Andrea Joyce Heimer (b. 1981, Billings, Montana) lives in Bellingham, Washington. Heimer’s narrative painting and drawing practice investigates the subject of loneliness—largely informed by autobiographical stories such as her own adoption—in order to examine how humans experience feeling alone. Her work has been covered in outlets including Art in America, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The New Yorker, New American Paintings, and Huffington Post. She received an MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art and has taught at the Oregon College Of Art and Craft (Portland), Emily Carr University of Art and Design in (Vancouver), and Western Washington University (Bellingham). Heimer was a 2019 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grants, a 2019 Betty Bowen Award finalist, and a 2018 Neddy Award finalist in painting, a 2015 recipient of the 5790projects Award, and a 2013 Neddy Award finalist in painting. Her work has been included in international shows at Almine Rech (Paris), Pinakotheke der Moderne (Munich) and Nino Mier (Brussels). In 2017, Heimer was one of 55 artists selected to participate in the 15th Istanbul Biennial.