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Heather Deyling

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., painting, Temple University, Tyler School of Art
  • B.F.A., studio art, Kent State University

Credentials

  • Professor of eLearning foundation studies, 2015–present
    Evaluate and critique student work, lead online discussions, communicate with students through discussion forums, video, chat, email, and telephone.
  • Professor of foundation studies, 2006–2015, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
    Served as team leader for the foundations blogs and social media committee. Developed curriculum, conduct portfolio counseling and reviews for admission department. Other service included FATE 2013 Biennial Conference Planning Committee, SECAC 2011 Planning Committee, Drawing M.A. Curriculum Development Committee, Career and Alumni Services Council, Undergraduate Studies Council, and Technology in Teaching Committee.
  • Adjunct professor, 2001–2006, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
    Designed curriculum, prepared syllabi, lead critiques and taught a variety of software and scripting languages, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript, Dreamweaver, HTML, Director, Lingo, After Effects, Peak, and SoundEdit.
  • Graduate teaching assistant (instructor of record), 1997–1998, Kent State University, Kent, OH
    Instructed Drawing I and Drawing II, prepared syllabi, led critiques, conducted individual reviews, presented slide lectures. Emphasis was placed upon drawing from observation and addressed both formal and conceptual issues.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Artist in Residence, Art Ark, San Jose, Calif., 2018
  • Artist in Residence, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, Wyo., 2018
  • Artist in Residence, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, Calif., 2017
  • Juror, Artist in Residence 2017 Program for Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area, Emeryville, Calif., 2016
  • Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area, Emeryville, CA, 2016
  • Juror, Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Miss., 2011
  • Artist Residency and Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vt., 2011
  • Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2010
  • Juror, Foundation Studies Portfolio Awards Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2010
  • Paul Mazza Jr. Memorial Award, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 2001

Organizations

  • Director for the state of Georgia, SECAC Board, 2015
  • Director for the state of Georgia, SECAC Board, 2014
  • Communications Director, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2013
  • Communications Director, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2012
  • Studio Program Chair, SECAC Annual Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2011
  • Communications Director, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2011

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • Entity, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Fla., 2014.
  • Accumulation, 505 Union, Jonesboro, Ark., 2014.
  • Imminent Overgrowth, Roy C. Moore Gallery, Oakwood, Ga., 2012.
  • Color Sprawl: Works by Heather Deyling, Cochenour Gallery, Georgetown, Ky., 2012.
  • Symbiosis, Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, Ga., 2011.
  • ADA Gallery, Richmond, Va., 2007.
  • Balance Gallery, Philadelphia, 2006.

Presentations

  • Artist lecture, Bullseye Glass Resource Center Bay Area, Emeryville, Calif., 2016.
  • Artist lecture, The Painting Salon, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, 2016.
  • "Analog /Digital Integration in Foundations Studio Art Classes," presenter and organizer, FATE Project Share session at CAA, 2014.
  • Session chair: Teaching Foundations vs. Studio Practice, part 2, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2013.
  • Organizer and facilitator of mentoring session, FATE 2013 Biennial Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2013.
  • Artist lecture, Dr. Mary Evelyn Stringer Auditorium, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Miss., 2011.
  • Session Chair: Collage is / as / of, Paper: "Collage as Installation," SECAC Annual Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2011.
  • Artist lecture, PechaKucha Night Savannah Volume 8, MUSE Arts Warehouse, Savannah, Ga. (invited speaker), 2011.
  • Artist lecture, Oglethorpe Ballroom, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2009.
  • "My Best Final Project (So Far)," paper presented at FATE 2015 Biennial Conference, Indianapolis, 2015.
  • "Drawing and Contemporary Creative Practice," paper presented at SECAC Annual Conference, Sarasota, Fla., 2014.
  • "The Expanded Field: From Painting & Drawing to Installation & Sculpture," paper presented at SECAC Annual Conference, Greensboro, N.C., 2013.
  • Session chair: The Art of Making, SECAC Annual Conference, Durham, N.C., 2012.
  • Session chair: Teaching Foundations vs. Studio Practice, Paper: "Teaching Foundations vs. Studio Practice: Is There an Overlap?" FATE 2011 Biennial Conference, St. Louis, 2011.
  • "Collaborative Nonobjective Drawing: A Classroom Experiment," paper presented at SECAC/MACAA Annual Conference, Richmond, Va., 2010.
  • Session chair: Bridging the Gap: The Use of Digital Technologies in Painting, Paper: "Organizing, Formatting and Presenting Digital Images," SECAC Annual Conference, Mobile, Ala., 2009.
  • "Introducing New Media Technologies into a Fine Arts Curriculum," paper presented at SECAC Annual Conference, New Orleans, 2008.