Heather Goodchild’s art practice is split between the mythical and the mundane, creating an exciting tension between real life and fantasy, and how the two worlds intersect. “Basement Cafeteria,” depicts an everyday scene of people eating in a cafeteria. On closer inspection, mini-worlds and narratives unfold. Is the woman in an apron crying? What is the man in the corner working on? Goodchild aptly captures the questions of everyday life, through a snapshot of strangers, in this intimate painting. Oil on board

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Heather Goodchild is a multidisciplinary artist exhibiting internationally and throughout Canada since 2001. Recurring themes in her work include symbolism, rituals, morality, personal development, and the collapse of the hierarchy of artistic disciplines. She received the Chalmers Arts Fellowship in 2019 and was recently at the Varda Artists Residence program (California) and the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts (Greece). Goodchild exhibited at the Textile Museum of Canada in 2013, was the Artist in Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2012, and in 2020 showed at The Rooms, St John's NL. She recently exhibited at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (2021) and at IA&A at Hillyer, Washington DC (2022).