Ryan Heshka was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Winnipeg at the end of the "lo-tech" era. Drawing from early influences too numerous to list, he ended up working in the fields of interior design and animation before his current career as an illustrator. Represented in North America, Europe and Asia by Kate Larkworthy Artist Representation Ltd., he resides in downtown Vancouver.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010
“Don’t Wake Daddy 5” (group show), Feinkunst-Krueger; Hamburg, Germany
“Super Things”, Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“BLAB! Show” (group show), Philip Slein Gallery; St. Louis, MO
“Survey Select” (group show, curated by Mark Murphy); San Diego, CA
“Neo-Fabulists” (group show), Feinkunst-Krueger; Hamburg, Germany
“Strange Powers” (presented by BLAB!), Rotofugi Gallery; Chicago , IL
“Lush Life 2” (group show), Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
2009
“True Self” (group show), Jonathan Levine Gallery; New York, NY
“Envirus”, Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“Lush Life” (group show), Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“End of Days” (a BLAB! group show), Copro Nason Gallery; Santa Monica, CA
“Ryan Heshka: Electro-Wonders”, Harold Golen Gallery; Miami, Florida
2008
“Don’t Wake Daddy 3” (group show), Feinkunst-Krueger; Hamburg, Germany
“Mark Murphy Art Basel Show” (group show), Art Basel; Florida
“Ryan Heshka: The OBIT Paintings (a BLAB! show)”, Copro Nason Gallery; Santa Monica, CA
“Anniversary Show” (group show), Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“BLAB! A Retrospective” (group show), Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art; Manhattan, KS
“Sideshow” (group show), Merry Karnowsky Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
“Ryan Heshka: Radio Science Funnies Inc. (presented by BLAB!)”, Secret Headquarters; Los Angeles, CA
2007
“Mark Murphy Art Basel Show” (group show), Art Basel; Florida
“Don’t Wake Daddy 2” (group show), Feinkunst-Krueger; Hamburg, Germany
“BLAB! show” (group show), Philip Slein Gallery; St. Louis, MO
“Three person show”, Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“BLAB! show” (group show), Copro Nason Gallery; Santa Monica, CA
“Ryan Heshka: Neo-Pulp”, Orbit Gallery; West New York, NJ
“Jolly Gleetime”, DVA Gallery; Chicago, IL
2006
“Radio Show”, JEM Gallery; Vancouver, B.C.
“Three Person Show”, Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“Don’t Wake Daddy” (group show), Feinkunst-Krueger; Hamburg, Germany
“BLAB! show” (group show), Copro Nason Gallery; Santa Monica, CA
“Everything but the Kitschen Sync” (group show), Jesus La Luz Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
“Ryan Heshka: ABC SpookShow”, El Kartel; Vancouver, B.C.
2005
“Humanitarium”, Parking Spot Gallery; Vancouver, B.C.
“Medium Rare” (group show), Columbia Street Gallery; Vancouver, B.C.
“Mod Squad” (four person show), Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“Group Show”, ArtHouse60 Gallery; Zionsville, IN
“Everything but the Kitschen Sync” (group show), Jesus La Luz Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
“Modern Love” (group show), M Modern Gallery; Palm Springs, CA
“The Small Show”, Columbia Street Gallery; Vancouver, B.C
“Annual Tiki Show” (group show), New Tiny Gallery; Vancouver, B.C.
2004
“The Pin Up Show” (group show), Roq La Rue Gallery; Seattle, Washington
“Miss Universe”, El Kartel; Vancouver, B.C.
“Predicta” (group show), Columbia Street Gallery; Vancouver, B.C.