Valerie Hegarty lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Her solo exhibitions include Nicelle Beauchene, NY; Marlborough Gallery, NY; Locust Projects, Miami; Museum 52, London; The MCA Chicago, Guild & Greyshkul, NY, among others including a commission for a public sculpture on the High Line, NY and and three installations in The Brooklyn Museum historic period rooms. Hegarty has been awarded numerous grants from prestigious organizations such as the Pollock Krasner Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, the Rema Hort Mann Foundation, and the Tiffany Foundation. Hegarty received an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BFA from San Francisco’s Academy of Art College and a BA from Middlebury College, VT.