Heather M. La Force

SELECTED                         2006                Best of SUNY Art Exhibit, Albany, NY.

JURIED                               

EXHIBITIONS                   2005                Art Attack, Juried Student Show, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY Juror - Drew Goerlitz

SELECTED                         2007                Student and Faculty Art Exhibition, SUNY School of Optometry, New York City

GROUP                                                        BFA Exhibition

EXHIBITIONS                   2006                Spring Student Exhibit, Albany, NY.

                                                                        Drawing II, Creative Spirit Art Center, Potsdam, NY

FELLOWSHIPS                2007                Deans List

GRANTS

AWARDS                            2006                Honorable Mention: Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibit

                                                Notable Work: SUNY Art Exhibit

                                                                        Canfield Scholarship

                                                                        Kappa Pi International Honor Society

                                                2005                All Academic Team

                                                Presidents List

                                                Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honorary Society

                                                Art Department Award

                                                Dean’s List

                                                2004                Dean’s List

EDUCATION                     Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting

                                                Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

                                                      State University of New York, College at Potsdam, Potsdam, NY, 2007

EMPLOYMENT               Public Relations                     Steebo Design, Asheville, NC June-August 2007. Served as the  intermediary  .                                         Representative                           between sculptor Stephan Bonitz and the  public. Responsibilities include

                                                                                                marketing art to current as well as potential clientele. Other responsibilities

                                                                                                 included clerical work, maintaining of  records and contact lists.

                                                Gallery Attendant                Roland Gibson Gallery SUNY Potsdam, NY, August 2002 – may 2007                                                                                                 Responsibilities included monitoring of gallery                                                                                                during open hours and helped with installation of exhibition materials.

                        Painting Instructor               Long Lake Camp for the Arts, Long Lake, NY, summer, 2006. Responsibilities included teaching painting and drawing to children ranging from age ten to sixteen. Served as part of bunk staff and lived with the kids to ensure their safety and a comfortable living environment