heather gordon
Born in 1967, Heather received her B.F.A. from the University of Florida in 1990 and her M.F.A from New Mexico State University in 1995. She then moved to Asheville, NC and co-founded True Blue Art Supply. She has taught painting, drawing, design, and art appreciation courses in numerous locations from 1992-1999. In 2004, True Blue Art and its subsidiary Artpaper.com were sold allowing her to pursue her art and design career full-time.
In 2005, Heather received two commissions for paintings, was accepted for the juried show As If the Earth Mattered, and her work was reproduced in three publications. She also received an Honorable Mention in the Emerging Artist category from Best of NC Artists & Artisans.
In 2006, Heather was a Contributing Artist for Words and Pictures magazine and participated in four juried shows. Her work was also published in the William and Mary Review. She was awarded 3rd place in the Exit Gallery’s International Art Competition juried by Robert Thurmer.
Recently, Heather’s newest work, 8-bit Classics, has appeared in SPECS, the Faux Histories edition published by Rollins College.
In 2009, Heather relocated to Durham, NC where she continues to pursue her interests in art and design. Three of her recent drawings will be included in the Durham Art Guild’s 55th Annual Juried Art Show, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, juror. Further, Heather worked with the Durham Art Council to create the design for the 2009 Durham Artwalk event including a poster, postcard, t-shirt, and Herald Sun insert cover.
