Connie Noyes is a multi-disciplinary artist who works with water, using the element as a conduit for explorations of grief, cultural memory, and collective emotional growth. Born in Washington, DC, Noyes received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and attended Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, where she received an MA in psychology. Noyes is trained as a death doula and studied Butoh.

 

She is a recent recipient of the Cabins Haystack Residency Fellowship in Norfolk, CT, as well as two artist grants from the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs. Noyes has exhibited in cities worldwide, including Paris, Innsbruck, Munich, Dubai, and Bangi. She gained international recognition through her affiliation with Salwa Zeidan Gallery in the UAE, participating in Art Abu Dhabi and Art Bahrain, and was invited to the Biennale Internationale d'Art non-objectif in Pont-de-Claix, Grenoble. In the United States, she worked with sound artist Beth Bradfish and Harvestworks, on Governors Island, New York, for a project titled "Untied|United, and has had solo shows at the Evanston Art Center in Evanston, IL, "we are built in water" and at Wedge Projects in Chicago, IL. "A(mend)ed". Her "Under the Freeway" project was featured during Chicago Artists Month as part of "The City as Studio.” In addition, Noyes has participated in various international residencies, including the TransArt summer program in Berlin, Germany; Arteles in Finland; CAMP in France; ChaNorth in New York; Emaar International Art Symposium in Dubai, UAE; and the Thupelo International Workshop in Cape Town South Africa. Her work is in numerous collections, including The Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Illinois; The Ekstrom Library of Photographic Archives Special Collections in Louisville, Kentucky; Rhode Island School of Design; and the Greenville County Museum in South Carolina. She lives and works in Chicago.