Heather Abshire

I use my work to better process and re-frame my anxieties and introspection. Each piece is neo-surreal, with moments of figurative components and primary colors. I extract and reconstruct fragments of this world to assemble new scenarios. These new scenarios re-illustrate my ideas regarding femininity and human nature. By distorting and isolating the subject matter from its context, I can examine and repurpose the meaning. My art further explores my thoughts around mental health and sheds light on disordered thinking we've all fallen victim to in some way or another.

Marywood University - BFA - 2014

London Independent Study - 2012

Rome Independent Study - 2013

Exhibitions:

2023 -BAU Gallery - Reprise - Beacon, NY

2023 - The Factory LIC - ActionReaction - Long Island City, NY

2023 - The Painting Center - The Painting Center Benefit 2022-2023 - Artsy

2022 - Carrie Able Gallery - "Here Resides Fantasy" - Brooklyn, NY

2022 - Culture Lab LIC - Affordable Art Fair - Long Island City, NY

2021 - Atlantic Gallery - LIC Atlantic Fall Showcase - New York, NY

2021- Saatchi Art -The Other Art Fair Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY

2021 - "LIC-A Artists 2021 Showcase - Online

2020 - Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition - "Wide Open II" - Brooklyn, NY

2020 - Plaxell Gallery - "Spring Exhibition" - Long Island City, NY

2020 - Site:Brooklyn - "Gesture and Motion" - Brooklyn, NY

2019 - Citi Community Cases - Court Square - Long Island City, NY

2019 - Plaxall Gallery - "Creative Mosaic" - Long Island City, NY

2019 - Site:Brooklyn - "The Freedom of Abstraction" - Brooklyn, NY

2019 - Atlantic Gallery - "LIC @ Atlantic" - New York, NY

2019 - Upstream Gallery - "Small Works Exhibition" - Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

2018 - Plaxall Gallery - "Yours and Always Only Yours" - Long Island City, NY

2017 - Ravel Hotel - "Holiday Market" - Long Island City, NY

2017 - Makers Movement - "The Handmade Pop-Up" -...