Heather Sincavage
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Interdisciplinary Artist
Heather Sincavage is an interdisciplinary artist living in Wilkes Barre, PA. She earned degrees from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and the University of Washington in Seattle. Through process, performance, and installation, she uses her body as a tool of measurement from which to consider questions of being; exploring the nuanced facets of raw emotion and how they evolve as we experience them. Her objects and actions are intentionally spare and minimal, yet call attention to the power dynamics inherent to the human condition. She is an alumna of The Vermont Studio Center as well as numerous other residencies and fellowships. Her work has been published in Surface Design Journal and exhibited in over 40 solo and group exhibitions across the United States and in Spain, Finland, and Iceland. Most recently, she performed at the Queens Museum in New York and as part of the Tempting Failure festival in London. Since receiving her Tanne Award, she has had the ability to create four new performances that have been performed throughout the United States and in Europe. She also received an Interdisciplinary Art Residency at Hospitfield in Scotland and is currently Artist in Residence in Berlin.
This bio/description was originally published in 2018 and updated in 2019. For more current information, please refer to the award recipient's website (if provided).