About The Artist
Heather Stivison is an award-winning visual artist whose artworks have been exhibited in museums, universities, and galleries across the United States and in juried shows in Europe and Asia. Her paintings and drawings straddle the threshold between abstraction and realism. She holds an MFA with dist...
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We Are All Exploding Stars
Artist: Heather Stivison
Price:
$3,500.00
Medium: Painting
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Creation Date: 2022
Materials: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions: 36" x 36" x 1"
About the Item: We Are All Exploding Stars uses constellation imagery to underscore two stories about the beginnings of life on earth. One is Carl Sagan’s scientific explanation of the origins of life: “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” The second story is Native American botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer’s tribal story of the origins of life and abundance on our planet—“Skywoman ” falling to earth and joyfully working together with all creatures to plant a world of beauty and abundance for all to share. We Are All Exploding Stars is from the Seeds of Change series of 35 works that suggest that, if we listen, science can lead us away from environmental devastation and climate change. The ideas for preserving our fragile planet are described as “seeds of change”—ideas that can be “planted” and can grow into a better future.
About The Artist
Heather Stivison is an award-winning visual artist whose artworks have been exhibited in museums, universities, and galleries across the United States and in juried shows in Europe and Asia. Her paintings and drawings straddle the threshold between abstraction and realism. She holds an MFA with distinction from the University of Massachusetts. Stivison is an elected Signature Member of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) and serves on the Board of Directors of their Massachusetts Chapter. She also serves as the chairman of the board of South Coast Artists, Inc. Stivison is a former museum director, former president of both the New Jersey Association of Museums and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums. She creates her work in Hatch Street Studios, New Bedford, MA and is represented at Pleiades Gallery in NYC.
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