Heather Willems - CV


Solo Exhibition Record

2007
Dumbo Art Center, “Writing the Making”, Brooklyn, NY.
Houghton Gallery, “The Midnight Disease”, Geneva, NY.

2005
Mahan Gallery, “Morally Ambiguous”, Columbus, OH.
Hopkins Gallery, “Writing the Making”, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

2003
Silver Image Gallery, “Without Words You Disappear”, Columbus, OH.

2001
The California Building, “Album of Light”, Minneapolis, MN.2000 Katherine E. Nash Gallery, “The Camera Adds Ten Pounds”, Minneapolis, MN.
pArts Photographic Arts Gallery, “Grip: Member Spotlight”, Minneapolis, MN

Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
City Without Walls,"The Price of Freedom”, Newark, NJ.
Brooklyn Art Center, “the LACK of desire”, Brooklyn, NY.
Mahan Gallery, “Isn’t It Romantic”, Columbus, OH.


2007
Gatov Galleries, “Deeeeesire”, CA State University, Long Beach, CA.
Rochester Contemporary, “Absence.Excess.Loss”, Rochester, NY.
Morlan Gallery, “Shape of Words”, Lexington, KT.
516 ARTS, “Attention to Detail”, Albuquerque, NM.
RedSaw Gallery, “Lilliput”, Newark, NJ.
Artists Space, “Night of 1000 Drawings”, New York, NY.


2006
Synthetic Zero, “Three Attempts at Seduction”, New York, NY.
Nova Art Fair, “Wish You Were Here”, Chicago, IL.
Stage Left, “The Degenerate Show”, Chicago, IL.
Happenings Gallery, “Lost and Found”, Reading, PA.


2005
Gallery 1018, “Society of Photographic Education”, Portland, OR.
Hopkins Gallery, “2005 Graduate Exhibition”, Columbus, OH.


2004
Ohio Art League, “4 x 5”, Columbus, OH.
Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, “Image Ohio”, Columbus, OH.
The BLD, “Time Machine”, Columbus, OH. Juror: Fernando Orellana.
Sean Christopher Gallery, “Out of Context”, Columbus, OH.
Silver Image Gallery, “Arcade: OSU Art & Technology Exhibition”, Columbus, OH.
MPX Gallery, “5:1”, Columbus, OH.
Hopkins Gallery, “2004 Graduate Exhibition”, Columbus, OH.


2003
Silver Image Gallery, “Sexhibtion”, Columbus, OH.
Creative Electric, “Animal Farm”, Minneapolis, MN.
SOO Visual Arts Center, “Jet Lag”, Minneapolis, MN.


2002
Rogue Buddha, “Caught Between Dreams and Awakening”, Minneapolis, MN.
TWU, “Joyce Elaine Grant Endowment Juried Exhibition”, Denton, TX.
Intermedia Arts, “Minneapolis 55408”, Minneapolis, MN.
Minnesota Center for Photography, “Photo Bravo”, Minneapolis, MN.
Gallery 360, “Concepts”, Minneapolis, MN.
pArts Photographic Arts, “Members' 50:50”, Minneapolis, MN.
Visual Arts Center, “Dazed”, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX.


2000
Rogue Budha, “Bad Lights, Cheap Carpet”, Minneapolis, MN.
The Annex, “Bad Lights, Cheap Carpet”, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
1999 John Sommer’s Gallery, “DH Lawrence Ranch Exhibition”, Albuquerque, NM.
Anderson Gallery, “CLA Fine Art Exhibition”, University of Minesota, Minneapolis, MN.
ASA Gallery, “Spring Juried Exhibition”, Albuquerque, NM.

Performances
2005
Hopkins Gallery, “Writing the Making”, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Gallery 448, “What If Here Were Now?”, Columbus, OH.
Columbus Dance Theatre, “DaDaDa Dance”, Grimaldi Circus, Columbus Fringe Festival, OH.
2004                        
Wexner Center of the Arts, “Make a Salad”, Artist:: Allison Knowles, Columbus, OH.
Sherman Gallery, “Worm Holes”, Columbus, OH.
Gallery 2, “How to Capture a Particle”, Chicago, IL.
Grant Park, “Hit Me”,  Chicago, IL.
Hasket Sound Stage, “Euripides”, Director: Jon Erickson, Columbus, OH.
Gallery 448, “Writing to Experience the Having Been Written”, Columbus, OH.
1998
Cedar Cultural Center, “Love Stories”, Director: Sara Nelson, Minneapolis, MN.

Grants/Honors
2007Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
2007Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2005Edith-Fergus Gilmore Travel Grant, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
2004Texas Instruments “Digital Intelligence” Award, Dallas, Texas. First Place.
2003Women's Art Institute Grant, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.
1999University of Minnesota CLA Fine Arts Award, Jurors’ & People’s Choice Award, Minneapolis, MN.

Residencies/Workshops/Visiting Artist
2007
Vermont Studio Center, artist-in-resident, Johnson,VT.                        
Rochester Contemporary, panel member, Rochester, NY.
Hobart and William Smith College, visiting artist/ lecturer,  Geneva, NY.
2006- 2004
Lucky Pierre Workshop, Links Hall, Chicago, IL.
Denison University, visiting artitst/educator for a time arts class, Granville, OH.
Lone Twin-Workshop, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Goat Island Summer School, Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
Goat Island-Workshop, Ohio State University,  Columbus, OH.
Whittier Arts Center, artist-in-resident, educator, Minneapolis, MN.
DH Lawrence Ranch Workshop, Taos, New Mexico.

Education
Master of Fine Art – Photography, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. September 2003 - June 2005
Bachelor of Fine Art – Photography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. August 1995 - May 2000
Photography, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. August 1998 - July 1999   

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