Andrea Joyce Heimer’s paintings unfold like narrative friezes, with landscapes and interiors divided into sections that each capture a distinct moment in her figures’ lives. Her work delves into themes of origin—whether of the universe or of storytelling itself—reflecting her own search for clarity about her beginnings. Heimer’s intricate compositions blend symbolic figures and iconography, weaving references to the Garden of Eden, Greek mythology, and her own deeply personal mythologies. These vivid visual narratives are paired with diaristic, confessional titles, offering an intimate glimpse into the artist’s world. Rendered in a flat, paper-doll-like style, her work evokes both a sense of playfulness and profound introspection.
Andrea Joyce Heimer (b. 1981, Great Falls, MT, US; lives and works in Ferndale, WA, US) received her MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. Her work will be the subject of a forthcoming solo exhibition at the Northwest Museum in Spokane, WA, US, and has been exhibited at the Bemis Center, Omaha, NE, US; CICA, Vancouver, BC; the Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA, US; Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT, US; Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US; Kasmin Gallery, New York, US; Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, US; Colombo Gallery, Milan, IT; Half Gallery, New York, US; CG2 Gallery, Nashville, TN, US; Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA, US; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA, US; Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, US and Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, US. She is a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation award and a finalist for the Betty Bowen Award.
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Andrea Joyce HeimerAlone With Our Reflections At 100 Lakes , 2024Acrylic and pencil on panel60 x 80 in
152.4 x 203.2 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerCrone's Nest On The Beach With Danger Surrounding, 2024Acrylic and pencil on panel40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerI Pass Through Threshold After Threshold, Often Feeling Like A Person Lost Or In Darkness, Sometimes With The Flicker Of A Candle To Light The Next Passage, Sometimes With Smoke Hiding It Away, 2022Acrylic on panel40 x 60 in
101.6 x 152.4 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerMe, Alone in The Florida Swamp With My Echo , 2024Acrylic and pencil on panel40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerBar Fight At The Iron Pine. I Could Also Call This ‘Fight For My Love (Or Don’t You Son Of A Bitch)., 2023Acrylic and oil pastel on panel18 x 24 in
45.7 x 61 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerIn The Cloud Nine Apartments, We Each Live Alone. We Look For Ourselves In Every Reflective Surface. We Hear Each Other Through The Walls, 2024Acrylic and pencil on panel30 x 40 in
76.2 x 101.6 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerSometimes I Look At Fireworks To Feel Something, But Even This Small Pleasure Is Destructive Of Course, And Yet, 2024Acrylic and pencil on panel36 x 48 in
91.4 x 121.9 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerThe Life Cycle Of My Beautiful Cousin Who I Admired's Marriage Started With A Barn Wedding In The Montana Badlands And Spun Through Children, Despair, Suicide, And Eventually Her Death And I Miss Her Miss Her Miss Her., 2023Acrylic on panel80 x 60 in
203.2 x 152.4 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerGetting Dressed In The Dark Again, 2023Acrylic and oil pastel on paper33 3/8 x 47 1/8 x 1 1/2 in
84.8 x 119.7 x 3.8 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerDrinking Alone, 2023Acrylic and oil pastel on paper
33 1/8 x 25 5/8 x 1 1/2 in
84.1 x 65.1 x 3.8 cm -
Andrea Joyce HeimerCowboy Cousins Hunting Pheasant, 2023Marker/oil pastel on paper33 1/4 x 47 in (framed)
84.5 x 119.4 cm (framed) -
Andrea Joyce HeimerBluebells With Cat Skull, 2023Acrylic, oil pastel, and charcoal on paper
33 1/2 x 26 in (framed)
85 x 66 cm (framed)
