Heidi Martin Kuster
Artist Statement
My work is an examination of nature’s mark making and memory. I am particularly interested in the surface of rocks and the movement of water. My paintings acknowledge the interplay between earth’s physical notations and my human recollections. In this way I consider the inevitable merge between universal and personal history.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
“Common Elements”, Canyon Ranch, Tucson Arizona, 2023
“Re-Collected” Galerie Tangerine, Nashville, TN Oct0ber, 2021
"Hunter - Gatherer", Leslie Curran Gallery, ARTICLES, St. Petersburg, FL March 2017
"Heidi Martin Kuster - Selected Works, Five Deuces Galleria, St. Petersburg, FL March 2016
"Geological Notations", Tibbott Gallery, USN, Nashville, February 2015
"Rock, Paper, Plastic", Ground Floor Gallery + Studios, Nashville, September 2014
“Pop Up Expo”, Studio Pereire, Paris, France, May 2013
“Heidi Martin Kuster, New Works on Paper”, 360SEE Gallery, Chicago, September 2012
“Rocks”, The Cube Gallery, Saint Cloud, France, January 2012
“Heidi Martin Kuster Selected Works 2007 - 2011, 360SEE Gallery Chicago, March 2011
“Travel Notes - Appunti di viaggio”, Galleria Zamenhof, Milan, Italy September 2011
“Grids”, Gallery Art Nights BCN, Barcelona, November 2009
“Heidi Martin Kuster” Galeria Olokuti, Barcelona, Spain, March 2009
“Heidi Martin Kuster” Galeria Elizabeth Budia, Barcelona, Spain September 2008
“Presently Absent”, Bird-n-Hand Gallery, Washington DC 1990
Selected Group Exhibitions
“Made in Chelsea, a Group of 10”, Agora Gallery, NYC, August 2018
“Art on the Park” with Anderson Contemporary Gallery, NYC, July 2018
“Open Access”, Ground Floor Gallery + Studios, Nashville, TN, December, 2013
“VMRC Annual Art Exhibition”, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, June, 2010
“Destinations”, Gallery Art Nights BCN, Barcelona, Spain, August, 2009
“Abstractions”, Gallery Art Nights BCN, Barcelona, Spain, July, 2009
“Outta the Woodwork”, Gracia Arts Project, Barcelona, Spain, December 2008
“Setba Sinfonia”, setba zona d’art, Barcelona, Spain, December 2008
Galeria Elizabeth Budia, Barcelona, Spain, December 2008
Enid Oklahoma Gallery, Chicago, IL, June 1996
Gary Marks Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 1996
“Master’s Show”, School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 1996
“Glimpses”, Zirkle House Gallery, James Maison University, Harrissonburg, VA, May 1992
Publications
Nashville Artists Blogspot, by Tina Gionis, Nashville, TN February 2015
NYCNASH Wordpress, By Erica Ciccarone, Nashville, TN October 2014
Arte Contemporane, “Heidi Martin Kuster alla Galeria Zamenhof, Appunti Di Viaggio”, Virgilio Patrina, Octobre-Novembre 2011
Hotel Felix“Sustainable, Eco-Chic Art Showcased at 360SEE”, Jordan Witkov July 2010
Art Nights BCN“Grids, The Work of Heidi Martin Kuster” Autumn ZimmermanNovember 2009
Education and Residencies
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT September 2016
MAAE in Painting, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1996
Studied Paper and Bookmaking Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL1992
Studied Painting, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 1990
Bachelors in Early Childhood Education, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA 1984
Personal
Heidi Martin Kuster was born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and spent her childhood in the rural midwest. Currently residing on The Outer Banks of North Carolina, she has lived and worked in New York City, Nashville, Chicago, Brussels, Barcelona, Paris, and Hatteras Island. She received her Master’s from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work is in private and public collections throughout Europe and The United States.