Trace, 2010
“Trace” loosely follows the life of Frederick Douglass, escaped slave, abolitionist and publisher and how he taught himself to read. Mixed media: book,book stand, tables, [...]
Mr. Peanut
Nuts. (I think this was taken at about week 10 of wearing this thing).
Art Papers review, Mar-Apr 2010
Review of solo exhibition at Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY Fall 2009 Download PDF
Easter bunny
Something about the brace reminded me of an egg or humpty dumpty.
Inherited Traits-exhibition catalog
Catalog from 2-person exhibition at College of New Jersey, 2010 (Artists: Nina Katchedourian and Heidi Kumao) Download PDF
Wearables videos in Currents2011, Santa Fe, NM
Videos of the Audio-Activated Bra, Audio-Activated Dress, and the Posture Generator will be included in the new media festival,"Currents2011" in Santa Fe, NM from June [...]
Exhibit at Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft
The Audio-activated Bra and videos of the "Wired Wear" series will be on display as part of the exhibit "Craft Meets Technology" at the Kentucky [...]
Sculpture Magazine review, 2009
Sculpture Magazine review of solo show at Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI, 2008 Download PDF
WRNI-Rhode Island Public Radio
Interview re: First Works Festival, Providence, RI, 2008 ---Listen to MP3 Audio here
Interview in We-Make-Money-Not-Art
Heidi Kumao's art pieces explore ordinary social interactions in order to reveal what lies beneath them: psychological states, emotions, compulsions, thinking patterns, and dreams. She [...]