Heather Hertel_________________________________________________ ______
heather.hertel@sru.edu
Education
2003
M.F.A. Painting
Edinboro University of PA
Graduate Assistantship
1998
M.S. Art Education
Syracuse University
Graduate Assistantship
1995
B.F.A. Painting
Magna cum Laude
Honors
Syracuse University
Rhodes Scholar Nominee 1995
Visual & Performing Arts Scholar
worked with Jerome Witkin
Athletic Scholarship 1991-95
2002
Study Abroad
1990
Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, Mercyhurst College, Erie PA
Santa Repararta International School of Art, Firenze, Italy (Columbia College Chicago)
Teaching Experience
2009 - present
Assistant Professor
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Art Department Nominee: President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2009
Summer 2009
Instructor
Art Academy, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
2008-2009
Instructor
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pa
2006-2008
Adjunct Instructor
Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
2004-2006
Instructor
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
Solo Exhibitions
2013
TBA
Gallery West, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH, 2 person exhibit
2011
SCAPES
Fluidity revisited
Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA
Seneca Valley High School, Harmony, PA
2010
Fluidity
Recent Work
Erie Art Museum, Frame Shop Gallery, Erie, PA
Accents by the Bay, Erie, PA
2008
Proximity
Urraro Gallery, Erie PA
2007
Passages
Gallery On 43rd Street, Pittsburg PA
2005
Trans Lumens
Heeschen Gallery, Meadville Council On the Arts, Meadville PA
2003
Self Reflections
M.F.A. Thesis, Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of PA
2001
Glass Painting
Urraro Gallery, Erie PA
1995
A Woman’s Rowing Tale
Cummings Gallery, Mercyhurst College, Erie PA
1995
Honors Thesis Show
White Cube Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
Residencies
2008
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, Artist Grant
2007
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia, VCCA Full Fellowship
Heather Hertel______________________________________________________________
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
HM Insurance Group & United Concordia National Conference, invitational exhibit, Ritz Carlton, Vancouver, British
Columbia
Jazz Fest, perch.Interior Design, New Orleans, Louisiana
For the Love of Paint, juried exhibit, Flow Art Space, Minneapolis, MN, juror: Melissa Metzler
The Sketchbook Project, Limited Edition, exhibit: Brooklyn, NY
Creative H.A.N.D.S. Northwestern Pennsylvania Artist Association invitational exhibit + catalogue Publication, Erie, PA
Saxonburg Festival of Arts ,visual arts show, juror: TBA, Saxonburg, PA
Grove City College invitational art exhibit, Grove City College, Grove City, PA
AABC Art Faculty Show, invitational exhibit in Cranberry, PA and Butler, PA
While You Were Out, Slippery Rock University Faculty exhibit, Slippery Rock, PA
Art Walk, Old Town Grove City, display for community event, Grove City, PA
Frederick Douglass Institute 60 second lecture series, performance drawing, Kaleidoscope Arts Festival, Slippery Rock
University
2011
Black & White, International Online Exhibition, Infinity Gallery
July Exhibit, International Online Exhibition, Projekt 30
8 Hour Project, Collaborative Performance, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Art Seminarians, Invitational, Mercyhurst Preparatory Alumni, Ferraro Gallery, Erie, PA
NPAA Bienniel, Meadville Council on the Arts, Meadville, PA & Ferraro Gallery, Erie, PA
Erie Club Art & Ale, Erie, PA
2010
Embracing the Ether, 3 Person Show: Hertel, Grout & Mik, Heeschen Gallery, Meadville Council on the Arts, Meadville, PA
Merit Award, Hoyt Regional Juried Exhibition, New Castle, PA juror: Eric Shiner, Curator, Andy Warhol Museum, Pitts,
The Mercantile Show, NPAA invitational exhibit at the historic Mercantile building, Erie, PA
2009
Nutz & Boltz, NPAA, Collaborative Performance,1020 Holland, Erie, PA
SRU Faculty Art Exhibit, Collaborative Performance, Martha Gualt Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University
Twelfth Annual National Juried Show, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA juror: Joey P. Manlapaz
35 Annual October Evenings Juried Exhibit, Meadville Council On the Arts, jurors: Heidi Strauser, Michael J Garrett
NPAA Selected Works, Octagon Gallery, Paterson Library, Westfield, NY
2008
National Small Works Exhibition & Competition, Mesquite Fine Arts Center & Gallery, Mesquite, Nevada
2007
Organized NPAA in Brooklyn, LUCKY Gallery, “Redhook” Brooklyn, NY
Mercyhurst College Faculty Exhibit, Cummings Gallery, Mercyhurst College, Erie PA
2006
Edinboro University Faculty Exhibit, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of PA
Mercyhurst College Faculty Exhibit, Cummings Gallery, Mercyhurst College, Erie PA
NPAA Exhibit, Schuster Gallery, Gannon University, Erie PA
2005
Women Shine Through, Weave/Art Harvest, Sacramento, CA
juror: Lylie Fisher
National Women’s Exhibition, Impact Artists’ Gallery, Buffalo NY
juror: Nancy Weekly
Edinboro University Faculty Exhibit, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of PA
2004
Double Take, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan WI
Edinboro University Faculty Exhibit, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of PA
Mercyhurst Alumni Exhibit, Erie Art Museum, Erie PA
2003
Art of the State of PA, The State Museum, Greater Harrisburg Arts Council (juried)
Celebration of the Arts, National Juried Exhibit, Montpelier Center, Montpelier VA (juried)
Self Portrait Show, Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of PA
2002
October Evenings Exhibit, Heeschen Gallery, Meadville Council On the Arts, Meadville PA (juried)
Niagara Invitational Art Exhibit, Erie Maritime Museum, Erie PA
2001
Contemporary Female Self Portraits, Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of PA juror: Lisa Gutting
Mercyhurst Alumni Exhibit, Cummings Gallery, Mercyhust College, Erie PA
2000
Sky-Clad: The Modern Nude, Urraro Gallery, Erie PA
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Selected Group Exhibitions continued
1997
Recent Works, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
1996
Golden Key National Honors Society, Washington D.C.
Lowe Art Gallery Spring Show, University of Miami, Coral Gables FL (juried)
1994
Summer Art Show, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
1993
Panorama Arts Exhibit, Villa Maria, Erie PA (juried)
1991
Congressman Ridge Congressional Art Show, Edinboro University of PA (juried)
Visiting Artist Lectures
2011
8 Hour Project: Sustaining Practice, Community & Self: Discussion Panel, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
Seneca Valley High School, artist lecture and exhibit, Harmony, PA
2005
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
2003
American Cancer Society, Guest Speaker, Angels Among Us, Art Auction
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Art Student Presentations, Second Place Speaker
2002
National Art Honors Society: New Member Induction Ceremony, Guest Speaker, Mercyhurst Preparatory School
1998
Syracuse University, School of Education, Graduation Keynote Speaker, Syracuse, NY
Bibliography
2012
“5 Questions Interview”, by Eric Freehling, Butler Eagle Focus, April 2, 2012
“Art in the Park: Painting Tables an SRU class project”, by John Bojarski, Spotlight North, Butler Eagle, May 9, 2012
2011
“Inspired by land, water ‘SCAPES’”, review by Karen Rene Merkle, Erie Times News, August 11, 2011
“Artist in the Spotlight”, by Karen Rene Merkle, Erie Times News, August 11, 2011
8 Hour Project Catalogue, recent biography by Colleen Toledano, Allegheny College
“Carruth Rizza Unveiling” featured in The Rock, SRU Alumni magazine
“Carruth Rizza Unveiling” featured in The Butler Eagle
“Picnic Tables for Slippery Rock Park” featured in The Butler Eagle
2010
Big-bang theory, review by Karen Rene Merkle, Erie Times News, September 16, 2010
Press Release: Fluidity: Recent Works by Heather Hertel, PR.com, August 1, 2010
Fluidity: Paintings by Heather Hertel, Erie Art Musuem website, July 30 – October 9, 2010
2009
SRU Rock Pride: Art Faculty Exhibit, Collaborative Performance,SRU, October 10, 2009
2008
SRU Good News: Collaborative Drawing Project produces originals, SRU, October 24, 2008
SRU Rock Pride: SRU art department colors campus with group drawing project, October 17, 2008
2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Hot Ticket, Floating World, March 8, 2007
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts: Press Release: Hertel Awarded Fellowship, Amherst, VA
Luke-ing at Art, Passages, art review by Luke Gehring, April 3, 2007
Lawrenceville Events, Art Exhibit: Passages at Gallery on 43 Street, Pittsburgh, PA
16:62 Design Zone/ Events, Art Exhibit: Passages at Gallery on 43 Street, Pittsburgh, PA
2005
Meadville Tribune, Bravo! Explore Hertel’s work this month at MCA, December 15, 2005, Meadville, PA
2004
Erie Leap Frog Book, Supercalafrogalistic
2002
Regional Cancer Center Bulletin, Alo, Erie, PA
2001
Erie Times News, The Athlete Paints, art review by Heather Strelecki, July
Erie Go Fish! Book, Alo
1999
Education Exchange, Graduate Student Makes Waves on Her Way to U.S. Olympic Team,
By Corinne R. Smith, Associate Dean, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Exhibitions Juried
2012
2011
2010
2009
2004
2003
2001
Associated Artists of Butler County, High School Art Exhibit, Butler, PA
Associated Artists of Butler County, High School Art Exhibit, Butler, PA
Associated Artists of Butler County, High School Art Exhibit, Butler, PA
Weisenfluh Collection (Creator & Organizer of event),Slippery Rock University
Edinboro University of PA Drawing and Painting Club
Mercyhurst Preparatory School Art Show
Villa Maria Academy 12th Annual Art Exhibit
Honors
2011
2009
2006
2004
2001
1995
Circle of Mercy Award, Mercyhurst Preparatory Alumni: Professional achievement and Service in the Arts
Slippery Rock University, Art Department Nominee: President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Who’s Who of American Women
Selected Artist: to create award painting for Erie Yacht Club M.S. Regatta
Selected LEAPFROG! Artist: public sculpture project, Erie PA
Selected Most Inspirational GOFISH! Artist: public sculpture project, Erie PA
Selected Artist: to create award painting for Erie Yacht Club M.S. Regatta
Syracuse University Rhodes Scholar Nominee, Most Inspirational Athlete, Abby Bigelow Award of Courage
Professional Affiliations
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA juried acceptance 2012
New community committee member
Northwestern Pennsylvania Artist Association, Erie, PA juried acceptance 2007
Erie Art Musuem, Erie, PA
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
Grove City Arts Council, Grove City, PA
APSCUF member
Commissions & Murals
2012
2010
2009
2007
2006
2005
1997
1996
Waterfall/Ocean Seascape, Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy, Harborcreek, PA (50’ x 10’)
New Zealand Landscape, Hertel & Brown Physical Therapy, Family First Sports Park, Erie, PA
Kitty Jungle Mural, A.N.N.A. Shelter, Erie, PA
Oasis Mural, Aquatic Center, Hertel & Brown Physical Therapy, Erie, PA
Hertel & Brown Physical Therapy Logo Design: muscular anatomy of human figure in motion
Map of the World Mural: Multicultural Children’s Center, Erie PA
Mural Painting: Tu Tu Tango restaurant, Coconut Gove FL
Mural Painting: Hudson Building and Keystone Reality Building, Art Deco District, Miami Beach FL
Gallery Representation 2011/12 Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, PA