Lucia's CV

EDUCATION

1989  BFA  ·  Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo Shows

2025  CODA Gallery — "The Furry Side"  Palm Desert, CA

2024  CODA Gallery — "Urban Animals"  Palm Desert, CA

2023  CODA Gallery — Solo Show  Palm Desert, CA

2022  Musei San Salvatore Lauro — Solo Show  Rome, Italy

2022  Rehs Contemporary Gallery — "Beneath the Surface"  New York City, NY

2021  Rehs Contemporary Gallery — "Spirit Animals"  New York, NY

2021  CODA Gallery — Solo Show  Palm Desert, CA

Major Art Fairs

2025  Seattle Art Fair, with Rehs Gallery  Seattle, WA

2025  Art Busan 2025, with Gallery Unplugged  Busan, South Korea

2025  The Palm Beach Show, with Rehs Gallery  Palm Beach, FL

2024  The Philadelphia Show, with Rehs Gallery  Philadelphia, PA

2024  The Palm Beach Art Show, with Rehs Gallery  Palm Beach, FL

2023  LA Art Show — LA Convention Center  Los Angeles, CA

2023  Palm Beach Art Show  Palm Beach, FL

2023  Miami Art Week  Miami, FL

Notable Group Shows

2025  Springville Museum of Art — ARC Featured Artist 2025  Springville, UT

2024  Modern Eden Gallery — "Paracosmic Escape," curated by Beautiful Bizarre  San Francisco, CA

2024  Rich Art Gallery – “Journey of the Fluffies” Taichung City, Taiwan

2023  Corey Helford Gallery — "Secret Longing," curated by Beautiful Bizarre  Los Angeles, CA

2023  Abend Gallery — "Wild at Art" 4-Person Exhibit  Denver, CO

2022  Zions Bank Invitational  Salt Lake City, UT

2021  Haven Gallery — "Animalia," curated by Beautiful Bizarre  Northport, NY

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2025  ARC Salon — "The Paint Job" — Springville Museum Exhibition Award & Dual Category Award

2025  ARC Salon — "Love Potion No. 9" — Semi-Finalist

2024  Richeson 75 — "Oasis" — Animals, Birds & Wildlife  · Finalist & Honorable Mention

2023  Richeson 75 — "The Paint Job" — Animals, Birds & Wildlife  · Finalist

2020  Richeson 75 — "UnCommon Cowboy" — Animals, Birds & Wildlife  · First Place

2020  ARC Salon — "UnCommon Cowboy"  · Finalist

2019  ARC Salon — "Apple Music" — Rehs Contemporary Gallery Award

2019  ARC Salon — "Washington Gothic" — Haynes Galleries Award

2019  Richeson 75 — "Sealrio" — Animals, Birds & Wildlife  · Honor Award

SELECTED PRESS

Fine Art Connoisseur  —  17th International ARC Salon Special Section  (2025)

Elle Magazine Korea  —  "We Love Animals" Editorial  (2023)

American Art Collector  —  "Wild at Arts"  (2023)

Forbes  —  "Anthropomorphized Animals"  (2021)

Colossal  —  "Absurdly Flexible Chicks…"  (2021)

Die Zeit  —  "Yoga Chicks"  (2021)

My Modern Met  —  "Fluffy Chicks Practice Yoga Poses…"  (2022)

American Art Collector  —  "Taking Flight"  (2020)

Artnet News  —  "Best of the Best"  (2020)

Bored Panda  —  "Humorous Animal Paintings by Lucia Heffernan"  (2025)