Heather Swenson 
www.heatherswenson.com | mail@heatherswenson.com | @_heatherswenson

Solo Exhibitions
2020      
Fold Line, Western New York Book Arts, Buffalo, NY
2019      
Observation Towers, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Public Art Program, outdoor courtyard, Rochester, NY (June 2019-July 2020)
2016      
Heather Swenson: New Work, Colleen Buzzard Studio, Anderson Arts Building, Rochester, NY 
2015      
Unfamiliar Spaces, MuCCC, Rochester, NY
2013     
In the Space Separating, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, LAB Space, Rochester, NY 
Selected Exhibitions
2022     
Exhibition #4, Group Invitational, CA53776V2.gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
AMID/IN WNY 2022, Group Invitational, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
2021     
Stillness, Movement, Chaos, International Juried Exhibition, City Art Space, Rochester, NY, Juror: Jenny Robinson
2020      
Biblio Spectaculum, National Juried Exhibition, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY, Juror: Scott McCarney
Screenprint Biennial, MTSU Todd Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN (changed to online format due to covid)
2019      
Inside Out, pop up show for Current Seen, Rochester Biennial, Rochester, NY
66th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition, Regional Juried Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
2017      
Structure, Scape, Utensil, Two Person Show, Starlight Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2016      
Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
Second Glance, National Juried Exhibition, NTID Dyer Arts Center/Ohringer Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, Juror: Art Werger
Upstate NY Printmaking Invitational, Group Invitational, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
Echoes of the Past, University Gallery at RIT, Rochester, NY, Juror: Ellen Heck
2015      
Made in New York, Regional Juried Exhibition, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
The 35th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, The Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL, Juror: Beth Grabowski
2014      
The Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition VIII, International Juried Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC 
2012      
To Whom It May Concern, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY
A Small Window of Opportunity, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY 
2011      
Downtown Cabaret, Gallery 151, New York, NY
2009      
Art is Dangerous, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY
Residencies and Awards
2023 (upcoming, April)     
Visiting Artist Residency in Printmaking, Academy for Visual Arts, Ghent, Belgium, invited by Marnix Everaert 
2022     
Artists Print!, Invited Artist, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2019     
IEA Artist in Residence, NYSCA Experimental Visual Arts Program, Alfred University, Alfred NY
2014      
Print Club of Rochester Award, 24th Annual Members Exhibition at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
2012      
President’s Award for Achievement, Conservatory of Art and Design at Purchase College, State University of New York
Professional Experience
2022      
Visiting Professor of Art and Architecture, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, Image Exploration in Photography and Printmaking, Spring Semester
Screenprint Assistant, Signs (I-XII)  by Nicholas Ruth
2019-2022   
Board of Directors, Exhibition Manager, Print Club of Rochester
2019     
Screenprint Assistant, Listen to Me by Nicholas Ruth, IPEP India: A voice to a voice
2016-2018   
Board of Directors, Vice President, Print Club of Rochester
2015-2016    
Board of Directors, Trustee, Print Club of Rochester
2017     
Screenprint Assistant, The Great Conflagration (After Currier and Ives), Print series by Stella Ebner
Lectures, Demonstrations, Workshops
2021      
Screenprint Workshop, Hungerford Building, Rochester, NY
2020      
Screenprint Intensive, three week workshop, Hungerford Building, Rochester, NY
2019      
Screenprint and Guerra Pigment Demonstration, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2018     
Screenprint Workshop, Print Club of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2016      
Visiting Artist, Hobart William Smith College, Geneva, NY
Screenprint Demonstration, Print Club of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Screenprint Workshop, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2015       
Screenprint Demonstration, Sage Art Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2013      
Screenprint Demonstration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 
Education
2012     
BFA in Painting/Drawing and Printmaking (Interdisciplinary Visual Arts) Conservatory of Art and Design at Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY 
Collections
Carey Collection, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Bibliography
Rafferty, Rebecca. “Forging a path: Emerging Artists in Rochester.” City Newspaper 17 August 2011: cover, 10-13. Print.
Rafferty, Rebecca. “Four Printmakers Thrive ‘Under Pressure’.” City Newspaper 8 September 2016. Web. https://www.rochestercontemporary.org/media_reviews_pdfs/16_17/underpressure/city_newspaper.pdf
Stapleton, Patrick. “SUNY Purchase Alum’s Paintings in Cuomo’s Office.” Harrison Daily Voice. 19 August 2012. Web. http://harrison.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/suny-purchase-alums-paintings-cuomos-office
Szydlowski, Clare. “Heather Swenson.” Venison Magazine. Autumn 2017. Web. http://www.venisonmagazine.com/heather-swenson.html