Heather Weston

Heather Weston is a designer, book artist and painter working primarily with paper, and acrylics on canvas. At the heart of her work is an fascination with the human condition, and more precisely, how our unconscious impacts our daily lives. Art has a uniquely powerful place within this subject matter, as it has the ability to bypass rational, conscious thought and reach directly to the unconscious core of us. Her book art examines many taboo subjects that are suited to the narrative medium. Her paintings deal with similar subjects but in a powerfully abstracted way.

Heather's book art is collected widely and can be found nationally and internationally in collections as diverse as The British Library, Tate Britain, University of Southampton Collection, Sloane Art Library, US, and 40 other collections across the States.

Heather Weston was educated at Cambridge University, where she studied Social and Political Science. She also attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Camberwell College of Art where she studied for a and Foundation in Art and Design, and an MA in Book Art, respectively. The subject matter of her work is drawn from both her educational background and her first career and ongoing interest in psychodynamic theory and research.

Some Events and Activities as an book artist and designer

“Printing Matters” Witte de With, Rotterdam, (collaborative) April 2005
Pulse (Launchpad), May 2005
Morley Gallery, June 2005
Cockpit Arts Summer Open Studios, June 2005
CGA Open Studios, June 2005
Zetter Showcase, Zetter Hotel, London EC1 15-30 Sept 05
Chelsea Craft Fair, Oct 2005
Small Publishers’ Fair Oct 2005 (as part of Faction)
Hidden Art Open Studios and Shop, Oct-Dec 2005
“Sense: Absence” CGA, Oct/Nov 2005 (Faction)
‘Materialize’, The Arts Gallery, Uni of the Arts, London W1, Sep-Oct 05
‘Contents’, Crafts Council Showcase, London N1, 8 Sept–20 Nov 05
LAB05, (London Artists’ Book Fair), Nov 2005 (Faction)
The Salt Gallery, Cornwall, part of a collection of work from London artists, 11-18 Nov 05
Cockpit Arts Winter Open Studios, Nov 2005
CGA Open Studios, Dec 2005
East Dulwich Designer Show, Dec 05
Canary Wharf Showcase (with Hidden Art), Dec 05
Made For Men, CGA Cornwell House, EC1, Dec 05
KIOSK – Modes of Multiplication, ICA Dec 2005 (joint traveling exhibition)
Dean Clough Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, Halifax Mar 10-11, 06
Faction @ Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE Bristol, May 2006 (collaborative)
Faction @ Arnolfini, May-June 06
ORIGIN, ’06
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