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Heather Parrish

Heather Parrish is a multi-disciplinary visual artist with an ongoing interest in the mutually creative relationship between inhabitant and environment. Through printmaking, experimental photography, video projection and installation she explores the notion of ‘boundary’ as a porous composite of interior/exterior negotiations. She has exhibited work in multiple group and juried shows, including solo shows at the Snite Museum of Art, Krasl Art Center, and ArtLink Gallery. She has exhibited internationally in Turkey, Japan, and Spain, and given lectures and taught workshops in the United States and abroad. Collaboration is growing aspect of her creative work, including projects with scientists, geographers, geologists, choreographers, filmmakers, poets, and activists. She received an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Notre Dame, and BA in Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin. While in Austin she worked as a professional printmaker at Flatbed Press. Parrish held a position as Visiting Professor of Printmaking at University of Notre Dame, Indiana from 2016 to 2018. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Printmaking at the University of Iowa, Iowa City.

The Current: Mississippi. An Anthropocene River  projectShaped by Rivers  projectOver the Levee, Under the Plow: An experiential curriculum  project