Stephen Henriques’ new figurative oil paintings are grounded in abstraction and nuanced with the lush color and thick, impasto paint for which he is celebrated. These works are inspired by the avant-garde jazz innovations of Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and other experimental American musicians. For Henriques, making art is like following a river or a sound — not knowing where it will take him, yet committing to the journey with an open mind and heart. Education1970 M.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA1967 B.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA Solo Exhibitions2016 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts2012 “Jazz Club”, Canvas SP Galerie, São Paulo, Brasil2011 Espacio Panamá, Panamá City, Panama2008 Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo, Brasil2006 "Inspired by Jazz", Festival Amazonas Jazz, Manaus, Brasil2005 Galeria de Arte A Hebraica, São Paulo, Brasil2003 Expoarte Galeria, Brasília, Brasil2003 Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasília, Brasil2002 Galeria Berenice Arvani, São Paulo, Brasil1998 Bennett Street Gallery, Atlanta, GA1998 Adolfo’s Restaurant, San Francisco, CA1998 Fizz Supper Club, San Francisco, CA1997 Stevenson Place, San Francisco, CA1996 3COM Corporation, Santa Clara, CA1995 Borders Books and Music, San Francisco, CA1993 Workplace Gallery, New York, NY1990 Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA1988 The French Culinary Institute, New York, NY1986 Art Concepts, Walnut Creek, CA1982 Gastonbury Gallery, San Francisco, CA1981 Studio Showing, San Francisco, CA1979 Studio Showing, San Francisco, CA1976 Market Hours Gallery, San Francisco, CA1975 Palo Alto Culture Center, Palo Alto, CA1975 Lawson Galleries, San Francisco, CA1970 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA1970 Crown College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA Group Shows2018 “Dreamland”, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2012 Canvas SP Galerie, São Paulo, Brasil2004 1° Congresso Mundial de Gestão Coletiva de Direito Autoral - Artes Visuais. Cultural Blue Life, São Paulo, Brasil.2004 "American Days and Nights" Câmara Americana de Comércio São Paulo completa 85 anos. Vernissage com Stephen Henriques. Palacio do Governo, São Paulo, Brasil.2003 "Arte Sem Fronteiras", Hilton Morumbi, São Paulo, Brasil1993 “Color Life”, Cafe Adriano, San Francisco, CA1992 Rococo Showplace, San Francisco, CA1989 Jazz/Art, Kimball’s East Gallery, Emeryville, CA1989 “Multi-Media ’89", Koret Gallery, Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center,Palo Alto, CA1988 Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellvue Art Museum, Bellvue, WA1986 Farnsworth Gallery, San Francisco, CA1986 Since 1903, Window Installation, San Francisco, CA1985 Glastonbury Gallery, San Francisco, CA1966 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA Video ProfileCNN’s weekly program “Travel Now”. Paintings and interview shown on the “Art” segment June 5, 1999 and July 24, 1999KRON-TV San Francisco weekly program “Next Step”. Paintings and interview shown on the “Idealive” segment October 2 & 3, 2000 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTSDizzy Atmoshere, Bossa Jazz, Celso Pixinga, Mix House Records, São Paulo, 2006Oblivion, Life is a Rhythm, Rio de Janeiro Jazz Trio, Mix House Records, São Paulo, 2005Abstract Truth, S.O.S. Baixo, Celso Pixinga, Mix House Records, São Paulo, 2005Noites Brasileiras, Bop Till You Drop, Rio de Janeiro Jazz Trio, Mix House Records, São Paulo, 2003Memories of You, Pulso Forte, Rio de Janeiro Jazz Trio, Mix House Records, São Paulo, 2001Ain’t Misbehavin, Marakablu, Rio de Janeiro Jazz Trio, Mix House Records, São Paulo, 2000Antiguo, Antiguo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Cuban Quartet, Blue Note and Somethin’else Records, New York and Tokyo, 1997 and 1998 BOOK COVERSFra Angelico Meets Ornette Coleman, Ghost Notes, by Ralph Burns, Oberlin College Press, 2001Spirits of Havana, Crossroads to Cure, by Nicola Henriques, Totality Press, 1998First Song, Believe in Miracles, Edited and Published by Rainbird Publishing, 1997On Green Dolphin Street, Who is Angelina?, by Al Young, University of California Press, 1996Sea of Love, Drowning in the Sea of Love / Musical Memoirs, by Al Young, Ecco Press, 1995