Exhibitions & Events
Current and Upcoming Events
PLEASE NOTE: This exhibition is currently closed due to concerns about COVID-19
Click here to see the virtual exhibition online
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
MFA Thesis Exhibition
Artist Talks: Click here to watch and listen online 7p.m. May 14
Please note, the above link to the watch party is an event, and will only work at 7 p.m. on May 17th
PLEASE NOTE: This exhibition has been postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus COVID-19
South Coast Artists Invitational
at the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery
On view May 28-June 26, 2020.
The Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery is located at Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA
Reception: Thursday, May 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: This exhibition has been postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus COVID-19
Bryant University | Douglas and Judith Krupp Library
The gallery is located at Bryant University, 1150 Pike Street, Smithfield, RI 02917
On view March 23 to April 29, 2020
PLEASE NOTE: This panel discussion has been postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus COVID-19
Panel Discussion
"The Role of Arts in Problem Solving"
A Panel of Artists and Faculty
at Bryant University
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 6:30 -7:30 p.m.
South Coast Artists Open Studio Tour
August 15-16
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Selected Recent Exhibitions and Presentations
Suffrage and Struggle:
Feminist Art and the 19th Amendment Centennial
Suffrage and Struggle celebrates women’s empowerment and the changes that have occurred over the last century, while at the same time acknowledging that more work remains to be done to achieve equality in our society. I am honored to be one of the artists, from seven states, selected to participate in the exhibition.
The juror was Jan Howard, the Chief Curator and Houghton P. Metcalf Jr. Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at the RISD Museum.
On view in the Hamilton Gallery at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, March 5 - April 7.
Waking Dreams
Solo Exhibition at Gallery 244
Waking Dreams featured an entirely new body of abstract work derived from solitary walks along the beach.
These walks are where I am often overwhelmed by the vastness of the ocean and the sense of how insignificant our human lives are. Carl Sagan wrote, "The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond human understanding. Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home." These thoughts our place in the vast cosmos have inspired the dreamlike paintings in Waking Dreams. On view January 31-February 14, 2020.
Gallery 244 is on the ground floor of UMass Dartmouth's Star Store campus, 715 Purchase St,, New Bedford, MA.
South Coast Artists Holiday Art Exhibit
Above: Marsh Mist, Nightfall, and Storm at Sea, on view in the SCA Holiday Art Exhibition,
Opening reception Friday, December 6, 2019, 5;00 to 8:00 p.m.
at Dartmouth Cultural Center, 404 Elm Street, South Dartmouth Massachusetts.
Maritime
Above: Sparkles in Padanaram Harbour, on view in the exhibition, "Maritime."
Opening reception Saturday, October 12, 2019, 6;00 to 8:00 p.m.
Works are on view in this group show throughout the month of October and early November
at Norton Gallery, 330 Elm Street, South Dartmouth Massachusetts.
Autumn Angles: Members Juried Show
Above: Arlington Memories, on view in the exhibition, "Autumn Angles."
Opening reception Saturday, October 12, 2019, 2;00 to 4:00 p.m.
Works are on view in this group show through November 17
at the Southern Vermont Art Center, 930 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, Vermont
State of the Art 2019
Studio Montclair's group show, State of the Art 2019., June 28 through August 9, 2019.
Studio Montclair Gallery is 1,000 square foot nonprofit art gallery featuring professional contemporary artists in Montclair's Arts District, at 127 Bloomfiled Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey,
Coastal Reflections
Works on view in this group show throughout the month of July,
at Norton Gallery, 330 Elm Street, South Dartmouth Massachusetts.
South Coast Artists Invitational
Works were on view in this group show throughout the month of May, Gallery at Four is nestled in the heart of the Tiverton Four Corners Historic District at 3848 Main Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island. It is well known for presenting compelling exhibitions in a variety of media from regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized artists.
High Anxiety
A group exhibition at Gallery X, New Bedford, Massachusetts,
was on view February 27 to March 31, 2019.
Surrender, by Heather Stivison, 48" x 36," Acrylic and Oil on cradled panel, from the show "High Anxiety."
Quiet Spaces
Works were on view in this group show throughout the months of February and March,
at Norton Gallery, 330 Elm Street, South Dartmouth Massachusetts.
The Poetry of Water
Using charocal drawings and a cell phone, I created this short animation on the poetry of water in collaboration with
Buzzards Bay Coalition .It previewed in December 2018 at the Buzzards Bay Coalition, 114 Front Street, New Bedford, MA 02740.
View the animation on the Buzzards Bay Coalition Site:
Flip through the exhibition brochure below:
South Coast Artists Holiday Exhibit
Presented at the Dartmouth Cultural Center, located in the beautiful historic building known as
Olde Southworth in Padanaram Village, Dartmouth, Massachusetts. ,
Heather Stivison & Patricia White
a Two-Person Exhibition at Judith Klein Gallery
September 1-30, 2018
15th Annual SCA Open Studio Tour
IN addition to hosting an open studio, I was honored to have my artwork chosen to appear on the banners.
11th Annual Art Drive
A juried Open Studio tour, August 10, 11, 12, 2018
South Coast Artists 2018 Invitational
May 2-27, 2018 at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Something Fishy
Oceanic-themed group exhibition at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Drawing on Expression
Seen artists exploring moods in life drawing, on view at Judith Klein Gallery, New Bedford, Massachusetts, spring 2018. One of my drawings was selected for the center of the poster and promotional materials.
Blue
Group exhibition at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Transformations
This juried exhibition was part of a year-long lecture series featuring two Macarthur “Genius” Award winners, a host of bestselling authors, distinguished professors and other leading figures from a variety of fields, all considering the theme of “Transformations." Parker Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, Kentucky, January-February 2018.
The Women Behind Gustav Stickley
Seminar presented by Heather Stivison on February 17, 2018, for
The 31st National Arts & Crafts Conference
at the historic 1913 Grove park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina.
Winter Works
An annual juried exhibition at featuring New England artists at Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachuestts, November -December 2017.
Nocturnes
November 18-December 16, 2017 at True Grit Gallery, 30 Center Street, Middleboro, MA
Judith Klein Gallery's 9th Anniversary Exhibition
December 3, 2017 - January 15, 2018 at Judith Klein Gallery, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Quench
A month-long exhibition featuring 22 of my paintings based on the theme of water.
The Vault Gallery, 169 Rockdale Avenue, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, October 2017
In-Transit
An Arts League of Rhode Island juried exhibition, September 8 - November 26, 2017
at the Vets Gallery, One Avenue of the Arts, Providence, Rhode Island
Juror: Abigail Newbold, Director of Exhibitions, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston.
Post Industrial Impressions
August 3 - 26, 2017 True Grit Gallery, 30 Center Street, Middleboro, MA
14th Annual South Coast Artists' Open Studio Tour
August 19 & 20, 2017
South Coast Artists' Invitational
May 3 - 28, 2017
Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
See the Standard Times review of the exhibition
Rock, Paper, Paint!
March 10 - April 2, 2017
Juried at the Wickford Art Association, 36 Beach Street, Wickford, Rhode Island 02852
December 2016 - January 2017:
the New Bedford Art Museum Juried Members Exhibit
In Print:
Three of my paintings have been accepted into this
anthology, now available on Amazon
Active Imagination: Artists Respond to Global Challenges
October 13 - 26, 2016
Chromatic
In Print:
Five of my paintings are in the summer 2016 edition of
available on Amazon.
2016 Open Studio Tour
