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Drew Heitzler (born 1972) is an American artist best known for his film and video work. Heitzler lives and works in
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Early life and work

Heitzler was born in
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. He received his BA from
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in
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in 1993. Heitzler studied at the
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in London before receiving an MFA in studio art from
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in New York in 2000. In 2002, he was an artist-in-residence at the
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture is an artists residency located in Madison, Maine, just outside of Skowhegan. Every year, the program accepts online applications from emerging artists from November through January, and selects 65 ...
in Madison, Maine. Heitzler lived and worked in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn before relocating to Los Angeles in 2004. Heitzler's first film, ''Subway Sessions'', was screened at
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in 2002. His film ''TSOYW'', made in collaboration with Amy Granat and
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was included in the 2008
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. Additionally, his work was included in the 2010 California Biennial at the
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and has been included in exhibitions and screenings at
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in London, Kunsthalle Zurich, Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw,
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and
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. In 2008 Heitzler's video ''Sailors, Mermaids, Mystics'' was included in the
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. Heitzler is represented by Marlborough Chelsea in New York and
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in Los Angeles.


Champion Fine Art

In 2003, Heitzler opened Champion Fine Art with Flora Wiegmann. The artist-run gallery followed a strict criteria by which each exhibition was curated by an artist Heitzler and Wiegmann selected. The gallery published a zine-style catalog for each exhibition in edition of 100, distributed for free to gallery visitors. Each exhibition was titled with a number starting with #21. The shows descended numerically to #1, after which the gallery shut its doors. In this way, the gallery's ultimate demise was built into its programming. The gallery was located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn until August, 2004 when it relocated to the Culver City section of Los Angeles. Artists who curated or appeared in exhibitions at Champion Fine Art included Sylvie Fleury, Vincent Szarek,
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, Allyson Vieira, Alex Kwartler,
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, Monique Van Genderen, Valentin Carron,
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, Joe Scanlan,
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, Eric Wesley, Carey Young,
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, Anna Sew Hoy,
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. While the gallery resided in New York, each exhibition closed with a performance by Wiegmann and Fellicia Ballos under the name Champion Dance.


Mandrake

In 2005 Heitzler, along with Wiegmann and Justin Beal, opened Mandrake, a bar and cocktail lounge situated in the middle of the La Cienega Boulevard gallery district in Los Angeles. The back room at Mandrake, originally intended for use as a gallery space, opened with an exhibition curated by Darren Bader and Jesse Willenbring. Artists who had solo exhibitions at Mandrake include Richard Aldrich, Ann Craven, Mark Hagen, Gil Blank, and Mark Verbioff. As the bar rose in popularity it became impossible to guarantee the safety of the artworks and the exhibitions were discontinued. The backroom at Mandrake now houses two permanent murals by David Muller and
Olivier Mosset Olivier Mosset (born 1944 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss visual artist.
. The bar also houses art works by
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Allen Ruppersberg Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944) is an American conceptual artist based in Los Angeles and New York City. He is one of the first generation of American conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made. His work includes p ...
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, Cyprien Gaillard, and
Nate Lowman Nate Lowman (born 1979 in Las Vegas Valley) is an American artist working in the genre of pop art. He grew up in Idyllwild, California, where he graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from New York Uni ...
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heitzler, Drew Artists from Charleston, South Carolina Fordham University alumni Hunter College alumni 1972 births Living people Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture alumni