Heather Patterson Fine Art

STATEMENT

“The overview effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by astronauts while viewing Earth from outer space. In this shift from reality, they realize the fragility of Earth and the need to protect life on Earth becomes both obvious and imperative. In this experience, they see Earth as a tiny fragile ball of life “hanging in the void” shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. Some common aspects of it are a feeling of awe, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.” – Frank White, Space Philosopher

Focusing on mapping the natural landscape, my work is a documentation of the topography of our environment. I recreate geographic patterns that I find, and then layer them to make up a new series of abstracted terrain. This morphing of forms combines imagery depicting weather systems and changing weather patterns, topographic map lines, aerial views of the landscape, animal migration patterns, cellular structures, water movement patterns, lichen on boulders, rock and ice formations, and other natural phenomena that I find. I am interested in the constant recurrence of these patterns and find similarities in their elements. The intertwining of the geometric and organic forms becomes an important part of my process. Through layering several layers of paint, ink, pigment, and acrylic mediums, a sense of micro vs macro evolves. Some layers are poured and have a random and uncontrolled effect while others are more stenciled to create a mapped reaction to what is below the surface. The contrast and flow of these overlapping elements reflects my experience in the landscape we live in and the need to preserve our ever-changing climate.

BIO

Patterson holds an MFA from the University of California, Berkeley and currently lives and works in Colorado. She has been awarded several Public Art commissions including a 10’x23’ painting for the Westin Hotel and Convention Center at Denver International Airport, a 8’x16’ painting that is in the main entry of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, several outdoor large scale public murals in Boulder, CO, Denver, CO, Superior, CO, and Longmont, CO. While at UC Berkeley, Patterson received an art department grant from the Berkeley Art Museum. She has taught painting in colleges across the west, and participates in projects that include work for products from snowboard decks to wine labels.

Heather Patterson's work is represented in countless private, corporate, and municipal collections around the world, including the University of California, San Diego Medical Museum in San Diego, CA, Children’s Hospital Art Museum in Iowa City, IA, Union Denver, Denver, CO, the Hilton Waikiki, Waikiki, HI; the Bellagio in Las Vegas, NV; Peninsula Shanghai, Waitan; SONY San Diego, CA; the Children's Hospital in Denver, CO; Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, FL; Wells Fargo, Beverly Hills, CA; Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV; and Amber Bay, China, Charles Schwab in Denver, CO, Kaiser Permanente in Dublin, CA, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, the Denver International Airport, as well as numerous others. Her exhibitions include solo shows at galleries across the country. She has also participated in exhibitions including Art Basel/Miami Beach Art Fair, ArtMRKT San Francisco, the New York Affordable Art Fair, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Arvada Center, and San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, among others.

Currently, she is represented by Andrea Schwartz Gallery in San Francisco, CA, Susan Street Gallery in Solana Beach, CA, Walker Fine Art in Denver, CO, KW Contemporary in Kennebunk, ME and Embrace Creatives.

EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS/COMMISSIONS

Solo Exhibitions
2025 KW Contemporary, (upcoming), Kennebunk, ME
Walker Fine Art, (upcoming), Denver, CO
2024 Andrea Schwartz Gallery,”EARTH STORM”, San Francisco, CA
2022 Andrea Schwartz Gallery,”Traverse”, San Francisco, CA (two-person with Deborah Bell)
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
Muriel Guepin Gallery, New York, NY
Santa Rosa Junior College, “Blue”, Petaluma, CA
2017 Walker Fine Art, “Experimental Surroundings”, Denver, CO
BreckCREATE, “Charted Territory”, Breckenridge, CO
2016 J GO Gallery, Park City, UT
Denver International Airport, “Abstract Landscape Colorado”, Denver, CO
2015 Walker Fine Art, “Heather Patterson- New Work”, Denver, CO
2014 Walker Fine Art, “Double Rainbow Plans”, (three-person exhibition), 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
2007 LXS, Carson City, NV
Bristlecone Gallery, Carson City, NV
2006 Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
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

Selected 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 Walker Fine Art, “Internal Mapping”, Denver, CO
Museum of Fort Collins, “Rocky Mountain Biennial”, curator Merry Scully, Fort Collins, CO
Art Miami, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Booth 535, Miami, FL
ART MARKET San Francisco, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
KW Contemporary Art, “Summertide” and “All That Glitters”, Kennebunk, ME
2022 Art Miami, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Booth 535, Miami, FL
Walker Fine Art, “Environmental Reflections”, Denver, CO
ART MARKET San Francisco, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
KW Contemporary Art, “All That Glitters”, Kennebunk, ME
2021 Curtis Center, “All Colorado”, Denver, Co, Invited by Michael Warren, Juror
2020 Walker Fine Art, “Land Lines”, Denver, CO

2019 J GO Gallery, “Winter Sol”, Park City, UT
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 Walker Fine Art, “Natural Occurrences”, Denver, CO
Arvada Center, “In Sight: On Site- Murals”, invited by Colin Parson, Arvada, CO
J GO Gallery, “Summer Sol”, Park City, UT
2017 J GO Gallery, “Summer Sol”, Park City, UT
J GO Gallery, “Winter Sol”, Park City, UT
Cumberland Gallery, “New Arrivals”, Nashville, TN
2016 San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, “Beyond the Pour II: The Creative Process”,
San Francisco, CA
Cumberland Gallery, “Introductions”, Nashville, TN
Walker Fine Art, “Juxtaposed“, Denver, CO
Arvada Center, “Art of the State”, Jurors: Gwen Chanzit, Michael Chavez, Colin Parson
JGO, “Massively SMALL”, Park City, UT
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, “Trunk Show”, Mill Valley, CA
Arvada Center, “Top 40 Artists of Colorado”, Arvada, 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 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
Reno International Airport, Reno, NV, “Airport Exhibition”
Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA, curated by Scott Shields, curater of the Crocker
Art Museum
New York Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
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
2023 Imagery Estate Winery- Label Design for 2023 Blanc de Noirs, Glen Ellen, CA
2021 Imagery Estate Winery- Label Design for 2020 Tempranillo Rose, Glen Ellen, CA
2019 Pine and Brown Winery- Label Design for 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, CA
2017 Imagery Estate Winery- Label Design for 2015 Sangiovese, Glen Ellen, CA
2016 Imagery Estate Winery- Label Design for 2014 Four Red Blends, Glen Ellen, CA
2010 Imagery Estate Winery- Label Design for 2009 Barbera, Glen Ellen, CA
2008-2010 Sequel Snowboards- All mountain line- 5 designs, Lake Tahoe, NV
2009 Eric Kent Wine Cellars, Label for the 2008 Pinot Noir, Healdsburg, CA

Selected Corporate Collections
2023 Denmark Luxury Cruises, Public Commission, Denmark, Europe
2022 KTGY- 12’x30’ mural in Denver RiNo Arts District, Denver, CO
2021 Mayo Clinic- 8’x18’ public artwork for Main Entry, Jacksonville, FL
Public Mural Commission for City of Superior, Superior, CO
2020 Public Mural Commission for Revelstoke Capitol Partners, Denver, CO
2019 Public Mural Commission for the City of Boulder, Boulder, CO
Public Mural Commission for One Snowmass, Aspen/Snowmass, CO
2018 University of California, San Diego Medical Museum, La Jolla, CA
Greenwood Village, Denver, CO
2017 Public Mural Commission for the City of Longmont, Longmont, CO
2016 Union Denver, Denver, CO
Children’s Hospital and Medical Museum, Iowa City, IA
2015 Charles Schwab, Denver, CO
Denver International Airport/Westin Hotel, Denver, CO
2014 Fox Rothschild, LLP, Denver, CO
Fox Rothschild, LLP, San Francisco, CA
Public work for AL | Design Firm, Denver, CO
Four commissions for Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood, FL by FP Contemporary
2013 Public work for Wells Fargo, Beverly Hills, CA by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Commission for Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood, FL by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public work for Mesa County Library, Grand Junction, CO
2012 Commission for Residential, San Francisco, CA by Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts
Public billboard for Solo Show Deconstruct at Good Citizen Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Public Commission for Amber Bay, China by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public Commission for Star City VIP, China by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public work for Sycuan Casino, Las Vegas, NV by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public work for Omni, Tuscon, AZ by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public work for MGM, Las Vegas, NV by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public Commission for Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
2011 Commission for Residential, San Francisco, CA Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts
Commission for Residential, Marin, CA Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts
Public Commission for SONY, San Diego, CA by Susan Street Fine Art
Public work for Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public Commission for Oceana, Las Vegas, NV by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public work for Harrah’s, Lake Tahoe, NV by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
2010 Public Commission for SONY, San Diego, CA by Susan Street Fine Art
Public work for Pelli Tower, City Center by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public Commission for Peninsula Shanghai, Waitan, by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public work for Waikikian Development, Waikiki, HA by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
2009 Pubic work for Ritz Key Biscayne Condo, FL by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public Commission for Hilton Waikiki, Waikiki, HA by Fresh Paint Art Advisors
Public Commission for The Borgata Waterclub, by Fresh Paint Art Advisors

EDUCATION

M.F.A. 2003 Painting and Drawing University of California, Berkeley
B.F.A. 2000 Painting and Drawing Sonoma State University

AWARDS

ublic 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

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
Instructor of Art, Painting and Drawing
2003-2006 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Instructor of Art, Painting

TAGS

contemporary painting, abstract painting, large scale painting, installation painting, Colorado artist, nature based artist