Katy Heinlein (b. 1973, Baytown, TX) is a sculptor based in Houston, TX. She received her B.F.A. from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX in 1995 and her M.F.A. from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX in 1999.

Heinlein’s work has been exhibited at Bryan Miller Gallery (CTRL), Houston, TX; DiverseWorks Art Space, Houston, TX; Glassell School of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX. She is the recipient of the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County Individual Artist Fellowship Grant (2005) and took 1st place in the William and Dorothy Yeck National Young Sculptors Purchase Award, Miami University, Juried by Mary Ceruti, Executive Director of SculptureCenter, NY. In 2006, the artist participated in The Real Art World Residency at DiverseWorks Art Space, Houston, TX and in 2005, the Edward Albee Foundation Residency in Montauk, NY. Heinlein is represented by Art Palace Gallery, Houston, TX.