Resume

Exhibitions

2018 Solo Exhibition, "In the Moment", Mulberry Art Studios, Lancaster, PA
2018 Juried Photography Exhibition "Abandoned America: States of Disrepair", Mulberry Art Studios, Lancaster, PA
2010 Solo Exhibition, City Hall, North Myrtle Beach, SC
2008 Solo Exhibition, Adorn Salon & Boutique, Asheville, NC

Galleries

Mulberry Art Studios, Lancaster, PA
Camp Rehoboth Gallery, Rehoboth, DE
Studio B, Myrtle Beach, SC
Whispering Palms Art Gallery, Myrtle Beach, SC
TAAS Gallery, Old Fort, NC

Awards

2009 Global Art Collectors Artist of the Week
Featured in deviantART News as "Really Great Traditional Art", September 2010
deviantART "Daily Deviation" Award, September 2011 ("Indian Summer")
deviantART "Daily Deviation" Award, January 2013 ("Orgasmic")

Recognition

Article “Celeste J. Heery Refused to Stay in the Lines” in August 2008 edition of Out in Asheville
Article "Celeste J. Heery: In the Moment” 2018 edition of Lancaster County Magazine

Affiliations

Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild
The Art League

Professional Activities

2011 – 2019 Private Instructor
2019 - Art Mentor

Education

Abstract Painting I & II, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
Drawing I, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
The Painting Experience (National Workshop), Asheville, NC
Art History I, Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, VA
Art Appreciation, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Art History II, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

1998 B.A., Philosophy, George Mason University
2003 M.P.A./Public Policy, George Mason University