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Heidi Kumao creates video, machine art, and installations to explore ordinary social interactions and their psychological undercurrents. Emerging from the intersection of sculpture, theater and engineering, her work demonstrates how small gestures, even the most private and poetic, can become political acts. Her work has been exhibited at Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, San Jose Museum of Art, Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires and numerous other venues worldwide. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital grant and others. She is a Professor in the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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#houses #neighbors #energy #couple #fabriccutout #freemotion #stitching #drawingwiththread #textileart #fabricart #improvsewing
This fabric piece (#Expectations) is also on view at @almagallery_cgo in #chicago until April 1. . . . #textileart #fabricart #narrativefabricworks #moderntextiles #narrativeart #fabriccutouts #artaboutdeath
Started a new quilt at our @a2mqg retreat this weekend. Kinda modern design-y. More to come. #curvyquilt #quartercirclequilt #improvquilting #makeitupasigo
Opening tonight in Chicago: group show at Alma Gallery 5-9 pm, 3636 S Iron st @almagallery_cgo Featuring: Alexis Petroff, Heidi Kumao, Katy Kirbach, Michael Dain, Noel Morical, Yutian Liu.
Chicago Opening tonight! @almagallery_cgo Alma Gallery 3636 S. Iron St, 5-9 pm See you there! “Warming House” group exhibition curated by @eburkedain. Artists: Alexis Petroff, Heidi Kumao, Katy Kirbach,Michael Dain, Noel Morical & Yutian Liu
Cleaned up my garage for a studio visit. Getting ready to pack a lot of stuff up for Chicago show. For a lot of my art life, I’ve made things that I am passionate about but are not easy for people to buy/collect ( video, installations, kinetic sculpture). It’s interesting to experience a different side of things with this 2d fabric work.
Wrote a little remembrance of my time working & sharing a studio w/Beatriz da Costa (Shani) for the recent posthumous show/catalog of her work, “Beatriz da Costa:(un)disciplinary tactics” @welcometolace currently up in LA. Publication on @mitpress I worked with her on a couple different projects (“Zapped” and “Nomadika”) in the early 2000s when we were both at @cmuschoolofart —-Ah, the good ole days!
Had the most incredible time as an #artistinresidence in Washington state. So soothing and productive-it’s what I’ve needed for a long time. How can I move there?! Cycling to see Mt Rainier, kayaking in the water w/seals, admiring the incredible dahlias, working working on a new animation. Total bliss. @vashonartistresidency
Sound ON…First in a series of very short shorts in which different objects free themselves of their contents. #experimentalanimation #stopmotionanimation #framebyframe #photobooth #portrait #startingfresh #freeyourself #cutouts #photoboothphotos #relationshipart #separation
Indecision. A #test #stopmotionanimationpuppets #experimentalanimation #foundobjectanimation #mirror #animatedlife
SOUND ON!!#stopmotionanimation shot at #BoyerCampbell building in Detroit for the @fiberclubdetroit show up now until Sunday 9/28 only. Last chance! Music by @mayorofdonutville #experimentalanimation #pixilation #feministanimation All sounds created by a typewriter. Featuring @melanie_manos “Environments and Microclimates” is a collaboration between botanical artist Lisa Waud, curator/artist Sarah Rose Sharp, and Fiber Club*, a collective of fiber artists based in the Detroit area, supported by the Detroit Design District —Boyer Campbell Building, 6540 St. Antoine, Detroit. Through Sun September 29. Show Hours (September 7 - 29): * Fridays 6-8PM * Saturdays 11-5PM * Sundays 12-4PM * And open for programs on other dates & times as scheduled #improvanimation #typewriter @fiberclubdetroit @lisawaudbotanicalartist @mobilehomesteader @detroit_design_district @designcoredet @melanie_manos #detroitart #framebyframeanimation #sitespecificanimation #feministart #officelady
SOUND ON. Wait for it…More site specific antics and slapstick. #stopmotionanimation for the @Fiberclubdetroit big show at the #boyercampbellbuilding in #detroit. All sounds are typewriter sounds except slide. #Detroit #typewriter #pixilation #experimentalanimation #improvanimation Music by #mayorofdonutville Environment + Microclimates is an immersive art experience showcasing environmental- and fiber-based art. Explore art that engages the senses in this dynamic and vibrating collaboration between botanical artist Lisa Waud, curator/artist Sarah Rose Sharp, and Fiber Club*, a collective of fiber artists based in the Detroit area, supported by the Detroit Design District. Boyer Campbell Building, 6540 St. Antoine, Detroit. Through September 28. Show Hours (September 7 - 28): * Fridays 6-8PM * Saturdays 11-5PM * Sundays 12-4PM * And open for programs on other dates & times as scheduled
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