Heather Schulte
Ctrl-Alt-Del
textiles
2019
Heather Schulte received a BFA in 2003 from the University of Nebraska, and spent the following 13 years supporting her partner’s career, bringing 3 people into this world, experiencing multiple medical traumas, and moving no less than 7 times. She spent much of that time honing her skills in textiles and teaching private lessons, all while raising children and trying to maintain a semblance of stability. In 2016 she started formally pursuing an art career.
Schulte’s work analyzes the intersection of personal and public forms of language and communication, exposing complex physical and emotional responses to what lives behind the shape of letters, codes, or materials. Her pieces invite viewer interaction through touch, deciphering code, or physical movement in space. Her community projects are collaborative works that create art with the public: working together to interpret current and historical events and providing a platform for those directly affected to share their stories.
Schulte has exhibited throughout Colorado, including the Denver Art Museum and RedLine Contemporary Art Center, as well as galleries and museums nationally and internationally. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Denver Post, Fiber Art Now, the Surface Design Journal, and independent magazines. Her projects have been featured in numerous podcasts, news articles, and other publications, and awarded numerous grants. In 2022, Stitching the Situation, a collaborative embroidery project documenting the impact of COVID-19 in the US, received a competitive stipend award as a “‘Promising Practices Case Study’ to facilitate field-wide learning and encourage the uptake of WE-Making [a framework for Arts & Creative Placemaking] in communities across the country,” from the University of FL Center for Arts in Medicine.
