Amber Hearn
Artist's Statement
Exploring notions of the feminine, birth, motherhood, and the body, alongside her personal history and childhood experiences, Amber’s work reflects experiences that are both individual and universal. Interior spaces and symbolic forms, woven into the landscape, serve as both a representation of current place and memory, and as a lens through which she investigates deeper narratives, allowing the works to function as self-portraits. Amber draws on her long-standing relationship with the bush and the natural world she has inhabited throughout her life. Deeply interested in ancient history, symbolism, and particularly women, she further explores these themes through colour, form, layering, repetition, and primal gesture.
Biography
Amber Hearn (b. 1987) is a visual artist working on Dharug and Gundungurra Land, Blue Mountains, Australia. She grew up in both Tamworth, regional New South Wales, and Papua New Guinea, where she was immersed in nature and developed a strong connection to land, and place. Her primary practice is painting but she has also worked in installation, performance, video, and virtual reality.
Amber graduated from The National Art School with a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) in 2014. She has been exhibiting since 2012 and represented by Curatorial+Co since 2019. Amber has been a finalist in several major prizes including Paddington Art Prize, Glover Art Prize, Fishers Ghost Art Award, and Blacktown City Art Prize. Amber has exhibited in both solo and group shows across Australia including Caboolture Regional Art Gallery. Hearn’s work has been featured in Artist Profile, Art Almanac, Art Edit, Inside Out and Real Living.
