird Show

Influenced by patterns and cultures from his native Cambodia to the diversity of LA, Andrew’s illustrations often show groups of uniquely rendered urban characters, entangled or entwined, fluidly moving through still spaces from city streets to decidedly rural settings. A quiet energy permeates his work casting the observer as the observed and then reversing it. Andrew’s graffiti years sneak to the surface in his hand lettering which often takes on physical dimensions. Multi-ethnically inspired, and sometimes nonsensical, his dimensional lettering can be seen held in the hands of figures or weaving its way through his illustrations’ plots and settings.

An Art Center illustration graduate, Andrew balances illustration with gallery exhibits nationwide. Clients include Adidas, Microsoft’s Zune, Lucky Brand Jeans and The Los Angeles Times, and he has exhibited at Compound, Corey Helford, Receiver, Black Maria and Thinkspace galleries among others.

New Forest, gouache on wood

After being featured in an issue of Taiwan’s XFUNS magazine, Andrew Hem was invited by dpi magazine (also published in Taiwan) to be featured in a recent issue. The 8-page spread featured an interview and several pieces of Andrew’s work.

Andrew Hem had nine pieces selected to appear in the Society of Illustrators 50th exhibition and annual. Congratulations, Andrew!