Biography
John H.P. Wheat
John H.P. Wheat is a Connecticut artist based in the greater Hartford area. The son of two artists, he has had a lifelong interest in the visual arts minoring in Studio Art at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. Following graduation, he studied and was an Assistant Instructor at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Mr. Wheat has also studied at:
- Silvermine Guild of Art in Norwalk, CT
- San Francisco Art Institute
- Institute of Fine Arts in Minneapolis, MN
- West Hartford Art League in West Hartford, CT
- Hartford Art School in West Hartford, CT
Now painting primarily in oils, Mr. Wheat has been an active exhibitor in member and CT+6 all-New England shows at the West Hartford Art League as well as in their downtown West Hartford Gallery. He has had solo shows at Duncaster and the Town and County Club and will be part of a two person exhibit at the UConn Medical Center Gallery. He was also recently accepted into the Five Points Gallery Biennial in Torrington, CT.
In addition to collections throughout Connecticut, his sculpture, watercolors and oil paintings are represented in collections located in Houston, New Orleans, Westport, Chicago, Palm Springs, San Francisco and Washington, DC.
Mr. Wheat is a Trustee and Past President of the Board of Trustees for the Hartford Art School Endowment, Inc. He is also currently a Vice Chairman and Director at Duncaster as well as President of the Decorative Arts Council at the Wadsworth Atheneum. He and his wife Karen currently reside in Bloomfield, CT.
For inquiries, please contact:
John H.P. Wheat
23 Carnoustie Circle
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 508-3185 or johnwheat@wheatfinearts.com