Instructor: Jeffrey Hirst
Wednesday - Thursday
May 29 -May 30
10am - 4pm
2 Sessions

This class will cover how to scale work up from a small scale to a larger format. The class will cover the challenges faced when working on larger paintings.

Jeffrey Hirst has exhibited his work throughout the United States and Europe since 1987. He has his MFA from Louisiana State University and BFA from the University of Minnesota. His work has been showcased at national and international venues including the Minneapolis Institute of Art; Addington Gallery, Chicago, McKinney Contemporary, Dallas, and Bienal do Douro, Portugal.  Hirst is a recipient of the numerous grants and was awarded a fellowship at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ireland where he has gone on four residencies. Hirst is represented by Addington Gallery in Chicago and Brandt-Roberts Galleries in Columbus, OH and his work is in numerous public and private collections in The U.S., Portugal and Ireland. 

In 2021, Hirst co-founded Catalyst Art Lab and teaches encaustic and printmaking workshops across the U.S. Canada, Mexico and Ireland. Jeff is a CORE instructor for R & F Handmade Paints.