About
Heather Abshire is a New York-based artist who specializes in painting. She obtained her BFA along with a dual minor in painting and art history from Marywood University in 2014. Her artwork has been showcased in numerous exhibitions and housed within private collections nationwide. From 2017 through 2019, Heather undertook the role of co-curator for a private corporate art collection. She has also been an exhibiting artist at Saatchi’s The Other Art Fair and LIC Affordable Art Fair. Heather has recently completed an artist-in-residence program and held her inaugural solo exhibition at the Carrie Able Gallery. She is affiliated with the Long Island City Artist and The Painting Center.
Statement
My art gives me a sense of control over my environment. It is a ritual of extracting fragments of the world and assembling them to form something new. Through varying subject matter, I can reimagine my introspection, mental health, and humanness. It helps me visualize and further navigate my anxieties. Each painting is a means to manipulate the chaos and convey a story. The result is a blend of distorted figures, muted primary colors, playful shapes, and dreamy tones. Through my work, I get to view the human experience through a new and unique lens.
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 - Carrie Able Gallery - Escape Route - Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions:
2024 - Visionary Projects - Cool Off - New York, NY
2023 - BAU Gallery - Reprise - Beacon, NY
2023 - The Factory LIC Gallery - ActionReaction - Long Island City, NY
2023 - The Painting Center - The Painting Center Benefit 2022-2023 - Artsy
2022 - Carrie Able Gallery - Here Resides Fantasy - Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Culture Lab LIC - Affordable Art Fair - Long Island City, NY
2021 - Atlantic Gallery - LIC Atlantic Fall Showcase - New York, NY
2021- Saatchi Art -The Other Art Fair Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY
2021 - LIC-A Artists 2021 Showcase - Online
2020 - Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition - "Wide Open II" - Brooklyn, NY
2020 - Plaxell Gallery - "Spring Exhibition" - Long Island City, NY
2020 - Site:Brooklyn - "Gesture and Motion" - Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Citi Community Cases - Court Square - Long Island City, NY
2019 - Plaxall Gallery - Creative Mosaic- Long Island City, NY
2019 - Site:Brooklyn - The Freedom of Abstraction - Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Atlantic Gallery - LIC @ Atlantic - New York, NY
2019 - Upstream Gallery - Small Works Exhibition - Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
2018 - Plaxall Gallery - Yours and Always Only Yours - Long Island City, NY
2017 - Ravel Hotel - Holiday Market - Long Island City, NY
2017 - Makers Movement - The Handmade Pop-Up - Online
2014 - Mahady Gallery - BFA Exhibition - Marywood University, Scranton PA
2014 - Wendell and Company - Advance Painters II- Scranton, PA
2013 - Connells Loft Gallery - Decoding Spaces - Scranton, PA
2011 - Connells Loft Gallery - Mind the Art - Scranton, PA
Residencies:
Summer 2022 - Carrie Able Gallery Artist in Residence - Brooklyn, NY
Curatorial Projects:
2017-2019- MediaMath's Private Global Art Collection
Education:
2014- Marywood University - BFA
2014 - Marywood University - Minor in Art History
2013 - European Independent Study - Rome, Italy
2011 - European Independent Study - London, England
