Lucia Heffernan



Lucia Heffernan


EDUCATION 

Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY BFA 1985-1989

 

RECENT EXHIBITIONS (PAST 6 YEARS)

2024 

Dec - CODA Gallery – Solo Show - “Urban Animals” – Palm Desert, CA

Nov - Modern Eden Gallery – “Paracosmic Escape” group show curated by Beautiful Bizarre – San Francisco, CA

Nov - Zions Bank - "Zions Bank Invitational" - Salt Lake City, UT

Aug - The Nantucket Show – Nantucket, MA

Jul - The Newport Show – Middletown, RI

Jul - Hampton Fine Art Fair – Southampton, NY

Apr - The Philadelphia Show, with Rehs Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Mar - CNS - “Art & Soup” – Sandy, UT

Mar - Rich Art Gallery – “Journey of the Fluffies” group show, Taichung City, Taiwan

Feb - The Palm Beach Art Show, with Rehs Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

Jan - Art Palm Beach, with Rehs Gallery, Palm Beach, FL


2023 

Dec - Miami Art Week – Miami, FL

Dec - CODA Gallery – “Solo Show” – Palm Desert, CA

Sept - Copro Gallery – “10th Annual BLAB Show – group show” – Los Angeles, CA

Jul - Salt Lake City Country Club - “The Art of Golf” - Salt Lake City, UT

Jun - Abend Gallery - “Wild at Art” – 4 Person Exhibit - Denver, CO

Mar - Corey Helford Gallery - “Secret Longing Group show” curated by Beautiful Bizarre – Los Angeles, CA

Mar - CNS - “Art & Soup” – Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT

Feb - LA Art Show – LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

Feb - Palm Beach Art Show - Palm Beach Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL

Jan - Coda Gallery - "Solo Show" -Palm Desert, CA

 

2022

Nov - Zions Bank - "Zions Bank Invitational" - Salt Lake City, UT

Oct - Baltimore Art and Antique Show - Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD

Sept - Musei San Salvatore Lauro – “Solo Show” - Rome, Italy

Mar - Rehs Contemporary - “Beneath the Surface” - New York City, NY

Mar - CNS - “Art & Soup” – Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT

Jan - LA Art Show – LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA


2021 

Dec - CODA Gallery – “Solo Show” – Palm Desert, CA

Dec - Abend Gallery – “Miniatures” Group Show – Denver, CO

Oct - Haven Gallery – “Animalia” curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine – Northport, NY

Sep - Copro Gallery – “16 th Annual BLAB! Show” - Santa Monica, CA

Aug - LA Art Show – LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

Aug - Nantucket Summer Show – Nantucket, MA

Jun - Rehs Contemporary Gallery - "Spirit Animals Solo Show" - New York, NY

Jun - Kirk Gallery – “Dreambags and Jaguar Shoes” – Denmark

Jan - Abend Gallery - "Online Solo Show" - Denver, CO

Jan - Coda Gallery - "Solo Show" -Palm Desert, CA


2020 

Oct - Rehs Contemporary Galleries - "ARC Select 2020" - New York, NY

Sept - Copro Gallery - "15th Annual BLAB! Show" -Santa Monica, CA

Aug - 15th Street Gallery - "2 Man Show" -Salt Lake City, UT

Mar - Virtual - Art & Soup Celebration - Salt Lake City, UT

Feb - Alpine Gallery - 20/20 Group Show - Salt Lake City, UT

Feb - LA Art Show - LA Convention Center - Los Angeles, CA


2019 

Nov - Zions Bank - "Zions Bank Invitational" - Salt Lake City, UT

Oct - Haynes Gallery - "Magic of Realism" - Franklin, TN

Sep - Copro Gallery - "14th Annual BLAB! Show" -Santa Monica, CA

Aug - Copro Gallery - 3 Man Show - Santa Monica, CA

May - 15th Street Gallery - 2 Man Show - Salt Lake City, UT

Apr - Salt Palace - Art & Soup Celebration - Salt Lake City, UT

 

PUBLICATIONS / PRESS 

2024 

Oct - Lucia Heffernan – Salt Lake Sideways

July - Community Highlights: Meet Lucia Heffernan of Lucia Hefferan Fine Arts – Voyage Utah

Apr - “Pictorial” – Children’s Science Donga 20th Anniversary Edition – South Korea


2023 

Nov - "We Love Animals" – Editorial, Elle Magazine– SouthKorea

Oct - Gym Rats – @ElleTaiwan & @ElleBeauty.tw

Sept - Gym Rats – @WomensHealth_TW Aug - "Meet Lucia Heffernan" – Canvas Rebel

Jun - Wild at Arts – American Art Collector

May - "Meet Lucia Heffernan" – Happy Homes and Garden Radio Talk Show hosted by Daphne Royse

Apr - "Meet Lucia Heffernan" – ARV | Art Rendez - Vous

Jan - "Adorable Animals Acting Absurdly" – Editorial, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Issue 40


2022 

Oct - “Lucia Heffernan’s Open Studio” by Rome Art Week

Sept - “Lucia Heffernan Exhibiting at First European Gallery Show in Rome – Business Wire

Sept - “Lucia Heffernan Vacanze Romane” – Licensing International

Sept - “Lucia Heffernan- Vacanze romane” – Artribune

Sept - “Lucia Heffernan’s Works are Striking” – Globe Banner

Sept - “Lucia Heffernan Embraces Rome with First European Exhibition” – Total Licensing

Sept - “Lucia Heffernan” – Editorial – Bixbipet Purr Magazine – Issue No. 1

Jul - “Can you imagine How it Looks like when a Chick doing Yoga” - Amestri

Mar - Lucia Heffernan – Happy Magazine , Germany

Jun - Cover Photo – Editorial, The New Barker

Mar - "Artist Paints Adorable Fluffy Chicks Doing Yoga" – UpWorthy

Mar - " Pulcini-ritratti-in-posizioni-yoga-lucia-heffernan " – WoNews.it

Feb - "Fluffy Chicks Practice Yoga Poses in Realistic Oil Paintings" – My Modern Met

Feb - “Chicks Appear to Attempt Various Yoga Positions” – The Sun

Feb - “Adorable & Flexible Chick in Perfect Yoga Poses by Lucia Heffernan”– 121 Clicks

Jan - "Yoga Chick Tarot and Art Forecast" – The Fox and the Tarot

Jan - "The Humorous World of Artist Lucia Heffernan" – Knotty Toys for Good Dogs


2021 

Dec - "Yoga Chicks" – Die Zeit Newspaper - Germany

Dec - "Absurdly Flexible Chicks Lunge, Twist, and Stretch into Perfect Yoga Poses" Colossal

Jul - "LA Art Show Returns" – American Art Collector

May - “Anthropomorphized Animals” – Forbes

May - “What’s Your Spirit Animal?” – PR Newswire

Mar - "Strong Viewpoints – Women Artists" – Lucia Heffernan

Jan - "Where the Art Makes You Smile" - Palm Springs Life Magazine


2020 

Nov - “Taking Flight” – American Art Collector

Nov - "Not a Creature Was Stirring" - PR Newswire

Oct - "Taking Flight" - American Art Collector, Artnet News,& PR Newswire

May - The 2nd Collaboration Lucia Heffernan x Pinko - Shoes Report & Pinko.com

Feb - "Best of the Best" - Artnet News


2019 

Dec - "Artist Focus" - American Art Collector

Nov - "Pinko x Lucia Heffernan" - Telva Magazine, Spain

Nov - Cover of Catalyst Magazine

Oct - “The Magic of Realism” – American Art Collector Aug - "Animal Instincts" - American Art Collector



AWARDS 

2024 

ARC Salon - “The Paint Job” – Springville Museum of Art Exhibition Award

ARC Salon - “Love Potion No. 9” – Semi-Finalist

Richeson 75 - Animals, Birds & Wildlife - "Oasis" – Finalist & Honorable Mention


2023

Richeson 75 - Animals, Birds & Wildlife - "The Paint Job" - Finalist


2020 

ARC Salon - "UnCommon Cowboy" - Finalist

Richeson 75 - Animals, Birds & Wildlife - "UnCommon Cowboy" - First Place


2019 

ARC Salon - "Apple Music" - Rehs Contemporary Gallery Award

ARC Salon - "Washington Gothic" - Haynes Galleries Award

ARC Salon - "El Toro" - Finalist

Richeson 75 - Animals, Birds & Wildlife - "Sealrio" - Honor Award


2018 

ARC Salon - "Gladiator" - Finalist