Education
Maryland Institute College of Art [MICA], Baltimore, MD, BFA, Painting, May 2007
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Human Nature: Heather Clements, Gulf Coast State College Amelia Center Main Gallery, Panama City, FL
2013 Cut It Out: Cut Paper Art by Heather Clements, Bay County Public Library, Panama City, FL
2012 I Cut Paper: Art by Heather Clements, Studio b., Alys Beach, FL
2011 Paper Garden (Commissioned), VAC, Panama City, FL
2010 Heather Clements –A Selection of Works: Past, Present, but not Future, Gulf Coast Community College Amelia Center Main Gallery,
Panama City,FL
2008 Octopus’s Garden: Art by Heather Clements, Tupelo Theater, Wewahitchka, FL
2007 I Draw People - The Art of Heather Clements, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 A Step Into Spring, Juried Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Musae, Juried Exhibition, Pensacola, FL
2012/14/15 Top of the Class, Juried Exhibition, Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, FL
2014 A Cut Above, Highfield Hall and Garden, Falmouth, MA
2014 Public Eye Soar: Projection Art Festival, Downtown Panama City, FL
2014 Nature Inspired, Guild of American Papercutters National Museum, Somerset, PA
2014 St. Andrews Inspired, Floriopolis, Panama City, FL
2012/13 Northstar Annual Art Show, Panama City, FL
2008/09/13 Bay Annual, VAC, Panama City, FL
2012 Dia de los Muertos, ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Heather Heather Heather (3-woman show), CityArts Cooperative, Panama City, FL
2011 Figure It Out, Studio b., Alys Beach, FL
2011 BOLD, A&M Theater, Panama City, FL
2009 Opening Exhibition, Studio B, Alys Beach, FL
2008/09 Light, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2007/08 Darkness, Gallery Above, Panama City, FL
2007 Commencement Exhibition, Fox Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2004 Selections from the Painting Department, Brown 3 Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2002/03 Something Hot, Gallery 222, Leesburg, VA
Selected Awards
2012/14/15 Merit Award, Top of the Class Juried Exhibit, Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, FL
2014 1st Place, Figure It Juried Exhibit, Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, FL
2014 2nd Place, Public Eye Soar Projection Art Festival, Panama City, FL
2013 Merit Award, Bay Annual, Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida
2013 Best in Show, Central Panhandle Fair Art Exhibit, Bay County, FL
2008/13 Merit Award, Bay Annual, Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida
2007 Cum Laude, MICA
2003-2007 Dean’s List, MICA
2003-2007 Presidential Scholarship, MICA
2003 1st Place, Excellence in the Arts, Loudoun Arts Council
1999 1st Place in Art, Terry and Sherry Malone Foundation
Press
2015 "Artist's Touch: Embracing a Natural Humanity" PanamaCity.com print and online
2014 "Artist Interview" www.CLAWCLAW.com
2013 "Cut It Out: Artist's work connects with man, nature" PanamaCity.com print and online
2013 "The Business Side of Papercutting," First Cut Newsletter
2013 "Portrait of the people artist, Heather Clements," Panama City Life Magazine
2012 "Artist Opens Exhibit of Paper Cut Work," Walton Sun
2011 "A Cut Above The Rest: Artist Rocks Paper, Scissors," News Herald
2011 “Paper Garden Blooms at VAC,” Bay County Bullet
2010 Featured Artist, Beachcomber
2008 “Shaking Up the PC Arts Scene,” Cover Story, 5-page article, Coastal Homes and Lifestyles Magazine
2008 Cover Artist, Entertainer, News Herald
2008 "Panama City Artist Brings Show to Tupelo Theater," (Cover Story) Gulf County Breeze
2008 Featured Artist (February- April,) Bay Arts Magazine (Cover and article)
2008 Artist of the month (January), EmeraldCoast.com
2007-2013 Cover Artist, Panama City Visitors Map
2007 Featured Artist (December,) Coastal Style MagazineSelected
Affiliations
2007 - present Member of Panama City Artists
2010 - present Director at CityArts Cooperative
2012 - present Member of Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County
2012 - present Member of Guild of American Papercutters
2015 - present Member of Florida Artists Group
Relevant Work Experience
Full Time Professional Artist 2010 - present:
Fine art, commissioned art
Art Instructor
(Figure Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Youth Art, Private Adult Art, Paper Cutting) 2007 - present:
CityArts Cooperative, Panama City, FL 2010-present
Studio b., Alys Beach, FL 2009-2012
Visual Arts Center, Panama City, FL 2009-2010
Michaels, Panama City, FL 2007
Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, FL 2009 - 2010:
Exhibitions Manager: research, facilitation, curation, and installation of all exhibits
Graphic Designer: graphic design for all printed and online materials
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 area]
Owner/Operator: monthly exhibit curation, graphic design, public relations and marketing, event organization, sales, accounting, miscellaneous