Saint Louis, Missouri based artist Heather Bennett maintains a multimedia practice which consists of photography, video, drawing, text, sculpture, installation, as well as collaborations with musicians and writers. Her work traces the female subject and its historic irrelevance, focusing specifically on representation in contemporary culture.
Bennett earned a BA and BFA at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and an MFA at Hunter College in New York. She spent 14 years living and working in New York City before beginning her current position as a senior lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, MO where she joined the faculty as the Louis D. Beaumont Visiting Artist Fellow in 2013.
Untitled (Dolce & Gabbana) 2002 Digital photograph on wood panel with resin, with Tony Gaddis (Unique) 60 x 48 inches (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Crush 2011 Digital print on Somerset Velvet, with Matthew Lavite Edition #2 of 3 (Framed) 42 x 63 inches (106.68 x 160.02 cm)
Fairest x2 2025 Digital prints on platine rag Edition #1 of 3 (Diptych) 32 x 21 inches (each) (81.28 x 53.34 cm) Framed
Judy Veiled 2023 Digital print on platine rag Edition #1 of 3 24 x 36 inches (60.96 x 91.44 cm) Framed
Replica (Dolce) 2025 Ink and pencil on rag with photograph (Unique) 54 x 40.5 inches (137.16 x 102.87 cm) Framed
Dolce Veiled 2025 Digital print on platine rag, Edition #1 of 3 36 x 54 inches (91.44 x 137.16) Framed
Judy Concatenated 2023 Digital print, projection on Judy from 2005 with sound, 2:28 minutes, voice and Text: H. Bennett, guitar and mix: Jon Lumley. Unique (Size Variable)
3 Graces 2025 Digital print, pillows, mirrors, sound, 1:26 minutes, Voice, text and mix: H. Bennett. With Gail Bennett and Jeanne Youngblood Scott. 72 x 84 x 6 inches (size variable) (183 x 213 x 15.2 cm) Unique
Sisley Redux 2025 Video with sound, voice, text and mix with Tom Sandoval 2:20 minutes Edition of 10
Sisley Polaroid 2002/08 Polaroid from Untitled (Sisley). Pigmented print on Sommerset Velvet, with Tom Sandoval. Edition #3 of 3 6 x 8 inches (15.24 x 20.32 cm) Framed
D&G Polaroid 2002/08 Polaroid from Untitled (Dolce & Gabbana) Pigmented print on Somerset Velvet 8 x 6 inches Edition #1 of 3 (Framed)
Jeanne, Gail and Heather SG2 2005/08 35 mm Snapshot from Sorority Girls Pigmented print on Somerset Velvet 6 x 8 inches, Framed Edition #1 of 3
Ace for JLM
2015
Pigmented print on platine rag paper
42 1/16 x 62 15/16 in (106.7 x 160 cm)
Blueprint Kit for Lilly
2016
Pigmented print on platine rag paper
42 1/16 x 62 15/16 in (106.7 x 160 cm)
Tux Ruffles for Coreos
2016
Pigmented print on platine rag paper
42 1/16 x 62 15/16 in (106.7 x 160 cm)
The Loved One for JLM
2016
Pigmented print on platine rag paper
42 1/16 x 62 15/16 in (106.7 x 160 cm)
Pine Valley
2018
Pigmented print on platine rag paper
44 1/16 x 65 in (111.8 x 165.1 cm)