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Heavenly

Henrique Hermes

OCTOBER 16-18 2025
NEW YORK, NY

Heavenly features a selection of works that explore Hermes’ consciousness through playful cartoon imagery and satirical text. While each piece tells its own story, together they show his resistance to complexity and his desire to find simplicity in a chaotic world. Viewers are left to interpret what’s truly going on beneath the surface, as the meaning is often hidden behind humor and distortion.

Henrique Hermes (b. 1994) is a Portuguese artist from Porto, Portugal. Hermes is currently based in Caldas de Rainha, Portugal, where he creates his often unpredictable yet deeply intentional paintings. His work consistently utilizes a mixed-media approach, combining airbrush, acrylic, and oil paint. Hermes has been featured in a group exhibition at Gallerie Ground in Brooklyn, New York, as well as in two solo shows: Raro in Genoa, Italy, and Galeria Diferença in Lisbon, Portugal. Heavenly marks Hermes’ first solo exhibition in the United States.

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Exhibited Works

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Wet Dream, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
68 x 50 inches

Amazing Graces, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
68 x 50 inches

Walking My Cat Named Dog, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
44 x 44 inches

Painting Is Pain, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
44 x 44 inches

Love Me, Love Me Not, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
27 x 23 inches

Thug Life, Standard Life, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
44 x 44 inches

Rich Prince, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on paper, framed
33 x 23 1/2 inches

Bipolar but OK, 2025
Airbrush, acrylic and oil paint on canvas
27 x 23 inches

SELECTED WORKS

Henrique Hermes: Heavenly
Office Magazine
October 21, 2025

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Page Six
New York Post
October 20, 2025

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