About the Artist
Heather Abshire is a New York-based artist who specializes in painting. She graduated in 2014 from Marywood University with a BFA and a dual minor in painting and art history. Heather began her independent art career after studying abroad in London and Rome.
Since then, she has exhibited and is featured in private collections across the US. From 2017-2019, Heather co-curated and managed a private corporate art collection. She recently was an exhibiting artist at Saatchi’s The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, and LIC Affordable Art Fair. Additionally, Abshire was an artist-in-residence for the summer of 2022 at Carrie Able Gallery. She is a Long Island City Artists and a member of The Painting Center.
Statement
I use my work to examine and re-frame my anxieties and introspection. I extract and reconstruct fragments of this world to compose new scenarios. Each piece is surreal, with moments of figurative components. My subject matter is distorted and isolated from its context to re-illustrate stories and representations of human nature. I enjoy playing with perspective and utilizing complementary colors and tones. Through painting or collage, my art explores thoughts around mental health and sheds light on disordered thinking we’ve all fallen victim to in some way or another. I hope it can break down personal silos that keep us isolated.
Exhibitions:
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 Gap" - Scranton, PA
Residencies:
Carrie Able Gallery - Artist in Residence - Summer 2022
Curatorial Projects:
2017-2019- MediaMath's 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
Representation:
Long Island City Artists
Saatchi Art
The Painting Center Member - The Art File
.jpg)
