Heather Carey

Born in Guelph, Ontario, Heather is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Victoria. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph in 2009. Her art practice consists primarily of painting. She is currently a member of the Toronto collective loop Gallery.

Artist's Statement

My work deals with perception, both the psychological and the physiological sides of it. I explore the visual and imaginative possibilities of painting, considering the history of painting and the different languages of mark-making included in this history. I am most interested in the experiential side of visual arts, and how this experience can be influenced by our living and interacting within man-made environments. My work examines space, constructions of reality, and choices involved in navigating through our everyday spaces. I am primarily a painter although my painting takes various forms, and I am invested in figuring out different solutions for what painting could be.

Courses:

Art 211 (Painting)