Heidi Kirkpatrick
Heidi Kirkpatrick is a fine art photographer and educator based in Portland, Oregon. Throughout Kirkpatrick’s career her work has explored themes of family, history, love and loss.
Kirkpatrick exhibits widely and her work is held in numerous private and public collections including The Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; The Harry Ransom Center, Portland Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Denver Art Museum. She was selected for the Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50. Heidi’s work was also selected for LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards Top 50 in 2014.
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Heidi's Upcoming Workshops
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Level I
Students are new to photography and new media and have no formal training in photography, video, multimedia or animation. Students have basic computer literacy.
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Level II
Photography students have a basic understanding of photography principles and technology and are comfortable using an SLR camera in manual mode. New Media students have a basic understanding of video, multimedia or animation software. Students have basic computer skills and are comfortable using a Macintosh computer.
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Level III
Photography students have some formal training and significant experience making, capturing and digitally processing images using Adobe Lightroom and/or Adobe Photoshop. New Media students have some formal training in conceptual and technological aspects of video, multimedia, coding or animation and are versed in the appropriate software applications. Students have a portfolio of their artwork.
Aug 17 - 21, 2026
9 AM - 5 PM
Cyanotype Printing: An Historic and Contemporary Approach
Heidi Kirkpatrick, Jack Fox
Tuition $1,195
Code P1231-26
Explore the creative and historical possibilities of cyanotype in this hands-on workshop. Using non-toxic chemicals, working in both sunlight and UV light, you will create prints on paper and fabric while experimenting with this versatile 19th-century photographic process to create gorgeous, blue-and-white prints. Students will learn how to work with liquid emulsion, select papers and materials, calculate exposure, and develop their cyanotypes. Students can work with natural materials and found objects to create cyanotype photograms. Students are also welcome to bring an archive of digital images to incorporate into the process through digital negatives or scanned imagery. The workflow for creating and using digital negatives will be explored. Group discussions and demonstrations will support hands-on practice, creative exploration, and the development of individual artistic vision. Topics will include the use of alternative materials, combining the use of negatives and objects to produce unique works, creative presentation options, and the possibilities of making a home studio to continue your practice. Visual presentations of historical and contemporary artists working in the medium will also be included for creative inspiration. All cyanotype materials are provided, though participants are welcome to bring personal items for photograms, and unique papers and fabrics for experimentation as appropriate.