My upcoming New York exhibit got covered by American Art Collector magazine! I’ve been a fan of this fantastic magazine for a long time, so to be featured is quite an honor. Grab the April issue to read all about my next show, The Modern Environment, which is opening at the George Billis Gallery May 2nd. A big thank you to Alyssa Tidwell at the magazine and to George Billis for making it happen!
NYC Exhibit Coming Soon
We’re less than a month away from the opening of my latest exhibit, "The Modern Environment,” opening Thursday May 2nd, 6-8pm at the George Billis Gallery, NYC. Please stop by and see this expansive series focusing on midcentury architecture and design, and it’s response to the surrounding environment. From rural housing outcroppings to urban developments of recreation, this body of paintings captures the dynamic spirit of building in and around postwar Manhattan.
George Billis Gallery
527 W 23rd St., Ground Floor
New York, NY 10011
New York City Exhibition
I’m so excited to announce my next exhibit opening in New York City: The Modern Environment. Please join me at the George Billis Gallery on Thursday, May 2nd, 6-8pm, as I unveil this brand new body of paintings that focus on design and its response to the surrounding environment. In this series, I stretch my typical New York imagery to include the residential outskirt of The Usonia development, a community created by Frank Lloyd Wright and his associates. I also include Modernist homes found in pockets of Connecticut, whose architects also built for the dense city environment. The goal is to show how middle of the Century homes, buildings, roads, and communities in and around Manhattan where a reaction to the local landscape, often incorporating it, but sometimes imposing on it. Here’s the official exhibit statement:
“Architecture is not only a response to one’s spatial needs, but also a response to the surrounding environment of the time. There is no better example of this than the transformative style of the mid 20th Century known as Modernism. This pervasive design philosophy took root throughout the world, but dramatically altered the region in and around Manhattan. From the bucolic land north of the city to neighboring Connecticut, Modern sensibilities where taking hold in every facet of daily life including architecture, city planning, interior design, and automotive design. While Robert Moses was leveling city blocks to make way for the almighty automobile, Frank Lloyd Wright was experimenting in communal living near Pleasantville. Meanwhile, a progressive group of innovative architects known as the Harvard Five were beginning to alter New Canaan and beyond with glass houses and butterfly roofs. As a painter of midcentury Modernism, my latest exhibit at the George Billis Gallery analyzes how this style took hold in the region and how it was a response to the neighboring environment, be it the big city or the deep forest. I want to capture how Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonia development situated Modern homes within the landscape, incorporating the nature around it. I study how streets in Manhattan were altered by the automobile and how developments like the site of the 1964 World’s Fair changed the marshland known as Flushing Meadows forever. I reveal how the sleek avant guarde Guggenheim Museum was a response to the grand traditional architecture of the moneyed mansions that surround it. Even the Harvard Five reacted to the traditional buildings of the East Coast by streamlining ornamentation and blending interior spaces seamlessly with the lush landscape encircling them. This exhibition of my paintings hopes to showcase the transformative power of Modern architecture and design, but also how it is firmly a reaction to the world around it.”
George Billis Gallery
527 West 23rd St. Ground Floor
New York, NY 10011
Palm Springs Modernism Week
A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out during Palm Springs Modernism Week! It was a whirlwind of activity with art exhibits, talks, and tours. I deeply appreciate everyone who showed up for my California Cool lecture, where I traced my journey as an artist, pursuing midcentury architecture as my subject matter and ending up in Palm Springs. Also, thank you to everyone who stopped by the Billis Williams Gallery booth at the Modernism Show to see my brand new painting, Afternoon Relaxation. Time to start planning next year’s events!
Trunk Show
Join me on Sunday, January 14th at the Palm Springs Art Museum's Architecture and Design Center for my one-day-only Trunk Show! I'll have a variety of my prints available, framed and unframed, including smaller sizes for those budget-conscious collectors. I'll also have some original drawings for sale. This coincides with the brand new Albert Frey exhibit opening at the Center the same weekend. Stop by for both!
Palm Springs Architecture and Design Center
300 S Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, CA 92262
"Palm Springs Pontiac" Print Release
Welcome to the beginning of the Holiday Shopping Season! I'm thrilled to offer my painting "Palm Springs Pontiac" as a limited edition print exclusively through Hyper Editions!
This beautiful new print comes in an incredibly limited edition of only 50 copies, signed and numbered, measuring 18 1/2 x 23 1/3," printed with ultraChrome Archival Pigment inks on 300gsm heavy weight fine art paper. These prints really pop!
Click through www.hypereditions.com to order yours today!
P.S. The original painting is available as well! Click through Supersonic Art for more info!
Modernism Week Presentation - Tickets On Sale!
Get ready for Palm Springs Modernism Week 2024!
Please join me at a special presentation I’ll be giving at Modernism Week next February, Sunday the 18th, from 11-12pm. Fill your eyes with swaying palm trees, shimmering swimming pools, atomic architecture, and colorful classic cars as I take you on a road trip through my retro-focused paintings. Priced at just $15, this is one of the most affordable (and highly enjoyable) events you will attend. Tickets just went on sale and will go fast, so be sure to secure your seats. Here’s the official description from Modernism Week:
In this enthusiastic, funny, and informative presentation, artist Danny Heller will whisk you away to the sunny Southern California suburbs, leisure activities, and car culture that has come to fill his bright paintings of an optimistic era. From Googie to Tiki, with plenty of Palm Springs architecture thrown in, come see how the artist captures the lasting influence of the Modern environment and hear fantastical stories that are sure to amaze and inspire! Through slides and video, Danny will discuss the architecture that draws him in, the challenges in rendering such works of art, the history of his subjects, and the obstacles of the Contemporary Art World. Be prepared to delight in the atomic architecture of the LAX Theme Building, exotic Polynesian-pop hotels, Elvis' Cadillac, and desert swimming pools galore!
For tickets and more info, please visit: California Cool Presentation
Edris House Print Release
Announcing my latest print release: Edris House Panorama! This high-quality print features the famous Edris House, designed by E. Stewart Williams in 1954 and situated on a rocky hillside in sunny Palm Springs. This print is created using archival quality inks on smooth cotton rag paper, and comes in a limited edition of 75. And now through Sunday November 12th at 11:59pm PST, take 15% off with code HOLIDAY at checkout. In fact, apply 15% off to ALL prints using the code. Order today and get a head start on that Holiday shopping!
Long Beach Museum of Art Auction 2023
Please join me at the Long Beach Museum of Art's 20th biennial Art Auction! I'm proud to have my painting, Folded Roof At High Noon, oil on panel, 16x20," 2023, included in this event that raises money for the Museum's programs and student outreach. This world class Museum not only puts on stellar contemporary and historical exhibits, but also operates as a cultural center for the local community. Come see all the amazing artwork up for auction and take in the beautiful coastal views during preview week happening now. Then get your tickets to the big event this Sunday, September 10th, by visiting www.lbma.org. Can’t make it but still want to bid? Register and bid online from the comfort of your home! www.lbma.org/fundraising-events/aaxx
Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 East Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90803
The Annual Cityscape Show
How are you handling the heat? Well if you need to cool down, come out to the annual Cityscpae Show at the Billis Williams Gallery in LA. This one-of-a-kind group show brings together paintings from the gallery’s wide range of artists - and some guest artists - all interpreting the idea of “The Cityscape.” I’ll have a brand new painting included, titled Afternoon Heat. This piece captures a sunny afternoon scene poolside in Palm Springs. Swaying palm trees, sun-baked lounge chairs, a floating inner tube in crystal blue water - these are the visuals that make up my home city. Please stop by the opening reception on Saturday August 5th from 4-7pm. The show will be up through August 26th if you’d like to return and bring a friend.
Billis Williams Gallery
2716 La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Supersonic Horizons Group Show
I’m so excited to unveil a brand new painting for Supersonic Art's upcoming group exhibition, "SUPERSONIC HORIZONS," opening Friday August 4th on https://supersonicart.shop at 1PM PST. This extraordinary show brings together a dedicated group of contemporary artists who shape and reflect the global landscape around them. My painting, “Palm Springs Pontiac,” captures the timeless visuals of the sunny California desert town, blurring the lines between nostalgic past and modern day escapism.
To request a collector's preview or purchase work, contact shop@supersonicart.com
Summer Print Sale
My Summer Print Sale is here! Now through this Sunday, July 16th at midnight, you can take 20% OFF any and all prints with code SUMMER23 at checkout! Choose from a wide variety of prints based on some of my best architectural, automotive, and lifestyle paintings. These high quality prints all come on smooth cotton paper and are printed using archival inks. Click the link below or the “Prints” tab up top to see the full selection and don’t forget that discount code!
www.DannyHellerArt.com/prints
Venice Art Walk + Auction
I’m proud to support this year’s Venice Family Clinic Art Walk + Auction returning April 18 - May 4. All proceeds from this event benefit the Venice Family Clinic and the 45,000 people they serve from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. Visit the Artsy link or visit Venice Art Walk Gallery at Runway Playa Vista to discover, bid, and collect to support their critical work!
I donated this artwork and bidding just went live on Artsy: Twin Palms Geometry, oil on panel, 11x14,” 2023. Click the link below to place your bid today!
Venice Art Walk + Auction
12775 Mellennium Dr.
Playa Vista, CA 90094
Art Market San Francisco
This weekend is the annual Art Market San Francisco art fair! Stop by April 20-23rd to see 85 top galleries from around the world and take in other art programming all weekend long. This year, the Billis Williams Gallery will be showing my work in Booth #F05. Since I don't show often in the Bay Area, this is your chance to come see my work in person. Email the gallery direct to receive complimentary tickets!
Fort Mason Festival Pavilion
2 Marina Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94123
Chemosphere Print Release
Beam me up! Get ready because my painting of architect John Lautner’s Chemosphere house is now available as a print! This icon of Modernist design sits perched - almost hovering - above the Southern California environment below, embodying the style of retro futurism that Lautner would go on to perfect. This high quality reproduction is printed using archival inks on smooth cotton paper and comes signed in a limited edition of 75. Now through this Sunday the 16th, you can purchase at a special introductory price of $250, normally $265. Order now!
New Print Release
Tired of all this freezing cold weather we’ve been experiencing? Well it’s time to thaw out with a hot new print! I’m excited to release my latest, “Vista Las Palmas Afternoon,” capturing all the warmth of a lazy day poolside in sunny Palm Springs. This print measures 18x24” with a 2” white border, is printed using archival inks on smooth cotton paper, and comes in a limited edition of 75. Now through Sunday March 5th, you can take advantage of special promotional pricing of $250, normally $265. So order a print today and brighten up your day!
California Cool Art Auction at LAM
Coming up in less than a month is the annual Laguna Art Museum California Cool Art Auction! This wonderful event features artwork from over 125 artists and helps raise money for the Museum's many community events and programming. I’ll have one of my classic inner tubes paintings up for auction, so don’t miss out! Preview and bid on the work starting Feb 18th, but attend the party on March 4th, 6:30-11pm for cocktails, food, music, and more! Get your tickets today and tell a friend!
California Cool Auction
Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Dr.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Palm Springs Modernism Week
Is anyone else looking forward to the annual Palm Springs Modernism Week event next month?! It's the best time of the year as the local community celebrates the history and impact of Modern architecture and design. One highlight continues to be the Palm Springs Modernism Week Show & Sale taking place Feb 17-20th, with an opening party from 6-9pm on the 17th. The George Billis Gallery will be there showing some of my paintings alongside work from the other gallery artists. This is your chance to see my work up close and in person...and even take a piece home with you!
Palm Springs Modernism Week Show & Sale
February 17-20th
Palm Springs Convention Center
277 N Avenida Caballeros
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Details and Tickets: PalmSpringsModernism.com
Palate & Palette Interview
Check out a fun interview I did with online art/food blog, Palate & Palette! We cover a range of topics including my new exhibit Wonderland, my In-N-Out Burger dream, and the lasting impression of midcentury Disneyland. Thank you to Amy Allen for her hard work on this!
"Wonderland" Artist Talk
A big THANK YOU to everyone who came to my artist talk at the gallery on Saturday! It was wonderful seeing so many smiling faces and getting to answer people’s questions. It was a true pleasure for me talking about my latest series, “Wonderland,” delving into the history of Modern architecture in LA and the technical aspects of putting together paintings on this scale. In case you missed it, the talk was recorded by my marvelous wife, Tracy Beckmann, and is now posted on Vimeo. The exhibit is up through November 12th, so don’t miss it!
George Billis Gallery
2716 S La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034