Heather Logsdon, MFA
Director of the Art Program
Associate Professor of Art
hlogsdon@kwc.edu
270-852-3608
Ralph Center for the Arts #122
Education
- Master of Fine Arts in Traditional and Digital Illustration, Honors, Academy of Art University, CA
- Areas of Concentration: Art History, Illustration and Painting
- Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Cum Laude, Brescia University, KY
- Areas of Concentration: 2D Studio Drawing, Painting and Graphic Design
- Associate of Arts in Studio Arts, Distinction, Owensboro Community College, KY
- Areas of Concentration: Drawing and Painting
- Certificate of Emphasis in Visual Arts, Owensboro Community College, KY
- Areas of Concentration: Drawing and Painting
Courses Taught
- Beginning Drawing (ART 1301)
- 2D Design (ART 1311)
- Art Survey (Online and Onsite) (ART 1380)
- Graphic Design I (ART 2310)
- Graphic Design II (ART 2311)
- Painting I (ART 2335)
- Digital Photo Techniques (ART 2378)
- Advance Drawing (ART 3302)
- Graphic Design III (ART 3311)
- Color Theory (ART 3313)
- Advance Painting (ART 3335)
- Printmaking (ART 3355)
- Advanced Digital Photo Tech (ART 3378)
- Prehistoric to Neoclassical Art History (ART 3382)
- American Art History (ART 3383)
- Modern Art History (ART 3384)
- Internship (ART 4303)
- Drawing Projects (ART 4301)
- Graphic Design IV (ART 4311)
- Painting Projects (ART 4336)
- Digital Painting (ART 4353)
- Senior Seminar (ART 4370)
Professional Exhibitions, Workshops & Conferences
- Congressional Art Conference: Promoting and Supporting the Arts, 2013
- Co-Juried the 2nd Annual Congressional Art Competition, 2013
- Curator of Metamorphosis Exhibit by Jorge Mendoza, 2013
- Workshop Coordinator for Jorge Mendoza: Papermaking, 2013
- Curator of the 2nd Annual Theophilia Oexmann Student Juried Competition, Sponsored by Dr. Oexmann, 2013
- Oasis Chair_A_Tea Fundraiser, Oasis Shelter, 2013
- Juried the Whitesville Community Arts Exhibition, Community Center, 2013
- Useful Symbiosis, Group Show, American Center, Tržiště 13, Prague, 2013
- Workshop Instructor on Adobe Photoshop Elements for Macs, Owensboro Middle School, 2012
- Useful Symbiosis Exhibition, Group Show, Owensboro Fine Art Museum, Owensboro, KY 2012
- Curator of the 1st Annual Theophilia Oexmann Student Juried Competition, 2012
- Juried the KCTCS Juried Student Exhibition, Dayman Gallery, Owensboro, KY 2012
- Co-Juried the Whitesville Community Arts Exhibition, Community Center, 2012
- Brescia Alumni Exhibition, Group Show, Ann Eaton Stout Gallery, Owensboro, KY 2011
- Freelance Graphic Designer, 2006-present
Professional Memberships & Oganizations
- Congressional Art Committee Member, 2nd District
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
- The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
- Digital Retouch Artist for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS)
- Board of Director and volunteer instructor of the eyeSEE Kid’s Photography of Owensboro Foundation
Portfolio
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=114948236&trk=tab_pro
http://www.behance.net/hmmillustrator
https://www.facebook.com/heather.mcneiley.52
https://www.facebook.com/pages/KWC-Visual-Arts/152114984850379
Favorite Quotes
“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ …then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Van Gogh
“Do not follow where the path may lead, but go where there is no path and leave a trail.”-Unknown
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”-Maya Angelou
“Don’t put the key of your happiness in another’s pocket…”-Van Gogh