ABOUT THE ARTIST
H plinaryartistborninSt.
C klyn,NY.Sheusesabstract p oexploredualities,and c pssuchasdamageand r recalledWitnessestothe past,presentandfuture.Theyserveasguardiansandare quiet,raw,andimperfectyetpowerfulintheirpresence. Herabstractworkislayeredandtextured.Figures emergeonthecanvasasWilliamspushesthematerialin anintuitive,organicmanner,exploringrelationships betweenoneformtoanother.Hervideoworkisin responsetocurrentsocialissues.
HeatherearnedaMaster’sdegreeinFineArtfromthe SchoolofVisualArtsin2020attheheightofthe pandemic.ShehasbeenawardedthePaulaRhodes MemorialAwardforExceptionalAchievementinMFAArt Practice.Hershortfilm,SafePassage,wasawarded honorablementionattheMuseumofScienceand IndustryinChicago.Shehasalsobeenawarded residenciesatEileenS.KaminskyFamilyFoundation (ESKFF)atManaContemporary,ArtCrawlHarlemat GovernorsIsland,NYandasustainableArtsFellowshipat GalleryAferro,NJ.Shehasexhibitedinmanygroup exhibitionsincludingPeelofftheSurface,TribecaLoft, andsoloshowsDamageandRepairatAkwaabaGallery andProtectiveSpiritsatTheBridgeArtGallery.Her sculpturesandabstractpaintingsareinmanyprivate collections.
18"x24"
SSReflective