Heyd Fontenot
"The paintings and drawings are essentially portraits, despite the frequent inclusion of embellishment or exaggeration. Using my friends as models allows me to meditate on their individual qualities and uniqueness. By endeavoring to record the spark that initiated and perpetuates my bond with the subjects, I search for the physical and non-physical information that allows for a sense of intimacy. These same models are also utilized as characters in more general and abstract narratives about the human condition and our common, universal struggles. I'm engaged in an extremely elemental form of play, constructing scenarios that illustrate an internal mythology. Within my work, the dichotomous topics of morality, spirituality and sexuality are wrestled and revisited."
- Heyd Fontenot, 2006
Conduit Gallery Exhibitions
Selected Exhibitions:
- 2009 New American Paintings, Juried Exhibition in Print, Boston, MA (Cover Image)
- 2007 The Rabbit Hole, Brooklyn, NY
- 2007 Green Papaya Art Projects, Manilla, the Philippines
- 2007 Texas Biennial, Okay Mountain, Austin, TX
- 2006 Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, TX
- 2006 James Baird, Newfoundland, Canada
- 2006 Volitant Gallery, Austin, TX
- 2005 Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
- 2005 The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
- 2005 Diverseworks, Houston, TX
- 2003 Disjecta Gallery , Portland, Oregon
- 2003 Lawndale Art Center, Suite Pink, Houston, Texas
- 2002 Bumberbiennial, Seattle, WA
- 2002 The Nashoba Institute, Washington, D.C.
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