Heidi Sharp
iLLUSTRATOR - PRINTMAKER - Fine Artist
Colchester, eSSEX
Studied BA Fine Art (Hons) in Essex.
Exploration of the theme of identity within social media.
Tombow illustration and screen printing.
Artist Bio
I am an Essex based multidisciplinary artist whom predominantly specialises in illustration, printmaking and painting. Interested in the contemporary social mirrors embedded within today's society, I use social media to feed my inspiration and tend to reflect my themes in a contrastingly physical environment.
Artist Statement
My practice explores the themes of social media, consumerism and the sense of self. The growth of social media has impacted our ideas of self-curation, its poignant existence within modern society has adapted our perceptions of common imagery as well as changing how we discover new relationships and maintain existing ones. The overwhelming presence of the internet and all that comes with it is prevalent in defining who we are today and is something I am keen to challenge and comment upon. The inclusion of humour is important in contrasting and coping with the politics challenging our everyday existence.
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Latest Exhibitions
2022 // The Essex Feminist Forum
Group Exhibition
The Beecroft Art Gallery,
Southend, Essex
2021 // Staring & Morphing
Group Exhibition
Trinity Square,
Colchester, Essex
2021 // Snapping the Stiletto // Saffron Walden Museum
Artist Residency
Saffron Walden Museum,
Saffron Walden, Essex