Heather Goodchild (b. 1977) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist exhibiting since 2001.
Working across media including painting, textile, ceramic and installation, she explores
themes including symbolism, ritual, and the collapse of the hierarchy of artistic
disciplines. Her practice highlights the integration of craft into a contemporary art context,
most notably through her work using the folk technique of rug hooking.
Goodchild has most recently exhibited with Margaux Smith at Clint Roenisch Gallery, as part of the Virginia McClure Ceramic Biennial, Montreal (2024), at AYE Gallery, Beijing (2023), LL Contemporary, Richmond Hill (2023), and IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC (2022). She received the Chalmers Arts Fellowship in 2019, was the Artist in Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2012 and has attended the Varda Artists Residence program (California), the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts (Greece) the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris) and the Tao Hua Tan Residency (China).
Working across media including painting, textile, ceramic and installation, she explores
themes including symbolism, ritual, and the collapse of the hierarchy of artistic
disciplines. Her practice highlights the integration of craft into a contemporary art context,
most notably through her work using the folk technique of rug hooking.
Goodchild has most recently exhibited with Margaux Smith at Clint Roenisch Gallery, as part of the Virginia McClure Ceramic Biennial, Montreal (2024), at AYE Gallery, Beijing (2023), LL Contemporary, Richmond Hill (2023), and IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC (2022). She received the Chalmers Arts Fellowship in 2019, was the Artist in Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2012 and has attended the Varda Artists Residence program (California), the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts (Greece) the Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris) and the Tao Hua Tan Residency (China).
