BIO:
Heidi Carlsen-Rogers’ photographic & textile work translates the way she observes complexity & wonder in the world around her.
With her floral photography as foundation, she merges visual impressions with concepts that explore environmental & social wellbeing, inclusiveness, connectedness, healing & repair.
Heidi combines photographic tapestry with thread, marrying organic subjects with artificial processes, digital manipulation with handmade – exploring the ongoing tension between beauty, destruction, human nature, our planet & the Divine.
In 2021 Heidi was awarded an Artists 360 grant from the Walton Family Foundation & Midwest America Arts Alliance; in 2016 was granted an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Arkansas Arts Council.
She been included in exhibitions with Arkansas Committee National Museum of Women in the Arts, Women to Watch: Arkansas State Tour 2023, Wiregrass and Masur Museums of Art, Chautauqua Institution, along with other regional exhibitions.
Heidi’s work was selected for inclusion in the 2019-2024 National Museum of Women in the Arts (Arkansas Committee) juried artists registry. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections and select public installations throughout the US and abroad.
Her work will be included in the upcoming 2024 Delta Triennial, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock; and 2024 Solo Exhibition: Glimmer; The Arts & Science Center of Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff.
She holds a B.S. degree from Kent State University and worked professionally in the visual display industry prior to becoming a full-time artist.
Born in Alabama, Heidi has lived in Connecticut, Ohio and Chicago and was influenced by the diverse experiences, perspectives and personal history that were gathered while living in different regions of the country. She currently lives & maintains a studio in NW Arkansas.
ADDITIONAL INFO / LINKS:
Artists 360 Full Circle: 5 Minute Art Talk: Crystal Bridges Museum of Art
Arkansas Art Scene Interview 2023: Arkansas Art Scene August 2023
Wiregrass Museum B20 Interview 2020: B20 Interview - Wiregrass Museum 2020