The Artist
Valerie Hinz lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and had been
a professional artist, working in television since 1979. After 21 years,
Valerie left her television career to pursue oil painting full time. As a
horsewoman, painting horses was a natural direction to go.
One of her earlier commercial exhibitions was with the U.S. Arabian National
Horse Show in Louisville, KY. There, she took a tour of Churchill Downs, where
she viewed an exhibit of the works by the American Academy of Equine Art for
the first time. She eagerly submitted work to future AAEA shows, where within
two years, she gratefully accepted the 1992 Gordon Barton Memorial Award for
Best in Show. The publicity received from her wins through the AAEA juried
exhibitions helped her to become visible to the galleries that represent her today.
The high realism once painted in the seventies has given way to
more impressionistic strokes, most always inspired by light, no
matter the subject.
Valerie was the official artist for the 1999 Queen's Plate and 2003 Breeder's Cup.
She was awarded Artist's Choice "Best of Show" at the 2009 and 2011 Calgary
Stampede Western Art Showcase (see awards page for more info).
Galleries displaying her work:
Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, KY,
The Sporting Gallery, Middleburg, VA,
Huey's Fine Art, Sante Fe New Mexico
Buckingham Fine Art, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Read Morea professional artist, working in television since 1979. After 21 years,
Valerie left her television career to pursue oil painting full time. As a
horsewoman, painting horses was a natural direction to go.
One of her earlier commercial exhibitions was with the U.S. Arabian National
Horse Show in Louisville, KY. There, she took a tour of Churchill Downs, where
she viewed an exhibit of the works by the American Academy of Equine Art for
the first time. She eagerly submitted work to future AAEA shows, where within
two years, she gratefully accepted the 1992 Gordon Barton Memorial Award for
Best in Show. The publicity received from her wins through the AAEA juried
exhibitions helped her to become visible to the galleries that represent her today.
The high realism once painted in the seventies has given way to
more impressionistic strokes, most always inspired by light, no
matter the subject.
Valerie was the official artist for the 1999 Queen's Plate and 2003 Breeder's Cup.
She was awarded Artist's Choice "Best of Show" at the 2009 and 2011 Calgary
Stampede Western Art Showcase (see awards page for more info).
Galleries displaying her work:
Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, KY,
The Sporting Gallery, Middleburg, VA,
Huey's Fine Art, Sante Fe New Mexico
Buckingham Fine Art, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
