Richard Heeps

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Although I was brought up in East Anglia, I was heavily influenced by America, I visited American ba...

About the artist

Richard Heeps

Joined In 2018

(203 Followers)

About the artist

Richard Heeps

Joined In 2018

(203 Followers)

ABOUT

EDUCATION

EXHIBITIONS

RECOGNITION

Although I was brought up in East Anglia, I was heavily influenced by America, I visited American bases, I kept magazine cuttings and I followed drag racing. The speed, lifestyle and technicolour is reflected in my imagery. Colour is a major aspect to my work, it drives my equipment and material choices.

I have made many bodies of work, while there are distinctions between them they are all linked somehow. I have exhibited widely, in the early part of my career following an exhibition at the Photographers Gallery in 1989, many of my exhibitions toured Museums and Galleries around England. From 2007 presentation of my work has mostly been at Art Fairs in the UK and worldwide where it has been brought by many international collectors. My piece 'Thrills' was part of the 2018 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

1988-1991, BA Hons. Photography Film and Animation, West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham
1986-1988, BTec Photography, Mid Cheshire College of Art and Design, Northwich
1981-1984, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Apprenticeship in mechanical engineering

Royal Academy | Summer Exhibition 17th June - 17th August

Art For Cure | Spring Exhibition, Ballroom Arts Aldeburgh, April 2025

Helm | Unity, Brighton, May 2024

Paxton + Glew | Street, Brighton, May 2024

Tom Cox Gallery | THREE, London, April 2024

Affordable Art Fair Battersea | Bleach Box Gallery March 2025/24/23/22

Babylon ARTS | Future Artefacts, January 2024. Exhibition at Babylon ARTS celebrates 125 years since Wicken Fen became the first National Trust Nature Reserve.

SOTA Marketplace | London Exhibition, October 2023

TAG Fine Arts | Wish You Were Here...? Group Exhibition, Whitechapel, London, June 2023

Paxton + Glew Gallery Brighton Biennale Photo Fringe Festival | New Vision Exhibition and Talk, September 2022

Envie D'Art | Back to the Fifties, Paris, September 2021

Art on a Postcard | Photography on a Postcard at Photo London May 2019

The Auction Collective | HYPER-COLOUR-POP-CULTURE, May 2019

Milan Design Week 2019 | Design Garden at The Stylist's Wardrobe, a collective exhibition of art and design inspired by nature.

WEMEN, Nhow Hotel Milano | 6th November 2018 - 31st March 2019

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018