About Heidi Kirkpatrick

Ms. Kirkpatrick is an established fine art photographer based in Portland and has exhibited widely over the last ten years. Kirkpatrick offers interpretations of the world experienced from a woman’s perspective, often using subjects with whom she has a personal relationship. Kirkpatrick pairs photographs with found objects—children’s blocks, boxes, books and even old ash trays to create renewed objects of art. By incorporating figurative images and actual portraits, Kirkpatrick “reframes” these stories, allowing for ever-changing vignettes. She develops her own images, including silver gelatin printing, alternative processes, photographs using a Holga toy camera, transparent images on film and 3-D mixed media objects. Kirkpatrick’s work is included in collections at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, Springfield Museum of Art, Ohio, The OHSU Corporate Collection and the Indie Photobook Library in Washington DC. In addition to being an experienced mid-career artist, Kirkpatrick joined The Northwest Academy in 2004 to teach photography at the high school level. Kirkpatrick is currently represented by the G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle, Washington, Panopticon Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts and Jennifer Schwartz Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia.