Brazil
Statement
Heloisa Pomfret is inspired by the emotional brain. The physiology of the brain and the charting of mental states are used as inspiration and theoretical support to the imagery and constructs of her work.
Pomfret’s creative processes involves first the translation of the idea of emotional impulses to measurable representation, and then the subsequent translation of this scientific representation back to formal and abstract imagery.
The surfaces of her work are generated with a palimpsest process of erasure through scratches, where layers of paint are removed or erased, to expose the surface beneath.
The processes of erasure through scratches and mending with stitches are fundamental to her art, as these serve as an analogy to the body and memory, where experiences occur and are transformed. The irregular shapes and stitches of the paintings help create works that join painting, drawing and sculpture.
Profile
GlogauAIR resident from October 2019 to December 2019
GlogauAIR Project
I am an interdisciplinary visual artist exploring the emotional brain through abstract painting/drawing, collage and ceramics.
The physiology of the brain and the charting of mental states are used as inspiration and theoretical support to the imagery and the constructs of my work.
My creative processes involve first the translation from the idea of emotional impulses to scientific representation, and then the subsequent translation of this representation back to formal and abstract imagery. My interdisciplinary approach to art making includes using traditional and non-traditional materials.
I would look forward to having the time and resources at GlogauAIR to research and create a new body of work.
For my project at GlogauAIR, I will focus on an interdisciplinary installation work consisting of collages and drawings done in parallel to further integrate and inform my work. My plan will be to further explore how these materials work together.
As part of this plan, I would also like to abstract iconographic scientific images and create narratives regarding scientific research and popular culture. These resulting images would support the development of a new body of work.
CV Summary
EDUCATION
- 2002 M.F.A. Painting/Drawing Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
- 1996 M.A. Painting/Drawing Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
SELECTED SOLO / GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2018 Group Exhibition, Known: Unknown, New York Studio School, New York City; Solo Exhibition, Threshold, N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit MI
- 2017 Group Exhibition, Art & Science, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), Detroit MI; Group Exhibition, Art Palm Beach, N’Namdi Contemporary Gallery, Palm Beach FL
- 2016 Group Exhibition, Three Women in Abstract, Frederick Holmes and Company Gallery, Seattle WA; Group Exhibition, Four/Three, Frederick Holmes and Company Gallery, Seattle WA; Group Exhibition, Art Palm Beach, N’Namdi Contemporary Gallery, Palm Beach FL
- 2015 Group Exhibition, N’Namdi Contemporary Gallery, Miami FL (in connection with Art Basel–Miami Beach); Body and Mind, Group Exhibition, Sulfur Studios Gallery, Savannah GA; Group Exhibition, Conversations, Associazione Culturale Civilta’del Mediteraneo, Pallazo Bacile di Castiglione, Spongano Italy; Solo Exhibition, The Body as a Reliquary, Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington NY
- 2014 Group Exhibition, N’Namdi Contemporary Gallery, Miami FL (in connection with Art Basel–Miami Beach); Solo Exhibition, N’Namdi Contemporary Gallery, Miami FL; BAU Institute Group Show at the Castle, Otranto, Italy; Exhibition at the Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey MI
- 2013 Constructions: Textural Collages by Nanette Carter, Addie Langford and Heloisa Pomfret, at the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit MI; Exhibition, A.I.R VALLAURIS, Galerie Le Cabanon, Vallauris, France
- 2012 Inaugural Exhibition at the N’Namdi Contemporary Gallery, Miami FL; CAMAC Group Exhibition, Marney-sur-Seine, France
- 2011 Gallery of the Arts, Madonna University, Livonia MI
- 2010 Kulturdag Schaftelokken Art Festival, Oslo, Norway
- 2009 ART Chicago Art Fair, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago; Visual Stimulus Exhibition, Technology Innovation Center, East Lansing MI
- 2008 Witness Group Exhibition, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York City; G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Summer Art Series Group Exhibition, The Hamptons NY; The Last Book Exhibition curated by Luis Camnitzer, Madrid, Spain; Zurich, Switzerland; Buenos Aires, Argentina; New York, NY; ArtsModerne Exhibition, Le Petit Museum, Housatonic MA; Violence Transformed, Massachusetts State Exhibit, Boston MA; Gender Politics, WGS Biennial, Loranger Gallery, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit MI
- 2007 More than 450 Women Have Been Murdered in Ciudad Juarez, SAC Gallery Group Exhibition, Stony Brook University, New York; Affordable Art Fair, New York City; Solo Exhibition, Witness of the Unconscious, APM Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Seven Voices, Seven Views, Group Exhibition, G. R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York City; Seven Voices, Seven Views, Group Exhibition, G. R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago
- 2006 Affordable Art Fair, New York City; Whitney Biennial, collaborative work at the Peace Tower, New York City
- 2005 SOFA Show, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago; Chelsea Pier Show, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York City; Sculp’t Something, Group Exhibition, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit MI
ARTIST LECTURES AND TALKS
- 2018 Threshold, N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit MI
- 2016 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson Vermont
- 2015 Group Exhibition, Conversations, Spongano Italy; The Body as a Reliquary, Port Washington NY
- 2014 BAU Institute Talk at the Castle, Otranto, Italy
- 2013 Constructions, Textural Collages at the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit MI
RESIDENCIES
- 2018 Cortex Frontal, Arraiolos Portugal
- 2017 Draw International, Caylus France
- 2016 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson Vermont
- 2015 American Academy of Rome, Rome Italy; Associazione Culturale Civilta’del Mediteraneo, Spongano Italy
- 2014 BAU Institute, Otranto, Italy
- 2013 A.I.R. VALLAURIS, Vallauris, France
- 2012 CAMAC Residency Program, Marney-sur-Seine, France
PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGUES
- 2015 Pinacoteca of the Sao Paulo Association of Medicine; Port Washington News article on “The Body as a Reliquary”
- 2012 Pinacoteca of the Sao Paulo Association of Medicine
- 2007 The Brasilians
- 2005 The Detroiter.com
COLLECTIONS
- 2013 A.I.R. VALLAURIS Collection, Vallauris, France
- 2012 CAMAC Collection, Marney-sur-Seine, France
- 2007 APM Gallery Collection, Sao Paulo, Brazil
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- 2018 The Body as a Reliquary, Experimental Printmaking Workshop with Clay, Arraiolos Portugal
