Artworks

I created Portal by hand-splicing recycled log salvage ropes which were used locally in the marine timber industry. For passersby, Portal acts as a lens to view the sea. Portal also functions as an experiential sculpture through which people may sit to view the sea while simultaneously feeling the worn ropes under their hands. The sense of buoyancy and the necessity of finding one's balance while perched on the work is meant to de-centre the viewer through a realization that we are not autonomous agents in complete mastery of our environment, but interconnected to it.

Sechelt, BC, Canada, 1977

Heather’s practice incorporates various socio-historically laden materials. For the past fifteen years, she has exhibited extensively across Canada and internationally. She is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, and her work is held in many official public collections. She holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia, Canada.

She holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia (2004) and has exhibited extensively across Canada and internationally for the past fifteen years. Her practice often reconfigures painting, photography and sculpture with socio-historically laden materials. Heather has completed five artist residencies and nine public artworks both locally and abroad. She is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards. Her work is held in many private and official public collections such as the Vancouver Art Gallery.