Wild Flowers: Rock’s Iconic Women is part archive, part altar, and part love letter to the musicians who reshaped rock through force, vulnerability, and unflinching creative rebellion. The exhibition brings together 20 hand-pulled screen prints by DC-based artist and printmaker Heidi Phelps, each pairing a groundbreaking woman in rock with a flower chosen for its symbolic history. In reclaiming floral iconography—a visual language often dismissed as delicate or decorative—the series reframes flowers as markers of resilience, defiance, and identity. Every portrait draws from the physicality of analog printmaking and the visual charge of rock poster culture, merging bold graphic energy with layered storytelling.
At its core, Wild Flowers is a study in connection: between the women who bent culture through sound, and the botanical symbols that deepen their stories. Each pairing becomes its own mythos—sometimes protective, sometimes feral, sometimes tender—inviting viewers to consider how power can bloom in unexpected forms. The collection sits between memory and tribute, offering a space that honors these artists as both cultural forces and complex human beings whose impact continues to reverberate.
15% of all art sales from this collection will be donated to Girls Rock! DC, which provides music education, mentorship, and creative community to the next generation of women and nonbinary artists.
To purchase a print from this collection, email Heidi at [email protected].