Heather Cleary

CV

Solo exhibitions

  • 2026Flash! Heather Cleary, California Museum of Photography, UCR, Riverside, CA
  • 2026A Subtle Body, Sean’s Room, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2024Heather Cleary, Sean’s Room, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2023Return, W Projects, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • 2019New Age, Dread Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2014sense non sense, UCLA New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2011New Forms, Cambridge Innovation Center, Cambridge, MA

Group exhibitions

  • 20242024 MassArt Alumni Biennial: Looking Backward. Looking Forward., Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
  • 2022Books and Things, Helen J Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2020Garden, Elizabeth St., Los Angeles, CA
  • 2018Specular Fiction, Fresh Window Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2018The Third Edition, Index, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2017True Love, Dread Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2017Project Room, Tif Sigfrids Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2016Refenestration, Tif Sigfrids Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2014Aggregate Exposure, George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2014Frameshift, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2013MFA 2014 Exhibition, UCLA New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2013BLOG RE-BLOG, Signal, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2013The Object Salon, Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2013Useful Pictures, Michael Matthews Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2013Collection, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2013Hey, Hot Shot! 2012 First Edition Showcase, Jen Beckman Gallery, New York, NY
  • 2012Aufheben, Fuller Projects Gallery, Bloomington, IN
  • 2012VOX VIII, Juried by Ruba Katrib and Marlo Pascual, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2012Small Works, Humble Arts Foundation/Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward Festival, Boston, MA
  • 2011Chain Letter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
  • 2011Swap Meet, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA

Education

  • 2014MFA Studio Art–Photography, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2003BFA Photography, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

Public collections

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Awards, grants, residencies

  • 2027Light Work Artist-in-Residence
  • 2013Resnick Scholarship
  • 2013UCLA Art Council Award
  • 2013Lilian Levinson Foundation Scholarship

Bibliography

  • 2023Michelle Sproule, Heads Up, Scout Magazine
  • 2015Catherine Opie, Musée Magazine, Issue Eleven
  • 2014Julie Niemi, VIA publication, Issue 03 Ritual, Summer
  • 2014The Royal Obsession, Issue Two: Warrior
  • 2014LVL3 media, Artist of the week
  • 2013Chmielarz, Monika: Ed. Blow Magazine, Issue Eight
  • 2012THEartblog
  • 2012It’s Nice That
  • 2012HHS! Contender Hey, Hot Shot! Blog
  • 2012i like this art Blog