EDUCATION |
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1989 |
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The International School
of Art in Umbria, Italy. Painting and Drawing.
Figurative Program, Independent Study with Professor and Artist, Nicolas Carone. |
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1985-89 |
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School of Art
Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Painting. |
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1980-82 |
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Glassell School of
Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX |
GALLERY REPRESENTATION |
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Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS |
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2006 |
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"White
Wind," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
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2001 |
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"Elements,"
Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
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2000 |
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"Paintings and
Drawings," Worthington Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1999 |
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"Pierced,"
Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH |
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1998 |
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Lyons-Wier Gallery,
Chicago, IL |
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1997 |
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"Recent
Work," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (May) |
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1996 |
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Lyons-Wier and
Ginsberg Gallery, Chicago, IL
Quaker Tower Building, Gardner-Carton-Douglas, Chicago, IL
Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac, Mich. |
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1995 |
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"New Work,"
Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"New Drawings," Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
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1994 |
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"Paintings,"
Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1993 |
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"Recent
Paintings," Two Illinois Center, Curated by Chicago Art Dealers, Associated, Chicago, IL |
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1992 |
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"Heather
Becker/Richard Hunt," Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1991 |
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"Recent
Works," Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1990 |
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"Metaphors,"
The Gallery, The University Club, Chicago, IL |
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1989 |
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"The Figure,"
Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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2006 |
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"Looking To Be Looked
At…," Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Selections," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
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2005 |
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"With Spirit," Atrium
Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
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2003 |
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Atrium Gallery at HOK,
St. Louis, MO
"Art Palm Beach," Atrium Gallery, Palm Beach, FL |
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2002 |
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"Scale It,"
Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Luscious Too," Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, Il
"Art Palm Beach," Atrium Gallery, Palm Beach, FL |
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2000 |
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"The Art
Show," Art Dealers Association of America, The Armory, New York, NY
"Figuratively Speaking, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Recycled Paper III," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Realism Today," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Art Chicago, 2000 Exposition," Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
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1999 |
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"Art San
Fransisco 1999 Internationaly Exposition," San Fransisco, CA
"Rockford Art Museum," Millennium Exhibit, Rockford, IL
"Art Chicago 1998 International Exhibition," Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
"Emotional Framework," Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
"Recycled Paper II", Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Belloc Lowndes Fine Art," The Chicago Art Scene, 68 Chicago Artists, Chicago, IL
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1998 |
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"Still-Lifes,"
Lyons-Weir Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Recycled Paper," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Who?," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Art Chicago 1998 Exposition," Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
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1997 |
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"The Figure,"
Riverside Arts Center, Partially sponsored by the Illinois
Arts Council, Curated by Victor Cassidy, Riverside, Illinois
"Figure Eight," Rockford Art Museum, Partially sponsored by the Illinois
Arts Council, Rockford, Illinois
"By Women Only Exhibit," Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, Palos Hills, Illinois
"Art Chicago 1997 International Exposition," Navy Pier, Chicago (May)
"Seattle Art Fair 1997," Seattle |
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1996 |
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"Narrative
Paintings," Lyons-Wier Gallery, Chicago |
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1995 |
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New Art Examiner, 1995
Benefit Auction, Chicago, IL
Two Illinois Center, Curated by the Chicago Art Dealers Association, Chicago, IL
"Self-Portraits: Group Exhibition," Lyons-Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL; Hinsdale Art Center, Hinsdale, IL
International School of Arts 1995 Benefit Exhibition, Naples, Fla. |
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1994 |
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"Small
Works," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"Courage," Powerhouse Gallery of the University of Akron, Cleveland, OH. Juror: Donna Webb
"52nd Juried Exhibition," Sioux City Arts Center, Sioux City, Iowa.
Juror: Terry Suhre
1994 Benefit Exhibition, International School of Art in Umbria, Italy; Naples, FL |
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1993 |
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"New
Chicago," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
"The Re-Invention of Classicism," Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL;
Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Deluge: Invitational Exhibition of Works on Paper," Lyons-Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Art Chicago 1993, The New Pier Show," Represented by Gwenda Jay
Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Art Expo 1993," Lake Forest Assoc., Lake Forest, IL |
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1992 |
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"Chicago International
Art Exposition," Represented by Gwenda Jay
Gallery, Donnelley Hall, Chicago, IL
"Group Exhibition," International School of Art Gallery, Umbria, Italy
"The Peace Museum Anniversary Show," Northern Illinois University
Gallery, Chicago, IL
"People Pictures," R.H. Love Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1991 |
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"Fifteenth Annual
Alice & Arthur Baer Art Exhibition," The Beverly Art
Center, Chicago, IL. Juror: Alan Artner, Art Critic, Chicago Tribune.
"Tenth Anniversary Show and Auction," The Peace Museum, Chicago, IL |
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1990 |
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"Illinois Figurative
Artists," Galesberg Civic Art Center, Galesberg, IL
"Recent Work by Gallery Artists," Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1989 |
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"Introduction;
1989," Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Fellowship Exhibition," Art Institute of Chicago, Betty Reimer Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1986 |
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"Bookworks by
Students, Faculty, and Alumni," School of Art Institute of
Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
Painters Pick Painters," School of Art Institute of Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
"National Finalist Exhibition," The Goldkey Foundation, New York, NY
National Finalist Exhibition," Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Miami,FL |
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS |
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2004 |
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Small Business Person
of the Year for 2004, Chicago IL |
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1995 |
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The Open Studios
Press, Winner of the Midwest Competition Number IV, Needham, Mass |
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1990 |
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Elizabeth Greenshields
Foundation, International Grant, Canada |
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1985-89 |
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The School of Art
Institute of Chicago, Full Merit Scholarship, Chicago, IL |
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1985 |
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National Foundation for
Advancement in the Arts, National Finalist Grant, Miami, FL
Goldkey Foundation, National Finalist Award, Houston, TX
Musicfest Foundation, Second Place Scholarship, Houston, TX |
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1981-84 |
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Goldkey
Foundation, National Competition Awards, Houston, TX |
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS |
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Banque Paribas, Ullrich Schubert, Paris, France
Clifford Law Offices, Chicago, IL
Hunt Collection, Chicago, IL
Firststar Bank, St. Louis, MO
Meier Metal Servicecenters, Hazel Park, MI
Pritzker Collection, Chicago, IL
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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2002 |
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Alan G. Artner,
Chicago Tribune. Luscious Too, August 30, 2002.
Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun-Times. The Real Thing: Sex Becomes Art and It’s Luscious
Too, August 18, 2002.
Becker, Heather, Art For the People.Chronicle Books, November 2002. |
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2000 |
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River North
News, Becker at Worthington, March 11, 2000
Schroeder, Ivy, The River Front Times. Realism Today, August 9-15, 2000. |
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1999 |
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Smith, Brian, St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, Show at Atrium has an Odd Pairing, Oct. 24
Sundell, Ivy, The Chicago Art Scene Book, 68 Chicago Artists, Crow Woods Publishing, January,
1999. |
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1998 |
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Daniel, Jeff, St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, Group Exhibit Explores Figurative
Pieces Dealing with Identity & Mood, August 7, 1998.
Patner, Andrew, Chicago Tribune, The Art World, May 8, 1998.
Kaplan, Kathy, Chicago Tribune Magazine, Moving Pictures, April 5, 1998. |
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1997 |
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Hawes, Shelley,
Where Chicago Magazine. August Exhibitions that Sizzle
with Determination and Raw Beauty, August, 1997.
Findsen, Owen, CincinnatiEnquirer. National Acclaim for Local Women
Going Baroque , May 11, 1997. |
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1996 |
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Houghton, Jim,
South Bend Tribune. Figure Studies Display Diverse Approaches, January 28, 1996.
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1995 |
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The Open Studios
Press, New American Paintings. Juror: Clare Bell, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum, Featured
Artist, Summer 1995.
Blejski, Shelley, Where Chicago Magazine. Opening of the Gallery Season (featured
artist), September 1995.
Shepley, Carol Ferring, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Two Artists Share Visions of Italy, November
1995.
Burba Trulsson, Nora, Palm Springs Life Magazine. Coming in From the Cold Featured
Artist, pp. 40-45, November Issue, 1995.
Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth, Harvard University Press. The Anatomy of Prejudices, Cover
Image, 1995.
Hillman, Penelope, The Third Word. Artist Profile, March 1995. |
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1994 |
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Deal, Janice, Where
Chicago Magazine. Chicago Artists "Local Talent", November 1994.
Lazare, Louis, Chicago Reader. Artists on Loan, December , 1994. |
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1993 |
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Near North
News. Heather Becker shows in A Re-Invention of Classicism, cover image, October 9, 1993.
Shepley, Carol Ferring, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. New Chicago - Atrium
Gallery, September 1993. (review)
Blackman, Thomas, Art Chicago 1993. The New Pier Show, May 1993.
Jones, Richard, DePaul University, Poetry East. Praises, March 1993 |
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1992 |
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Hawkins, Margaret,
Chicago Sun-Times. It’s an Eclectic Season Debut in
River North Gallery Area, September 25, 1992. (review). |
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1991 |
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Cunniff, Joseph,
Inside Lincoln Park. Art, March 6, 1991. |
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1985 |
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Linthicum, Leslie,
The Houston Post. Heather Becker’s Artistic Talent
Draws in Scholarships and Awards, June 2, 1985. (review)
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