Hollis Heichemer

For her work Hollis Heichemer takes initial inspiration from the natural landscapes surrounding her home. Her paintings are characterized by rich gradations of greens and blues that shift from dark intensity to light-filled translucency, and her spontaneous gestural approach infuses the works with a sense of motion, suggesting the colors are active beneath the surface plane. This sense of depth invites the viewer to step into the painting in a way, as though there is an open path of color, light, and emotional evocations one can follow.

While Heichemer is often compelled by nature, she draws on her experiences over time, allowing her works to develop fluidly and organically—in some instances, days and in other instances, months. In this way, her works become capsules of an array of moments in and outside of the studio. Heichemer is not interested in affixing a meaning or definition to her work, but rather she invites viewers to look, to experience, and to find their own meanings within it.

Heichemer was born in Binghamton, New York in 1963. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Gross McCleaf and Rosenfeld galleries in Philadelphia and J. Cacciola Gallery in New York. She has participated in a wide range of group exhibitions, including most recently at Stanek Gallery in Philadelphia and Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco. She lives and works in New Hampshire.