Jeffrey Hein

Jeff Hein was born in New Windsor, New York in 1974. He began studying drawing at Ricks College in 1992 under Gerald Griffin. In 1997, after four years off to serve a mission and battle cancer, Hein resumed his studies in painting and drawing at Salt Lake Community College under Rick Graham and Rob Adamson.  From 1998-2002 Jeff attended the University of Utah where he also studied painting and drawing. Hein began a full-time painting career in 2002. From 2008 to late 2010 Hein took a two-and-a-half year sabbatical to devote to personal study and exploration of naturalist painting techniques. Hein has also taken workshops from renowned artists including Steven Assael. 

Hein has been written up in numerous magazines and newspapers including "American Art collector", "Fine Art Connoisseur", "Arts and Antiques" and "Jetset Magazine". His work has appeared on the covers of "American Art collector", "Art Calendar" and two years of the annual Spring Salon Catalog of the Springville Museum of Art (SMOA). His work has also been shown in prestigious locations such as the Utah Museum of Fine Art, The SMOA and the Salmagundi Club in NY. It has been included in many prestigious collections including that of the SMOA, John Huntsman Sr., Mitt and Ann Romney, Senator Gordon Smith and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  Jeff has won numerous awards including 2nd place in the National Portrait society's portrait competition, 2nd place in the figurative category of the Art Renewal Center's salon and first place in Springville Museum of Art's annual Spring Salon. Jeff has served as a faculty artist for the Portrait Society of America Portrait Conference from 2013-22. In 2007 Hein founded the Hein Atelier of Traditional Art in Salt Lake City where he trains 12 apprentices in person and 45 students online in the naturalist tradition. Hein is known for his portraits, multi-figure narrative and scriptural paintings. His work also includes complex large scale still-life works and sculpture.