Heather Goodchild
Heather Goodchild is a Canadian costume designer and artist who produces paintings and textile art installations.[1] She has exhibited in Berlin, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Toronto and throughout Canada.[2] Recurring themes in her work include symbolism, rituals, regalia, societies, traditions, morality, and personal fulfilment.[3]
Early life
Goodchild was born in Toronto in 1977.[2]
Education
Goodchild studied fashion design before switching to art, and graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in Arts in Fashion Design in 2000.[4][2]
Career
Goodchild's Anna Ward Brouse exhibit centred around a fictional Victorian matron with a strong work ethic.[4]
In 2012, as the Art Gallery of Ontario's artist-in-residence, she created the modernist Uniform Factory exhibit – which included a garment assembly line with Shaker slogans and masonic icons.[4]
In 2013, her work with fabric representations of legends, myths, and secret societies was featured in the Textile Museum of Canada.[5]
In 2014, she created a series of watercolour portraits for the Doug Paisley video Until I find you.[6]
Also in 2014, Goodchild was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts studio residency, based in Paris.[2]
Her piece "Dogs" was one of nine miniature art installations in Spadina Avenue, Toronto as part of the Open Field Collective’s 2016 Street Projects.[7]
Goodchild did the cover art for Feist's Let It Die re-release in 2018.[8][9]
Goodchild has worked as a costume designer for the 2006 television show What It's Like Being Alone and the 2002 short film Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl. She has worked on set for the 2002 film Chicago, the 2001 short film Full, the 2001 film Don't Say A Word and the 2014 short film A Tale of Bad Luck.[10]
References
- Bromwich, Kathryn (2017-07-30). "On my radar: Feist's cultural highlights". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- "Fictions and Legends: Heather Goodchild and Jérôme Havre – Textile Museum of Canada". Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- "Heather Goodchild | Artspeak". Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- Whyte, Murray (2012-09-01). "Heather Goodchild's installation, Uniform Factory, previews Nuit Blanche". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- Whyte, Murray (2013-12-14). "Heather Goodchild and Jérôme Havre: Fictions and Legends at the Textile Museum of Canada". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- Hart, Otis (2014-10-21). "Doug Paisley feat. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 'Until I Find You'". NPR. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- D'Cunha, Patricia (8 Mar 2016). "No books in this box: Mini art galleries colour Toronto streets". CityNews. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- Murphy, Sarah (28 August 2018). "Feist Treats "Let It Die" to 15th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- Minsker, Evan (2018-08-27). "Feist Announces Let It Die Vinyl Reissue". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- "Heather Goodchild". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-12-07.