Education
M.F.A. 2003 Painting University of California, Berkeley
B.F.A. 2000 Painting Sonoma State University
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Walker Fine Art, (upcoming), Denver, CO
KW Contemporary, (upcoming), Kennebunk, ME
2024 Andrea Schwartz Gallery, “EARTH STORM”, San Francisco, CA
2022 Andrea Schwartz Gallery, “Traverse”, San Francisco, CA (two-person exhibition)
2021 Andrea Schwartz Gallery, “Reclaimed Terrain”, San Francisco, CA
2019 J GO Gallery, Park City, UT, “Heather Patterson New Work”
2018 Art BASEL Miami Beach represented by Muriel Guepin Gallery, New York, NY 2018
Muriel Guepin Gallery, “Patterns”, New York, NY (two-person exhibition)
Santa Rosa Junior College, “Blue”, Petaluma, CA (three-person exhibition)
2017 Walker Fine Art, “Heather Patterson- New Work”, Denver, CO
BRECKcreate, “Charted Territory”, Breckenridge, CO2017
Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
2016 JGO, Park City, UT (two-person exhibition)
Denver International Airport, “Abstract Landscape Colorado”, Denver, CO
2015 Walker Fine Art, “Heather Patterson- New Work”, Denver, CO
2013 Western Colorado Center for the Arts, “Elemental”, Grand Junction, CO
2012 Good Citizen Gallery, “Deconstruct”, St. Louis, MI
Johnson Art Gallery, “Repetition”, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
2011 Tercera Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2010 Susan Street Fine Art, Solana Beach, CA (two-person exhibition)
2007 LXS, Carson City, NV
Bristlecone Gallery, Carson City, NV
2006 Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, (two-person exhibition)
2005 Metro Gallery, Reno, NV
2004 Main Gallery, Reno, NV
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Foyer Gallery, Lake Tahoe, CA
2000 Mesh Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
Group Exhibitions
2024 New York Affordable Art Fair, KW Contemporary, Kennebunk, ME
ART MARKET San Francisco, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art Miami, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Booth 535, Miami, FL
2023 Museum of Fort Collins, Rocky Mountain Triennial, Fort Collins, CO
Art Miami, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Booth 535, Miami, FL
ArtMRKT Art Fair, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
KW Contemporary Art, “Summertide”, Kennebunk, ME
Walker Fine Art, “Internal Mapping”, Denver, CO
2022 Walker Fine Art, “Environmental Reflections”, Denver, CO
Art Miami, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Booth 535, Miami, FL
ArtMRKT Art Fair, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
KW Contemporary Art, “All That Glitters”, Kennebunk, ME
2020 Walker Fine Art, “Land Lines”, Denver, CO
2019 SLATE Contemporary, “Introductions”, Oakland, CA
Arvada Center, “Abstractions”, invited by Michael Paglia, Art Critic, Arvada, CO
Sonoma State University Art Gallery, “40th Anniversary Alumni Show”, Invited by
Michael Schwager and Bob Nugent
2018 Arvada Center, “In Sight: On Site- Murals”, invited by Colin Parson, Arvada, CO
J GO Gallery, “Summer Sol”, Park City, UT
Walker Fine Art, “Natural Occurrences”, Denver, CO2017
Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
J GO, "Massively SMALL", Park City, UT
Roseark, West Hollywood, CA
2016 Cumberland Gallery, “Introductions”, Nashville, TN
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, “Beyond the Pour II: The Creative Process”, San Francisco, CA
Arvada Center, “Art of the State”, Jurors: Gwen Chanzit, Michael Chavez, Colin Parson, Denver, CO
JGO, “Massively SMALL”, Park City, UT
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, “Trunk Show”, Mill Valley, CA
Walker Fine Art, “Integrations”, Denver, CO
2015 JGO, “Massively SMALL”, Park City, UT
Soltesz Fine Art, “Organic Beginnings”, Portland, OR
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, “Trunk Show”, Mill Valley, CA
2014 Walker Fine Art, “Double Rainbow Plans”, Denver, CO
ArtMRKT Fair, Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, Booth #625, San Francisco, CA
Western Colorado Center for The Arts, “CMU Faculty”, Grand Junction, CO
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, “Trunk Show”, Mill Valley, CA
Fresh Paint Art Gallery and LifeStyle Design, “Free Forms”, Santa Monica, CA
Fresh Paint Art Gallery, “Summer Solstice-Culver City Art Walk”, Culver City, CA
2013 Sonoma State Art Gallery, “Perlman Alumni”, Rohnert Park, CA
Western Colorado Center for The Arts, “CMU Faculty”, Grand Junction, CO
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, “Trunk Show”, Mill Valley, CA
Art/Basel/Miami Beach Art Fair, Fresh Paint Art Gallery, Miami, FL
New York Affordable Art Fair, Stephanie Breitbard Fine Art, New York, NY
2012 Danville Theatre Arts Gallery, “Colorscapes”, Amy Miller, Danville, CA
Fresh Paint Art Gallery, “Elemental”, Culver City, CA
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, “Art and Chocolate”, Mill Valley, CA
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, “Trunk Show”, Mill Valley, CA
Visual Aid Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
Studio 12, Denver, CO
Western Colorado Center for The Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2011 ArtPad SF, Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA
HD Expo, Fresh Paint Art Advisors, Booth #3662, Las Vegas, NV
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, Art and Chocolate, Mill Valley, CA
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, Holiday Show, Mill Valley, CA
Western Colorado Center for The Arts, Grand Junction, CO
Ex Voto, Johnson Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO
2010 Dancing Elephants, Bogota, Columbia, “Florilegio”
Art/Basel/Miami Beach Art Fair, Hang Gallery- Booth D106, Miami, FL
New York Affordable Art Fair, Hang Gallery Booth, New York, NY
Fresh Paint, Culver City, CA, “Culver City Artwalk”
Visual Aid Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
Main Gallery, Reno, NV, “2010 Faculty Exhibition”
Diabetic Youth Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Montbleu, Lake Tahoe, CA,
2009 Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “No Room For Squares”
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY “Summer Exhibition”
Main Gallery, Reno, NV, “2009 Faculty Exhibition”
2008 Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Hueliday”
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Intentionally Unintentional”
Main Gallery, Lake Tahoe, CA, “Faculty Exhibition: Lake Tahoe College”
2007 Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Paperworks”, DJ Harmon, Director
Fresh Paint, Culver City, CA, “Desire”, Josetta Sbeglia
Main Gallery, Reno, NV, “2007 Faculty Exhibition”, Nolan Preece, Director
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Holiday Show”, DJ Harmon, Director
Central City Hospitality House, San Francisco, CA, “Art Auction”
2006 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA, “Fresh Work”
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Chasing the Blues”, Adrienne Gagnon
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Works on Paper”
Reno International Airport, Reno, NV, “Airport Exhibition”
Project 30, “March Exhibition”
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Anniversary Show”
Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA, curated by Scott Shields, curater of the Crocker
Art Museum
New York Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
Main Gallery, Reno, NV, “TMCC Faculty Show”, Nolan Preece, Director
2005 Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Organic Abstractions”, Adrienne Gagnon
Main Gallery, Reno, NV, “TMCC Faculty Show”, Nolan Preece, Director
Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Alumni Benefit Show”, Lynn Rutter, Curator
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Anniversary Show”
2004 Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Splendor”, Lisa Kaplan, Curator
Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA, “Mare Island to Moorea”, Celeste Smeland
4th Street Studio, Berkeley, CA, “Encaustic Revealed”, Gera Hasse,Director/Curator
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Charted Territory”, Susan O’Malley, Curator
Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Anniversary Show”, Michelle Townsend
Marin Headlands, Sausalito, CA, “Close Calls”, Linda Samuels, Curator
SoMa Arts, San Francisco, CA, “San Francisco Bike Coalition Art Auction”
KVIE, Sacramento, CA, “Annual Art Auction”, Julie Baker/John Natsoulas, Jurors
Central City Hospitality House, San Francisco, CA, “Annual Art Auction”
2003 University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, Michael Schwager, Director, Curator
Arts/Benicia, Benicia, CA, “Cream”, Kennith Baker, Art Critic/Moderator for Art Discussion, Kathryn Weller-Renfrow, Juror
Works Gallery, San Jose, CA, “New California Masters”, Christian L. Frock, Juror
Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, “Far Away-Near By”, Heidi Zuckerman,
Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Profiles: Six Painters”
2002 B. Sakata Gallery, Sacramento, CA, “Fresh”, Barry Sakata, Director/Juror
Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Prints”, Mary Lovelance-O’Neil, Curator
2001 Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Full”
2000 Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
1999 University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Marin Civic Center, Marin, CA
University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, “Mixed”, Susan Cummins, Juror
1998 University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Projects
2020 Imagery Estate Winery- Label for the 2019 Rose
2018 Imagery Estate Winery- Label for the 2016 Sangiovese
2016 Imagery Estate Winery- Series of four labels with Elaine Coombs and “Second State”
2015-current Second State- Collaboration Project with artist, Elaine Coombs
2010 Imagery Winery- Label for the 2010 Barbera
2008-2010 Sequel Snowboards- All mountain line- 5 designs
2009 Eric Kent Wine Cellars, Label for the 2008 Pinot Noir
Gallery Representation
2020-current Andrea Schwartz Gallery, www.asgallery.com, San Francisco, CA
2022- current KW Contemporary, www.kwcontemporaryart.com, Kennebunk, ME
2014-current Walker Fine Art, www.walkerfineart.com, Denver, CO
2015- current J GO Gallery, www.jgogallery.com, Park City, UT
2008-current Susan Street Fine Art, www.susanstreetfineart.com , Solana Beach, CA
2018-2020 Muriel Guepin Gallery, www.murielguepingallery.com, New York, NY
Bibliography
Denver Homes and Lifestyle, “Studio Interview with Heather Patterson”, April, 2020
Voyage Denver, “Meet Heather Patterson, January 2020
Denver Post, “DIA’s $6 Million Worth of Big New Art”, December, 2015
Eclat, Editorial, July 2015
Colorado Biz, March 2015
Modern in Denver, Winter issue, 2013
San Francisco Loft Living, August issue, 2008
California Closets, September issue, 2007
Editor, Nevada Appeal, “LXS Series”, March, 2007
Martha Stewart Living, October issue, 2007
Baker, Kenneth, ArtWeek, “Close-Calls”, April, 2004
Crockrell, Cathy, Berkeleyan, “Far Away-Nearby”, May, 2003
Editor, Reno Gazette Journal, “Topographic: Recent Works by Heather Patterson at Main
Gallery”, November, 2004
Editor, Tahoe Tribune, “Solo Exhibition: Heather Patterson at Foyer Gallery”, March, 2004
Editor, Sacramento Bee, “Axis Gallery”, August, 2006
Frock, Christian L., Works/San Jose, “New California Masters”, March, 2003
Maloney, Patricia, BAM/PFA, “Far Away-Nearby”, May, 2003
Lindsey Westbrook, Art Week, “In With the New at Hang Art”, March, 2004
Lindsey Westbrook, Art Week, “Cream, Arts/Benicia”, September, 2003
Professional Experience
2011-2015 Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO
Assistant Professor of Art, Painting
2005-2011 Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA
2003-2006 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Public Art Awards/Distinctions
2021 Mayo Clinic- 8’x18’ public artwork for Main Entry, Jacksonville, FL
City of Superior- 15’x25’ mural in Coalton Community Center, Superior, CO
2019 City of Boulder-6’x200’ mural in Downtown Boulder, CO
2018 Arvada Center– 8’x16’ mural sponsored by the Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
2017 Art in Public Places- 7’x130’ mural in Downtown Longmont, CO
2015 Denver International Airport- Westin Public Art Installation Project- 10’x23’
painting commission, City and County of Denver
2006 Axis Gallery, Honorable Mention awarded by Scott Shields, curator of the
Crocker Art Museum
2003 Berkeley Art Museum, Art Department Grant
Marin Headlands, nominated for MFA Candidate Residency
2001-03 University of California, Berkeley, Art Practice Departmental
Fellowship
1999 Marin Civic Center, Best in Class, Painting
Selected Collections
2023 Denmark Luxury Cruiseline, Denmark, Europe
Colorado Center, Denver, CO
2022 KTGY, Denver RiNo Arts District, Denver, CO
2021 Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
2020 Revelstoke Capitol Partners, Denver, CO
2019 Kaiser Permanente, Dublin, CA
One Snowmass, Aspen/Snowmass, CO
2018 360 Salt Float, Durango, CO
2017 Union Denver, Denver, CO
2016 Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
2015 Charles Schwab, Denver, CO
Denver International Airport/Wesin Hotel, Denver, CO
2014 Fox Rothschild, LLP, San Francisco, CA
Fox Rothschild, LLP, Denver, CO
Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO
Public work for AL | Design Firm, Denver, CO
Four commissions for Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood, FL
2013 Public work for Wells Fargo, Beverly Hills, CA
Commission for Hard Rock Cafe, Hollywood, FL
Public work for Mesa County Library, Grand Junction, CO
2012 Commission for Residential, San Francisco, CA
Public billboard for Solo Show Deconstruct at Good Citizen Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Public Commission for Amber Bay, China
Public Commission for Star City VIP, China
Public work for Sycuan Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Public work for Omni, Tuscon, AZ
Public work for MGM, Las Vegas, NV
Public Commission for Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV
2011 Commission for Residential, San Francisco, CA
Commission for Residential, Marin, CA
Public Commission for SONY, San Diego, CA
Public work for Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
Public Commission for Oceana, Las Vegas, NV
Public work for Harrah’s, Lake Tahoe, NV
2010 Public Commission for SONY, San Diego, CA
Public work for Pelli Tower, City Center
Public Commission for Peninsula Shanghai, Waitan
Public work for Waikikian Development, Waikiki, HA
2009 Pubic work for Ritz Key Biscayne Condo, FL
Public Commission for Hilton Waikiki, Waikiki, HA
Public Commission for The Borgata Waterclub