B I O
Heather grew up Lakota (with Gypsy roots) under the politically active and watchful eye of her adoptive grandmother. After her grandmother's death, she catapulted into emancipation at the age of 14, the year she dove deeper into film photography. In 2003 she moved to Los Angeles, her home for the next decade + embracing photography, music, film, and writing while also working along-side others. At the end of 2012, upon her return from Cuba, she found herself isolated, not knowing where to go, who she was, or who she was becoming. This terrified her…
In 2014, after multiple moves and hospitalizations, Heather found herself in the California Desert.
From the Artist...
I see the past as an opportunity, a place I can learn from, a perspective, a changeable mirror. Inner travels to memories in which sometimes I erase or illuminate. Does your future change your past? I think it does. It's not easy to open myself up and be vulnerable, but it's harder not to. xx-h->
The paradox of Heather’s work is the significance due to her experience (s).
Galleries
2011 R&R Gallery Group EXHIBITION
2012 Phil Stern GALLERY DUO EXHIBITION
2012 R&R Gallery GROUP EXHIBITION
2016 SMALL HOUSE GROUP EXHIBITION
2019 BLACKHEART STUDIO GROUP EXHIBITION
2020 Giant Rock solo exhibition
Awards
2014 Analogue Portrait Project Winner
2018 LA PHOTO CURATOR FIRST PLACE
2018 NY PHOTO CURATOR HM
Publications
Genlux magazine 4.14
Hamburger Eyes Number 32 3.18
NY Photo Curator 4.18
LA PHOTO CURATOR 6.18
FULL BLEDE ISSUE SIX 10.18
Noctua Issue XII 5.19
Screenings
High Desert Film Scramble 3.11.19
SOUNDPEDRO EARMAGINATIONS 6.01.19
LGBQT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019
THE LIFT-OFF SESSIONS OFFICIAL SELECTION 2019
SOUNDPEDRO EARMAGINATIONS 2021
SOUNDPEDRO VBODOBV | dEvolution 2021
SOUNDPEDRO Artist Curated Event (ACE) PopUps 2021
Private Collections
Private collection, Colorado
PRIVATE COLLECTION, FLAMINGO HEIGHTS
Private collection, Joshua Tree
Private collection, Los Angeles
Private collection, Landers
Private collection, New York
Private collection, Omaha
Private collection, Palm Springs
Private collection, Paris
Private collection, Yucca Valley