art exhibit
I have new paintings available at The Walking Man Frame Shop and Gallery in Whitefish, Montana.
If you’re around July 1st, Thursday, 6-9 PM, come down for the downtown Whitefish Gallery Nights Art Walk, I’ll be there.
I’m excited and delighted that my painting “Deep Time” has been included in the Summer online exhibit Congruence, brought to you by I Like Your Work Podcast. This exhibit was juried and curated by Bridgette Mayer of Bridgette Mayer Gallery. I’m so happy to have my work included among so many talented and visionary artists.
©Heidi Marie Faessel “Deep Time” 2020 48 x 60” acrylic, graphite, pastel, colored pencil on canvas
Just wanted to take a moment to honor the collective efforts of everyone involved in our Quarantine Dreams exhibit.
I’m feeling so proud of my fellow artist friends and the incredible work they created for this show!
Also, I’m feeling so grateful to curator Jenny Bevill for leading and shaping this year-long collaboration.
Thank you to everyone who reserved a time slot and joined us in person opening night, and to the really lovely support of the community overall.
And my gratitude runs deep to Kalico Art Center, Alisha and Miche, for going above and beyond, to ensure the success of this, their inaugural exhibit. Their support and professionalism has made this such a wonderful experience!
Thank you Andrea Catherine for the wonderful group photo.
Visit the exhibit (it will be up all summer), or go to Kalicoartcenter.com to view the work, watch video interviews, and to purchase the art online.
I’m really excited to be participating in Kalico community art center inaugural exhibit this summer. If you're in Kalispell this summer, please visit this brand new community arts center on Main Street. We are very excited to welcome this new organization to the Flathead Valley!
photo credit: Andrea Catherine
Thank you to the Walking Man Gallery and Frame Shop for inviting me to be their featured artist this August. What fun to participate in the Whitefish Gallery Nights Art walk. Many thanks to all my friends and the local community for their support, and for coming out to celebrate the arts. Also sending a special thanks to Tim Matdies and Kenny Sedaerdahl for contributing their musical talents to make this night especially fun.
Please join me! I’m really excited to share that I will be exhibiting my recent paintings at the Walking Man Frame Shop and Gallery August 1-31, 2019
“Strength meets fragility, vulnerability meets hope, and grief meets healing: Sacred Contracts is a
snapshot of contemporary art making in the Flathead Valley. The abstract and conceptual works in the
exhibition deconstruct objects, language, and memory, while weaving together messages of hope,
grief, love, bearing witness, and matters of conscience. The artists showcase a diverse range of
media: paint, collage, fiber, natural and found materials, sculpture, photography, and poetry, and the
works vary in scale from hand-held to a full wall installation. These very diverse pieces come together
to create a landscape of healing.”
I’m excited to share that one of my paintings was included in Nick Wilton’s, 1st annual Art2Life Academy online exhibition. It was a wonderful opportunity, as it was juried by Donna Seager of Seager Gray Gallery in Marin, California.
Igniting Flight 24’x24” 2018 mixed media on wood panel
This year I took Nicholas Wilton’s Art2Life 12 week intensive Creative Visionary Program, which moved me (and my work), forward in so many ways! Including…
- setting up a a productive studio environment,
- optimizing a positive, playful, exploratory mindset
- how to trouble shoot after getting stuck
- learning to utilize the power of Value, Design + Color to make stronger work
- the opportunity to engage with an artistic community from around the world
- along with a multitude of other resources and tips for artists!!
To view the online exhibit, click here.
Special thanks to our local newspaper, the Whitefish Pilot, for sharing a bit of my story. Much appreciation to reporter Heidi Desch, who wove the threads of our nice conversation into the fabric of this story.
I had the great pleasure of exhibiting a selection of my 2017 work at North Valley Hospital this Winter.
The exhibit consisted of 6 collages (incorporating fabric, thread, paint, graphite, and ink) and 6 charcoal and gouache paintings on paper.
The work explores the idea that we are made up of layers of experience that drive our beliefs and actions.
“Similar to the strata of the Earth, I believe we are made up of layers. Although they exist below the surface they influence how we view the world, ourselves and each other. This work explores the idea that our emotional, physical, and psychological experiences shape us and that they unite us in being human.”
I loved having the opportunity to share my work in a healing environment, such as the hospital. It seems that each of us could benefit from some healing. Just being human, we suffer - navigating life with a myriad of feelings, emotions, and perceptions.
Our local paper, the Whitefish Pilot, ran an article about the exhibit.
