Heather Day American, b. 1989
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Biography
Photography by Chase McBride. Courtesy of Heather Day.Heather Day (b. 1989, Honolulu, HI) is an artist based in the Mojave Desert of California. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2012 from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland where she studied painting and art history.
Rooted in the traditions of abstract expressionism, her paintings explore overlapping themes of sensory perception, memory, and elements of the natural world. Day builds vast inventories of painted forms that are taken apart, rearranged, and sewn back together in a concert of opposing forces and color fields. This counter-productive process embraces our limited control over chaos, and draws the viewer in through rhyming lyrical gestures and harmonizing fields of pigment.
Her paintings, both in form and in color, are meant to challenge our expectations of the everyday experience and encourage the viewer to meditate on their own personal histories. How does the sound of a grating branch in the wind translate to an errant mark? How does a vibrating, painted wash capture raking light in the moments before sunset? This exploration seeks to push boundaries, evoking contemplation on the dynamic relationship between the tangible and the abstract. -
Public Collections, Commissions & Residencies
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne
The Macedonia Institute, Chatham, NY
Dhal Beck Electric Building, 580 Howard St, San Francisco – exterior mural, (2020)
Fort Wayne Museum of Art – in-gallery mural for Woolgatherers, (2020)
Google Hardware Store, SoHo, New York – site-specific mural, (2018)
Facebook Camera AR collaboration – project with Applied Machine Learning group, (2017)
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Residency,(2020)
Vermont Studio Center Residency, (2019)
Jericho Artist Fellowship, Venice (2019)
Macedonia Institute Artist Residency, (2018)
WIP Gallery Residency, Artisphere, Arlington, VA, (2012) -
Exhibitions
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55 Years
Isn't That Long Enough? Jun 26 – Aug 14, 2025Featuring paintings, works on paper, sculpture, film, and archival ephemera from the SFMOMA Library, and SFAI archive, this ambitious exhibition showcases museum-quality works by contemporary and historical artists, illustrating Berggruen...View More -
Heather Day
Cut, Split, Horizon Aug 1 – Sep 19, 2024View More -
California Gold
Jun 20 – Jul 25, 2024Exhibiting Artists:View More
Tauba Auerbach | John Baldessari | Larry Bell | Helen Berggruen | Sarah Blaustein | Katherine Boxall | Val Britton | Christopher Brown | Andy Burgess | Dean Byington | Bruce Cohen | Adriane Colburn | Travis Collinson | Mark di Suvero | June Edmonds | Charles Gaines | Daniel Gibson | Isca Greenfield-Sanders | Michael Gregory | Stephen Hannock | Sarah Hotchkiss | Seth Kaufman | Clare Kirkconnell | Matt Kleberg | Anna Kunz | Charles Lee | Barry McGee | Klea McKenna | Tom McKinley | Vanessa Marsh | Richard Misrach | Nicole Mueller | Ed Ruscha | Richard Serra | Jillian Shea | Stephanie H. Shih | Kyle Warren Smith | Joni Sternbach | Marie Thibeault | Dani Tull | Darren Waterston | Griff Williams | Jonas Wood | Christopher Woodcock -
Abstract Perspectives
Jan 11 – Feb 29, 2024Berggruen Gallery is proud to present Abstract Perspectives, a group exhibition that highlights underrepresented voices in the world of contemporary abstract art. Abstract Perspectives will be on view from January 11th through February 29th, 2024. The gallery will host an opening reception on Thursday, January 11th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. This curated collection furthers abstract artwork as a vital means of expression and social commentary beyond representational or stylized subject matter. While the artworks vary widely in size, media, and style, the entire show celebrates abstract art as a resistant break from convention, continually stretching the boundaries of visual language and aesthetics.View More
The exhibition will feature work by the following artists:
Diana al-Hadid
Tauba Auerbach
Radcliffe Bailey
Sarah Blaustein
Cecily Brown
Sarah Crowner
Heather Day
Clare Kirkconnell
Anna Kunz
Liza Lou
Julie Mehretu
Beatriz Milhazes
Odili Donald Odita
Abstract Perspectives, January 11 – February 29, 2024. On view at 10 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Images and previews are available upon request. For all inquiries, please contact the gallery by phone at (415) 781-4629 or by email at info@berggruen.com.
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News
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New American Paintings. The Pacific Coast Issue #175
Curated by Jerry Saltz May 21, 2025Congratulations to Heather Day on her selection for New American Paintings' Pacific Coast Issue #175. Curated by the legendary Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic...Read more -
10 Contemporary Women Artists Channeling Helen Frankenthaler’s Abstract Expressionism
Artsy | by Salomé Gómez-Upegui August 22, 2024Widely celebrated as one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century, Helen Frankenthaler left an indelible mark on the world of Abstract...Read more -
Cut, Split, Horizon: Heather Day's Natural Abstraction
Juxtapoz | By Evan Pricco July 30, 2024Heather Day moved to the desert and found a new inspiration to create landscape paintings. At first, these works look like abstractions and instinctual gestures,...Read more -
In Colorful Desert Paintings, Heather Day Creates (and Breaks) Her Own Rules
W Magazine | by Jacoba Urist August 1, 2024Inside the painter’s Joshua Tree studio ahead of her debut solo show at San Francisco’s Berggruen Gallery. Miles down a desolate dirt road, Heather Day’s...Read more -
In San Francisco for FOG? Don't Miss These 7 Exhibitions Around the City
Cultured Magazine | Sophie Lee January 17, 2024Anyone who has weaved through endless rows of booths at an art fair knows there is limited exhibition space in even the largest of stalls....Read more
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Installations
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Art Fairs
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Frieze Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California Feb 26 – Mar 1, 2026Berggruen Gallery is proud to announce our participation in Frieze Los Angeles. Please visit us at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California. More...View More -
FOG Design + Art
San Francisco, California Jan 21 – 25, 2026View More -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida Dec 5 – 7, 20252025 will mark Berggruen Gallery’s twenty-third consecutive year participating in Art Basel Miami Beach, since the fair’s inception. Please visit us at the Miami Beach...View More -
The Armory Show
New York City, New York Sep 4 – 7, 2025Berggruen Gallery is proud to participate in The Armory Show 2025. Please visit us at Booth 400 at the Javits Center in New York. Tickets...View More -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida Dec 4 – 9, 20242024 will mark Berggruen Gallery’s twenty-second consecutive year participating in Art Basel Miami Beach, since the fair’s inception.View More -
The Armory Show
New York City, New York Sep 5 – 8, 2024Berggruen Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in The Armory Show 2024. Please visit us at Booth 213 at the Javits Center in New...View More -
Dallas Art Fair
Dallas, Texas Apr 4 – 7, 2024View More -
FOG Design + Art
San Francisco, California Jan 18 – 21, 2024View More -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida Dec 7 – 10, 2023View More
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