SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
2023
Beyond the Horizon, Cassilhaus, Durham, NC
2021
Shift Happens, GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
2020
Drawn: Concept & Craft, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
Shift Happens, One Love Response installation, GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
2019
UNLESS, site-specific installation, The Rubenstein Art Center, Duke University, Durham, NC
Double Edged: Geometric Abstraction Then and Now, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2018
SHOW, a collaborative work with Justin Tornow, Alex Maness, and Christopher Fleming, The Durham Fruit Company, Durham, NC
Feminine Spectrum, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
Cinnabar project as part of You Are Here: Light, Color and Sound Experiences, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Steel, a site-specific installation, The Dillon, Raleigh, NC
No. 22 / PENUMBRA, a collaborative project with Justin Tornow and Chris Fleming, CAM Raleigh, NC
The Collection in Black and White, Raleigh Municipal Arts Collection, Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Thinly Veiled, Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, NC
Elements, solo exhibition and lecture, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
2017
And Then The Sun Swallowed Me, solo exhibition, CAM Raleigh, NC
Gamut, solo exhibition, Spectre Arts, Durham, NC
No. 19 / MODULATIONS, a collaborative project with Justin Tornow (director) & others, 21C Museum Hotel, Durham, NC
Typeface, a collaborative project with Chris Vitiello, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
ECHO, a collaborative project with Justin Tornow & others, 21C Museum Hotel, Durham, NC
2016
“Chrysalis” mural installation, Arts Annex, Duke University, Durham, NC
The Contemporaries, Light Art + Design, Chapel Hill, NC
“Thunderhead” installation, Art&, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
Some Shifting and Some Time, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC
Luck of the Draw 2016, Diverse Works, Houston, TX
SARUS Festival, Wilmington, NC
KONTEK Moving Installation Van Project, KONTEK Systems, Durham, NC
Mural Project, Cocoa Cinnamon, Durham, NC
NEW YEAR SHOW, Light Art + Design, Chapel Hill, NC
2015
Value of Words, an interdisciplinary performance with choreographer Justin Tornow and COMPANY, Nov 13, CAM Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
Folding Light, Suntrust Gallery, Durham, NC
The Contemporaries, Light Art + Design, Chapel Hill, NC
Point Counterpoint: NC Arts Council Fellows 2014-15, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
ArtPrize 7, Lyon Square Installation, Pitch Night Durham Recipient, Grand Rapids, MI
KIN, The Carrack Modern, Durham, NC
Medici Schmedici : Demystifying the Artist/Collector Bond, Craven Allen, Durham, NC
2014
Interface || Interference, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham
SOUTHERNERS, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham
North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship Recipients, Bull City Arts Collaborative, Durham
Loaded Objects, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham
2013
Something In Particular: A Review of Today’s Southern Artist, Clear Films Studio, Atlanta
TINY: Attention, Exploded, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham
CHARACTER PROFILE, Root Division, San Francisco
Highlights of the Municipal Art Collection, Block Gallery, Raleigh
How to Fold My Heart : Three Mothers, Daughters and Wives, ArtSpace, Raleigh, NC
2012
WORD MAPS, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
CODEWORK, group exhibition, Flanders Gallery, Raleigh
Small Talk : Works on Paper by Heather Gordon, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
2011
Listenings, Group exhibition, Block Gallery, Raleigh Arts Commission, Raleigh
Local Histories: The Ground We Walk On, Chapel Hill
Hear & Now: New Works by Heather Gordon, Allenton Gallery, Durham
2010
14th Annual No Dead Artists Juried Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans
Art on Paper 2010 Biennial Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro
SELECTED AWARDS / RESIDENCIES / EVENTS
United Arts Support Grant, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC, 2024
United Arts Support Grant, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC, 2021
Visiting Artist, The Rubenstein Art Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2019
Presented “Information and the Human Condition”, Teaching Contemporary Mathematics Conference Special Speaker, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Jan 2019
Juror, Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artist Grant, Durham Arts Council, Oct 2018
Panelist, Art of a Scientist Panel Discussion, The Rubenstein Art Center, Duke University, Aug 2018
Art and Environment Educator Workshop, North Carolina Museum of Art, Jun 20, 2018
Artist Lecture, SECU Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of Art, Jun 14, 2018
Visiting Artist, Fine Arts Series, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Dec-Feb 2018
Artist Lecture, Junior Seminar, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, 2016
Artist Residency, The Intersections Project, SECCA, Winston Salem, NC, 2016
ArtPrize7 PITCH NIGHT Durham winner, 2015
North Carolina Artist Fellowship, North Carolina Arts Council, 2014-2015
Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant, Durham Arts Council, 2010
REVIEWS / PUBLICATIONS
Roberts, Liza, Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina, The University of North Carolina Press, 2022
McNairy, Lizzie Cheatham, Decoding Life’s Complexities, Matrons & Mistresses, Oct 31, 2019
Zimmerman, Robert, Heather Gordon – Artistic Data Miner, Duke Arts, Aug 13, 2019
North Carolina Museum of Art opens “You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experiences, Art Daily, Aug 2, 2018
Howe, Brian, Dance Review: Justin Tornow and COMPANY’s Maze of Dance-Tech Dioramas Illuminates Compelling Questions About Autonomy and Art, The INDY, Jul 25, 2018
Dwyer, Michaela, With SHOW, Justin Tornow Attempts the Impossible: an Economically Viable Performance Experiment that Promotes Freedom and Flexibility, The INDY, Jul 11, 2018
Diamond, Max, “For 1 day, you can see the NC Museum of Art’s ‘You Are Here’ exhibit for free“, The News & Observer, Apr 20, 2018
Kazsuk, Dathan, Design Editor, “Brews News: Pittsburgh friends launch new Raleigh brewery”, Triangle Business Journal, Apr 19, 2018
Thompson, Carolyn, “‘You Are Here’: inside NCMA’s interactive exhibit“, NC State University Technician, Apr 17, 2018
Jensen, Rachel, “Artists from Durham to Japan combine the elements in new exhibit, ‘You Are Here’“, The Daily Tar Heel, Apr 10, 2018
“North Carolina Museum of Art Pairs Exhibition With…Beer“, ARTFIXdaily, Apr 10, 2018
Menconi, David, “You’ll be the center of art at the NC Museum of Art’s ‘You Are Here’ experience“, The News & Observer, Apr 5, 2018
Hall, Sarah Lindenfeld, Go Ask Mom editor, Value of attentive listening, power of patience, true spirit of collaboration: Durham artist Heather Gordon on art, motherhood, Go Ask Mom, WRAL, Mar 11, 2018
Shanahan, Laura, “NCMA’s Matrons of the Arts initiative highlights female artists“, The Daily Tar Heel, Jan 22, 2018
“North Carolina Museum of Art Opens You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experiences in April 2018“, ARTFIXdaily Artwire, Jan 16, 2018
Vitiello, Chris, “Aesthetics Be Damned – Our Visual Art Critic Only Had Eyes for Political and Social Relevance in 2017“, The INDY, Dec 27, 2017
Hall, Daniel, “Meet Heather Gordon, the Durham Artist Behind the Obscurely but Deeply Personal And Then the Sun Swallowed Me at CAM Raleigh“, The INDY, Nov 22, 2017
Howe, Brian, “Fall Into Art“, The INDY, Sep 13, 2017
Woods, Byron, “Justin Tornow and COMPANY Look at Dance From Every Angle in No. 19/Modulations“, INDYweek Dance review, Jul 27, 2017
Abrams, Amanda, “Good Company : Justin Tornow and Heather Gordon Reunite With More Multimedia Dance Innovations in No. 19/Modulations“, INDYweek, Jul 19, 2017
Vitiello, Chris, “Artist Heather Gordon Makes Herself a Mirror for Justin Tornow to Dance Inside at 21c Museum Hotel“, INDYweek and cover photo, Feb 22, 2017
“Don’t You Lie To Me” podcast interview, Episode #3, Sep 2016
Lange, Jeremy M., photo credit of KONTEK van project, INDYweek Backtalk, Apr 20, 2016
Stafford Kelly, Susan, “Studio Tour with Durham’s Heather Gordon”, Our State, Apr 2016
Kaczmarczyk, Jeffrey, “ArtPrize awards $5,000 for sculpture inspired by Grand Rapids Indian mounds”, MLIVE.com, Jun 4, 2015
Greenberg, Blue, “Collecting for Love, Not Speculation”, The Herald Sun, Feb 7, 2015
Howard, Catherine, “Absence and Presence and Binary Visualization”, 13/13/13 blog, Oct 23, 2013
Welton, Mike, “Heather Gordon Massages the Medium”, Architects & Artisans, Aug 19, 2013
Greenberg, Blue, “At Carrack, a smorgasbord of art”, The Herald Sun, May 9, 2013
Wright, Christy, “Art with the Artist – Heather Gordon”, Designing the Triangle, Oct 29, 2012
Vitiello, Chris, “Milk Money”, The Independent, Aug 15, 2012
Vitiello, Chris, “NC Artists Delve Deep into Code at Flanders Gallery“, The Independent, Mar 28, 2012
Zigler, Matt, “Word Maps at the Green Hill Center”, NC Artblog, Feb 25, 2012
Vitiello, Chris, “Live Here Now : Chapel Hill show animates concepts of place”, The Independent, Feb 16, 2011
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
MFA from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
BFA from University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
