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HEATHER
BOWRING
COMMISSIONS
| 2011 | EAST DEVON CREMATORIUM |
| 2011 | £5 COMMEMORATIVE COIN USING MY PAINTING OF THE MARY ROSE SHIP |
| 2009 | BRAINTREE CREMATORIUM, ESSEX |
COLLECTIONS
| TATE MODERN - TOUCH TOURS, LONDON |
| MARY ROSE MUSEUM, PORTSMOUTH |
| DOWNE HOSPITAL, NORTHERN IRELAND |
| PRINCESS ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, GUERNSEY |
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
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UK, POLAND and ITALY |
EXHIBITIONS
| 2011 | "I am not who you think I am" - a new collection currently being worked on |
| 2011 | Helen Keller International Exhibition - Glasgow (May) |
| 2010 | St Dunstans conference exhibition - Victoria and Albert Museum, London (October) |
| 2009 | Close your eyes, open your mind Exhibition - Colorado, Denver, USA (Oct-Nov) |
| 2009 | Art and Beyond conference - Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (October) |
| 2009 | Helen Keller International Exhibition - Glasgow (April/May) |
| 2009 | Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail (May) |
| 2008 | Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail (May) |
| 2008 | Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales (January) |
| 2007 | Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail |
| 2007 | Tactile Competition, Bishops Otter Gallery, Chichester, W.Sussex (March) |
| 2007 | Helen Keller International Exhibition - Glasgow (January) |
| 2006 | The Winter Exhibition, Queen Street Gallery, Emsworth, Hants (December) |
| 2006 | Regeneration Exhibition for Cancer Research, County Hall, London (November) |
| 2006 | Solo Exhibition and Artist in Residence ("INCLUDING THE EXCLUDED"), Guernsey Hospital, Guernsey Arts Council (extended by 1 month and featured on Channel TV, and interviewed on BBC Radio Guernsey). |
| 2006 | Solo Exhibition ("INCLUDING THE EXCLUDED"), Salisbury Galleries, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK (featured on Meridian TV, and interviewed on BBC Radio Solent) |
| 2006 | Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail (May) |
| 2005 | Art-Event, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 2005 | The Stride Open Exhibition, Chichester, UK (highly commended) |
| 2005 | Ickenox International Art Exhibition, London |
| 2005 | Obsidian Art Exhibition, Buckinghamshire, UK |
| 2005 | Solo Exhibition ("SIGHT UNSEEN"), The Oxmarket Centre of Arts, Chichester, UK |
| 2005 | Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail |
| 2004 | Art Forum Exhibition, Chichester, UK |
| 2004 | Real Art for Real People Exhibition, London |
| 2004 | Chichester and District Open Doors Art Trail |
RESIDENCIES
| 2006 | Artist in Residence, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| 2003 | Artist in Residence, Camelot Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, UK |
EXPERIENCE
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Guest speaker on cruise ships - "my life and experiences as an artist" |
EDUCATION & HISTORY
National Diploma, Embroidery and Textile Design 1999 - 2001
B.A. (Hons) Degree 1995 - Art, Media and Design - specialising in Historical & Theoretical Studies.
THESES: The Politics of Restoration; Art as a Complementary Healer vs the Physician; The Space Allocated to Children in Museums
B.TECH National Diploma 1992 - practical and theoretical course in woodcarving, gilding, specialist painting, plasterwork, interior restoration and interior design. Practical experience included restoration of The Court House, Ashville, North Carolina, USA
KRUGER INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY 1995 - 2004 - I established this interior design company in 1995 and executed commissions for designing, redecorating and refurbishing properties, including contemporary and period houses, offices, shops, and a sports clubhouse.
LECTURER 1996-7 Chichester College of Art and Technology.
History of Art, Design and Interiors. Specialist Painting.
LECTURER 1994-5 University of Portsmouth
B.Tech Restoration and Decoration.