ESCANABA — Bay College announces two exhibitions, featuring artist Lindsey Heiden and artist Caitlyn Swift. These exhibitions will be on view from March 11 through April 18, 2024, in celebration of Women’s History Month. An Artist Talk/Panel Discussion will take place in the Besse Center Auditorium on Thursday, March 14 at 2 p.m., with a reception in the Besse Gallery to follow. This event is free and open to the public.

Lindsey Heiden’s work will be on display in the Besse Gallery.

Lindsey Heiden is originally from Illinois. She earned a BFA in painting from Western Illinois University, along with a BA in Spanish. Heiden also received her MFA with an emphasis in ceramics from the University of Arkansas, in Fayetteville. Heiden has been a resident artist at Center Street Clay in Sandwich, Illinois, and at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. She has exhibited work nationally, as well as internationally. Heiden makes both functional and sculptural work.

Regardless of the style or function of her work, it is all rooted in the whimsical. With a painterly approach to decoration and a love for hybrid animals and storytelling, the illustrations and sculptural pieces she creates come to life. Lindsey now lives and works in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Caitlyn Swift’s work, “Restless,” will be on display in the Hartwig Gallery

Caitlyn Swift is a multimedia artist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Early in her education, Caitlyn was awarded with “Best of Drawing” and “Best of Painting” by the Luis Bernal Gallery at Pima Community College. Swift graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in two dimensional studies from the University of Arizona in 2020.

Caitlyn is a published artist, and has work featured in Sandscript Magazine (2019 Edition), Polaris Magazine (Spring 2020 Issue), as well as Persona Magazine (2021 Issue, Vol, 42 and 43), two of which she was awarded first place in the visual arts category. She was an artist-in-residence at Chateau d’Orquevaux, France in June of 2022, was awarded the Denis Diderot Grant in support of the residence and has a piece in their permanent private collection. Caitlyn is a second-year MFA student at Arizona State University and is set to graduate in Spring of 2025.

These exhibitions will be on view from March 11 through April 18 in celebration of Women’s History Month. An Artist Talk/Panel Discussion will take place in the Besse Center Auditorium on Thursday, March 14 at 2pm, with a reception in the Besse Gallery to follow. This event is free and open to the public.