The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Vicki Lynn Heller
1954 Born Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION
1975 BFA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1982 MD Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES
1982–1986 Ob/Gyn Residency, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
1988 Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, District of Columbia
2020 Harvard Ceramics Program, Resident Artist, Allston, Massachusetts
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1986-2013 Clinical Faculty, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
2014 - present Ceramic Sculptor
BIOGRAPHY
Vicki Heller is known for hand-built figurative stoneware sculpture, with emphasis on the human body. Surface techniques include the use of wax and underglazes to create and enhance the surfaces.
Heller’s previous career as an ob/gyn physician informs her work: “My patient now is a mass of clay, and the births are of sculpture.”1
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Artist's Studio: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard.
vheller written in black script on base of sculpture.
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Mixed Methods
Dimensions: 27.5 x 24 x 12 inches Surface Technique: Underglaze, Wax Resist
Citation: McGee, Donna. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 23, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/heller
