Heather Jones

Bio:
Heather Jones is an artist, designer, and educator whose work questions and pushes traditional conceptions of both quilt making and painting. Her work is represented by Imlay Gallery, Montclair, NJ; the George Gallery, Charleston, SC; Jenner McGuinn Studio, Atlanta, GA; and is available through Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio and Moremen Gallery, Louisville, KY. She is a three-time winner of the Project Modern Quilt Design competition and a two-time finalist for the Martha Stewart American Made Awards. Her work has been exhibited widely at national and international venues including the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH (solo); Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH; Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset, IA; New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA; Boecker Contemporary, Heidelberg, Germany; drj- dr. julius | ap, Berlin, Germany; the University of California, Berkley, CA; Raygun Projects, Toowoomba, Australia; and the University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. Heather’s first book, Quilt Local: Finding Inspiration in the Everyday was released in October 2015 by STC Craft, an imprint of Abrams, New York.

Heather’s work has been featured in numerous books and magazines, and online publications such as Martha Stewart Living, Apartment Thera...

Master of Arts, Art History, University of Cincinnati

Bachelor of Arts, Art History, University of Cincinnati

Selected Solo / Two Person Exhibitions:

2019

“Don’t Let It Go Out,” Susan Moreman Gallery, Louisville, KY

Title to be determined, Volunteer State College (forthcoming, two person), Nashville, TN


2018

“And There Is A Light,” St. Edward's University, Austin, TX (two person)

“Between Earth and Sky,” Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (two person)


2017

“A Sense of Home: New Quilts by Heather Jones,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH

“Tells the Next One,” Divisible, Dayton, OH


Selected Group Exhibitions:


2020
“With Devotion,” The Contemporary (forthcoming), Dayton, Ohio


2019

“New Modern,” Five Walls, Melbourne, Australia

“CENTURY. idee Bauhaus,” Dr. Julius | AP, Berlin, Germany

“Design on a Dime NYC: Housing Works,” with Erick Espinoza, New York, NY

“Art Palm Beach, Contemporary Art Fair,” with Imlay Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

"Postcards from the Edge," Bortolami, New York, NY

“Art on Paper,” with Imlay Gallery, New York, NY

“/just to be alive/,” 1628 LTD, Cincinnati, OH

“RNOP: Sydney. The Road Paintings” Parramatta, Sydney, Australia

“Deep Roots,” Jenner McGinn Studio, Atlanta, GA



2018

“Aqua A...