Author name: Carol Heft

carol heft connections: a surge of plastic, light, and urgency in the netherlands

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My friend Ron Shelton recently asked if I’d be interested in writing a short piece about his work, Yellow Waterfall, installed in the historic cistern in Veere, Netherlands, during the yearly Art Route, Kunstroute Veere. I haven’t seen the installation in person—only through photographs—but I’ve been thinking about it ever since he sent the image. Ron […]

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carol heft connections: crossingborders – we are all immigrants

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“CrossingBorders: (We Are All Immigrants)” is an exhibition of works by members of Global Art Project, an international multimedia collaborative collective founded and directed by Carl Heyward, USA, with 90 members from 19 different countries. This project has been exhibited at The Westbeth Gallery in New York City, and at Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery

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carol heft connections: artist ange arthur, ivory coast

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Artist Ange Arthur Koua, born in Ivory Coast (Abidjan) in 1989, has created a striking body of work using various symbolic materials, specifically emphasizing worn garments and fabric. His work is both personal and political, without a specific agenda. He gives us the freedom to understand what is often unspoken. Ange’s first solo exhibition in

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carol heft connections: susanne schmidt-nielsen of denmark

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People have created “installation art” since they discovered they could make marks. Denmark artist Susanne Schmidt-Nielsen’s  unique installation was an impressive and complimentary display in the Richard Winthers’ house. “This something, this in between” opened on April 30th  in Denmark. How the physical reality of our environment affects the inner reality of our mind and

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carol heft connections: drawn together

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Drawn together with Marie Cecile Aptel and Jean Pierre Bourquin Any working relationship, regardless of its duration or scale, requires compatible partners.  Compatible partners include people who disagree or have opposing feelings.  In fact, I have found that working cooperatively is most satisfying when my collaborators are unlike me in distinctive ways.  Compatibility and differences

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the ardent thread: artists archives of the western reserve, usa

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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.  The relationship between the elements and the body of this work is an interesting one. In this exhibition, the weaving together of tradition, nontraditional materials, and ideas are precise; the aesthetics of object/subject are implicit, playful, and lively. The Ardent Thread, curated by Cleveland fiber

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artist carol heft, usa: “war and separation” at the time of coronavirus

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“War and Separation” at the time of Coronavirus [kopa_blockquote border=”left”]The universal subject of displaced families and individuals seeking refuge and homes in parts of the world that are distant and culturally different from their roots was the original theme of this exhibition. The spread of the coronavirus in recent weeks has suggested the inclusion of

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