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Kelly Heaton ![Heaton Hero Image](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/2570/heaton-hero-image.jpg) Kelly Heaton The Beekeeper, 2015 Biography Kelly Heaton (b. 1972) is an American artist who examines the impact of electronics on modern civilization. Trained in art and science, Heaton uses her engineering background to explore psychology, the human-machine relationship, and our increasing separation from nature. Her early work contains functional circuits that give a "machine life" dimension to her art by reacting to the viewer with sound, light, and movement. Her recent practice is characterized by layers of imagery that portray human identity in the digital age. She combines high-tech and luddite themes, as well as electronic and static media, to offer her audience a deeper understanding of contemporary culture. Heaton's work also reminds us to stay connected with nature lest our dependence on technology be our demise. In addition to her studio practice, Kelly Heaton is an inventor, a self-taught perfumer, and founder of The Virginia Perfume Company. [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View CV ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/artistCV/heaton_bio_new_191220_153358.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Packet ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Heaton_Selected-Press.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/redirect.svg) Artist Website ](http://www.kellyheatonstudio.com/) Select Press Dec 23, 2016 [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2015-Pollination/Heaton-Study-of-Bumblebees-2013.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2016-heaton-creators) Creators Group Show [ To Save the Bees, Art and Activism Cross-Pollenate ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2016-heaton-creators) Oct 18, 2015 [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2015-Pollination/Heaton-The-Beekeeper-detail-2015.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2015-heaton-hyperallergic) Hyperallergic Group Show [ The Honeybee as Artistic Messenger ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2015-heaton-hyperallergic) Sep 28, 2015 [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2015-Pollination/Heaton-With-Someone-2015.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2014-heaton-artsy) Artsy Group Show [ Artist Explores the Phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2014-heaton-artsy) Oct 22, 2012 [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2012-The-Parallel-Series/Heaton-Beginning-2005.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2012-heaton-creative-capital) Creative Capital Group Show [ In Focus: Kelly Heaton's "The Parallel Series" ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2012-heaton-creative-capital) Exhibitions [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Warhol-Moonwalk-pink-1987.jpg) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/348-group-exhibition-airspace) Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 Group Show [ Airspace ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/348-group-exhibition-airspace) [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Salavon-Class-of-88-Diptych_190606_204821.jpg) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/344-group-show-summer-2019) Jun 18 – Jul 18, 2019 Group Show [ Summer 2019 ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/344-group-show-summer-2019) [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Group/2018-Reprise/Heaton-Shamanic-Bee-2013-2015.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/334-reprise-summer-show-2018-5-12-8-31-2018) Jun 11 – Aug 23, 2018 Group Show [ Reprise: Summer Show 2018 ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/334-reprise-summer-show-2018-5-12-8-31-2018) [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Group/2017-Art-on-the-Front-Lines/Ayotte-Universal-2017_2.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/329-art-on-the-front-lines-group-5-24-8-18-2017) May 23 – Aug 17, 2017 Group Show [ Art on the Front Lines ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/329-art-on-the-front-lines-group-5-24-8-18-2017) [See All Exhibitions ](/past_exhibitions/kelly-heaton) ![Heaton Hilary Clinton 2017](/assets/artist_images/Heaton/Heaton-Hilary-Clinton-2017.JPG) Kelly Heaton Hilary Clinton (the big shock), 2017 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Heaton Hilary Clinton 2017]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Hilary Clinton (the big shock), 2017 ![Heaton Donald Trump The Big Hack 2017]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Donald Trump (the big hack), 2017 ![Heaton Spent Flower 2015]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Spent Flower, 2015 ![Heaton Weeds 2015]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Weeds, 2015 ![Heaton Smells Like Weeds Queen Of Hungry Spirits 2015]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Smells Like Weeds (Queen of Hungry Spirits), 2015 ![Heaton Colony Collapse Disorder 2015]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Colony Collapse, 2015 ![Heaton Shamanic Bee 2013 2015]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Shamanic Bee, 2013-15 ![Heaton Cloudy Honeybees 2013]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Cloudy Honeybees, 2013 ![Heaton Sunny Honeybees 2013]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Sunny Honeybees, 2013 ![Heaton The Holy Spirit 2012]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton The Holy Spirit, 2012 ![Heaton The Tree Of Life Death Loberg 2005 2010]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton The Tree of Life & Death (Loberg), 2005-2010 ![Heaton Beginning 2005]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton Beginning, 2005 ![Heaton N Trophy 2000 2003]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton N-Trophy, 2000-2003 ![Heaton De Star Spangled Banner From Live Pelt Bsy Rss 2002 2003]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Kelly Heaton De-Star Spangled Banner, 2002-2003 ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 02](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2015-Pollination/Heaton-Pollination-Installation-View-2015_02.JPG) Pollination, 2015 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 02]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 08]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 03]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 06]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 05]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Parallel Series, 2012 installation view ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 08]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Parallel Series, 2012 installation view ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 09]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Parallel Series, 2012 installation view ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 02](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2015-Pollination/Heaton-Pollination-Installation-View-2015_02.JPG) ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 08](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton-Pollination-Installation-View-2015_08.JPG) ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 03](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton-Pollination-Installation-View-2015_03.JPG) ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 06](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2015-Pollination/Heaton-Pollination-Installation-View-2015_06.JPG) ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 05](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton-The-Parallel-Series-2012-Installation-View_05.JPG) ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 08](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton-The-Parallel-Series-2012-Installation-View_08.JPG) ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 09](/assets/exhibition_images/Heaton/2012-The-Parallel-Series/Heaton-The-Parallel-Series-2012-Installation-View_09.JPG) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 02]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 08]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 03]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton Pollination Installation View 2015 06]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pollination, 2015 installation view ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 05]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Parallel Series, 2012 installation view ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 08]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Parallel Series, 2012 installation view ![Heaton The Parallel Series 2012 Installation View 09]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) The Parallel Series, 2012 installation view Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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