LUCIA HEFFERNAN • NEW PAINTINGS
JANUARY 6 - 20, 2023
Artist reception:  Friday, Jan 6, 4 - 7 pm

Born in Taiwan in 1966, Lucia Heffernan was inspired to paint and draw at a very early age by her mother, a water color artist and teacher. In the early 1990’s, after graduating with honors from Binghamton University in Fine Arts and Design, she established LDD, a multi-million dollar award-winning creative design agency.  Lucia moved to Utah in 2000 where her creative focus shifted from digital design to oil painting.

Lucia's paintings showcase her strength in graphic design and reflect her love of animals.  “My work is in the style of contemporary realism.  I want to make the animals jump out from the canvas, but I also love the energy from abstract paintings.  I often focus in on the subject and create an abstract background to enhance the focus.” Her latest series of paintings use animals as metaphors to portray the quirky and charming moments we encounter daily. "I enjoy depicting the twists and turns that make our life stories a little more interesting. As I evolve, what remains constant is my respect for the animals that inspire me, and my desire to bring a smile to the face of every viewer." 

Lucia Heffernan has won numerous local and national competitions and her work is widely collected in the United States and around the world. She is a member of Oil Painters of America and the Society of Animal Artists.

My body of work is an expression and exploration of my lifelong fascination with animals. Through my paintings, I seek to give animals a voice and a personality, while making light of our uniquely human existence. By imagining what animals might do if put in human situations, I stage tableaus that shine a spotlight on both their innocence and raw instinct. This collision between animal and human sensibilities creates a whimsical, theatrical, and often humorous world that viewers can relate to on an emotional level.  — Lucia Heffernan