Heidi Field-Alvarez
Mixed Media Artist
EDUCATION
1990-1994 B.A. in Art Education, Radford University, Radford, Virginia
1999-2000 M.A. in Curriculum Development and Art Education, Goldsmiths College, London, England
FURTHER EDUCATION
2007 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio school, Exploring the Surface with Diego Sanchez and Intermediate Painting with Diego Sanchez
2008 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio school, Fantastic Fabrics with Julia Pfaff
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Exploring the Surface with Diego Sanchez
Quilting Adventures, Art Quilts with Kathleen Chrisman
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Figure Drawing and Painting with Matt Lively
GROUP SHOWS
1994 Flossie Martin Art Gallery: ceramic triptychs, Radford, Virginia
1996 FourShow, Artspace, Richmond, Virginia
1998 Shockoe Bottom Art Center, Juried art show, Richmond, Virginia
2000 Shockoe Bottom Art Center, Juried art show, Richmond, Virginia
2005 Petersburg Regional Art Center, Juried art show, Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg Regional Art Center, Juried art show, Petersburg, Virginia
Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center, Richmond, Virginia
2006 Nesbit Salon, Richmond, Virginia
Petersburg Regional Art Center, Juried art show, Petersburg, Virginia
2007 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, juried quilt show, Hampton, Virginia
Holiday Show, White Canvas Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2008 Quilts=Art=Quilts, 28th Annual juried Quilt Exhibit, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York
2009 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, juried quilt show, Hampton, Virginia
2009/2010 Fiber Force: a traveling art quilt show curated by Lisa Chipetine president of Studio Art Quilters Association
2009 poster of Young Catherine to promote Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce Exception Womens Exchange
SOLO SHOWS
2008 Embellished , ArtSpace, Richmond, Virginia
2010 Main Art, Richmond, VA
PUBLICATIONS
Toano-Forge Times, July 28th, 2006 – article on mural work
500 Art Quilts by Lark Books – to be published Spring 2010
Surface Design Journal – Fall 2009
MEMBERSHIPS
ArtSpace Gallery artist member
SAQA –Studio Art Quilters Association
SDA- Surface Design Association
COLLECTIONS
In the collections of Sheila Gray of Richmond, VA, Ben and Maureen Field of Toano, VA, Robin Ryder of Richmond, VA, Susie and Will Hudgins of Richmond, VA, Kara and Lee Parker, Richmond, Brigette and Jeremy Pugh, Richmond, VA.