ABOUT HEATHER
It's about the negative space. Those moments between travel and interaction.
Day grew up in Hawaii and along the east coast of the United States, finally moving to San Francisco after graduating from Maryland Institute College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and art history. Her background in travel and culture encouraged her to see more of the world, where she discovered a connection to nature—her main source of inspiration.
Day’s art is a form of visual storytelling interested in conveying moments of interactions. She works primarily with paint and non-traditional materials, and is known for her murals. The philosophy that everything is a product of an experience frames each work, conveying stories of movement and ideas of color through seams,lines, and layers.
Day is currently preparing work for her solo show with Athen B Gallery in San Francisco this coming fall 2017. Recent group exhibitions include The Affordable Art Fair in New York City, Hashimoto Gallery in San Francisco, and Athen B. Gallery in Oakland. She is currently working on murals around the Bay area.
Aside from attending upcoming shows, you can also follow her process on Instagram.
ABOUT THE WORK
I travel seeking stories of all kinds—stories behind people, places, sound, and nature—and bring them home to my San Francisco studio to create an interpretation. Each of us sees the world differently through a screen of personal experiences. I choose to communicate my interpretations through layers of overlapping paint, expressing moments at every seam, edge, and line. Each mark represents my language of dynamic motion, allowing compositions to read like handwriting—from one side to another.
Working primarily with paint and non-traditional materials, my recent work is a reflection of travels in nature. I spend time collecting moments from wooded areas, agitated rivers, and panoramic views of the ocean and convey them through medium washes and emphatic marks. Color is used like punctuation—as a means to control the energy and direct the eye. My process demands motion, requiring the entire body, not just the hand. I’m pouring and manipulating paint into its own current, using a range of motions. Each painting ultimately seeks to balance the progression of growth and upkeep found in both nature and the act of painting.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2012
BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Painting Major
Art History Minor & Curatorial Studies Concentration
2008
The Chicago Academy For the Arts
2007
Maryland Institute College of Art:
Pre-College Course
2006
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD):
Pre-College Course
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
UPCOMING: Conversations and Color, Athen B Gallery, San Francisco, CA. October 6 at 160 Spear Street.
2015
Feels Like Home : The Sub Gallery, San Francisco CA
2014
Things We Hold, 2 Blocks of Art
San Francisco, CA
2013
Pages, Wall Gallery
Oakland, CA
2013
Sideways, Hillyer Art Space
Washington, DC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
New Works at the Tappan Atelier, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Heat Wave, Stephanie Chefas Gallery, Portland OR
June Group Show, Hashimoto Contemporary
San Francisco, CA
Ready, Set. Athen B. Gallery
Oakland, CA
Spatially Thinking, Tappan Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2015
The Affordable Art Fair, Uprise Art
New York, NY
Soho Art House x Tappan
Los Angeles, CA
2014
Aesthetic Dialogue, Gallery M
Ontario, Canada
2013
Intermix, Daily Candy, The Tappan Collective
New York, NY
Pages / Wall Gallery
Oakland, CA
10 x 10, Norton Factory Studios
Oakland, CA
Paintings by Heather Day, Google Campus
Mountain View, CA
2012
Out of Order, Maryland Art Place
Baltimore MD
Lotta Art, School 33
Baltimore MD
Plan Bmore, Nomad Gallery
Baltimore, MD
One Inspired Evening
Chicago Journeymen
Plumbers Union Hall
Chicago, IL
Xoxo, Spray Booth Gallery
Kansas City, MO
Sketchbooks, Decker Library Gallery
Baltimore, MD
2011
Monster Drawing, Contemporary Museum
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore: Open City, North Ave Market Gallery
Baltimore MD
Skin, Load of Fun Gallery
Baltimore MD
2010
Drawing & Painting Exhibition; Fox Gallery MICA
Baltimore, MD
Second Nature; Caribou Screen Printing Show
Baltimore MD
2009
Foundation show, Decker Gallery, MICA
Baltimore MD
COLLABORATIONS
2017
Facebook : Created the Worlds First Augmented Reality Art for Facebook Camera
Subaru: Painting As I Travel
Uber : Day To Day Productivity in the Studio
2016
Madewell : I Made This For You (And Me)
Blurb Books : Preserving Sketchbooks with Blurb
Method Soap : Method in the Studio
Lululemon : United State, National Campaign
Banana Republic : International Spring Campaign / Commercial here.
2015
Well Traveled : Photo partnership with Herschel Supply Co.
2014
Apt CB2 with CB2 and Pinterest
Intermix: Limited Edition Tote Bags
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013
Architects Choice, Washington Project for the Arts,
Washington, DC
2011
Juried Solo Exhibition Award, Hillyer Art Space
Washington, DC
2010
Academic Achievement Scholarship, MICA
Baltimore, MD
2008
Presidential Merit Scholarship, MICA
Baltimore, MD
2008
Visual Arts Leadership Award,
The Chicago Academy For the Arts
Chicago, IL
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2016
Joshua Tree House Art Residency
2014
Norton Factory Studios
2012
Works in Progress (WIP)
Gallery Residency at Artisphere
Arlington, VA (August)
KNOWN COLLECTIONS
Airbnb
San Francisco, CA, USA
CB2/Crate & Barrel
New York, NY, USA
Chicago Resurrection Hospital
Chicago, IL, USA
Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra
Chicago, IL, USA
Club Monaco
New York, NY, USA
Craftsman and Wolves
San Francisco, CA, USA
Dropbox
Seattle, WA, USA
Facebook Inc
Menlo Park, CA, USA
J.Crew, J.Crew Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Jessica Williams Design, private collection
New York, NY, USA
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC
Seoul Hospital
Seoul, Korea
Snap Inc ( Snapchat)
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Steven Walton private Collection
Madrid, Spain
The Tappan Collective
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Warner Brothers Inc
Los Angeles, CA, USA