Heather Chontos, a self-taught abstract artist, has lived many places from London to Tanzania. Currently residing in Portugal, she reflects on her upbringing and art-making process, creating impulsively and intuitively. She utilizes unconventional materials like found surfaces and often spreads paint with credit cards. Recently, her work was transformed into hand-knotted rugs by Swedish design house Layered, capturing the same energy and precision as her paintings. Heather's exhibitions continue to showcase her artistry and her commitment to environmental sustainability.
Heather makes art impulsively, intuitively, and out of necessity—as a way of living and seeing. Her work is characterized by energy and movement.
Malin Glemme emphasizes that translating Heather's paintings onto another surface required remarkable precision to maintain their energy and vibrancy.
Heather has created a new home in Portugal's Alentejo, where she showcases her exuberant abstract art and engages in waste-free living.
The introduction of hand-knotted rugs by Layered reinterprets Heather's art in wool, merging functionality with the vibrancy of her artistic expression.
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