Heather MacRae

hcmacraestudio.com

2017- Present Professor Foundation Studies at Savannah College of Art and Design: Savannah, GA

2015-18 Instructor at the College of Coastal Georgia: Brunswick, GA

2015-16 Treasurer, Board of Directors Art Rise Savannah: Savannah, GA

2015-17 Instructor at S.P.A.C.E, City of Savannah: Savannah, GA

2015-17 Creative Director, Non-Fiction Gallery: A project of Art Rise Savannah

2013-15 Co-owner of Non-Fiction Gallery, Director of Finance & Development: Savannah, GA

2010-11 Instructor, Katonah Art Center: Katonah, NY

2010-11 Outreach Program Instructor, Northern Westchester County: Katonah, NY

2008-10 Art Director, Goldens Bridge Day Camp: Goldens Bridge, NY

2006-08 Teaching Assistant Ridgefield Art School: Ridgefield, CT

EDUCATION

2012 M.F.A. Painting Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD): Savannah, GA

2010 B.A. Concentration in Painting Hartwick College: Oneonta, NY

2009 Painting and Printmaking Study Glasgow School of Art: Glasgow, Scotland

COMMUNITY

Member of the College Arts Association since 2012- Appointed to the Education Committee in 2026

Member Americans for the Arts since 2021

Member of SECAC since 2012

Member of the Arts Resource Collection Savannah since 2014-2017

Served Board of Directors, Art Rise Savannah 2015-2017

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

2018 Co- Curator “Roe v. Wade”, Sulfur Studios: Savannah, GA

[Artist: Selected artists from across the country]

2017 Co- Curator “The Personal is Political”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA

[Artist: International artist, Niki Johnson, and 30 selected artists from across the country]

2016 Co- Curator “Members Only”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA

[Artist: Members of Art Rise Savannah]

2014 Co-Curator “Faux Real”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA

[International Group Exhibition]

2014 Co-Curator “Common Knowledge”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA

[International Group Exhibition]

2013 Co-Curator “Curious Deviations”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA

[National Group Exhibition]

2013 Curator, “girls.”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA

[Artists: Quian Quian Hu, Kiki Qi , Xiaolu Zhang]

2012 Co- Curator, “Inside”, Gaardensity Gallery: Augusta, GA

[Artists: Kalin Allen, William Ruller]

2012 Co- Curator, “Collected: Here and Then”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA

[Artists: Emilio Maldonado, William Ruller]

 

EXHIBITIONS (*notable marked by asterisk)

2025 Alumni Perspectives, Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College- Oneonta, NY

2024 Here and There, Gutstein Gallery- Savannah, GA

2023 Main Street Gallery- Clifton Springs, NY

2023 Savannopoly- Location Gallery- Savannah, GA

2023 Faculty Spotlight, Alexander Hall, SCAD- Savannah, GA

2022 Landscape Serene and Savage, MVA Gallery- Bethlehem, PA

2022 Wrapped Up, Gutstein Gallery – Savannah, GA

2022 Look! Local Artist Feature, Sulfur Studios – Savannah, GA

2022 American Landscapes, Maryland Federation of Art – Annapolis, MD

2022 Big Little Talent, Las Laguna Art Gallery – Laguna Beach, CA

2021 Summer in the City, Sulfur Studios – Savannah, GA

2021 Soiree in Hollywood, Galerie D – Gordes, Luberon Provonce, FR

2021 Savannopoly, Location Gallery – Savannah, GA

2021 Face to Face, Location Gallery – Savannah, GA

2020 *Honorable Mention in Landscape: Louis’ Rules Virtual Exhibit Hosted Artrepreneur.com

2020 *Pedal, Sulfur Studios – Savannah, GA

2018 *Build, FAB Gallery, South Carolina State University – Orangeburg, SC

2018 Small Works: Fundraiser for WRUU, Location Gallery – Savannah, GA

2018 Neighborhoods, Sulfur Studios – Savannah, GA

2018 Small Works Exhibition, Gutstein Gallery – Savannah, GA

2017 Let There Be Art, The Columbus Museum – Columbus, GA

2017 the Message, Non-Fiction Gallery – Savannah, GA

2017 Local Artist Spotlight, Grand Bohemian Gallery – Savannah, GA

2016 Let There Be Art, The Columbus Museum – Columbus, GA

2016 Novus Conceptum, Hannah Bacol Busch Gallery – Bellaire, TX

2016 Mode/Code, Georgia Southern University – Statesboro, GA

2015 Interpreting Space, Illges Gallery at Columbus State University – Columbus, GA

2015 Goodbye/Hello, Non-Fiction Gallery – Savannah, GA

2015 Current: Karen Macek & Heather MacRae, Hospice Savannah Art Gallery – Savannah, GA

2015 *(un)Framed, Non-Fiction Gallery – Savannah, GA

2015 Tiny Divas, Non-Fiction Gallery – Savannah, GA

2015 Articulated Shape, Non-Fiction Gallery – Savannah, GA

2014 One Night Stand, ARC at 1120 Chatham Parkway – Savannah, GA

2014 Artist’s Walk, ARC at the Savannah Law School – Savannah, GA

2014 Year of the Local, ThincSavannah – Savannah, GA

2013 *Intent, Indigo Sky Gallery – Savannah, GA

2013 *Spring Featured Artist: Affecting the Effect, Kiernan Gallery – Lexington, VA

2013 The Sketchbook Show, Ashmore Gallery – Savannah, GA

2012 *Now: Affecting the Effect, Ashmore Gallery – Savannah, GA

2012*Sideshow, Ashmore Gallery – Savannah, GA

2012 Seen & Unseen, Cork Art’s District – Jacksonville, FL

2012 Inside, Gaardensity Gallery – Augusta, GA

2012 Figuratively Speaking, Gutstein Gallery – Savannah, GA

2012 Collected: Here and Then, Non-Fiction Gallery – Savannah, GA

2012 Happy Medium, Ashmore Gallery – Savannah, GA

2012 Money Shot, Irving Productions – Savannah, GA

2012 SCAD deFINE Art Painting Exhibition, Curated by Paul Bloodgood – Savannah, GA

2010-2011 *Reflections, The Bulls Head – Norwalk, CT

2010 Artists of Oneonta, SeenUNseen Gallery – Oneonta, NY

2010 Annual Juried Show: Prize Winner, Foreman Gallery – Oneonta, NY

 

SELECTED PRESS/PUBLICATIONS

WRITTEN BY:

2024 In the Studio with Ben Tollefson, Burnaway Magazine

2023 In the Studio With Faran Riley Peterson, Burnaway Magazine

2023 Review: ‘Relief’ by Tabitha Soren and ‘Familiar’ by Christy Bush at Laney Contemporary, The Savannahian

2022 Review: How Much is Not Enough Heather Szatmary at RO3 Gallery, Burnaway Magazine

2022 A Q&A With Telfari Curators on William O. Golding Exhibition at the Jepson, The Savannahian

2022 Jennifer Nolan at Location Gallery- The Savannahian

2022 William H Golding at the Telfair Museum – The Savannahian

2022 Take a ‘SIP’ this Friday at Sulfur Studios- The Savannahian

2022 ‘No escaping context’: Betsy Cain’s latest show at Laney Contemporary- The Savannahian

2022 Deb Oden: Tilting at Windmills- The Savannahian

2022 Chapel Gallery Review- The Savannahian

2021 Five Questions with Namwon Choi- The Savannahian

2021 Benjamin Jones at Laney Contemporary- The Savannahian

ABOUT:

2021 Selected for Curated Directory AllSheMakes.org

2019 Under the Bridge Magazine, Painting Edition

2019 Pushing the ‘pedal’, Rachel Flora, Connect Savannah

2018 Reflecting on Roe, Rachel Flora, Connect Savannah

2016 Artists on Art, Kayla Goggin, Savannah Art Informer

2016 Savannah vs. Savannah, Allison Hersh, The Savannah Morning News

2015 Art & Soul: Juried Exhibit Explores Reality, Illusion Allison Hersh, Savannah Morning News

2014 An Incubator for Creativity in Savannah, GA , Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times

2014 Gallery Hop: The Tension of ‘Intent’, Briana Gervat, The Connect Magazine

2013 The Kiernan Gallery: Spring Featured Artist , Interview with Kat Kiernan, Kiernan Gallery

2013 Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 22