Claudia Heitner (b.1994, she/her) is an artist and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. 

Her strong background in print media allows for abstractions in texture and color to shine through in her paintings, drawings and prints. 

Inspired by prolonged periods of her life with her family in Puerto Rico, the central forms in her work come from views of nature, reflections of the past, and cherished experiences. 

Fluid forms and the simplification of hands in her work can represent beings, natural objects, or impassible feats.

Education

2016              BFA Printmaking, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 

2011              State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY (traditional fine art courses)

Professional Experience

2023-curr.      Studio Assistant, Du-Good Press, Brooklyn, NY

2017-curr.      Contract Screen Printer, ESPO's Art World, Brooklyn, NY

2022-2023     Screen Print Instructor, Studio Monitor, Carousel's Press, Brooklyn, NY

2020-2022     Pre-Press Production, Printer, Kingsland Printing, Brooklyn, NY

2017              T-Shirt Workshop Instructor, Gowanus Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY

2016              Monitor at EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY

Group Exhibitions

2019             21st Annual Postcards from the Edge, Bortolami, New York, NY

2017             Roll Call, Blackburn 20|20 Gallery, New York, NY

2016             MICA Commencement Exhibition 2016, Fox 420, Fox Building, Baltimore, MD

                     I Invited Britney Spears To Dinner (The Invitation Was Not Accepted), Bronze Gallery, Baltimore, MD

                     Curator: Curatorial Print, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2015             Juried Printmaking Exhibition: Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD (Jurors: Cynthia Thompson, David Chioffi)

2014             Juried Undergraduate Exhibition: Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD (Jurors: Laura Amussen, Dustin Carlson)

                     Join, or Don’t: Main 0 Gallery, Baltimore, MD

                     Paul Rucker Presents: The Empathy Project: Leidy Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2013             Contact Zone: Gallery CA, Baltimore, MD

2012             Young Artists 2012: Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY

Press

"Art that expresses complex patterns of the heart: Interview with Stephen Powers, aka ESPO (Part 2)", TOKION, November 21st, 2023 (featured event photographer)

"Graffiti that responds to physical sensations: Interview with Stephen Powers, aka ESPO (Part 1)", TOKION, November 16th, 2023 (featured event photographer)

"Young Artists to Watch: MICA's Art Walk 2016", BmoreArt, May 17th, 2016

Honors/Scholarships

2015             Carrie Macedonia '03 Memorial Scholarship, Baltimore, MD

2014             MICA Achievement Award, Baltimore MD

2013-2016    Dean’s List Academic Award (Magna Cum Laude), Baltimore MD

2012-2015    MICA Presidential Scholarship, Baltimore, MD

                     MICA Recognition Award, Baltimore, MD

                     MICA Grant, Baltimore, MD