ABOUT
Bruce County, Ontario based artist Heather Lynne Travis is known for her bold use of colour in her large scale, and often whimsical, abstracts.
A lifelong artist selling mainly to family and friends, Heather has been exhibiting professionally (and selling art to strangers) since 2018 and in that short time has added colour to the walls of hundreds of homes with her original artwork and limited run prints. Heather also creates large scale murals for businesses and private homes.
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Heather is the host and creator of #shARTwithHeather, a popular weekly 'Shitty Art Class for Adults etc' Instagram LIVE class and regular #shARTprompt reels. Beginning in January of 2021, there is now a wide and regular #shARTie community which only continues to grow.
Heather's work has been featured at the TOM Thomson Art Gallery, LOFT Gallery, Southampton Arts, Studio 101 Gallery, and others.
Heather had her first solo exhibition in the Fall of 2023 (September through December) at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre with funding support provided by a Canada Council for the Arts grant. The exhibition featured 32 works of art covering 35 canvases.
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Welcome to this side of the rainbow!
xox HLT
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Image credits to the crazy talented Bella Brough for her photography and to Jason, who photographs all the artwork.
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MEDIA & AWARDS
In 2022, Heather was awarded a Canada Council for the Arts funding grant in support of her solo exhibition in the Fall of 2023.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Heather has been profiled in a variety of media outlets. To read/watch/listen, click on the links below.
Arts & Laughs
“I wear my heart on my sleeve.” And on messy days, she wears her art on her sleeve, too.
And She Looked Up
I am a regular guest host on this podcast for Canadian creative women hosted by the marvelous Melissa.
Artists in their Studio
It was a pleasure to welcome photographer and journalist Willy Waterton into the studio & be a part of this great series from Rrampt.
Asks Dirty Questions
I chat with host Shauna Rae about being a working artist in rural Ontario.
