About the Artist
Heather Timm is an internationally exhibited transdisciplinary artist based in Seattle. Her work explores the intersections of humanity, technology, and the natural world, while also embracing playfulness and humor as essential aspects of her practice. Her art balances deep philosophical inquiry with a lighthearted, experimental approach, reflecting her belief that creativity thrives when unconfined. This balance allows her to remain grounded and open, creating space for both thoughtful introspection and joyous exploration.
Through mediums ranging from glitch art and video art to oil painting and found-object sculpture, Heather blurs the boundaries between traditional and new media art. Her works often engage with themes of interconnection, emergence, and transformation, drawing on science and indigenous wisdom to envision a more harmonious future. At the same time, her playful pieces bring levity to her practice, revealing a vibrant curiosity and a refusal to take herself—or the art world—too seriously. Whether questioning the nature of intelligence, celebrating imperfection, or creating moments of delightful absurdity, Heather’s work invites reflection and sparks joy in equal measure.
Heather's work has been exhibited at the United Nations Summit of the Future, UN SDG Awards in Rome, Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris, Scope Art Show Miami, Lume Studios NYC, MaMa Multimedia Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, University of Chicago, Media Arts Data & Design (MADD) and numerous other galleries, events, and public spaces. Her glitch photography was selected by National Geographic award-winning photographers John Knopf and Michael Yamashita to be featured in a coffee table book highlighting 100 exceptional photographers who are shaping the future of art and creativity. She also speaks frequently on public and private panels about the intersection of creativity and technology.
Artist Statement
I am a transdisciplinary artist exploring the intersections of humanity and technology using traditional and digital mediums. My process is inherently fluid and intersectional, often blurring the lines between traditional and new media art. I work with and combine oil and acrylic paint, collage, sculpture, textiles, circuit-bent photography, animation, code, software, Generative AI, and extended reality. By reimagining traditional forms through experimental techniques, I create works that challenge conventions and reveal unseen connections.
Experimentation and discovery is central to my process. When working digitally, I often treat images and paintings as my palette. I layer, smear, and introduce technological errors (glitches) to animate my static work and craft dynamic interactions between the physical and virtual. Exploring new possibilities and taking risks like this results in a dynamic and ever-evolving body of work that often reveals parallels between nature and technology.
In conceptual works like Hope in Action, I merge natural elements using digital techniques to create a visual narrative of holding the collective heart of the World. Through creations like this, I strive to inspire curiosity, resilience, and reflection, highlighting the infinite possibilities that emerge when we embrace the interplay of the traditional and ancestral with innovation and vision.