Heather Clements                                             
heatherart@hotmail.com
www.heatherclementsart.com

Education:

Maryland Institute College of Art [MICA], Baltimore, MD, BFA, Painting, May 2007

Awards:

2008                          Merit Award, Bay Annual, Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida [VAC]
2007                          Cum Laude, MICA
2003-2007                 Dean’s List, MICA
2003-2007                 Presidential Scholarship, MICA
2003                          Best Senior in Art, Park View High School
2003                          1st Place, Excellence in the Arts, Loudoun Arts Council
1999                          1st Place in Art, Terry and Sherry Malone Foundation

Press:

2010                           Cover Artist, Panama City Beach Visitors Map
2009                           "Gallery Above Going Under," Cover Story, News Herald
2008                           “Shaking Up the PC Arts Scene,” Cover Story with 5-page article, Coastal Homes and Lifestyles Magazine
2008                           Cover Artist, Entertainer, News Herald
2008                           Featured Artist (February- April,) Bay Arts Magazine (Cover and article)
2008                           Artist of the month (January,) EmeraldCoast.com
2007-2010                 Cover Artist, Panama City Visitors Map
2007                           Featured Artist (December,) Coastal Style Magazine

Exhibitions:

2010                           Heather Clements - A Selection of Works: Past, Present, but not Future (solo show), Gulf Coast Community College Amelia Center Main Gallery, Panama City, FL
2009                           Bay Annual, Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida , Panama City, FL
2009                           Panama City Artists Show and Sale, Panama City, FL  
2009                           Narratives, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2009                           Opening Exhibition, Studio B, Alys Beach, FL
2009                           Light III, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2009                           Heartbeats II, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Bay Annual, Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL
2008                           $99 and Under II, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Faces and Facets, Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL
2008                           Hope and Despair, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Octopus’s Garden (solo show), Tupelo Theater, Wewahitchka, FL
2008                           Darkness III, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Portraits, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Watercolors, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Small Art, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Narratives, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Solo Show, Joey’s Java Juice, Panama City Beach, FL
2008                           2nd Annual Light Show, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Show of Secrets, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2008                           Heartbeats, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2007                           $99 and Under – Affordable Art, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2007                           I Draw People - The Art of Heather Clements (solo show), Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2007                           Darkness II, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2007                           Drowning, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2007                           Commencement Exhibition, Fox Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2005                           Portraiture Exhibition, Main 140 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2004                           Selections from the Painting Department, Brown 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD.
2004                           Summer Abroad Show (Canada), Fox 2 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2004                           Foundation Exhibition, Fox 1 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2003                           Excellence in the Arts Competition Show, Loudoun Arts Council, Stone Bridge High School, Ashburn, VA
2002/03                      Something Hot, Gallery 222, Leesburg, VA
2000/01/02/03            Dulles Towncenter Annual Arts Show, Dulles Towncenter, Sterling, VA

Permanent Collections

Studio B, Alys Beach, FL
Randy Johnson Fine Art Gallery, Panama City, FL
Artesano Jewels, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Gallery Above, Panama City, FL

Relevant Work Experience

Studio B, Alys Beach, FL 2009-present
Art Instructor:  Life Drawing, Portrait Drawing, private lessons

Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL 2009-2010
Exhibitions Manager: Research, help choose, curate, and hang all exhibits.  In charge of permanent collection. 
Graphic Designer: Graphic design for all printed and online material: fliers, posters, postcards, brochures, pamphlets, etc.
Art Instructor: Life Drawing, Portrait Drawing

Gallery Above, Panama City, FL 2007-2009
The Gallery Above was a contemporary Art Gallery, housing a center of the arts for the sub-culture of the Panama City area.
Owner/Operator: curate exhibitions (a new show every month,) graphic design, promotions, marketing, event organization, hosting, sales, book-keeping, advertising, miscellaneous

Certified Custom Framer, Michaels, Panama City, FL 2007, 2009

Portrait Drawing Instructor, Michaels, Panama City, FL 2007

Freelance Portrait Commissions 2000-present

Freelance Illustrator/Graphic Designer 2002-present

Studio Skills:

Portraiture, figures, photorealism, realism, illusionism, illustration, graphic design

Media: