Heather Groves is an Australian visual artist who lives and works on Cammeraygal country in Sydney, Australia. Focused on the hidden tension within her subjects, she looks at familiar and intimate subjects and employs printmaking, drawing and sculptural processes to explore diverse concepts.

“My current studio practice includes drawing, writing, and relief and intaglio printmaking processes. Recently, I’ve been working on metal plate etchings and I have found that it’s a delicate contrast to woodcut which I’ve been working in for years. The subjects I choose have some inherent formal or spatial qualities that are useful tools for storytelling. I use metaphor to create graphic works about different subjects that I find curious. I seek out the tension in the subjects that I look at - cacti, termite mounds, dandelions etc., humour is a big part of this, I think sideways about a subject and what it can give in terms of alternative points of view.”

Heather has a BVA from the Australian National University with a major in sculpture, and a minor in book design and graphic investigation. In Paris, France while at The National School of Superior Fine Arts ENSBA, Heather also studied printmaking and sculpture, with a focus on woodcut, lithography and mosaics. Back in Australia, Heather has recently completed postgraduate studies in translation and French language and culture

Heather has worked at the National Gallery of Australia as artist educator and has exhibited in Australia, France and the USA, her works can also be found in private collections in Australia, Europe and the USA.