About
Photo by Holly McGraw
Heather Rose Piper is an interdisciplinary artist, craftsperson and Local 829 member living in NYC exploring elements of esotericism and playfulness. Her work ranges from meticulous acrylic paintings depicting a personal pantheon of powerful imagery, to colorful up-cycled garment experiments and costumes. Her background includes large-scale puppet experiences for puppet theater, TV, and The Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
Education:
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago — BFA 2013
Degree in Fine Art and Critical Theory with Emphasis in: Sculpture and New Media
Events and Special Honors:
Sphynx and Spiral - Group Show at Stephen St Gallery, Queens, NY - Winter 2024
Island Luminaria 2 - Group Show and Art Parade on Gov's Island, NY - Fall 2024
Fresh Ideas in Puppetry Conference - Toronto, Canada - Spring 2024
Fallow Frames Biennial Festival - Queens, NY - Summer 2024
Resident Artist at Carousel’s Press, Brooklyn, NYC - Spring 2023
Object Movement Residency, The Center at West Park, NYC Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Spring Break Art Show: Naked Lunch, NYC - Fall 2022
Satellite Art Show - Miami Art Week, Miami, FL - Fall 2022
Bark Like A Dog - Online Group Show - Fall 2022
Eat, Dog Eat! - Group show, Brooklyn, NYC - Spring 2022
Valentine Energy - Nancy Manocherian’s The Cell, NYC - Winter 2022 - sold
Excavation - Group show by Emerging Arts NYC, Brooklyn, NYC - Winter 2021
Always In Hell - Curated Pop-Up Group Show, Argon Props, NYC - Fall 2021 - sold
Take Back the Alley - Curated Pop-Up Group Show, Argon Props, NYC - Summer 2021
Altered States - Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, NYC - Winter 2020
Anonymous Brooklyn Show - Brooklyn Metal Works, NYC - Fall 2019 - sold
3rd Place Best Sea Monster Award - Coney Island Mermaid Parade, NYC - Summer 2019
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art Block Party Live Painting, NYC - Summer 2019 - sold
Wassaic Project Residency, Wassaic, NY - Fall 2018
Doll Show - Cult Party, Brooklyn, NYC - Spring 2018
Works Like New - Group show, Roughbuilt, Brooklyn, NYC - Summer 2018
Bushwick Art Parade and Workshop - Organized public event, Brooklyn, NYC - Summer 2018
Upcycling Optimists: Youth Workshop - Razor Studios, Brooklyn, NYC - Summer 2018
CRUSHED </3 - Group show, Costume Coop, Brooklyn, NYC - Spring 2018
It’s Alive! - Curated Multimedia event, World Money Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC - Fall 2016
Guest Lecture and Artist Talk for SVA Intro to Animation class, NYC - Fall 2016
Nation Puppet Conference Attendee, Eugene O’neill Theater Center, CT - Summer 2016
Dreamcatching - Group show, Club 157, Brooklyn NYC - Spring 2016