My practice revolves around ideas of labour intensity, craft and repetition, often in a highly gendered context. I work mainly in mark making and textiles but also use writing and more experimental and collaborative projects to inform and underpin my practice.
Education Fine Art at The Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University (First Class Honours) 2015 - 2018 Foundation Degree in Fine Art at Chesterfield College, 2012 - 2013
Awards YVAN Microgrant, 2019 Open Scholarship, St Edmund Hall, 2018 Vivien Leigh Prize, 2018 The Peel Award, 2017 John Farthing Prize for Human Anatomy, 2016 “Heywood’s embroidered phrases on a fabric hangings seemed the most accomplished; with an approach that was contemplative of real life living and investigative of constructed language.” -Holly Argent The Courier Online Art’s Editor, 2014