Past Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Seeing Sound / Hearing Color
Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas
January–February 2026
Type: Solo exhibition
A two-month solo exhibition presenting a large body of abstract visual artwork connected to music, improvisation, and interdisciplinary practice. The exhibition formed part of a larger residency including lecture-demonstrations, workshops, and live performance activity.
Art Installation at the Eddie Durham Celebration
Cephas House / Eddie Durham-related venue context, San Marcos, Texas
November–December 2025
Type: Solo exhibition/ featured exhibition
A featured presentation of Hehmsoth’s visual artwork in connection with the Eddie Durham celebration, extending his interdisciplinary work linking jazz history, visual art, and public cultural programming.
Juried and Group Exhibitions
Expressions of Freedom
Walker’s Gallery, San Marcos, Texas
June 28–August 23, 2025
Type: Group exhibition
Hehmsoth exhibited two digital artworks, The Reach for Innocence and Thought Races, in Expressions of Freedom at Walker’s Gallery in San Marcos, Texas. The exhibition explored the theme of freedom and presented Hehmsoth’s visual-art practice in relation to imagination, identity, and creative thought. Both works were created on iPad Pro using Procreate and Apple Pencil and reflect his broader interdisciplinary practice connecting visual art, abstraction, and musical improvisation.
Press:
San Marcos Daily Record — “Jazz artist Hank Hehmsoth showcases new works in Expressions of Freedom exhibit”
San Marcos Daily Record — “Jazz legend, TXST Professor of Practice has exhibit at Walkers’ Gallery”
San Marcos City Hall Community Gallery Exhibition
San Marcos City Hall Community Gallery, San Marcos, Texas
Fall/Winter 2025–2026
Type: Juried exhibition
Juried municipal gallery exhibition presenting local and regional artists in a public civic setting.
Wingin’ It!
Walkers’ Gallery, San Marcos Activity Center, San Marcos, Texas
May 3–June 28, 2025
Type: Group exhibition
Hehmsoth exhibited visual artwork in Wingin’ It! at Walkers’ Gallery, located in the San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos, Texas. The exhibition ran from May 3 through June 28, 2025 and presented his work in a public gallery setting as part of his growing visual-art practice. The show contributed to the expanding exhibition history of Hehmsoth’s abstract and music-connected artwork in gallery and community arts contexts.
Related link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1130977969041867
Documentation:
Installation photographs from the exhibition include works such as The Zone and Sax Solo, shown in gallery placement at Walkers’ Gallery.
The Big Show
Round Rock, Texas
2025
Type: Group exhibition
Selected for exhibition in a juried show featuring regional artists. This exhibition expanded the public visibility of Hehmsoth’s visual-art work beyond music-centered contexts.
Hank Hehmsoth’s visual artwork has been presented in solo, juried, and group exhibitions in galleries, civic spaces, and interdisciplinary arts settings. His exhibition work reflects an ongoing practice that connects abstract visual form with jazz, improvisation, rhythm, memory, and creative process. This page documents selected exhibitions, installations, and public presentations of that work.