Born 1942 in San Antonio, Texas.
Education: B.F.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1965; M.F.A. (Painting), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1967.
Teaching Experience: Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1966-1967.
Professor of Art, Visual Arts & Technology Department, San Antonio College, 1967 to 2005 (Retired).
Solo Exhibitions:
"Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture", Men of Art Guild Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, October, 1968.
"Paintings and Drawings", Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, December, 1969.
"Paintings and Drawings", Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, December, 1970.
"Artist of the Year", Paintings, drawings and sculptures, San Antonio Art League Gallery, Hemisfair, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1971.
"3-D Drawings", San Antonio College Gallery, September, 1980.
"Painted Constructions", The Bank Of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, October, 1981.
"3-D Drawings", The Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Texas, May, 1982.
"Multi-Dimansional Compositions", San Antonio College Gallery, November, 1986.
Group Exhibitions:
37th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League, Witte Museum, April 1967.
38th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League, Witte Museum, April, 1968.
Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1968.
39th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League, Witte Museum, April, 1969.
Texas Fine Arts Association Invitational, South American Traveling Exhibition by Artist in Permanent Collection, Summer, 1970.
"Sweet Texas Funk", St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas, December, 1970.
41st Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League Gallery, Hemisfair, May 1971.
"Growth of the Artist", Artisrs in Permanent Collection, Texas Fine Arts Association, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin, September, 1971.
46th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League Gallery, Hemisfair, May, 1976.
Witte Museum Invitational, Protest Withdrawal of work, September 11, 1977.
"Art as Paramnesia", San Antonio College Gallery, November, 1977.
"Artists/Teachers", Invitational, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1979.
"Faculty Exhibition", San Antonio College Art/Advertising Art Department Faculty Show, January, 1979.
"In Miniature", San Antonio Art Institute Invitational, December, 1981.
"Fifth Year Exhibition", Invitational, Bank of San Antonio, March 1984.
Participated in San Antonio Art League Invitational Auction, September 1984.
"Time Capsule Project", Invitational, San Antonio Museum of Art, 1984.
Participated in Invitational Exhibit, Charlton Gallery, San Antonio, March, 1985.
"Sixth Texas Sculpture Symposium", San Antonio, Texas, March 1987.
Group Exhibit, Charlton Gallery, San Antonio, 1986 and 1987.
Participated, San Antonio College Invitational, Del Rio Council for the Arts, July, 1987.
"All Faculty Show", The Unserhaus Gallery, San Antonio, Contemporary Arts Month, July 1989.
Work on Continuous Display, Art Inc. Gallery, San Antonio, 1989 thru 1995.
Invitational, Two Art Works included in traveling Art Exhibition,
"HUNGERS 1990's: Not by Bread Alone", originating from the Carson County Square House Museum, Panhandle, Texas, and traveling to 15 museums, 1990 thru 1993.
Visual Arts & Technology, Fine Arts Program Studio Faculty Exhibition, VATC Gallery, San Antonio College, September 1991.
"Art to Heart", Invitational Exhibit and Auction for the Heart Association, Art Inc. Gallery, San Antonio, February, 1992.
Participated, Visual Arts & Technology Art Exhibition for the Texas Association of Schools of Art Conference, VA&T Gallery, San Antonio College, April 1993.
Participated, Art Exhibition at the Alamo Community College District Office Building, Exhibit of Faculty, Staff and Student Work from the San Antonio College Visual Arts & Technology, 1992 thru 1995.
Invitational (Painting exhibited), "Red Dot" Blue Star Gallery, San Antonio, November, 1993.
San Antonio College, VA&T Art Program Faculty Exhibit, ACCD Gallery/Meeting Room 120, Summer 1993.
Invitational, "Recent works: by past Artist's of the Year, (1970-1977)", San Antonio Art League Gallery, Janurary 1993 thru February 1994.
"NOT AN ART EXHIBITION EXHIBITION" Appropriated objects by regional painters and sculptors, invitational, Feb. 10 - Mar.10 1995, Visual Arts and Technology Gallery, San Antonio College.
65th. Annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition, painting, April 6 - May 4, 1995, San Antonio Art League Gallery.
"One More Time: The San Antonio Men of Art Guild", November 1 - December 1, 1995, The Ruth Taylor Gallery, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
"Selected Works", San Antonio College Visual Arts & Technology Departement Faculty Exhibition, VA&T Center Gallery, March 28, 1996 thru April 19, 1996. Two paintings.
"Overlays", (5) paintings, group exhibition, May-June 1997, Martin-Rathburn Gallery, San Antonio, Texas.
68th. Annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition, two paintings, March 28 - April 30, 1998, San Antonio Art League Gallery.
Awards:
38th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League, Witte Museum, April, 1968, Third Award in Painting.
39th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League, Witte Museum, April, 1969, Fourth Award in Painting.
Texas Fine Arts Association, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin, May, 1969, First Award in Sculpture.
41st Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League, Hemisfair, April, 1971,
Third Award in Drawing.
46th Annual Exhibition, San Antonio Art League, Koehler Cultural Center Gallery, April 1979, First Award in Painting, Julian Onderdonk Memorial Purchase Award.
68th. Annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition, Contributor's Prize for "River of Time Series, No 7", Oil Painting, March 28 - April 30, 1998, San Antonio Art League Gallery.
Grants:
Texas Commission on the Arts/National Endowment for the Arts, Support for Catalogue prepared by The Amarillo Art Center, "Frank Hein: 3-D Drawings, May, 1982".
Collections:
Painting, permanent collection, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin.
Painting, permanent collection, San Antonio Art League.
Approximately 300 paintings and drawings in private collections.