Heidi Coutu

Statement

In spite of the stress and suffering we are subjected to daily, things of beauty are always in our wake.

When a subject moves me, I reproduce it as a way of preserving a moment in time which reminded me that life is joyous and beautiful. I refer to my style as painterly realism. I strive to capture true light and the dynamic essence of life. The brushstrokes are on extension of my emotional involvement with the subject...they hopefully imbue the viewer with a realization of the privilege of being alive.

Bio

Born: Holyoke, MA 1957
Education: Mount Holyoke College

Selected Exhibitions
Springfield Museum of Fine Art, Springfield, MA, solo, 2000,1994
Post Gallery, Houston, TX, 99,98,96,95,94
Springfield National Fine Art Exhibit, Springfield, MA, Best in Show, 1997
William Baczek Fine Art, Northampton, MA, Group, 97,96
Longmeadow Art Exhibition, Longmeadow, MA, Best in Show, 1997
Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA, 1997
Powers Fine Art, Acton, MA, 1997
The Canal Gallery, Holyoke, MA, Group, 1996
Springfield Museum of Fine Arts Gallery, Springfield, MA, Group, 1996

Selected Collections
HL& P;Houston, TX
Columbia Pictures; Hollywood, CA
Baystate Medical Center; Springfield, MA
Nations Bank; Houston, TX
Aetna Life and Casualty: Hartford, CT
World Trade Center; New York, NY
Federal Reserve Bank; St. Louis, MO
US Armed Forces(Officers Club); Honolulu, HI
American Golf Corp; Los ANgeles, CA
Digital Equipment Corp; Hartford & Farmington, CT
Bank of Boston; Boston, MA
Mount holyoke College; South Hadley, MA
Fleet Bank; Boston, MA
NYNEX; Worcester, MA
SNET; Hartford, CT
Coast Savings Bank; Los ANgeles, CA
Mass Mutual Insurance; Springfield, MA
Saint Francis Hospital; Hartford, CT
Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center; Boston, MA