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Andrea Joyce Heimer (born 1981) is a painter whose narrative-base work draws inspiration from a re-examination of her own life growing up as an adopted child in
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Education

Primarily self-taught, Heimer earned her
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(M.F.A.) in
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in 2017 from the
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where she studied with painter
Craig Stockwell Craig Stockwell (b. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952) is a visual artist who paints large, colorful, abstract paintings. He served (2013-20) as the Director of the MFA in Visual Arts program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Early life Origi ...
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Career

Heimer has exhibited in shows at Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles; Half Gallery, New York City; Hometown, New York City; and Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, among others. Her work has been included in international shows at Almine Rech, Paris; Pinakotheke der Moderne, Munich; and
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in Manchester. In 2017, Heimer was one of 55 artists selected to participate in the 15th
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in
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, Turkey. Her work has been written about in ''
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'', ''
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'', ''Vice'', ''Riot Material'', and ''
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''. Heimer was a 2019 recipient of the
Joan Mitchell Foundation Joan Mitchell (February 12, 1925 – October 30, 1992) was an American artist who worked primarily in painting and printmaking, and also used pastel and made other works on paper. She was an active participant in the New York School of artis ...
Painters & Sculptors Grants, a 2019
Betty Bowen Award Betty Bowen (born Betty Cornelius) (1918–1977), was an American journalist and art promoter. She was born in Kent, Washington, and earned an English degree from the University of Washington. She worked briefly as a reporter for ''The Seattle Time ...
finalist, and a 2018 Neddy Award finalist in painting, a 2015 recipient of the 5790projects Award, and a 2013 Neddy Award finalist in painting.


References


External links


Andrea Joyce Heimer's website.
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