New Zealand-born Sculptor, Fe Heffernan, works on Gadigal land with material-based sculpture that include tactile forms for the purpose of inclusion of the blind and people with dementia as well as the world at large.

Heffernan draws on her unique background as a National Conservation Coordinator and twenty years of environmental and community-based work. In particular, her experiences working at the intersections of health, nature and art have developed from her work in Dementia Arts.

Qualifications

Her qualifications include -Honours in Sculpture from the Uni SQ and a Degree in Sculpture from the National Art School, Cert IV in Visual Arts. She holds qualifications in Health and Arts, Resource Management, Work Health and Safety and Project Management.

Exhibitions

She is in Sculpture by the Sea 2025.

Her works have been selected for major sculpture shows including SWELL in Queensland, Sculpture in the Gardens in Wollongong and many other shows including the Dobell.

Her professional experience includes her sculptural piece in a collaboration with the European Academy 2019 Gold Lion Venice Biennale winner about climate change. She has had works in major sculpture shows including SWELL in Queensland, Sculpture in the Gardens in Wollongong and many other shows including the Dobell.