Education
2000 Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Kent State University, Kent, OH (magna cum laude, graduation with honors)
Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, England
Teaching Experience
2019 - present
Professor of Foundation Studies, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Instruct courses in Foundations and Painting, including Design I, Color Theory, 3D Design, Visual Design Systems, 4D Design, Drawing II, Drawing III, Abstraction: The Language of Paint and Painting: Vision and Aesthetics
2018-2019
Guest Instructor, Bullseye Glass Company, Emeryville, CA, Santa Fe, NM, Mamaroneck, NY and Portland, OR
Instruct “Texture and Mark Making with Heather Deyling”, a four-day class in glass fusing. Students experiment with a range of possibilities for creating both implied and physical texture on glass and explore layering imagery to create depth.
2019
Instructor, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Instruct Watercolor Techniques, Mixed Media on Paper and Drawing with Colored Pencils to adults and teens.
2015 – Present
Professor of Foundation Studies, part-time eLearning, Savannah College of Art and Design
Instruct Design I, Color Theory, Drawing I and Drawing II online. Evaluate and critique student work, lead online discussions, communicate with students through discussion forums, video, chat, email and telephone.
2006 – 2015
Professor of Foundation Studies, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Instructed Drawing I, Drawing II, Drawing III, Life Drawing I, Alternative Drawing Methods, Drawing on a Theme, Sketchbook, Design I, Color Theory and pre-college drawing courses. Served as Team Leader for the Foundations Blogs and Social Media Committee. Develop curriculum, conduct portfolio counseling and reviews for the Admissions Department. Other service includes FATE 2013 Biennial Conference Planning Committee, SECAC 2011 Planning Committee, Drawing MA Curriculum Development Committee, Career and Alumni Services Council, Undergraduate Studies Council and Technology in Teaching Committee.
2001 – 2006
Adjunct Professor, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
Instructed Interactive Projects and Digital Drawing in the Painting, Drawing and Sculpture Department. Designed curriculum, prepared syllabi, lead critiques and taught a variety of software and scripting languages, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript, Dreamweaver, HTML, Director, Lingo, Aftereffects, Peak and SoundEdit.
1997 – 1998
Graduate Teaching Assistant (instructor of record), Kent State University, Kent, OH
Instructed Drawing I and Drawing II, prepared syllabi, led critiques, conducted individual reviews, presented slide lectures. Emphasis was placed upon drawing from observation and addressed both formal and conceptual issues.
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Heather Deyling, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
2023
Solo: Heather Deyling, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
Eco-fictions, Day and Night Projects, Atlanta, GA
2022-23
Strangely Familiar, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC
2019 .
Overgrown, Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, CA
2018
Bioclimatic, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
2017
Maker Space Gallery, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
2014
Entity, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Accumulation, 505 Union, Jonesboro, AR
2012
Imminent Overgrowth, Roy C. Moore Gallery, Oakwood, GA
Color Sprawl: Works by Heather Deyling, Cochenour Gallery, Georgetown, KY
2011
Symbiosis, Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, GA
2007
ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA
2006
Balance Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Two-Person Exhibitions
2024
Manty Dey and Heather Deyling, Spruill Gallery, Dunwoody, GA
2023
Soft Futures: Kelly Boehmer and Heather Deyling, Gallery 621, Tallahassee, Florida
Select Group Exhibitions
2023
Fast Forward, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2022
Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
South River Review, South River Art Studios and Gallery, Atlanta, GA
45th Anniversary Exhibition: New Directions, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
Supernatural, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2021
Stories from Nature, Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, Duluth, GA
Fun House 2021: Art of the Surreal, Fantastic & Bizarre, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
2020
Those Who Do, Binders Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2019
Small Works, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA
Open Studio, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2018
Emeryville Art Exhibition, Emeryville, CA
2017
Cultivated Nature, The Mills Building, San Francisco, CA
2016
In Residence: Bay Area, Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area Gallery, Emeryville, CA
2015
A Dyeing Art: Contemporary Textiles and Fiber Arts, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
2014
From Roots to Leaves, Fine Arts Center of Hot Springs, Hot Springs, AR
2013
SECAC Juried Exhibition, Gatewood Gallery, Greensboro, NC
There/Here, A Mobile Exhibit in association with Free Radical, Grand Rapids, MI
2012
SECAC Juried Exhibition, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
2011
Telfair Art Fair Open Art, Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah, GA
RSVP, Thinc Art, Savannah, GA
2010
Small Works, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
Open for Business, Thinc Art, Savannah, GA
13th Annual SECAC and MACAA Juried Exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
New Work, Infusion Gallery, Hilo, HI
2009
Telfair Art Fair, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
Art in Academia, Space 301, Mobile, AL
Seven From Savannah, 2CarGarage Contemporary Art Gallery, Savannah, GA
PaintPresent, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2008
Telfair Art Fair, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
Group Show, Chroma Gallery, Savannah, GA
New Work, Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LaGrange National Biennial, (Juried by Jeffrey Grove), LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
2006
Cul-de-Sac: Art from a Suburban Nation (Curated by Preston Thayer), Radford University Art Museum, Radford, VA (catalogue)
Soup (Curated by Selena Beaudry), Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Landscape Revisited, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Softcopy, Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
2005
Young Art Alliance Juried Exhibition I (Curated by Brian Wallace), Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Bringing Art, Multi-Media, and Technology Together, Technology Entrepreneur Center, St. Louis, MO
2004
Emerging Artists 2004 (Curated by Peggy Kwong-Gordon), New Union Center for the Arts, Oberlin, OH
2001
Abstraction for a New Millennium, The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY
Cheltenham Center for the Arts 59th Annual Award Exhibition, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2000
MFA Exhibition – Heather Deyling & Matt Wine, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1999
International Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT
Y2K Solution: Creative Moves into the 21st Century, Mason Gross Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
High Marks, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
1998
Spring Exhibition, Gallery 1, Kent State University, Kent, OH
1996
Student Annual Exhibition, Main Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH (Best in Show Award)
1995
Northeast Ohio Print Annual, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Public Art Commissions
2022
Digital Screens, SCAD Atlanta exterior, Atlanta, GA
2018
Radical Beauty, storefront installation project organized by Rhythmix Cultural Works and Downtown Alameda Business Association and funded through California Arts Council, Alameda, CA
City of Emeryville Art in Public Places Bus Shelter Art Program, Emeryville, CA
2013
Creeper, large-scale public art installation in main ticketing area of Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
Residencies & Awards
2023
Artist Residency, Casa Na Ilha, Ilhabela, Brazil
2021
Artist Residency, Rensing Center, Pickens, SC
2018
Artist in Residence, Art Ark, San Jose, CA
Artist Residency, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY
2017
Artist in Residence, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
2016
Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area, Emeryville, CA
2011
Artist Residency and Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2001
Paul Mazza, Jr. Memorial Award, Cheltenham Center for the Arts
Presentations, Lectures and Professional Activities
2019 .
Artist Talk, Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, CA
2016
Juror, Artist in Residence 2017 Program for Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area
Artist Lecture, Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area, Emeryville, CA
Artist Lecture, The Painting Salon, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
2015
Art Night SF, co-host of Drawing Station with Sarah Thiebault, San Francisco, CA
Paper “My Best Final Project (So Far)”, FATE 2015 Biennial Conference, Indianapolis, IN
Director for the state of Georgia, SECAC Board
2014
Paper “Drawing and Contemporary Creative Practice”, SECAC Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL
Director for the state of Georgia, SECAC Board
Presenter and organizer, FATE Project Share session at CAA, “Analog / Digital Integration in Foundations Studio Art Classes”
Visiting Artist, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
2013
Paper: “The Expanded Field: From Painting & Drawing to Installation & Sculpture”, SECAC Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC
Communications Director, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, GA
Session Chair: Teaching Foundations vs. Studio Practice, part 2, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, GA
Organizer and facilitator of Mentoring Session, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, GA
2012
Artist Lecture, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA
Visiting Artist, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Session chair: The Art of Making, SECAC Annual Conference, Durham, NC
Communications Director, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, GA
2011
Session Chair: “Teaching Foundations vs. Studio Practice”, Paper: “Teaching Foundations vs. Studio Practice: Is There an Overlap?”
FATE 2011 Biennial Conference, St. Louis, MO
Juror, Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
Artist lecture, Dr. Mary Evelyn Stringer Auditorium, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
Studio Program Chair, SECAC Annual Conference, Savannah, GA
Session Chair: Collage is / as / of, Paper: “Collage as Installation”, SECAC Annual Conference, Savannah, GA
Communications Director, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, GA
Artist lecture, Pecha Kucha Night Savannah Volume 8, MUSE Arts Warehouse, Savannah, GA (invited speaker)
2010
Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, Savannah College of Art and Design
Paper: “Collaborative Nonobjective Drawing: A Classroom Experiment”, SECAC / MACAA Annual Conference, Richmond, VA
Juror, Foundation Studies Portfolio Awards Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2009
Session Chair: Bridging the Gap: The Use of Digital Technologies in Painting,
Paper: “Organizing, Formatting and Presenting Digital Images”, SECAC Annual Conference, Mobile, AL
Artist lecture, Oglethorpe Ballroom, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2008
Paper: “Introducing New Media Technologies Into a Fine Arts Curriculum”, SECAC Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
Bibliography
2015
Elizabeth Goddard, “A Dyeing Art: Contemporary Textiles and Fiber Arts” exhibition catalogue
2011
Allison Hersh, “Art & Soul: Artist’s work comes off the wall”, Savannah Morning News, August 14, 2011
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 14, Open Studios Press
2008
Jeffrey Grove, “LaGrange National Biennial 2008” exhibition catalogue
2006
Preston Thayer, “Cul-de-Sac: Art From a Suburban Nation” exhibition catalogue
Collections
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
Kent State University Honors College, Kent, OH
Technical Expertise
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and After Effects
Microsoft Office suite
HTML
Blackboard