About Us
OUR STORY
It all began in 2006 when Art for Film's founder and director, Jessica Heyman, was working in the art department of the movie Enchanted and she recognized set decorators' desperate need for high-quality artwork for use as background set decoration. Jessica already had deep and diverse connections in the art world and she realized that she was perfectly positioned to fulfill that need, and launched Art for Film later that year.
An industry innovator since its inception, AFF is distinguished by the unparalleled range and caliber of its artists, many winners or recipients of prestigious grants, fellowships and residencies such as the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, Yaddo, MacDowell, Skowhegan, Omi, NYFA and many others. Due to the quality and breadth of our art, superb client service, and the ability to print on demand, AFF has since grown to be the largest and most trusted East-Coast-based company of its kind, placing artwork in thousands of films, television shows, and commercials both nationally and internationally. AFF has also expanded into art consultancy offering custom artwork solutions for private collections, corporate needs, the hospitality space, special events, and high-end property stagings, as well as selling original artwork and prints directly to film and tv fans.
Despite tremendous growth, AFF has remained true to its founder's values - not only is the company fully woman-owned and operated, but since its inception, the vast majority of the more than 120 exceptional artists that Art for Film represents, and whose careers it supports, have been women and artists of color – a rare exception in the art world.
WE ARE A PROUDLY CERTIFIED 100% WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS.
PERSONAL BIO
Born and raised in NYC, with some formative years in Oakland, CA, Jessica grew up in the epicenter of the counter-culture, surrounded by iconoclasts, artists, and revolutionary thinkers and activists. After graduating from Barnard College, Columbia University on scholarship, Jessica lived in Spain for a couple of years and then worked in social justice and education before pivoting to film. But wherever she was, she always found herself surrounded by artists and creatives. She currently lives in New York City with her husband, a painter, and their teenage twin daughters - one an aspiring artist and the other an aspiring cellist.
Jessica when we first moved into our warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard