Gerry Heydt
Plainfield, NJ
Classes and Events:
Outdoor Landscape Painting in Cape May with Gerry Heydt, May 2-5, 2018 Cape May NJ. Plein air workshop.
Understanding Landscape Painting, Visual Art Center of NJ, Summit, NJ.
SOLO EXHIBITS:
2017 MANSION IN MAY DESIGNER SHOWCASE AT ALNWICK HALL, “THE GALLERY”, Benefitting Morristown Hospital, Morristown , New Jersey,. Invitational, by William Santoriello, Plainfield Restoration and Reproduction and Kathleen Palmer, Studio & Fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ.
2013 SEASONS, Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ. November 2013.
2011 REFLECTIONS , Studio 7 fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville, November, 2011.
2010 GERRY HEYDT, Paintings, Studio 7 Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ
2009 BRUSHSTROKES, Studio 7 Gallery, Bernardsville NJ.
2008 ON BACKROADS AND BEACHES, New Jersey landscape Paintings, Plainfield Public Library,
Plainfield, NJ. Curated by Joseph DaRold. Purchase Award.
2007 GERRY HEYDT, New Jersey Landscape Paintings, Studio 7 Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ.
2006 GERRY HEYDT, Chubb Group, Warren, NJ.
2005 POP GOES THE EASEL! Outdoor landscape Paintings by Gerry Heydt, Clarence Dillon Public Library, Bedminster, NJ.
2004 SITTING PRETTY... Still life Paintings by Gerry Heydt, Wisner House, Reeves Reed Arboretum, Summit NJ.
2003 IN OUR OWN BACKYARD, New Jersey Landscape Paintings, Windsor Gallery, Colts Neck, NJ.
2002 BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE, Autumn & Winter Paintings, New Jersey Center for Visual Art, Summit, NJ.
1999 PAINTINGS AT THE ENGLISH COTTAGE, The Masterpieces House Tour, Plainfield, NJ.
GERRY HEYDT, PAINTINGS, The Drake House Museum, Plainfield, NJ. Curated by Jean Mattson.
1997 IN AND AROUND ROGALAND, LANDSCAPES OF SOUTHWESTERN NORWAY, The Norwegian Seamen’s Church, Inc., NYC, NY.
1995 GERRY HEYDT OIL PAINTINGS, The Gallery at Medford Leas, Medford, New Jersey.
SELECTED DUAL AND GROUP EXHIBITS
2014 MANSION IN MAY Designer Showcase“Blairsden”, Peapack, NJ., May 1-31. Represented in spaces designed by Studio 7 Fine Art
Gallery and Plainfield Restoration and Reproduction.
2013 LIVING LARGE, Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ. Gallery artists, 2/24-3/31, 2013.
The SUSTAINABLE RARITAN RIVER, Invitational exhibit of paintings of the Raritan River Watershed areas, Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery and The
Bernardsville Public Library, Bernardsville, NJ, December, 2013.
2012 DUKE FARMS Plein Air Exhibit, Invitational exhibit of paintings for Duke Farms Grand Reopening, Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ.
9/4-29/2012.
PAINTERS WHO TEACH: An Exhibit of Paintings, Process and Styles, Gary Godbee, Gerry Heydt, Mark de Mos, Studio 7
Fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville , NJ.
201 PROTECTING OUR WATERS AND OUR LAND, An Exhibit Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Great Swamp Watershed Association,
Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ. December 1-January 28, 2012. Curated by Ben Wolkowitz and Kathleen Palmer.
POWER OF THE FLOWER, Markheim Arts Center, Haddonfield, NJ., Juried.
2010 PRESERVE NOW PROTECT FOREVER: An exhibit of landscape paintings celebrating the efforts of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey.
Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery and The Bernardsville Public Library. Curator and exhibiting artist.
2009 FROM THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS, An Exhibit About Food, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ.
Exhibit: WILLIAM RIS GALLERY, Stone Harbor NJ, April 11-25, 2009, featured artist.
CRANFORD ARTISTS OPEN STUDIO TOUR, Jersey Central Art Studios, Cranford, NJ, May 17, Guest Artist exhibitor at The Artist Framer,
2008 THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, Johnson Gallery, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ. Juried, Invitational, Curated by Robyn Tromeur.
2007 MINI -MANIA 2, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ.
ARTIST’S WHO TEACH, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Faculty Exhibit, Art Upstairs Gallery, Community Theatre, Morristown, NJ.
2006 BIG WORKS IN BERNARDSVILLE, Gerry Heydt and Joseph Sundwall, Bernardsville Public Library, Bernardsville, N
REVOLVING FACULTY EXHIBITION, Visual Art Center of New Jersey (formerly New Jersey Center for Visual Art), Summit, NJ.
BOUQUET, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ, and National Starch and Chemical Company, Bridgewater, NJ. Curated by Robyn Tromeur.
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION ART SHOW, Wachovia Securities, LLC,, Short Hills, NJ.
2005 BIG WORKS, Various Subjects: Gerry Heydt and Joseph Sundwall., Clarence Dillon Public Library, Bedminster, NJ.
FACES OF SAA: Past, Present, and Future, Johnson Gallery, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ.
LANDSCAPES, National Starch and Chemical, Bridgewater, NJ. Invitational.
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 109th ANNUAL EXHIBITION, The National Arts Club, NYC, NY. Juried.
2004 25TH ANNUAL MOUNTAIN ART SHOW, Bernardsville, NJ. Juried by Mary Chandor and Joe Ford.
“SCENES ACROSS AMERICA”, 15th Annual Tewksbury Historical Society Exhibition, Tewksbury, NJ. Juried by Jim Toia.
2003 61st ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Audubon Artists Inc., at the Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY.
PAINTER TO PAINTER Part I, SAA Faculty Exhibit , Johnson Gallery, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ.
BRUSHES WITH NATURE, Landscape and Still Life Paintings of the Four Seasons by Pey-Hwa Sheu & Gerry Heydt, Bouras Galleries, Bouras
Properties, Summit, NJ
2002 WORKING ARTISTS, NJCVA Faculty Show, Palmer Gallery, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts Summit, NJ.
A SPLASH OF COLOR, Somerset Art Association Faculty Exhibition, Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center, Bridgewater, NJ.
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 106th ANNUAL EXHIBITION, The National Arts Club, NYC, NY. Juried.
THE GREAT ESCAPE, An Exhibition of Paintings by New Jersey Artists, Somerset Art Association's Summer Landscape Showcase Part I, Johnson
Gallery, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ.
LAMBERTVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, The 22nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, The Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ. Juried by Nessa
Grainger.
2001 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 105th ANNUAL EXHIBITION, The National Arts Club, NYC, NY. Juried.
LANDSCAPE CONNECTIONS, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ. Curated by Nancy Ori and Michael Creem.
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE, The Merck 2001 Union County Juried Art Show, The Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ
2000 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF PLAINFIELD ARTISTS, The Mayor’s Millennium Task Force, Plainfield, NJ.
58th ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Audubon Artists Inc., at the Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY.
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE, The Merck 2000 Union County Juried Art Show, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ. Juried.
1999 46th ANNUAL REGIONAL EXHIBIT, The Hudson Artist of New Jersey, Inc., Bayonne, NJ. Juried.
7th ANNUAL JURIED OPEN STATE SHOW, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ, Juried.
1998 6th ANNUAL JURIED OPEN STATE SHOW, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ. Judged by Robert Sakson.
Montauk Yacht Club, Montauk, NY.
Hampton Classic Horse Show, Bridgehampton, New York.
Bobby Van’s Restaurant, Bridgehampton, NY.
Inaugural Ball Art Exhibit for the Mayor of Plainfield, Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Brunswick, NJ.
6 YEARS OF FIGURE DRAWING, Spring Studio, NYC, NY. Invitational.
1997 CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE, Union County Juried Arts & Crafts Exhibition,New Jersey Center for Visual Artists, Summit, NJ.
”APPROACHES,” Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC, NY. Sponsored by the Educational Alliance Art School. Juried by Ellen Klein.
The Hampton Classic Horse Show, Bridgehampton, NY.
1996 A TOUCH OF CLASS, Sundance Gallery Ltd., Bridgehampton, NY.
1995 GROUP II, Spring Studio, NYC, NY.
1994 THE AMERICAN ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE, INC., New Jersey Chapter, Open State Juried Exhibition of Representational Art,
Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ.
AWARDS
Honorable Mention, Oil Painting. 25th Annual Mountain Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ. Juried. 2004.
First Prize. Oil Painting. 46TH ANNUAL REGIONAL EXHIBIT, The Hudson Artist of New Jersey, Inc. Bayonne, N.J. Juried. 1999.
Honorable Mention. Oil Painting. 6TH ANNUAL JURIED OPEN STATE SHOW, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, N.J. Juried. 1998.
First Prize. Oil Painting. CARRIER FINE ARTS SHOW, Carrier Foundation, Belle Meade, NJ. Juried. 1992.
First Prize. Etching. Pratt Graphics Center, Annual Members Show, NYC, NY. Juried. 1976
DEMONSTRATIONS / PUBLIC APPEARANCES / JURYING and CRITIQUING
Panelist, Art Issues Speaker Series, “The Business Side of Art”, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ, Sunday November 17, 1-4 pm, registration online $15, at door, $18.Part of a series of three Sunday sessions, also covering Social Media for Artists, and Estate Planning for Artists. For more info contact event producer Nancy Ori: nancyori@comcast.net.
PLAINFIELD SYMPHONY GARDEN TOUR, Guest Artist, Plainfield, NJ., June 8, 2014.
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF ART, presenter, New Jersey Media Center, Berkeley heights, NJ, program at the Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ. 11/17/2013.
The DuCret School of Art, Plainfield, NJ. Commencement Speaker, May, 2009.
Union County Teen Arts Festival, Union County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Elizabeth, NJ
Two dimensional fine Art Critiques,2005-2010
Bernardsville Public Library Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Bernardsville, NJ, Juror, 2008.
New Jersey Statewide Senior Art Exhibit, Flemington, NJ, Juror, 2007.
A Talk with the Artist: Westfield Art Association, Westfield, NJ, 2006.
Painting Large, Demonstration, Livingston Art Association, Livingston, NJ. 2005.
Painting Snow, Demonstration, Westfield Art Association, Westfield, NJ. 2004.
Oil Painting, Sunday Afternoon Demonstration Series, Demonstration, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, New Jersey, 2003.
Highlights of American Art, Lecture, Westfield International Club, Westfield, New Jersey. 1994.
Photo-etching Techniques, Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri, 1976.
Lithography on Stones and Plates, Demonstration, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ 1974.
TEACHING
VISUAL ART CENTER OF NEW JERSEY, Summit, NJ, 2001-
Workshops: Oil Painting 101, An Introduction, 2003-2009.
Outdoor Landscape Painting, 2006
Nocturnal Outdoor Landscape Painting, 2006-2008.
Artists Bios and Resumes, 2002, 2003.
Classes: Outdoor Landscape Painting, Ongoing.
Beginning and Intermediate Oil Painting to 2011.
Life Drawing for Teens to 2009.
Intermediate/Advanced OIl Painting and Drawing to 2011.
NEW JERSEY MEDIA CENTER, LLC, New Jersey Heritage Workshop Series, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Workshops: Outdoor landscape Painting in Cape May NJ with Gerry Heydt. 2002-.ongoing.
Sketchbooking: Pen, Pencil and Watercolor Sketching. 2003, 2004.
SOMERSET ART ASSOCIATION, Bedminster, NJ, 2001-2008.
Classes: Sharpening your Oil Painting Skills,with Still Life, 2001-2008
KINGS DAUGHTERS DAY SCHOOL, Plainfield, NJ. Summer Program Guest Artist instructor. 2008.
THE LINN HILL SCHOOL, Westfield and Mountainside, NJ, Creator of Children’s Art Curriculum and Art instructor, K-8, 1987-1993.
CURATORIAL
PRESERVE NOW PROTECT FOREVER: An exhibit of landscape paintings celebrating the efforts of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey. Works by 14 New Jersey artists depict landscapes preserved through the efforts of the Land Conservancy of New Jersey. Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery and The Bernardsville Public Library. Curator and exhibiting artist.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF PLAINFIELD ARTISTS, The Mayor’s Millennium Task Force, twenty-three artists of the 20th century who lived and worked in Plainfield. 2000.
COMMISSIONS
Kings Daughter’s Day School, Plainfield, NJ., Library Mural, 2009
Met Life, New York. Decorative column, 1998.
The East Harlem Community Corporation, New York, New York. Edition of Etchings Commemorating “Fiestas Patronales Del Barrio, 1976.”
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Studio 7 Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ, 2007-present.
River Gallery, Narrowsburg, New York, 2005-present.
William Ris Gallery, Stone Harbor, New Jersey, 2004-present.
Windsor Gallery, Colts Neck, New Jersey, 2002-Present.
Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2000-2004.
Sundance Gallery, LTD., Bridgehampton, New York, 1994 - 1998.
COLLECTIONS
Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Micon Foods, Inc., Metuchen, New Jersey.
Elliot Newcomb Designs, Plainfield, New Jersey.
The Pillars Bed & Breakfast, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Westgate, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Private collections in U.S.A. and Scandinavia.
BIBLIOGRAPHY (*Review, **Feature Article)
** Jake Remaly, “Inspiration with a Morris Flair”, Daily Record, Morris County, cover story, Sunday, September 19, 2010.
**Christine Sullivan, “Bold Brushstrokes of Vivid Hues”, Out and About, Recorder Community Newspapers, March 19, 2009.
A Nod to the Jersey Shore, Featured in “Indulgences” column, NJ CEO, the magazine for Business Leaders, Q2, 2008.
*Joan M. Devlin, “Bouras Building is Home to Local Artists”, Summit Observer, February 6, 2003.
Tommy Paolino, “On the Cover, Gerry Heydt, Plainfield”, Home News Tribune, August 8, 2002.
**Laurie Granieri, “Plainfield Artist Chooses the Great Outdoors,” Courier News, July 6, 2002.
**Laurie Granieri, “Location, location-Landscape Artist Brings Her Visions to Life in the Great Outdoors and Alone in Her Plainfield Studio,” Home News Tribune, June 30, 2002.
Dan Bischoff, “Winter Scenes”, Star Ledger, February 13, 2002.
Ralph Bellantoni, “Women's Artwork Featured in Shows,” Courier News, January 21, 1999.
Dan Bischoff, “Drake House Museum Opens New Exhibit,” Sunday Star Ledger, January 10, 1999.
**Jean Mattson, “Drake House to Present the Art of Geraldine Heydt”, Communiqué, November 1998.
EDUCATION
Instituto Allende, affiliated with the University of Guanajuato, Mexico, M.F.A. in drawing and printmaking, 1974. Thesis topic: The History, Development, and Production of Etching Inks.
Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, B.F.A. in fashion illustration, 1968.
CONTINUING STUDIES
Figure and Still Life Painting with Sam Adoquei at The New York Academy of Figurative Art, The Educational Alliance Art School, and The National Academy of Design, New York, New York. 1994, and 1996-2000.
Landscape and Figure Painting with James McGinley at The Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, Newark, New Jersey, and The New Jersey Center of Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey, 1988-1990.
Etching and lithography at the Pratt Graphics Center, New York City, New York. 1974-1976.
