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ABSTRACT CALLIGRAPHY PAINTING & SCULPTURE
SELECTED PUBLIC & PRIVATE COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS
| ~Azabu, Miami | |
| ~Four Seasons Beverly Hills | |
| ~Ritz-Carlton Residences Ft. Lauderdale | |
| ~Hilton WPB Galley (commission) | |
| ~Mirage Villa Las Vegas | |
| ~The Lauren, Bethesda, MD (commission) | |
| ~El San Juan Resort & Casino (commission) | |
| ~Fiserv CBS Worldwide Headquarters, Orlando, FL (commission) | |
| ~Coopers & Lybrand, Orlando, FL | |
| ~Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Orlando, FL | |
| ~Quammen Health Care Consultants Corporate Art Collection, Orlando, FL (commissions) | |
| ~Quammen Family Art Collection (commissions) | |
| ~Dr. Paul Yamauchi, Santa Monica, CA (commission) | |
| ~NOBU Las Vegas (commission) | |
| ~The Palace Hotel San Francisco, CA | |
| ~The Claremont Hotel Berkeley, CA | |
| ~Lake Eustis Museum of Art Permanent Collection, Eustis, FL | |
| ~South Lake Hospital, Clermont, FL (commissions) | |
| ~City of Eustis Public Art Collection, FL | |
| ~Lake County Welcome Center/LC Public Art Collection, FL | |
| ~201 N. New York Avenue Partnership, Winter Park, FL (commission) | |
| ~Adrenaline Films, Orlando, FL | |
| ~Central Florida Symphony (commission) | |
| ~Shiloah South, Center for Psychology, Leesburg, FL | |
| ~RJV Homes, Orlando, FL | |
| ~Laurent Nicastro & Scott Alles, Orlando, FL (commissions) | |
| ~Lisa Scottland Art Consultant, Orlando, FL (commission) | |
| ~Mr. and Mrs. Ushikubo, Vancouver, BC | |
| ~Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Sullivan, United Nations Plaza, NYC | |
| ~Adrianne Bailey, Jacksonville, FL | |
| ~Dr. and Mrs. Becker, Jacksonville, FL | |
| ~Mr. and Mrs. Harris Rosen, Orlando, FL | |
| ~Barbara Watts, Dallas, TX | |
| ~Mr. and Mrs. Schmidlin, France | |
| ~Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Nova Scotia | |
| ~Jackie Arvelo & Eduardo Jana, Dominican Republic (commissions) | |
| ~Paul Kruchten, Luxembourg, Europe |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
| 2022 | ~ABOUT WOMEN - Celebrating Women Artists, MAC Fine Art Gallery, Delray Beach, FL - curated by Mary Ann Cohen |
| 2018 | ~WOMEN WHO PAINT, MAC Fine Art Gallery, Jupiter and Ft. Lauderdale, FL - curated by Mary Ann Cohen |
| 2016 | ~UNSETTLED LANDSCAPES, MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - curated by Mary Ann Cohen |
| 2014 | ~DECONSTRUCTING PIXELS Red Dot Art Fair during Art Basel Miami, December 2-7 Curated by MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| ~Time Will Tell: a Show of Artistic Wisdom and Experience, The Coburn Gallery, Ashland University, OH | |
| curated by Rebecca Kaler, AL Aitken, MFA | |
| 2015-11 | ~Off The Beaten Path Florida Arts Tour, Central FL |
| 2012-11 | ~Off The Beaten Path Studio Tour, Middle Tennessee |
| 2009 | ~Naples Museum of Art, FL - “FL Contemporary: Paintings & Photographs” - curated by Michael Culver |
| 2009-10 | ~Imperial Fine Art Gallery, Sarasota, FL |
| ~Eustis Public Sculpture Program, Sculpture Collaboration w/sculptor Doug Hays, Eustis, FL | |
| 2008 | ~Windermere Fine Art Gallery, Windermere, FL |
| 2006-08 | ~Orlando Marriott Gallery, Orlando, FL - “Minus Color” - curated by Donna Dowless |
| 2005-06 | ~Tamarack Galleries, Naples, FL |
| 2005 | ~Gallery M, Winter Park, FL |
| 2003-06 | ~Onessimo Fine Art Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 2003 | ~New River Gallery, Fort Lauderdale & Naples, FL |
| 2002 | ~Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday Series, Orlando, FL - “Beauty of the Far East” |
| 2000-04 | ~Tensho Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2000-02 | ~Addison Gallery, Boca Raton, FL |
| 1999 | ~“The 10 Women Art Show”, presented by Florida Hospital & VGroove Productions, Orlando, FL |
| 1996-98 | ~West River Galleries, Jacksonville, FL |
| 1996 | ~Orlando Museum of Art - Orlando, FL - “Art After Dark Series” |
| 1995 | ~Omnisphere Gallery, Toledo, OH |
| 1994 | ~Raleigh Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 1991-01 | ~Scott Laurent Galleries, Winter Park, FL |
SELECTED SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS, SHOWS
| 2013 | ~HE SHE WE | Solo/Collaborative Exhibit Lake Eustis Museum of Art, FL - curated by Richard D. Colvin, and Betsy Arvelo |
| 2012/13/14 | ~Enso and the Anvil Solo/Collaborative Show, Red Trombone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - curated by Sheila Bechert, Wendy Weber |
| 2007 | ~Co-creation Brenda Heim Doug Hays, Mount Dora Center for the Arts, Florida - Two person exhibit |
| 2006 | ~Art Collaborations Gallery | Private Gallery featuring Heim Hays Painting, Sculpture, Eustis, FL |
| 2005 | ~Dancing Brush Pen in Hand 2, Flying Fish Gallery, Eustis, FL - Solo gallery show |
| 2004 | ~Dancing Brush Pen in Hand 1, Tavares City Hall, FL - Solo |
| 2003 | ~Abstract Paintings Brenda Heim, Herman Miller Showroom, Orlando, FL - Solo |
| 2002 | ~Calligraphic Abstract Expressionism, Lake Eustis Museum of Art, FL - Solo |
| ~Integro | Brenda Heim, Aurora Rincon, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Orlando, FL - curated by Debbie Roberts | |
| 1997 | ~Abstract Calligraphy | Barnett Bank Center Building, Orlando, FL - Solo |
| 1996 | ~Abstract Calligraphy | Hospitality Galleries, Orlando, FL - curated by Rick Highsmith, Solo |
| ~New Directions | Brenda Heim, Kenneth G. Powell, West River Galleries, Jacksonville, FL | |
| ~Brenda Heim Abstract Calligraphy, SunTrust Bank Building, Jacksonville, FL | |
| 1992 | ~Calligraphic Abstract Expressionism | Lake Sumter Community College, Leesburg, FL - Solo |
| 1991 | ~Two Painters and a Sculptress | Mount Dora Center for the Arts, FL - Three person |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2014 | ~“De-constructing Pixels” Red Dot Art Fair during Art Basel Miami, December 2-7 |
| Retrieved Jan. 23, 2015 from https://macfineart.com/red-dot-art-fair-2014/ (reproductions) | |
| 2013 | ~“He She We The Exhibition,” ART & GATOR February 22 |
| Retrieved Feb. 22, 2013 from https://artandgator.com/latest-features/he-she-we-the-exhibition/ | |
| ~“He, She, We - solo & collaborative works Brenda Heim, Doug Hays - Lake Eustis Museum of Art,” March 16 | |
| Retrieved March 16, 2013 from https://orlandoartreview.blogspot.com/2013/03/he-she-we-solo-and-collaborative-works.html (reproductions) | |
| ~“Lake Eustis Museum of Art exhibit joins works of artists Brenda Heim, Doug Hays” | |
| Orlando Sentinel / Lake Edition, March 8 | |
| 2011 | ~DeSantis, Mary Ann. “Prescription for Art: Artists Brenda Heim & Doug Hays” |
| originally published in Lake & Sumter Style, November | |
| Retrieved on March 15, 2013 from https://www.maryanndesantis.com/prescription-for-art/(reproductions) | |
| 2009 | ~“POP Art: Brenda Heim and Doug Hays,” Lake & Sumter Style / UPfront, July |
| 2008 | ~“Perspectives: Brenda Heim,” Orlando Home & Leisure pp.128, June/July (reproduction) |
| 2007 | ~“Art from the Heart,” Lake Magazine / Lifestyle ART pp 112-117, May (reproductions) |
| ~“All-over exhibit: Indoors, outdoors,” Orlando Sentinel / Lake Edition, Section G, March 9 | |
| 2006 | ~“Gallery to serve as center of Lake’s public-art push,” Orlando Sentinel / Lake Edition, Dec. 1 (reproduction) |
| ~“Art Collaborations: Zen meets Steel,” Explore Downtown Eustis/The Daily Commercial, Nov/Dec | |
| ~“Gallery pushes Lake’s public art,” Lake Sentinel Express, Volume 16, Number 50 p. 6, Sept. | |
| 2004 | ~“2 shows open fall arts season,” Orlando Sentinel / Lake Edition, Section G, Sept. 17 (reproduction) |
| 2002 | ~“Artist Spotlight | Brenda Heim,” Orlando Sentinel / Art Scene, Section G, Dec. 2 (reproduction) |
| ~“Abstract and primal,” Orlando Sentinel / The Gallery, Sept. 29 (reproduction) | |
| ~“Art exhibit exudes energy: Brenda Heim’s works have an Asian influence” | |
| Orlando Sentinel>, Section G3, Sept. 6 (reproduction) | |
| 1999 | ~“Celebrating 5 years/showcasing cover artists” |
| Arbus/North Florida’s Arts & Business Magazine pp. 53, Sept/Oct (reproduction) | |
| 1998 | ~“Gathering of the tribes,” Orlando Weekly / Afterwords, Nov. |
| ~“Outside The Lines,” Orlando Magazine / Faces pp. 12, May (reproduction) | |
| 1996/97 | ~“The Art of Calligraphy,” Arbus/North Florida’s Arts & Business Magazine, p. 28, Dec/Jan |
| 1995 | ~“Scott Laurent Galleries 4th Anniversary Celebration,” Central Florida Arts Digest, March/April (reproduction) |
| 1994 | ~“Dreams V visions of one are destined to be shared by many...,” Mount Dora Topic Vol.112 No.08, Feb. 17 |
| 1993 | ~“The Unbearably Primal Scream of the Inner Being,” WPRK.97.5 Lower Frequencies - Rollins College, May |
| 1992 | ~“Music, movement stir Tavares artists’ talent,” Daily Commercial / Section E, Sept. 16, 1992 (reproduction) |
| ~“Woman of letters: LSCC host abstract works by artist Brenda Heim” | |
| Orlando Sentinel / Lake Edition, June 5 (reproduction) | |
| 1991 | ~“Artist shares joy of painting with children in summer class,” Orlando Sentinel / Lake Edition, July 26 |
| ~“Artist evolves calligraphy into painting,” Orlando Sentinel / Lake Edition, May 19 (reproduction) |
AFFILIATIONS 2022
| ~Art in Architecture National Registry, DC | |
| ~ISC International Sculpture Center | |
| ~Allied Artists of America, Founded 1914 | |
| ~Mary Ann Cohen Galleries | |
| ~Eaton Fine Art, Austin | |
| ~Quammen Health Care Consultants, Corporate Art Collection | |
| ~Dorothy Solomon Art Consultant, NY | |
| ~Windermere Fine Art | |
| ~Robert Kelly, Broker, Dealer | |
| ~Off The Beaten Path Florida Arts Tour, Co-founder | |
EDUCATION
| 2005-present | ~Metal Sculpture study and design with Sculptor Doug Hays |
| 1989-present | ~Zen brush painting, abstract painting based on calligraphy |
| 1979-89 | ~Seven formal Calligraphy typestyles, prestigious commissions, one of special note FL Governor |
| 1979-82 | ~Lake Sumter Community College: Commercial Art, Photography, Humanities, Sociology |
| 1972-76 | ~Alliance High School, Alliance, OH |
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
| 1992-95 | ~Scott Laurent Galleries, Winter Park, FL |
| 1957 b. | ~Alliance, Ohio |
