Heather Leigh Douglas
Solo Shows
2024 Bunbury's Coffee Shop, Piermont, NY
"Heather Leigh Douglas", Tappan Library, Tappan, NY
2014 "Heather Douglas", Edward Hopper Art Center, Nyack, NY
2012 “Encaustic Endeavors”, Piermont Library, NY
2011 Barnes & Noble, West Nyack, NY
West Nyack Library, West Nyack, NY
Pearl River Library, Pearl River, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 - Edward Hopper House: Autumn Members Juried Exhibition, Nyack, NY
The Diptych Project:Transatlantic Fusion, Stade, Germany
National Assoc. of Women Artists "Summer Small Works", NY, Online Gallery Exhibit "Transparency", Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, Ma.
Edward Hopper House: The Spring Show, Nyack NY
National Assoc. of Women Artists "Winter Small Works", NY, Online Gallery Exhibit
2023 - "Small Treasures" Heather Douglas & Sue Barrasi, Hendrick Hudson Library, Montrose, NY
"Happy Place", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
JAG Small Works Exhibit, JAG Gallery, Key West, Fl.
"The Highs of Life", Trolley Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Ridgewood Art Institute 43rd Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ "Depth Perception", NAWA, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, Ma.
"Chroma", Hammond Hall Art Gallery, Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, Ma.
2022 - "Together Again", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
"2022 Five Points Small Works Exhibition", Torrington, Ct.
"Relationships: hot, cold, intricate", Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt.
"The Diptych Project; Transatlantic Fusion", The Commons, Provincetown, Ma.
National Assoc. of Women Artists "New Dimensions" NY Online Exhibition
2021 - "Anywhere In The World", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
"Cityscapes" Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
"Layering:The Art and Experience of Hot Wax", Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, Ma.
National Assoc. of Women Artists "Winter Small Works", NY, Online Gallery Exhibit
National Assoc. of Women Artists "Cold", NY, Online Gallery Exhibit
2020 - "Hudson Valley Art", Clarkesville Gallery, West Nyack, NY
"Time At Home", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Online Exhibition
Fusion Art "6th Annual Leaves & Petals Exhibition", Online juried art exhibition
"Art of Perseverance 2020" Virtual Exhibit curated by Elise Wagner Fine Art, LLC
Jones Gallery, August Group Show, Kansas City, Mo.
Upstream Gallery, Small Works, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
2019 - "Shades of Blue", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
National Assoc. of Women Artists "Pressed & Waxed Exhibition", NY, NY
"Juxtaposition", Art JuXtapose, Rosendale, NY
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibit, West Nyack, NY
"New Perspectives", The ARTERY Gallery, Juried Open Show, Milford, Pa.
National Assoc. of Women Artists Juried "Small Works Winter" Exhibition, NY, NY
"Fusion:Encaustic Works", Higgins Art Gallery, West Barnstable, Ma.
2018 - "Postcards from Around the World", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
"The Art of New York", Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, New York
"BlackOut", Ashton Gallery @ Art on 30th, San Diego, California
University of Vermont Juried Alumni Art Exhibit, Burlington, Vermont
"The Present Moment", Vanessa Lacy Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.
Mamaroneck Artists Guild 14th Juried Small Works Exhibition, Larchmont, NY
National Assoc. of Women Artists Juried "Summer Small Works Exhibition", NY, NY
2017 - "The Element of Water", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
"Shifts", Juried NEW Exhibition, Fullercraft Museum, Brockton, Ma.
"Flora & Fauna" National Juried Exhibition, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
National Assoc. of Women Artists Juried "Summer Small Works Exhibition", NY, NY
"small works/BIG IMPACT", Juried Exhibit, Gallery Underground, Arlington, Va.
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibit, West Nyack, NY
"Chaos + Order II", Juried NEW Exhibit, Creative Art Workshops, New Haven, Conn.
"Impact", Juried Exhibit, Piermont Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY
"Cold", Juried Exhibit, NAWA Gallery, NY, NY
2016 - "A Day in the life of Piermont", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
Beamesderfer Gallery NAWA exhibit by invitation, Highland Park, NJ
Bell-Ans Creative Art Center, "Open Studio Days" by Invitation, Orangeburg, NY
Art Students League, Juried, " 2016 Summer Exhibition", Elizabeth V. Sullivan Gallery, NY
"Summer Show", Juried Exhibit, Art Takes Manhattan, NY, NY
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibit, West Nyack, NY
"Vision and Verse" Juried NEW Exhibit, University of New England, Portland, Maine
"BOLD! Ev(e)olution VI" NAWA Juried Exhibit, NY Public Library, Riverside Branch, NY, NY
"Beneath The Surface" Juried NEW Exhibition, Saco Museum, Saco, Maine
"In-VISIBLE" Juried Exhibit, Lawrence Hall Gallery, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
"Survey of Regional Artists" by Invitation, Gallery 66 NY, Cold Springs, NY
"American Road Trip" Juried Exhibition, Site : Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Ridgewood Art Institute 36th Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
2015 - "Piermont and the Hudson", Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
Edward Hopper House, Juried, "Small Matters of Great Importance 2015", Nyack, NY EAI National Encaustic/Wax Juried Exhibition, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Art Students League, Juried< "Summer Group Exhibition", Elizabeth V. Sullivan Gallery, NY
National Assoc. of Women Artists Juried "Summer Small Works Exhibition", NY, NY
Salmagundi 2015 Juried Exhibition for Non-Members, New York, NY
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibit, West Nyack, NY
2014 - "Postcards From Piermont" Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
Hudson Valley Art Association 82nd Juried Show at Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
"Transformation" Juried show at Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
2014 Bridge Art Show, Tarrytown & Nyack Community Outreach Centers, NY
New England Wax Diptych Show, Engine, Biddeford, Maine
"Art of Healing", Juried, The Ferolie Gallery, Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibit, West Nyack, NY
Small Works Exhibition, Juried, National Assoc. of Women Artists, NY, NY
"Attitude" 2nd Juried Show, Piermont Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY
First Street Gallery "On and Off the Wall", by invitation, New York, NY
Bear Mountain Inn Gallery, Bear Mountain, NY - Year round
2013 - "Rising Waters 2.0" (photograph) Juried- Museum of the City of New York, NY, NY
"Postcards From Piermont" Gift of Art Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
Edward Hopper House, Juried "Small Matters of Great Importance 2013", Nyack, NY
"What Goes Around", Juried Exhibit, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Ma.
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibit, West Nyack, NY
First Street Gallery's 2013 National Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
Mamaroneck Artists Guild 9th Juried Small Works Exhibition, Larchmont, NY
"Mayhem" National Juried Exhibition, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
Ridgewood Art Institute 33rd Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
Bear Mountain Inn Gallery, Bear Mountain, NY - Year round
2012 - "Gift of Art" Invitational, Piermont Library, Piermont, NY
American Artists Professional League 84th Juried Show, NY, NY
“Journeys”, Northbrook Juried Show, Northbrook, Illinois
IEA Encausticon International Juried Show, San Antonio, Texas
Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts 47th Juried Show, Ringwood, NJ
“Tappan Zee Bridge Reflections” Juried Group Exhibit, Nyack, NY
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibition Benefit, West Nyack, NY
Ridgewood Art Institute 32nd Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
Bear Mountain Inn Gallery, Bear Mountain, NY - Year round
2011 - The American Artists Professional League, 83rd Grand National Exhibition, juried, NY, NY
Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts 46th Juried Show, Ringwood, NJ
Winner’s Circle Exhibition – Ringwood Manor, Ringwood, NJ
Ross Dock Juried Invitational Benefit for Palisades Park Conservancy, Fort Lee, NJ
Mamaroneck Artists Guild 7th Juried Small Works Exhibition, Larchmont, NY
Gay Pride Rockland Juried art Exhibition Benefit, West Nyack, NY
Knickerbocker Ice Festival – Artists In The Parks Exhibit, Rockland Lake
West Shore Gallery “River Art” Juried Exhibit, Wormleysburg, Pa.
2010 - League of Our Own 6th Annual Show, Orangeburg, NY
Artists In The Parks: Trim The Trail @ Nyack State Park Exhibit
12th Mid Rockland Juried Arts Festival, Nanuet, NY
Ringwood Manor Association of Arts 45th Juried Show, Ringwood, NJ
Rockland History: Through Your Eyes Exhibit, New City, NY
Art Society of Greenwich Members Juried Show, Greenwich, CT.
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibition Benefit, West Nyack, NY
The Schuler School of Fine Arts Juried Show, Baltimore, MD.
Ridgewood Art Institute 30th Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
2009 - League of Our Own 5th Annual Show, Orangeburg, NY
Ringwood Manor Association of Arts 44th Juried Show, Ringwood, NJ
Hudson Valley Art Association 78th Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
Gay Pride Rockland Juried Art Exhibition Benefit, West Nyack, NY
MAG 5th Juried Small Works Exhibition, Larchmont, NY
Arts Expo 2009 Juried Show, West Orange, NJ
Ridgewood Art Institute 29th Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
Upstream Gallery Juried Small Works Show, Dobbs Ferry, NY
2008 - League of Our Own 4th Annual Show, Orangeburg, NY
Putnam Arts 46th Juried Fine Arts Exhibit, Brewster, NY
New Rochelle Art Association 93rd Annual Juried Show, New Rochelle, NY
Ringwood Manor Association of Arts 43rd Juried Show, Ringwood, NJ
Edward Hopper House Biennial Juried Photography Show, Nyack, NY
Ridgewood Art Institute 28th Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
2007 - Edward Hopper House “Small Matters of Great Importance” 14th Juried Show, Nyack, NY
League of Our Own 3rd Annual Show, Orangeburg, NY
Arts Expo 2007 Juried Show, West Orange, NJ
Upstream Gallery Juried Small Works Show, Dobbs Ferry, NY
2006 - Edward Hopper House “Small Matters of Great Importance” 13th Juried Show, Nyack, NY
League of Our Own 2nd Annual Show, Orangeburg, NY
Andrew Lukash, His Art and His Legacy, New Millford, NJ
Ridgewood Art Institute 26th Juried Show, Ridgewood, NJ
Awards
2023 1st Place, Nat.'l Assoc. of Women Artists, "Depth Perception" (Encaustic)
2020 2nd Place, Hudson Valley Art Juried Show, Clarksville Gallery (Encaustic)
2015 Honorable Mention, Nat.'l Assoc. of Women Artists Juried
Summer Small Works Exhibition (Encaustic)
2014 Best In Show, 2014 Bridge Art Show (Encaustic)
2014 3rd Place, Nat.'l Assoc. of Women Artists Juried Small Works (Encaustic)
2014 Honorable Mention, Flywheel Gallery Juried Show "Attitude" (Encaustic)
2013 Best In Show, MAG 9th Juried Small Works (Encaustic)
2010 1st Place Ringwood Manor Assoc. of Arts Juried Show (Mixed Media)
2009 2nd Place Ringwood Manor Assoc. of Arts Juried Show (Oil Painting)
2008 2nd Place “The Color Blue” @ Artwanted.com (Oil Painting)
2005 1st Place 2005 Gamblin Torrit Gray Contest (Oil Painting)
Bibliography
Sophie Marine, Daily Paintworks, DPW Spotlight Interview: Heather Douglas, June 20, 2019, https://dpwnews.blogspot.com/
Soosen Dunholter, New England Wax, Member Interview:Heather Douglas,
November 30, 2017
ArtAscent, Vol 9 - Oct. 2014, Heather Leigh Douglas, Skybase Publishing Inc.
Linda Chestney, Transformations, Artscope, Vol. 9 - #4, Sep./Oct. 2014
Janie Rosman, Tarrytown Grand Opening Welcomes Rockland Artists via
"Bridging the Waters", Rockland County Times, 9/24/2014
Bill Batson, Local Arts Index: Heather Douglas, Nyack News & Views, 2014
http://www.nyacknewsandviews.com/2014/05/lai_heather-douglas/
Alan Rowe, Art Buzz The 2014 Collection, Art Buzz Publishing, 2014
Janie Rosman, TZ Bridge Blog: Show Unites Westchester & Rockland Artists,
Rockland County Times, 7/3/2014
Cover Art
2019 - Image of "Tappan Park" painting used for "An Oasis Within The Chaos"
as album cover for German musician Arian Hagan,
https://soundcloud.com/arian_music/a-purpose-intro?in=arian_music/sets/arian-hagen-an-oasis-within-the-chaos
Film
2009 - “The Greatest” - Film credit for three Irish landscape paintings used on set – Pierce Brosnan Executive Producer
Professional Projects
2014 – Artist in residence at Sleepy Hollow High School, NY, supervising
art students with design and painting of two hallway murals.
2013 – Internship with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, as a research and
writing assistant in the rare books library for their exhibit opening in Dec. 2014.
2010 – Renaissance Rascals: Co creator and art instructor for children at Sparkill, NY,
summer camp.
2009 – 2012 – Art Director at the Public Schools of Tarrytown, NY supervising Fall
and Spring theatre productions in the design and construction of stage sets.
Memberships
2013 - present National Association of Women Artists
2013 - present New England Wax (Secretary 2015-2017)
2012 - present Oil Painters of America
2023 - present Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
2008 - 2019 Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
2005 - 2015 A League of Our Own, Orangeburg, NY (Secretary 2010-2012)
2009 - 2014 Artists In The Parks – Palisades Interstate Park Commission, NY/NJ
2006 - 2011 Arts Society of Old Greenwich – Greenwich, Ct.
Education
2013 Certificate Art Management & Display New York University
2005, 2009 Oil Painting Art Students League, NY
1990-1992 Watercolor Dublin, Ireland
1984-1985 Oil Painting Suny Purchase, NY
BA 1976 Studio Art University of Vermont