SallyHeston

Sally Heston

  Award winning artist, Sally Heston, is a native of western Pennsylvania,
living now in Broadview Heights, Ohio.   Working primarily in watercolor
and drawing media, her work reflects her interest in a variety of subject
matter including still life, landscape, florals, animals, and architectural
structures. Her body of work includes a significant amount of
commissioned illustration and graphic design work as well as paintings
done for pleasure.
  Her career as an artist and art teacher spans over 3 decades and
includes work experience in a variety of media and content. She holds a
BS degree in Art Education (cum laude) from Indiana University of PA
(IUP) and a Master of Education degree in Art from the University of
Pittsburgh with a concentration in painting.   She has studied with many
artists, including Frank Webb, Judi Betts, Don Andrews, Catherine Liu,
Cheng Khee Chee, Mel Stabin and Frederick Graff.   She currently
serves as a member of the faculty at Virginia Marti College of Art and
Design in Lakewood, OH and also teaches drawing and painting classes
at the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
  She has been part of numerous group art exhibits and has won many
awards for her work. She is a curator at both the MD Garage Art Gallery
in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and at the Richfield Church
Gathering Room Gallery. She has had several one-person exhibits and
her work is included in private collections locally and throughout the
United States and Europe. Her biography is included in Who’s Who in
American Women. Her work is also included in the book, Splash 8:
Watercolor Discoveries, published by North Light Books.   Sally and
husband, Newt, are the parents of two grown children and one small dog.