About the Work
Sleepover draws its arresting power from the nostalgia of childhood experience. Heymans recalls spending many nights with friends in a hunting shack heated by a wood stove, connecting with the surrounding landscape so intimately as to become one with the rolling hills and patchwork forest. In a larger sense, Heymans’ paintings expand on this refusal to depict the environment as a mere setting for human activity. Instead, her compositions are crafted from the aerial perspective in order to eliminate the hierarchy of foreground and background, as well as provide the opportunity for creative liberties outside the confines of realism. What human aspects she does include are often painted into the underlayers of the finished view, suggesting our assimilation into the landscape as part of a larger system rather than two competing forces at odds with one another.
Artist Biography
Sophia Heymans was born in central Minnesota in 1989. Growing up on a family commune, she was homeschooled throughout childhood and became devoted to art-making at an early age. Sophia graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2012 with a BFA in Painting, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Recent solo and group exhibitions include The Lonely Ones, curated by Katelyn Eichwald at Fortnight Institute, New York, NY (2021), Refugia, curated by Amelia Biewald at the Royal Society of American Art in Brooklyn, NY (2020), When a Tree Falls at Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI (2018), and Lay of The Land at Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN (2018).
Authentication & Resale
This work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed and numbered by the artist.
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Framing
Framed artwork is custom framed once it is ordered. Allow 3-5 weeks for framing and delivery.
FRAME
All of our frames are made from sustainably sourced engineered hardwood that is manufactured in the USA. Frames are available in Black or White Matte and Walnut.
MAT
Prints are hinged to a conservation quality, acid-free and lignin-free Cellulose matboard, using acid-free polyethylene cloth tape. Each mat’s surface paper is fade and bleed resistant and is attached to a conversation quality foam-core board. Some of our work (typically those pieces with a deckled edge) is floated on the matboard with spacers to separate the artwork from the glazing.
GLAZING
We use museum quality .060 mm plexiglass to frame your work. It blocks 82-85% of UV rays to prevent color fading from exposure to light, protecting your art for years to come.
DIMENSIONS
Our White and Black frames have a ⅞” wide flat face and are 15/16” deep. Mats are 1” wide for prints up to 8” x 10”. Mats are 2” wide for prints larger than 8” x 10”.
Our Natural and Walnut frames have a ¾” wide flat face and are 1 ⅛” deep. Mats are 1” wide for prints up to 8” x 10”. Mats are 2” wide for prints larger than 8” x 10”.
Any artwork that is floated will be placed in a frame that has a ⅝” wide flat face and is 1 5/16” deep. Work will be floated with a 1” border around it.
Shippings & Returns
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We are unable to accept returns on custom framed artwork. Our general policy is that we do not accept returns. If your print arrives damaged or does not meet your expectations, you may be eligible for a replacement or return. Any issues must be reported within 5 business days of receipt by emailing service@exhibitiona.com.