Artist Biography

Hez Sumner (b. 2003) is an American photographer and painter from Northern Kentucky. Sumner is a candidate for a B.F.A in Integrative Media from Northern Kentucky University (2025). They experiment with story-telling through candid photographs and oil paintings, addressing their emotions and memories of childhood and family through a unique perspective. They examine memories of neglect, divorce, abuse, and mental-illness and how that has shaped their identity and world-view. Hez has exhibited with Northern Kentucky University (KY), Manifest Gallery (OH), and Black Box Gallery (OR).