Born 1984 in Pittsburgh, PA
Lives and works in Kennedy, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2010- Adjunct Art Instructor, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
Currently teaching foundations-level courses in Drawing 1 and Introduction to Art
2008 Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Museum Education Intern. Duties included planning projects for kids and adults of all ages, event coordination, and general administrative tasks
EDUCATION:
2011 Master of Art in Art Education and K-12 Teacher Certificate, Edinboro University
2007 Bachelor of Fine Art, Edinboro University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2016 "Origins of Realities", Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, PA
2016 "Internal Spaces", Crary Art Gallery, Warren, PA
2015 "Works of Art By Heather Kanazawa", St. James Mercy Hospital, Hornell, NY
2015 "Origins of Life- Paintings by Heather Kanazawa”, Wellsville Creative Arts Center, Wellsville, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2016 "Women Create," Dykeman Young Gallery, Jamestown, NY
2015 "Advent Art Exhibition", Zion Covenant Church, Jamestown, NY
2015 "Faculty Art Exhibition", Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
2015 92nd Annual Juried Spring Show, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2015 Hoyt Regional Artists Juried Exhibition, Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
2015 Cattaraugus County Arts Council Members Exhibition Winners Group Show, Center Gallery, Jamestown Community College, Olean, NY
2014 Holiday Art Exhibition, 3rd on 3rd Gallery, Reg Lennae Arts Center, Jamestown, NY
2014 "Memories and Unseen Realities," paintings by Heather Kanazawa and Rob Katkowski, The Galerie, Erie Insurance Company, Erie, PA
2014 Cattaraugus County Members Exhibition, Center Gallery, Jamestown Community College
2014 Farnham Free Library, Ellington, NY, “Paintings by Heather Kanazawa”
2014 Chautauqua County Art Teachers Exhibition, Prendergast Library, Jamestown, NY
2014 3rd on 3rd Gallery, Reg Lennae Arts Center, “Women Create”, Jamestown, NY
2014 "Abstract Landscapes", 3 person group exhibition, Octagon Gallery at Patterson Library, Westfield, NY
2013 Center Gallery, JCC, “Heather Kanazawa and Angela To”, Olean, NY
2013 Cattaragus Arts Council, Olean, NY, “5 x 7” small works exhibition
2013 Olean Public Library and Center Gallery, “Southern Tier Biennial Exhibition, Olean, NY
2013 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, “Regional Art Exhibition”, New Castle, PA
2013 Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College, “Faculty Art Exhibition”
2013 Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, “90th Annual Spring Show”, Erie, PA
2013 Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, “Art Inter/National Exhibition”, Juried International Exhibition
2012 Light, Space and Time online art gallery, “Countryside” Juried Exhibition
2012 5 x 7 Art for Everyone, Cattaragus County Arts Council
2012 Light, Space, & Time online art gallery, “Countryside” juried exhibition
2012 Villa Maria Center, New Castle, PA, “Paint For Peace” group exhibition
2012 Heeschan Gallery, Meadville, PA, “October Evenings Juried Exhibition”
2012 Octagon Gallery, Westfield, NY, “Natural Elements”
2012 Heeschan Gallery, Meadville, PA, “Debuting the Elements”
2011 Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College, “Faculty Art Exhibition”
2011 Renaissance Center, Jamestown, NY, “Domestic Violence Art Exhibition”
2011 Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua, NY, “VACI Members Exhibition”
2011 Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA, “Work by Regional Artists”
2011 Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, PA, “Regional Artists Exhibition”
2010 The Art Loft, Mayville, NY, “Annual Summer Exhibition”
2010 Blue Heron Arts and Cultural Center, Volant, PA, “Selected artist exhibiton”
2010 Bottlebrush Gallery and Gift Shop, Harmony, PA, “Regional Artists Exhibition”
2009 Catwater Who Signature Gallery, Edinboro, PA, “EUP Alumni Exhibit”
2009 Cooper’s Café and Deli, Jamestown, NY, “Works by Heather L. Miller”
2008 The Art Studio, Cassadaga, NY, “Representation by The Art Studio”
2008 Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, Pa, “Representation by Glass Growers Gallery”
2008 Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, Pa, “Regional Artists Exhibition”
2007 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, “Advanced Painting Exhibition”
2007 Crawford Center, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, "Drawing and Painting Club Presidential Inaguration Exhibition"
2007 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Third Annual Spring Exhibition”
2007 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, “Fourth Annual Edinboro University Selected Student Exhibition”
2006 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Annual Fall Exhibition”
2006 Lakeside Gallery, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Edinboro University Student Work
2006 Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Edinboro University Student Art Exhibition”
2006 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Eclectic Etceteras Student Scholarship Exhibition”
2006 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Second Annual Gala Student Exhibition”
2006 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Second Annual Spring Exhibition”
2005 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, “Third Annual Edinboro University Selected Student Exhibition”
2005 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “First Annual Gala Student Exhibition”
2005 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, “Third Annual Edinboro University Selected Student Exhibition”
2005 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “First Annual Gala Student Exhibition”
2005 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club First Annual Spring Exhibition”
2004 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Annual Fall Exhibition”
2004 Oil City Council on the Arts, Oil City, Pennsylvania, “Oil Heritage Art
Exhibition”
2004 Stonewall Gallery, Campbell Pottery, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, “Second Annual Lily Festival and Juried Art Show”
AWARDS:
2014 Best of Show, Juror’s Award, Cattaraugus Arts Council Member’s Exhibition, Center Gallery, Jamestown Community College
2006 Finalist, Eclectic Etceteras Art Scholarship Exhibition, Bates Gallery
2004 Second Place and Honorable Mention, Oil Heritage Art Exhibition
2003 First Place, Sister Angelica Cummings Art Scholarship Competition, Mercyhurst College
PUBLICATIONS:
2013 Southern Tier Biennial Exhibition, Olean Public Library and Center Gallery, Olean, NY
2004 LUMEN Journal of Literature and Art, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania
2004 Mercyhurst College 2002-2005 Art Calendar, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
2012-2015 Cattaraugus County Arts Council, NY, member
2008-2009 Meadville Council on the Arts, Meadville, Pennsylvania, member
2007- 2008 College Art Association, New York, NY, member
2007- 2008 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, member
2004-2005 Oil City Arts Council, Oil City, Pennsylvania, member
2004-2005 Presque Isle Artist Association, Erie, Pennsylvania, member
Lives and works in Kennedy, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2010- Adjunct Art Instructor, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
Currently teaching foundations-level courses in Drawing 1 and Introduction to Art
2008 Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Museum Education Intern. Duties included planning projects for kids and adults of all ages, event coordination, and general administrative tasks
EDUCATION:
2011 Master of Art in Art Education and K-12 Teacher Certificate, Edinboro University
2007 Bachelor of Fine Art, Edinboro University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2016 "Origins of Realities", Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, PA
2016 "Internal Spaces", Crary Art Gallery, Warren, PA
2015 "Works of Art By Heather Kanazawa", St. James Mercy Hospital, Hornell, NY
2015 "Origins of Life- Paintings by Heather Kanazawa”, Wellsville Creative Arts Center, Wellsville, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2016 "Women Create," Dykeman Young Gallery, Jamestown, NY
2015 "Advent Art Exhibition", Zion Covenant Church, Jamestown, NY
2015 "Faculty Art Exhibition", Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
2015 92nd Annual Juried Spring Show, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2015 Hoyt Regional Artists Juried Exhibition, Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
2015 Cattaraugus County Arts Council Members Exhibition Winners Group Show, Center Gallery, Jamestown Community College, Olean, NY
2014 Holiday Art Exhibition, 3rd on 3rd Gallery, Reg Lennae Arts Center, Jamestown, NY
2014 "Memories and Unseen Realities," paintings by Heather Kanazawa and Rob Katkowski, The Galerie, Erie Insurance Company, Erie, PA
2014 Cattaraugus County Members Exhibition, Center Gallery, Jamestown Community College
2014 Farnham Free Library, Ellington, NY, “Paintings by Heather Kanazawa”
2014 Chautauqua County Art Teachers Exhibition, Prendergast Library, Jamestown, NY
2014 3rd on 3rd Gallery, Reg Lennae Arts Center, “Women Create”, Jamestown, NY
2014 "Abstract Landscapes", 3 person group exhibition, Octagon Gallery at Patterson Library, Westfield, NY
2013 Center Gallery, JCC, “Heather Kanazawa and Angela To”, Olean, NY
2013 Cattaragus Arts Council, Olean, NY, “5 x 7” small works exhibition
2013 Olean Public Library and Center Gallery, “Southern Tier Biennial Exhibition, Olean, NY
2013 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, “Regional Art Exhibition”, New Castle, PA
2013 Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College, “Faculty Art Exhibition”
2013 Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, “90th Annual Spring Show”, Erie, PA
2013 Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, “Art Inter/National Exhibition”, Juried International Exhibition
2012 Light, Space and Time online art gallery, “Countryside” Juried Exhibition
2012 5 x 7 Art for Everyone, Cattaragus County Arts Council
2012 Light, Space, & Time online art gallery, “Countryside” juried exhibition
2012 Villa Maria Center, New Castle, PA, “Paint For Peace” group exhibition
2012 Heeschan Gallery, Meadville, PA, “October Evenings Juried Exhibition”
2012 Octagon Gallery, Westfield, NY, “Natural Elements”
2012 Heeschan Gallery, Meadville, PA, “Debuting the Elements”
2011 Weeks Gallery, Jamestown Community College, “Faculty Art Exhibition”
2011 Renaissance Center, Jamestown, NY, “Domestic Violence Art Exhibition”
2011 Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua, NY, “VACI Members Exhibition”
2011 Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA, “Work by Regional Artists”
2011 Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, PA, “Regional Artists Exhibition”
2010 The Art Loft, Mayville, NY, “Annual Summer Exhibition”
2010 Blue Heron Arts and Cultural Center, Volant, PA, “Selected artist exhibiton”
2010 Bottlebrush Gallery and Gift Shop, Harmony, PA, “Regional Artists Exhibition”
2009 Catwater Who Signature Gallery, Edinboro, PA, “EUP Alumni Exhibit”
2009 Cooper’s Café and Deli, Jamestown, NY, “Works by Heather L. Miller”
2008 The Art Studio, Cassadaga, NY, “Representation by The Art Studio”
2008 Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, Pa, “Representation by Glass Growers Gallery”
2008 Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, Pa, “Regional Artists Exhibition”
2007 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, “Advanced Painting Exhibition”
2007 Crawford Center, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, "Drawing and Painting Club Presidential Inaguration Exhibition"
2007 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Third Annual Spring Exhibition”
2007 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, “Fourth Annual Edinboro University Selected Student Exhibition”
2006 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Annual Fall Exhibition”
2006 Lakeside Gallery, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Edinboro University Student Work
2006 Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Edinboro University Student Art Exhibition”
2006 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Eclectic Etceteras Student Scholarship Exhibition”
2006 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Second Annual Gala Student Exhibition”
2006 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Second Annual Spring Exhibition”
2005 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, “Third Annual Edinboro University Selected Student Exhibition”
2005 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “First Annual Gala Student Exhibition”
2005 Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, “Third Annual Edinboro University Selected Student Exhibition”
2005 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “First Annual Gala Student Exhibition”
2005 Bates Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club First Annual Spring Exhibition”
2004 Hamilton Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, “Drawing and Painting Club Annual Fall Exhibition”
2004 Oil City Council on the Arts, Oil City, Pennsylvania, “Oil Heritage Art
Exhibition”
2004 Stonewall Gallery, Campbell Pottery, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, “Second Annual Lily Festival and Juried Art Show”
AWARDS:
2014 Best of Show, Juror’s Award, Cattaraugus Arts Council Member’s Exhibition, Center Gallery, Jamestown Community College
2006 Finalist, Eclectic Etceteras Art Scholarship Exhibition, Bates Gallery
2004 Second Place and Honorable Mention, Oil Heritage Art Exhibition
2003 First Place, Sister Angelica Cummings Art Scholarship Competition, Mercyhurst College
PUBLICATIONS:
2013 Southern Tier Biennial Exhibition, Olean Public Library and Center Gallery, Olean, NY
2004 LUMEN Journal of Literature and Art, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania
2004 Mercyhurst College 2002-2005 Art Calendar, Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
2012-2015 Cattaraugus County Arts Council, NY, member
2008-2009 Meadville Council on the Arts, Meadville, Pennsylvania, member
2007- 2008 College Art Association, New York, NY, member
2007- 2008 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, member
2004-2005 Oil City Arts Council, Oil City, Pennsylvania, member
2004-2005 Presque Isle Artist Association, Erie, Pennsylvania, member
