Heidi E. Keyes is an emerging mixed-media artist whose practice spans across Toronto, Georgian Bay, Canada, and Greenville, South Carolina. With Irish and Nordic roots from Western and Central Canada, Heidi's work draws from a rich personal and cultural history. Her abstract art is intuitive and original, weaving themes that explore environmental concerns, spirituality, artificial intelligence, and humanitarian issues, often infused with a touch of whimsy and mythological studies.

Heidi's academic background includes art history studies at the University of Toronto, both locally and in Italy, as well as further education in abstract art at the Ontario College of Art and Design and the Toronto School of Art. Her professional experience extends into various roles with museums, art centers, and galleries, including chairing a docent committee. She has exhibited her work in both Toronto and Greenville.

Heidi paints with an intuitive approach, seeking to illuminate positivity amidst an increasingly perilous and darkening world. Her vision of the future is expressed through a soft, refined palette, employing layers, depth, and dynamic brushstrokes. Subtle textures combined with serene hues of blues, greens, oranges, and pinks evoke a sense of tranquility and hope, resonating deeply with her audience. She prefers working on natural surfaces—raw canvas, wood panels, and 300 lb cold-pressed paper—incorporating delicate yet purposeful mark-making.

Heidi’s work embodies a compassionate reflection on the present and envisions a more thoughtful future, grounded in universal laws and spiritual truths that emerge organically through her creative process. She believes that focusing on positive outcomes enhances our ability to bring them into reality. Her guiding principle, as encapsulated by her exhibition "The Earth Idyllic," is that what we focus on manifests. Through her art, she invites us to imagine a world in harmony, where the ideals of compassion and balance shape a more idyllic future.