About

 A native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and the daughter of artist Rachel Ellis Kaufman, Heather Blume spent her early years benefiting from living in a diverse artistic region. Mid-life, she graduated from the University of North Florida with a BFA summa cum laude in Painting , then attended the Graduate School of Figurative Art of the New York Academy of Art graduating with an MFA cum laude in Sculpture. She completed her formal education in the Advanced Art Appraisal Certificate Program at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Heather’s artworks are privately collected and included in the permanent collections of the Cape Cod Museum of Art, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and the Cahoon Museum of American Art. Internationally, her sculptures are included in the permanent collections of the British Museum in London and the Royal Coin Cabinet of Sweden in Stockholm. She is a recipient of several art awards and grants some of which include the State of Florida, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, and the Vermont Studio Center. Her memberships include the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), the American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA), the Federation Internationale de la Medaille (FIDEM), and her works are listed in the registry of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). Published in 2015, Heather’s figurative sculpture and mixed medium paperworks are featured in the book, Cape Cod Contemporary Artists, People and Places, by Deborah Foreman. 

At present, in tandem with her studio practice, she teaches workshops on figure drawing, figure sculpture, mixed media, and medallic sculpture.

Heather Blume is dedicated to cultivating a life that fosters creative expression. She values making artwork about the interdependent nature of life on earth and sharing her processes and artworks with the community at large.

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