Heather C. MacRae 914. 482. 5919 hcmacraestudio@gmail.com
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
EXHIBITIONS (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
2019 (UPCOMING) *pedal, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2018 *build, FAB Gallery at South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC
2017 Let There Be Art, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
2017 New Year, New Art, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Savannah, GA
2016 Novus Conceptum, Hannah Bacol Busch Gallery– Bellaire, TX
2016 Mode/Code, Georgia Southern University Contemporary Gallery– Statesboro, GA
2015 Interpreting Space, Illges Gallery at Columbus State University– Columbus, GA
2015 Goodbye/Hello, Non-Fiction Gallery– Savannah, GA
2015 Current works of Karen Macek and Heather MacRae-Trulson, 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, Hosted by ARC at 1120 Chatham Parkway– Savannah, GA
2014 Downtown Neighborhood Association Artist’s Walk, Hosted by 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
2011 The Butcher Halloween Show, The Butcher Shop- Savannah GA
2011 Open Studio Night, Painting Department, Alexander Hall- Savannah, GA
2010-2011 *Reflections, The Bulls Head- Norwalk, CT
2010 Senior Thesis Exhibit, Foreman Gallery- Oneonta, NY
2010 Artists of Oneonta, SeenUNseen- Oneonta, NY
2010 Annual Juried Show: Prize Winner, Foreman Gallery- Oneonta, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE
2017-Present Instructor Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
2015-2018 Adjunct Instructor at the College of Coastal Georgia: Brunswick, GA
2017-2018 City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs Educator
2016-2017 Exhibitions Director, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah GA
2015-2017 General Manager and Interactive Programming Director, Starlandia Reclaimed Creative Supply: Savannah, GA
2015-2017 Treasurer, Board of Directors Art Rise Savannah: Savannah, GA
2013-2016 Co-owner of Non-Fiction Gallery, Director of Finance and Development: Savannah, GA
2013 Savannah College of Art and Design, CE Instructor: Savannah, GA
2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant and Intern for visiting SCAD artist Paul Bloodgood: Savannah, GA
2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant for Curtis Bartone: Savannah, GA
2010-11 Instructor, Katonah Art Center: Katonah, NY
2010-11 Outreach Program Instructor, Northern Westchester County: Katonah, NY
2010 Granted NYS Certification to teach Art K-12
2008-10 Art Director, Goldens Bridge Day Camp: Goldens Bridge, NY
2006 Teaching Assistant Ridgefield Art School: Ridgefield, CT
COMMUNITY
Member of Sulfur Studios since 2018
Served on the Board of Directors, acting Treasurer of Art Rise Savannah 2015-2017
Member of the Arts Resource Collection, Savannah since 2014
Member of the College Arts Association since 2012
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2019 Juror, Spectrum of Art: Gender is a Spectrum, SCAD Queers and Allies Group, SCAD: Savannah, GA
2017 Curator, “Residual”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA
2017 Curator, “the Message”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah GA
2017 Co-Curator, “Personal is Political”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA
2016 Curator, “FAITH”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA
2015 C0-Curator “Dreamboy”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA
[Artist: Andrew Lyman]
2014 Co-Curator “Faux Real”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA
2014 Co-Curator “Common Knowledge”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA
2013 Co-Curator “Curious Deviations”, Non-Fiction Gallery: Savannah, GA
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]
WRITING/ARTIST TALK
2018 “build”, Artist Talk, South Carolina State University
2017 April Local Artist Presentation for the Landings Art Association
2016 Savannah Art Informer, Artists on Art: Leah Dalton
2016 Savannah Art Informer, Artists on Art: Stephen Angel
2015 Panel Discussion with Sarah Bradley, William Ruller at Columbus State University, Moderated by Hannah Isreal
2012 Artcorejournal.net, Administrative Assistant and Contributor
2011-12 Foconow.com, Art blog co-founder and contributor
2009 Apprentice, Gary Lichtenstein Print Studio: Ridgefield, CT
REPRESENTATION
Hannah Bacol Busch Gallery: Bellaire, TX
Grand Bohemian Gallery: Savannah, GA
SELECTED PRESS/PUBLICATIONS
Savannah vs. Savannah Allison Hersh, The Savannah Morning News
Enterprising Art Lauren Flotte, The Savannah Connect
Art & Soul: Juried Exhibit Explores Reality, Illusion Allison Hersh, Savannah Morning News
An Incubator for Creativity in Savannah, GA Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times
The Non-Fiction Gallery Launched Mobile Artist Program Kayla Goggins, Savannah Art Informer
Curiosities at Non-Fiction Kayla Goggins, Desotorow Gallery and Art March
Gallery Hop: The Tension of ‘Intent’ Briana Gervat, The Connect Magazine
The Kiernan Gallery: Spring Featured Artist Interview with Kat Kiernan, Kiernan Gallery
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 22
