Commissions & Awards

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Phone: 612 991-2344        Email: tomhessel1@hotmail. com

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Awards:

Living on the Margins | Silverpoint Drawing | 20″ x 16″

2024 Plymouth Arts Council Award of Excellence – Arts North 29, Hopkin’s Center for the Arts Gallery

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A Blustery Day | Silverpoint Drawing | 20″ x 16″

2023 Special Merit Award – Annual Juried Exhibit, Minnesota Artist’s Association, Robbin Gallery

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Eastern Man | Silverpoint Drawing | 18″ x 14″

2023 Directors Choice – Art Fluent, WANDERLUST – International Online Exhibit

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Lining Up | Silverpoint Drawing | 20″ x 16″

 2025 Award of Excellence – MAA Annual Juried Exhibit, Phipps Center for the Arts

2024 Honorable Mention – Annual Juried Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts Gallery

2022 Best of Show – Art Fluent, HUMANITY – International Online Exhibit

2022 2nd Place Drawings – 27th Arts North International Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts Gallery

2021 Award of Merit – Annual Juried Exhibit, Bloomington Artistry Gallery

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Butch | Silverpoint Drawing | 16″ x 20″

2021 Award of Merit – Annual Juried Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts Gallery

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Downtown Square Park | Silverpoint Drawing | 20″ x 16″

2019 Award of Merit – Annual Juried Exhibit, Edina Center for the Arts Gallery

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Evening Shadows | Silverpoint Drawing | 18″ x 24″

2018 Best of Show – Annual Juried Exhibit, Bloomington Artistry Gallery

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The Persistence of Life | Silverpoint Drawing | 18″ x 24″

2023 Award of Excellence – Annual Juried Exhibit, Minnesota Artist’s Association

2018 Best of Show – Annual Juried Exhibit, Minnetonka Center for the Arts Gallery

2018 Award of Merit – Northern Lights Exhibit, White Bear Lake Gallery

2017 2nd Place Drawings – 22nd International Arts In Harmony Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts Gallery

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LInc on Flute | Graphite Drawing |  19″ x 14″

2016 Award of Merit – Annual Juried Exhibit, Edina Center for the Arts Gallery

2014 Best of Show – Annual Juried Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts Gallery

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Waiting at the Rec Center | Acrylic Painting | 24″ x 36″

2016 Honorable Mention – Annual Juried Exhibit, Minnetonka Center for the Arts Gallery

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The Totem | Graphite Drawing | 13″ x 21″

2016 Award of Merit – Annual Juried Exhibit, Savage Center for the Arts Gallery

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Tobacco Grower | Graphite Drawing | 12″ x 18″

2014 Honorable Mention &  Community Choice Award – Annual Juried Exhibit, Savage Center for the Arts Gallery

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Vespers | Graphite Drawing | 12″ x 18″

2014 2nd Place Drawings – Annual Juried Exhibit, Savage Center for the Arts

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The Switch Yard | Graphite Drawing | 17″ x 12″

2014 Award of Merit – Northern Lights Exhibit, White Bear Lake Gallery

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Commissions:

Marlie Wyatt Johnson | Graphite Drawing | 10″ x 15″ | 2022 | Commissioned by proud grandpa Terry Keseley

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Lyla Luanne Johnson | Graphite Drawing | 9″ x 15″ | 2018 | Commissioned by proud grandpa Terry Keseley

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Kael Keseley | Graphite Drawing | 10″ x 14″ | 2018 | Commissioned by proud grandpa Terry Keseley

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Mom – Sharon | Silverpoint Drawing | 16″ x 20″ | 2016 | Commissioned by loving son, Don Hessel

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Hadley Mae Johnson | Graphite Drawing | 16″ x 10″ | 2015 | Commissioned by proud grandpa, Terry Keseley

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Richard Paul Bilodeau | Graphite Drawing | 10″ x 14″ | 2015 | Commissioned by son-in-law, Don Hessel

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The Maddens at the Lake | Acrylic Painting | 36″ x 24″ | 2013 | Commissioned by Todd Madden