About
Kenya Heiner, b. 1997, is an artist from Boise, ID. She is currently based in Provo, UT and recently recieved her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Ceramics from Utah Valley University.
In her ceramic work, Heiner explores the physical techniques of homemaking that she was taught during her upbringing. Her recent pieces explore the universal desire to halt time by enshrining memories in physical objects. She leverages the unique properties of ceramic to examine how we construe and preserve these memories. Drawing on the domestic crafts of her ancestry, Heiner incorporates edible materials, such as icing, into her ceramic pieces as a pairing of permanence and consumption. Heiner also engages with oil painting, printmaking, and drawing to further articulate her artistic vision.
Heiner’s sculptural installation, The Colorado Plateu Series, was featured in Utah Valley University’s UTopia exhibit in August 2022 and highlighted in the university’s yearly art book. These pieces were produced with grant funding from Utah Valley University’s Capital Reef Exploratory Art Grant.
In 2024, the Utah chapter of the American Association of University Women designated Heiner Best Student Artist for her oil painting “Self Portrait 2022”.
Kenya Heiner
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Education
2024 Bachelor of Fine Art in Sculpture and Ceramics, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
Exhibitions
2021 Student Art Exhibition, Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT
2021 Community Art Showcase, Covey Center, Provo, UT
2022 UTopia, Utah Valley University, Orem UT
2022 Student Art Exhibition, Utah Valley University, Orem UT
2023 Travel Exhibition, Utah Valley University, Orem UT
2024 Face of Utah Sculpture XXV, Pilar Pobil Celebration Gallery, West Valley UT
2024 Eccles Art Center Annual Statewide Competition, Ogden UT
2024 Ever Arriving, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
2024 AAUW Utah Women Artists Exhibition, Pilar Pobil Celebration Gallery, West Valley UT
2024 Noun Show, Provo City Library, Provo UT
2024 Landscape and Identity, George S. & Delores Doré Eccles Art Gallery, Salt Lake City UT
2024 Wonderful Green, Modern Visual Arts Gallery, Bethlehem PA
2024 Grandpa Sevy 03, BFA Exhibition, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Awards
2024 Best Student Artist, AAUW Women Artists Exhibition
Publications
2022 UTopia, Art Book, Utah Valley University, Orem UT
2024 Ever Arriving, Art Book, Utah Valley University, Orem UT
Grants Awarded
2021 Exploratory Art Grant from UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station