Artist CV
Penny Heather - CV
Visual Artist
penny.heather.art@gmail.com | pennyheatherart.com | 819 342 0682
Education
Bishops University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, with Honours in Studio Practice, 2014
Exhibitions
2020 July, ‘Garden Art Exhibition’, Group Show, Fredericton
2019 December, ‘Capital 100 Or Less’, Group show at Towne Centre, Fredericton
2019 August, ‘Waterloo Row Art Show’, Group show, Fredericton
2019 May, ‘Capital 100 Or Less’, Group show at Queens Square, Fredericton
2019 March, ‘ART IS ARTIST’, Group Show at The Picaroons Roundhouse, Fredericton
2019 March, ‘Mudita Opening’, Solo Exhibition for charity At Mudita, Fredericton
2019 February, ‘Black History Month - Artist in Residence’, Solo Exhibition at The Black Loyalist Heritage Society, Nova Scotia
2018 December, ‘Capital 100 Or Less’, Group show at Queens Square, Fredericton
2018 November, ‘Christmas in the Village’, Group show, Gagetown
2018 October, ‘SHE’, Group show the Fredericton Arts Building, Fredericton
2018 October, ‘Inspire Mentor Awards Ceremony’, Solo show, Saint John
2018 September - June, ‘Garrison Night Market’, Artisan show at the Garrison District, Fredericton
2018 September - May, ‘Boyce Farmers Market’, Artisans market, Fredericton
2018 July, ‘Waterloo Row Art Show’, Group show, Fredericton
2018 May, ‘Capital 100 Or Less’, Group show at Towne Centre, Fredericton
2018 April, ‘Onwards East’, Solo Show at Motion Gallery, Calgary
2018 January, ‘Isaacs Way Art Auction’, Fundraising auction at Isaacs Way, Fredericton
2017 December, ‘Under 100’, Group show at Towne Centre, Fredericton
2017 December, ‘Under 100’, Group show, Calgary
2016 December, ‘Under 100’, Group show, Calgary
2016 November, ‘Simons Valley Show’, Artisan show at Simons Valley Ranch, Fredericton
2014 April, ‘Graduating Fine Arts Exhibition’, Group show, Foreman Art Gallery, Sherbrooke
Collections & Public Artworks
2020 September, Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, Murals
2020 August, Flourish Festival, ‘Fond Farewell’ Mural
2020 August, Chesspiece Cafe’ & Patisserie, Mural
2020 July, Downtown Fredericton & SS Tire And Auto, ‘Fredericton Mural’
2020 July, CBC, ‘The Great Canadian Colouring Book’
2020 June, Sequoia, ‘Diversity’ Window Mural
2020 June, Royal Barbershop, ‘Black lives Matter’ Window Mural
2020 June, Bellwether, Lunar collection
2020 June, Chesspiece Cafe’ & Patisserie, ‘Black Lives Matter’ Window Mural
2019 October, Big Brothers Big Sisters Saint John “INSPIRE Mentor awards”, Commissioned sculptures
2019 July, Private collection, Mural
2019 June, The Ville Cooperative, Eco Market mural
2019 May, Veg Out, Handpainted Food truck mural
2019 February, CBC Atlantic “Waves Of Change”, Commissioned painting
2018 October, Big Brothers Big Sisters Saint John “INSPIRE Mentor awards”, Commissioned sculptures
2018 September, Jeff Alpaugh Custom, Commissioned mural co-created with Laura Forrester
2018 April, Islandview Veterinary Hospital, Commissioned Painting
2014 - Present, Works held in private collections in Canada, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Art Event Organization
2019 December, ‘Capital 100$ or Less’, Co-concept and co-organizer, Capital Arts Collective group art sale Fredericton
2019 August, ‘Waterloo Row Art Show’, Co-organizer, Collaborative group show, Fredericton
2019 May, ‘Capital 100$ or Less’, Co-concept and co-organizer, Capital Arts Collective group art sale Fredericton
2019 March, ‘ART IS ARTIST’, Concept and co-organizer, Capital Arts collaborative group show at the Picaroons Roundhouse Fredericton
2018 December, ‘Capital 100$ or Less’, Co-concept and co-organizer, Capital Arts Collective group art sale Fredericton
2018 November, ‘Christmas in the Village’, Co-organizer, Capital Arts group show, Gagetown
2018 October, ‘SHE’, Concept and co-organizer, Collaborative group show the Fredericton Arts Building, Fredericton
2018 July, ‘Waterloo Row Art Show’, Co-organizer, Collaborative group show, Fredericton
2018 May, ‘Capital 100 Or Less’, Co-concept and co-organizer, Capital Arts Collective group art sale Fredericton
2017 December, ‘Capital 100$ or Less’, Co-concept and co-organizer, Capital Arts Collective group art sale Fredericton
Employment in the arts
2017- present: Co-founder and co-organizer of Capital Arts. A Fredericton based artist collective dedicated to creating exhibition and sale opportunities for local artists in various disciplines.
2014-2017: Concept Artist and Art Director with Street Characters Inc.
2014-2018: Props Builder with Street Characters Inc.
Publications
June 2020, Intertwined in Black Lives Matter, Article for CreatedHere New Brunswick
June 2020, Artist Paints ‘Uplifting’ Black Lives Matter Display, Article for Daily Gleaner
July 2020, Artists Hope Colorful Mural Downtown the Beginning of Something Bigger in Fredericton, Article for Daily Gleaner Fredericton
December 2019, A Splash of Art Coming Downtown - for $100 or less, article for The Daily Gleaner
December 2019, Sharing Space, Article for Created Here Magazine
March 2019, Four Incredible Works of Art Inspired by Waves of Change, article for CBC Atlantic
October 2018, The Lunch Box Interview: Penny Heather, Sarah Sarty, Alison Veino, ‘SHE’, The Lunch Box with Mark Kilfoil, CHSR 97.9 FM
April 2018, Emerging Artists: April with Penny Heather, Article for Motion Gallery, Calgary
Professional Development
2019 March, Marketing + Audience Development, Artslink workshop at The Ville, Fredericton
2019 February, Excellence in Communication for your Business Success, CBDC workshop, Fredericton
2019 January, Business Tips for Artists, Artslink workshop at the Saint John Arts Centre
2018 November, Introduction to Silkscreening with Charles Clark, Small group lesson at The Ville Cooperative, Fredericton
2018 September, Business Tips for Artists, Artslink workshop at The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton