Heather Goodchild | |
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Born | 1977 Toronto |
Alma mater | Ryerson University |
Occupation | Artist |
Heather Goodchild (born 1977) is a Canadian artist and costume designer who produces paintings and textile art installations. [1] She has exhibited in Berlin, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Toronto and throughout Canada. [2] Recurring themes in her work include symbolism, rituals, regalia, societies, traditions, morality, and personal fulfilment. [3]
Goodchild was born in Toronto in 1977. [2]
Goodchild studied fashion design before switching to art, and graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in arts in Fashion Design in 2000. [4] [2]
Goodchild's Anna Ward Brouse exhibit centred around a fictional Victorian matron with a strong work ethic. [4] In 2012, as the Art Gallery of Ontario's artist-in-residence, she created the modernist Uniform Factory exhibit – which included a garment assembly line with Shaker slogans and masonic icons. [4]
In 2013, her work with fabric representations of legends, myths, and secret societies was featured in the Textile Museum of Canada. [5]
In 2014, she created a series of watercolour portraits for the Doug Paisley video Until I find you. [6] Also in 2014, Goodchild was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts studio residency, based in Paris. [2]
Her piece "Dogs" was one of nine miniature art installations in Spadina Avenue, Toronto as part of the Open Field Collective’s 2016 Street Projects. [7]
Goodchild did the cover art for Feist's Let It Die re-release in 2018. [8] [9]
In 2019, Goodchild was awarded the Chalmers Arts Fellowship. [10]
She has attended the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, in Greece, and the Varda Artists Residence program in California. [10]
In 2020, she exhibited at The Rooms gallery in St John's, Newfoundland. [10]
In 2021, she exhibited at Clint Roenisch Gallery in Toronto. [10] In November and December 2021 she exhibited at Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fibre Arts inaugural Exhibition of Contemporary Rugs. [11]
Goodchild has worked as a costume designer for the 2006 television show What It's Like Being Alone and the 2002 short film Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl. [12]
She has worked on set for the 2002 film Chicago, the 2001 short film Full, the 2001 film Don't Say A Word and the 2014 short film A Tale of Bad Luck. [12]