About

Victoria Mara Heilweil is a feminist, lens-based artist and independent curator. Heilweil’s artwork has been exhibited nationally, including the de Young Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose, Jonathan Carver Moore Gallery, Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, University Art Gallery at California State Chico, and the Minneapolis Photo Center. Her photographs are included in collections at Cornell University, Center for Photography at Woodstock, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Main Library and CMPC/Sutter Health Van Ness Hospital. She has received grants from the Puffin Foundation, Palo Alto Public Art and San Francisco Arts Commission.

Over the past two decades, Heilweil has curated 19 exhibitions in the greater Bay Area. She is also the founder and curator of Panties in a Twist, a feminist photo zine that highlights women photographers.

Victoria Mara Heilweil was awarded a Masters of Fine Arts from California College of the Arts