Edgar Heap of Birds

Edgar Heap of Birds received his MFA from the Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his BFA from The University of Kansas, and has undertaken graduate studies at The Royal College of Art, in London. He has exhibited his works at numerous institutions including The Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Smithsonian Institution, and The National Gallery of Canada. His work has also been shown at Documenta in Kassel, Germany and as part of a solo show at the 52nd Venice Biennale.

At the University of Oklahoma, Heap of Birds teaches Native American Studies and Fine Arts. His seminars explore issues of the contemporary artist on local, national and international bases. He has received grants and awards from The National Endowment for the Arts, Rockefeller Foundation, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, Lila Wallace Foundation, Bonfil Stanton Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trust.