Harriet Heyman turned to sculpture after spending many years as a writer. Her book “Private Acts: The Acrobat Sublime” (Rizzoli) focused on the art of acrobatics as a metaphor for work and the creative process. This exploration fired her obsession with form and figurative sculpture enhanced by studies with teachers from the Royal Drawing School in London.
“I want gesture, movement, a sense of vitality. To me, the most satisfying pieces are those that look rough, as if just quickened from raw material. Capturing the energy of a moment takes me weeks or months. I work in clay, wax and plastiline. These days, my pieces are larger, the modeling equivalent of using more canvas and bigger brushes. When my work is finished and the piece cast, I want the bronze to be textural and active—to dance in the play of light.”
SOLO SHOWS
Figuratively Speaking, SFArtsED, San Francisco, CA, November 2025
Bronze and Silk, Kenlynn, San Francisco, CA, November 2023
Bolinas Museum, Bolinas CA, April 2023
Royal Drawing School, London, UK, September 2022
SFArtsED, San Francisco CA, October 2021
Hulburd Design, San Francisco, CA, November 2020
GROUP SHOWS
Fall Show, Fort Mason, San Francisco, October 2018
