Photographer
Robert Chase Heishman
Robert Chase Heishman is a Chicago-based artist working in photography, video, painting and installation. He received his Master of Fine Arts in 2012 from Northwestern University’s Art Theory & Practice program, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008 from the Kansas City Art Institute, double majoring in Photography and Art History. His work is exhibited and screened nationally and internationally. Recent grants and awards include the 2019 Artist in Residence at LATITUDE (Chicago), the 2016 Silver Eye Editions Program at Silver Eye Center for Photography (Pittsburgh), a 2015 project grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events and a Moving Image Award from the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation (Chicago). Heishman has collaborated with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, designing an original set for the dance, 'Split-Sides', a production that toured worldwide. In addition to Merce, Heishman has collaborated with Sigur Rós, Radiohead, Megan Schvaneveldt and many other artists – most recently co-directing two films with/for Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz in both Chicago and the Middle East. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, BNY Mellon Collection and the Walker Art Center.
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