The APAA speaks to advisor member Heather Marx’s collector clients, a young Bay Area couple with homes in Orinda and Lake Tahoe, California. The works Heather and her clients acquire affirm a spirit of strength, beauty and detailed process and craft.

For the complete interview please link HERE.

Heather Marx was 1 of 3 panelists hosted by Redwood City Parks & Art Foundation at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Community Space in Redwood City in the Fall of 2023.

Heather Marx, Art Advisor for Public Art at Elco Yards in Redwood City

Heather Marx has been retained as the Art Advisor for Elco Yards, a large scale development project in Redwood City, California slated to open in 2025. Situated in downtown Redwood City along the Caltrain corridor and close to several major highways, Elco Yards is surrounded by residential, retail, restaurants, and parks with immediate access to the Bay. The driving principal of Elco Yards Public Art Program is to create a world-class art program across this 5 block development to embody Redwood City’s rich history and its thriving, growing community of today. Elco Yards Public Art project will provide welcoming spaces throughout that will provide areas of play, joy, rest, reflection and a sense of community. Stay tuned for artist announcements.

Heather Marx, Curator for Access Institute's Spectrum Gala & Art Auction March, 2023

I am a firm believer that art effects social change, and this is why I am excited to act as the Curator for Access Institute’s 20th Anniversary Spectrum Gala and Art Auction this March. Access Institute’s mission provides free and low-cost mental health services to those with the greatest needs. Along with the participating artists and gallerists, I am thrilled to support their mission through in-kind donations of artwork by leading contemporary artists. We welcome the opportunity to support a generous cause and serve to aid change.

To learn more about Access Institute and support our efforts please visit their website. The event takes place on March 16, 2023 at Pier 27 in San Francisco. We will add updates about participating artists and galleries as the date approaches.

Heather Marx, Art Advisor for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in Redwood City, California recently curated “Joy” at the CZI Community Space in late October. The Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) presents a series of biannual exhibitions to support artists and residents in San Mateo County. The exhibits come from a community-wide call for artists of all ages and abilities, living or working in San Mateo County, California. Seven artists are selected to exhibit their wide-ranging, thought-provoking and engaging artwork based on themes selected by an intergenerational Art Advisory Work Group. The main purpose of the art exhibitions is to promote local artists by exhibiting their artwork and to provide an opportunity to promote education, awareness, and community understanding. Exhibition design is curated by Heather Marx of Heather Marx Art Advisory.  For more information please link HERE.

Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine features Heather Marx Art Advisory in 2016

Life gets busy and with most businesses, projects close out and you move onto the next one. I recently reconnected with a client and it made me nostalgic. These clients were supporters of my former art gallery, Marx & Zavattero, and after we closed after 12 years in San Francisco they were my first clients to engage me as their Art Consultant for a custom new home build in Carmel, California. Editor, Caren Kurlander, produced a beautiful feature on their home overlooking Carmel Valley. It was a pleasure finding artworks for key locations in this stunning home. With the stellar backdrop of the natural landscape and the sensitive and light filled modern home designed by Mary Ann Gabriele Schicketanr, this was truly a dream project and I am thankful to be reminded of it. Please enjoy an abbreviated look at the feature here published in the March/April 2016 issue. 

The Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announce the opening of a new art exhibition series aimed at forging an inclusive community at the CZI Community Space. Heather Marx, Art Advisor for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in Redwood City, California is now also Curator of Exhibitions for the CZI Community Space. This new series of biannual exhibitions was launched to support artists and residents in San Mateo County. The exhibits come from a community-wide call for artists of all ages and abilities, living or working in San Mateo County, California. Seven artists are selected to exhibit their wide-ranging, thought-provoking and engaging artwork based on themes selected by an intergenerational Art Advisory Work Group. The main purpose of the art exhibitions is to promote local artists by exhibiting their artwork and to provide an opportunity to promote education, awareness, and community understanding. Exhibition design is curated by Heather Marx of Heather Marx Art Advisory.  For more information please link HERE.

In 2019 we commissioned Oakland based artists MCXT (Monica Canilao and Xara Thustra) to create a mural encompassing our client’s broad initiatives and to define A Future For Everyone. In early 2020 we installed the 3 panel painting in the lobby at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s new HQ in Redwood City, California. The energy and thoughtfulness that went into this commission was tremendous and we are proud to be a part of the process. Due to the pandemic, the filming and release of the video on the making of the painting was delayed, and we are thrilled it is now available to the public. Please see the video here.

The Inside of Art Consulting

Thank you to Larissa Wild host of The Art Elevator podcast for the great conversation in her latest episode of Art Consulting Demystified with Heather Marx. You can tune in to the episode below and follow The Art Elevator podcast on iTunes, Sticher, Spotify and Amazon Music for more real world interviews with arts professionals in a variety of roles and fields. Link HERE to listen to the episode.

Heather Marx becomes a member of the Association of Professional Art Advisors (APAA), the only accrediting body for the industry in the United States. Working with an APAA art advisor ensures that while you are exploring the vast and complex world of fine art, you will be given advice from an impartial, experienced professional who, as your advocate, works only on your behalf.

HMxAA in conversation at St. Joseph's Art Society in San Francisco

Heather Marx had the pleasure to speak on the panel Corporate Art Collections and the Bay Area Art Ecosystem. The event drew a large crowd and was co-hosted by The San Francisco Art Dealer’s Association and St. Joseph’s Art Society in San Francisco.

EXHIBITION PRESS IN THE EAST BAY TIMES AND SQUARECYLINDER.COM

Altered States received a thoughtful review by writer Lou Fancher in the East Bay Times. You can read the full article HERE.

We also received a terrific review from Maria Porges in SquareCylinder.com. You can read it HERE.

Altered States opening reception January 13,2019 from 3 - 5 PM
Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA

Guest curated by Heather Marx, Altered States features artists across generations living and working along the California coast who harness natural elements or the environment to create their artwork. The artists work in a wide range of media and share a passion for creating art that is about process and reclamation. This exhibition highlights the natural cycles of our complex environment and offers patrons an opportunity to slow down and reflect on how we are all interconnected by the sun, moon, air, and tides.

Artists include: Kim Abeles, Mari Andrews, Chris Duncan, Tanja Geis, Sonja Hinrichsen, Jay McCafferty, Klea McKenna, Sam Perry and Victoria Wagner. For more information about location and visiting please link HERE.

Altered States At Bedford Gallery Opens January, 2019

Heather Marx curates Altered States, a group exhibition featuring California artists across generations who harness the natural environment to create their work.

The show opens January 13, and runs through March 28, 2019 at the Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA. Artists are: Kim Abeles, Chris Duncan, Sam Perry, Tanja Geis, Jay McCafferty, Victoria Wagner, Klea McKenna, Mari Andrews, and Sonja Hinrichsen. For more details like HERE.

Melissa Manfull in Play exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center

Melissa Manfull's game inspired ink on paper on panel pieces are featured in the group exhibition Play at the Palo Alto Art Center on view through December 27. Patterns found in board games, pinball and pachinko are layered into Manfull's intricate designs. 

Please link HERE for more information about the exhibition. 

Heather Marx to curate, Altered States, at the Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California. Exhibition dates: January 13 - March 24, 2019

Altered States will feature artists who harness natural elements and the environment to create their artworks. A range of media across several generations of artists will be on view. Please stay tuned for more details over the next year.    
      

Heather Marx to moderate panel for the exhibition Spectral Hues: artists + color March 5, 2017 at Palo Alto Art Center

Heather Marx will moderate an artist panel for Palo Alto Art Center's exhibition Spectral Hues: artists + color on Sunday, March 5 at 2 PM. The event is free and open to the public. Participating artists in the panel are Leo Bersamina, Mitchell Johnson, Amy Ellingson, and Lisa Solomon. 

Guest curated by Sharon Bliss, Spectral Hues showcases a diverse selection of work by Bay Area artists who are exploring the optical and emotional influence of color, or lack of color, on the viewer, as well as the interaction of light and color. For more information about the show, please link HERE.  A complete press release can also be read HERE. 

Heather Marx curates social injustice exhibition Then & Now (Again) with her Gallery/Museum Management students at Diablo Valley College Art Gallery

Then & Now(Again) a group exhibition pairing historical and contemporary artists whose artwork advocates for social change opens Monday, November 7 at Diablo Valley College Art Gallery and runs through December 1, 2016. Artists featured are: Honore Daumier, William Hogarth, John Sloan, Eugene Delacroix, Enrique Chagoya, Travis Somerville, Michele Pred, Favianna Rodriquez, Sandow Birk, and Rodney Ewing. You can read the complete press release HERE.

HMxAA helps tech company with their Art Collection

MediaMath just published a beautiful catalogue of their art collection. HMxAA is proud to have helped develop and expand their art program across the county. You can take a look at how this dynamic company focused on emerging and mid-career artists to build an engaging portfolio of contemporary art which continues to expand. You can link to the catalogue HERE. 

Heather Marx in the East Bay Times

A big thank you to writer Lou Fancher and the East Bay Times for spotlighting the show Heather Marx juried at the Village Gallery in Danville, CA. The exhibit runs through October 15 and includes over 30 artists including Tony Bellaver, Victoria Wagner, Scott Davis and John Warren Travis to name a few.  You can read the article HERE.