Artists / Richard Heeps
c-type print from negative, various sizes available
Richard Heeps is a photographer that lives and works in Cambridge. His images reflect his personal view of Cambridgeshire and the surrounding Fens. He uses highly-saturated colours and compositions to demonstrate a true love and empathy for his subject matter.
"In my work, I find beauty in ordinary things. I am inspired by traces of individuality, timelessness and composition to create extraordinary images with a sense of enduring values. My work aims to capture the feel of the subject; I record rather than glamorise."
Heeps has exhibited widely throughout the UK and has exhibited in France and New York. Heeps' work has been published in four books, the most recent being 'Man's Ruin' and 'Rolled Out'.
His distinctive style pushes the limits of lens-based photography without the need for digital manipulation. The collectable colour photographs are hand-printed from negative and combined with the best in traditional processing using the latest archival products - from photographic paper to mount board.
Solo Exhibitions
2008
- 13 May - 8 Jul
- Man's Ruin Exhibition and Book launch, Stark Gallery, 68 Castle Street, Canterbury
- 02 May - 14 Jun
- Man's Ruin Exhibition and Book launch, Norwich Arts Centre, St.Benedict's Street, Norwich
- Mar - 01 Apr
- Man's Ruin Exhibition and Book launch, Gallery 57, 57 Westbourne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset
- Jan - 06 Feb
- Man's Ruin Exhibition and Book launch, Bohemia Galleries One, 7 Gilly Gate, York, East Yorkshire
- Jan - 09 Mar
- Man's Ruin Exhibition and Book launch, Shire Hall Gallery, Market Square, Stafford
2007
- 03 Apr - 24 Apr
- Man's Ruin Exhibition and Book launch, The Spitz Gallery, Old Spitalfields Market, 109 Commercial Street, London
- 16 Mar - 11 May
- Americana LightHouse Gallery, Wolverhampton
2006
- 1 Apr - 17 Jun
- Richard Heeps, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, St John's Church, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
2004
- 8 Jul - 10 Sept
- Burlesquem, Rhodania Hotel, Arles (during Rencontres International de la Photographie Festival) and Zetland Gallery, Scrutton Street, London
- 16 Jan to 27 Feb
- Man's Ruin Light House Gallery, Wolverhampton
2003
- July to Sept
- Rockabilly, Spitz Gallery, London and Rhodania Hotel, Arles (during Rencontres International de la Photographie Festival)
Past years
2001
- Looking at Everyday Things, Wisbech Museum - Wisbech, The Guildhall - Cambridge, The Babylon Gallery - Ely and 39 Essex Street - London
2000
- Rock 'n' Roll Norwich Arts Centre
1999
- Rock 'n' Roll/Space, Focal Point Gallery, Southend
1995 - 1999
- A View of the Fens from the Car with Wings - Touring show curated by Cambridge Darkroom
- Wisbech & Fenland Museum
- March Museum
- Chatteris Museum
- Longmans Publishing - Harlow
- The Cambridge Darkroom Gallery
- Peterborough Arts Centre, Ely AdeC
- Kings Lynn Arts Centre and Norwich Arts Centre
1994
- Resettlement, Peckover House, Wisbech
1988
- Ordinary Places, Viewpoint Gallery - Salford,
- The Cambridge Darkroom Gallery and The Photographers' Gallery - London
Group Exhibitions
2008
- Edinburgh Art Fair, with Alicia David Contemporary Art
2006
- 4 Feb - 6 May
- Pinstripes and Pistons, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, St John's Church, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
2004
- 29 Sept - 3 Oct
- On the Wall, Olympia Grand Hall, London
- 26 Jul to 30 Sep
- The Joy of Kitsch, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen
Past years
2002
- Land, Artsway, Sway, Hampshire
2001
- Kar Krafts, Studio Voltaire, London
- Yr 1 - Channel 4, The Photographers' Galley - London and The Open Eye Galley - Liverpool
1999
- Rock‘n'Roll, Rencontres International de la Photographie, Arles, France
1993
- Manifold, Impressions Gallery, York
1992
- Ordinary Places, Mai de la Photo, Reims, France
- From the Humber to the Thames, Usher Gallery, Lincoln and in Boston, Spalding and Southend
1989
- A Nation of Shopkeepers, Photography Northwest Touring Exhibition
Commissions
2006
- Bloom & Billet Steel Rolling Mill, Scunthorpe 20-21 Gallery/Corus
2004-2005
- FAST - Feasting on the streets of London
- ICA
2003
- A Different Light, Arts Generate, Thurrock Council
- Cottenham Parish boundaries survey, Cottenham Environment Audit
2000-2001
- Year of the Artist, 36 Minutes in Cambridgeshire
1997
- In Our Own Time, North Norfolk District Council/Eastern Arts Board
Studies
1988-1991
- BA Hons. Photography, West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham
1986-1988
- BTec Photography, Mid Cheshire College of Art and Design, Northwich
1981-1984
- Cambridge University Engineering Department, Apprenticeship in mechanical engineering