My work addresses the balance between grace and awkwardness, strength and vulnerability, deception and honesty. Growing up in New
Orleans, I developed a strong nostalgia for extravagant costumes and a culture that puts emphasis on physical beauty. As my sweet southern
grandma would say, “You can't possibly feel bad when you look so pretty.”  After an accident in 2011, I had a difficult time embracing
reality and truth in my work. I transformed or concealed ailments and imperfections into something beautiful. The decorative outfits define
the girls in my works and cover up any `flaws’ both physical and implied.
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Heidi Elbers
Untitled (Fair), 2013
oil on paper
30 x 22 inches
Clutch, 2013
oil on paper
25 x 16 inches
Bend, 2012
oil on paper
30 x 20 inches
Skirt and Fur Study 2014, oil on paper
10 x 8 inches
Stance, 2013
oil on canvas
72 x 48 inches
Expose, 2012
oil on paper
24 x 18 inches
Shifting Ground, 2013
oil on canvas
72 x 48 inches
Untitled, 2013
oil on canvas
24 x 18 inches
Remove (Review), 2013
oil on canvas
65 x 48 inches
Cydney, 2012
oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches
Touch, 2012
oil on paper
14 x 11 inches
Seated, 2012
oil on canvas
12 x 9 inches
Back Against the Wall, 2012
oil on paper
24 x 18 inches
Metrocard 1
2013
oil on metrocard
3.25 x 2 inches
Metrocard 6
2013
oil on metrocard
3.25 x 2 inches
Metrocard 4
2013
oil on metrocard
3.25 x 2 inches
Dressed, 2013
ink on paper
6 x 4 inches
Expose, 2012
ink on paper
7 x 5 inches
Eligible Bachelor (Study) 2014, ink on paper
14 x 11 inches
White 1, 2010
oil on paper
14 x 11 inches