Heather Kirtland ARTIST

Partner: Carve Out Time for Art - a social media presence to encourage and connect mothers, parents and creatives with full time jobs outside the arts to find time to pursue their artistic projects.

Education

1997 BFA, Painting Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Honors & Awards

2020 Presenter at Alt Summit, Palms Springs, CA

1999 Selected as resident artist at Holt Center for The Arts  1998 Recipient of Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award in two dimension Honorable Mention – Jurors’ Award Fairhaven 5th Biennial juried exhibition

1993 National Art Honor Society Scholarship

Maryland Distinguished Scholar (Art); Honorable Mention

Exhibitions Solo

2009 ARTIQUE UNDERGOUND at VOLT, Frederick MD CONURE James Pierce Gallery, Baltimore MD JEWELS Ruxton MD

2008 DOGMA Canton MD

2007 GREEN SPRING VALLEY RAQUET CLUB GALLERY, Baltimore MD THE BREWERS ART Baltimore MD

2006 CAFE BOHEME Baltimore, MD 2005 THE BREWERS ART Baltimore, MD

AHIMSA YOGA GALLERY Baltimore, MD 2004 BROOM FACTORY Baltimore, MD

SOIGNE Baltimore, MD 2003 STUDIO 1612 Baltimore, MD 1999 RECENT WORKS Holt Center for The Arts, Overlea, MD 1998 VESSELS FOR A JOURNEY, The Grind, Fell’s Point, MD

Exhibitions Group 2019 CONNECTIONS: TWENTY YEARS OF CURATING, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Baltimore MD

MILK & HONEY, Baltimore MD

THE 40 DAY PRACTICE PROJECT, Hancock Solar Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2017 100 Show & Fall Wall, Corner Gallery, Norfolk VA 2018 2016 PAPER WORKS & FALL EXHIBITION, Corner Gallery, Norfolk, VA

THE BIG SHOW, The Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD BEING PRESENT & THRIVE ALLSTARS Jordan Faye Contemporary, Baltimore, MD IMMERSE, Gallery Aclure, Sag Harbor NY MAKE A STATEMENT & UNFRAMED, West Annapolis Artworks, Annapolis MD WAXING WOMEN, Carroll County Arts Center, Westminster MD

2015 THRIVE Jordan Faye Contemporary, Baltimore MD NINE SQUARES West Annapolis Artworks, Annapolis MD

2013 INTRODUCTION, Hampstead Town Hall, Hampstead MD 2012 WINTER SALON, The Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2007 THE BIG SHOW The Creative Alliance, Baltimore

ART UNDER THE DOME, University Gallery, Baltimore, MD

LOTTA ART, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore MD 2005 OPEN STUDIO TOUR SHOW, Load of Fun Studios, Baltimore, MD

HEATHER KIRTLAND & DIANA MARTA , Air Gallery, Maryland Hall for The Creative Arts,

Annapolis, MD 15x15” Alumni Show, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 2004, 2005, 2006 1999 ART & AUCTION Wales, England. 1999 1998 MIXED MESSAGES, Mill River Gallery, Ellicott City, MD

ELEMENTAL Holt Center for The Arts, Overlea, MD.

SPRING FORMS, Baltimore Claywork on the Lady Baltimore, Baltimore MD 1997 CONES AND RODS Workhorse Gallery, Baltimore, MD

SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION, Maryland Institute College of Art 1996 SUMMER PROGRAM EXHIBITIONThe Grand Hotel Cocumella, San’Agnello, Italy. 1996

Juried 2007 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition, The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education,

ART BUSINESS ESSENTIALS, Alexis Castillo video blog, March

Montpelier, VA Juror: Lindsay Nolting 2003 The Berks Alliance 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA.

Juror: Lisa Tremper Hanover 2002 ART MD 2002, Howard County Center for The Arts, Ellicott City, MD.

Juror: Jay Fisher 1998 “Fairhaven's Fifth Biennial Juried Art Exhibition,” Sykesville, MD.1998

Jurors: Wasyl Palijczuk, Joan Bevelaqua, Jean Brinton Jaecks – Honorable Mention

Commissions

2020-Laura Hodges Design Studio for various private clients

2005-present Continuous commissions for private clients 2004. Designed and executed backdrop for Montessori School 2001 Commissioned by The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc. to design and execute mural for a wish recipient

Teaching

2019 Introduction to Encaustic, video workshop, Better Than Art School, Amira Rahim 2016 Exploring Encaustic class at The Carroll County Arts Center 2004-2009 Adult painting class, The Painting Workshop, Baltimore Maryland 2003. Private tutoring, children and portfolio preparation

Published

2020 THE MOTHERHOOD OF ART, book co-authored, Schiffer Publishing 2017 ARTIST OF SOCIAL MEDIA, contributor, edited by Megab Bauer, Thirty 5 Eleven publishing

8 AWESOME REASONS ARTIST SHOULD CONSIDER BLOGGING, contributor, Creating Beautifully 2016 WHO DO I THINK I AM?, Rising Tide Society blog

2019 I LIKE YOUR WORK, podcast Erika Hess, November ARTIST/MOTHER podcast, Kaylan Buteyn May

2018 COUNTRY LIVING UK magazine, January 2017 HOW SHE CREATES, podcast Lauren Hooper, December

CYL collective blog, Grace Gulley 2016 MAKERS TO KNOW, Bianca Bello blog

CARVE OUT TIME FOR ART blog Marissa Huber LOCLA FEATURES, blog, Stacie Lyn Designs, June THE NICE NICHE, blog, Ryan Salinetti, November

2015 “‘WAXING WOMEN’ create artwork with beeswax base”, Jacob deNobel, Carroll County Times, February

COUNTRY LIVING MODERN RUSTIC, magazine December BEAUTIFUL HOMES, magazine December CREATIVES Kristen Smith Photography blog, March

AN EXPLORATION OF CREATIVITY, Sarah Hainesworth, The Sunday Capital Gazzette, October 2007 PORTFOLIO, Hope Keller, Smart Women Magazine, May/June 2007 1997 “WORK IN PROGRESS”, Virginia Terhune Northeast Booster, Baltimore, MD. May 1996 ESPOSIZIONE AL COCUMELLAL, Golfo, Sorrento, Italy, July