Heather Cline is a professional visual artist based in Saskatchewan. Cline has a deep interest in public interaction, and has participated in residency programs and community engagement across Canada. Her activities have included setting up a ‘Story Collection’ office from an inner-city store front in Oshawa, Ontario and riding along on combines in rural Manitoba. In her most recent art work she is exploring the radically altered terrain of Western Canada in a series of aerial landscape paintings based on observations from the passenger seat of a Cessna Skyhawk. In the spring of 2023 Cline is starting a major collaborative project with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The goal of this new project is to explore Western Canadian landscape through a conservation lens. Cline will be working with Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) staff, volunteers and stakeholders, exploring some of the important conservation work done by the organization through interaction on the land and in the air.

Cline has her MFA from the University of Saskatchewan and has exhibited in multiple group exhibitions, with solo exhibitions at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa, ON), the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, and regional exhibition centers throughout Western Canada. Her work can be found in many public and private collections, including the Colart Collection, the Mendel Collection at the Remai Modern and the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

Cline is represented by Slate Fine Art Gallery in Regina and The Gallery/Art Placement in Saskatoon.

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Studio Life

I live and work in a small prairie city from a beautiful backyard studio. My husband and I built it together before we were married and I like to call it our marriage prep course. It’s a great space with a bank of upper windows facing the north/west and large patio doors looking out over our wonderful backyard garden (there’s nothing like home grown tomatoes).

I create artwork in response to everyday life. These explorations can revolve around the robin’s nest built above my garage light or a more intensive journey into other people’s stories and lives. My studio is where I ponder and transform these explorations into artwork in a variety of shapes and sizes. I use acrylic paint, digital imaging, carving tools, an electric palm sander and many other ‘jack of all trade’ processes to create my work.

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Heather M. Cline

A visual artist with more than 25 years of experience in engaging communities, creating professional art installations, and educating and inspiring people of all ages to interact with art within their communities. Professional Artist and currently an Instructor at the University of Regina.

Education

• 2001 - Master of Fine Arts (Studio Art) University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
• 1993 - Bachelor of Fine Arts: Honours University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
  Distinction, Distinguished Exhibition

COLLECTIONS

• The Mendel Collection at the Remai Modern
• Colart Collection
• City of Regina
• Saskatchewan Arts Board
• Government of Saskatchewan: Commission for the 100th Anniversary of the Legislature Building
• University of Saskatchewan
• SaskPower
• Dunlop Art Gallery
• Multiple Corporate and Private Collections

Press & Publications

• CBC Radio Interview & Podcast: SK artist Heather Cline on her new painting exhibition 'Waterways', 2024 View Online
• CBC Radio Interview & Podcast: Above Below: a new art show from Heather Cline, 2022 View Online
• CBC Radio Interview & Podcast: Saskatchewan Weekend with Shauna Powers Pathways and Portents: new art from Heather Cline View Online
• Regina Leader Post Regina artist Cline explores Canadian places and stories in her new exhibition, Jan. 11, 2018 View Online
• CBC Radio Interview & online story Regina artist Heather Cline turns everyday stories into works of art, Jan. 11, 2018 View Online
• ‘This’ Magazine Saskatchewan artist creates her own Canada 150 tribute, May-June, 2017 View Online
• Galleries West: Small-Town Canadiana, May, 2017 View Online
• CTV Yorkton 'Saskatchewan Artist Finds Beauty in the Ordinary', View Video
• DZine Trip ‘Quiet Stories Packs a Powerful Punch’ by John Thomson, View Online
• CBC Radio Interview & online story 'Regina artist set to commemorate Canada's 150th', Aug 21, 2016
• Saskatoon Star Phoenix/Regina Leader Post ‘Heather Cline brings art to all corners of Saskatchewan’, Nov 2, 2015
• CBC Interview 100SaskSymbols, View Online
• Galleries West Preview: Heather Cline Populating Veduta: Contemporary Cityscapes, Aug 31, 2010,

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

• The GALLERY / art placement, Saskatoon, SK
• Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina, SK

AWARDS AND GRANTS

• 2016 - Visual Arts: Production & Presentation Grant Saskatchewan Arts Board
• 2014 - Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor’s Arts Award: Arts & Learning
• 2011 - Culture on the Go: Touring
• 2009 - Creative Independent Artists Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board Visual Arts
• 2004 - Dimensions- Saskatchewan Arts Board Innovation in Craft Award Saskatchewan Craft Council
• 2001 - Emma Lake Artists’ Workshop Bursary University of Saskatchewan
• 2002-2004 - Graduate Scholarship, Full Funding: Master’s Thesis University of Saskatchewan
• 1999 - Visual Arts: Creative C Grant Saskatchewan Arts Board
• 1998 - Visual Arts: C Grant Canada Council of the Arts

EXHIBITIONS – SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2024 - Heather Cline- Waterways, Slate Fine Art, Regina, SK
• 2022 - Heather Cline- Shifting Grid, Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, Alberta
• 2022 - Heather Cline- Above/Below, Slate Fine Art, Regina, SK
• 2022 - Heather Cline- Skyhawk, The Gallery/Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
• 2020 - Heather Cline: Pathway’s and Portents, Slate Fine Art, Regina, SK
• 2017-2018 - ‘Quiet Stories from Canadian Places’ Heather Cline Touring Solo Exhibition- Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, Yorkton, SK; Moose Jaw Art Gallery & Museum, Moose Jaw, SK; Okanagan Heritage Museum, Kelowna, BC; Strathcona County Art Gallery @ 501, Strathcona County, AB; Swift Current National Exhibition Centre, Swift Current, SK; Dunlop Art Gallery/Slate Fine Art Gallery, Regina, SK
• 2017 - Satellite exhibition at the ‘Inglis Elevators National Historic Site
• 2016 - Heather Cline- Urban Forest, The Gallery/Art Placement Inc., Saskatoon, SK
• 2014 - Passages: Town and Country, MATA Gallery, Regina, SK
• 2012 - The Office of Identity Collection,The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
• 2011 - Robincam, Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK
• 2010 - Populating Veduta-Contemporary Cityscapes, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK
• 2010 - Heather M. Cline-Studies for Veduta, Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK
• 2008 - Progress: Heather M. Cline, Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK
• 2004 - Art for Traveler’s: Fictive Geography, Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre, Regina Beach, SK The Prince Albert Centre for Visual and Performing Arts. Prince Albert, SK
• 1999-2002 - Heather M. Cline: A-Z, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon,SK Touring: Dunlop Gallery, Regina, SK.; Barr Colony Heritage and Cultural Centre, Lloydminster, SK.; Yorkton Art Centre, Yorkton, SK.; Moose Jaw Art Museum, Moose Jaw, SK.; Biggar Museum and Art Gallery, Biggar, SK.; Allie Griffin Art Gallery,Weyburn, SK.; Estevan National Exhibition Centre, Estevan, SK
• 2001 - Departure Points: MFA Exhibition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
• 1998 - Oh What a Tasty Dish, Swift Current National Exhibition Centre, Swift Current, SK
• 1993 - Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK

EXHIBITIONS – SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2023 - Slate Fine Art at ‘Plural ( ) Contemporary Art Fair’, Grand Quay Port of Montreal
• 2019 - Heather Cline & Edie Marshall: TOURIST/TURISTA, 7 days/7moments, The GALLERY/art placement, Saskatoon, SK
• 2018 - POPUP 24/7 The Pop Up Downtown initiative, a partnership among RDBID, the Creative City Centre and the Dunlop Gallery, brings works of art to underused spaces in downtown Regina
• 2016 - Naturescapes, Three-person Exhibition, The GALLERY/art placement, Saskatoon, SK
• 2008 - House and Home, Four-person Exhibition, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK
• 2005-2007 - Artists in Place,Three-person regional touring exhibition, 22 venues throughout Saskatchewan
• 2006 - Summer Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
• 2005 - Chasing Amnesia, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• TEDxRPLCentralLibrary. 15min TEDx Talk entitled ‘Art, Artifact & Momento: Having a Better More’ live at the Regina Central Library. View talk at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkrXS0BXpso
• 2007-2016 - ‘Quiet Stories from Canadian Places’ touring 2017. Project details: Quiet Stories - heathercline.ca
• 2014-2018 - ARTSHACK, a special project with the Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina. Artist designed a small freestanding art studio in collaboration with Grade 7-8 students from St. Theresa School in Regina. The building was constructed by the artist and students, and then placed in front of the Regina Central Library in downtown Regina for public programming for 4 summers.
• 2013 - ‘Inside/Outside Fan’ Painting and audio project. Series of interviews with CFL fans for Grey Cup window installation, Regina, SK
• 2012 - Saskatchewan Legislative Building-100th Anniversary Artist in Residence Legacy Project, Regina, SK Two week Artist in Residence project at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building.
• 2011 - Cathedral Arts Festival ‘Arty Bike Stops’ Project. A commissioned art project that involved designing 3 artistic bike racks for placement on 13th Ave. in Regina celebrating the 20th Anniversary
• 2011 - ‘The Office of Identity Collection, Oshawa’. A one-week residency and installation project in the downtown core of Oshawa ON.
• 2011 - Home Made – A collaborative art project. Two, one-week residency projects, an interactive installation including story collection, digital imaging and audio recordings on instant display at the sites: Queen City Exhibition, Regina, SK; Saskatoon EX, Saskatoon, SK
• 2009 - ‘The Office of Identity Collection’ an installation by Heather Cline and performance collaboration with artist Michelle Sereda.

Professional and Teaching Experience

• 2014-Present - University of Regina Sessional Instructor (II). On-line Art 220 studio course for the University of Regina Fine Arts Department.
• 2021 - University of Regina Instructor/Designer. Developed new on-line Art 230 studio course for the University of Regina Fine Arts Department.
• 2019 - TEDxRPLCentralLibrary. 15min TEDx Talk entitled ‘Art, Artifact & Momento: Having a Better More’ live at the Regina Central Library. View talk at: https://youtu.be/YkrXS0BXpso
• 1995-Present - Educational Instruction in the Visual Arts, custom design workshops for delivery through professional art organizations, schools and community groups. Including ‘The Art of Framing I & II’ CARFAC SK (current) and ‘Quiet Stories: Creating Audio Art’ Residency program with Grade 9 Students (Dunlop Art Gallery Regina 2018); ‘Creating Collaborations: Artists & Youth Leaders’ BARR COLONY HERITAGE CULTURAL CENTRE 2008; The Furniture Society Furniture 2005: The Other Side: A Tradition of Alternatives(San Diego State University, California), Furniture 2003: Influence and Authorship (The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Black Forest Wood Co., Calgary, AB; Neil Balkwill Center, Regina, Sk; Many of Saskatchewan’s regional galleries.
• 2016 - Educational Contractor. Developed, wrote, produced and edited an on-line education resource for CARFAC SK, entitled ‘The Business of Art’. The project provides recorded knowledge from seasoned professionals and features video interviews and links to a broad variety of on-line resources to share important aspects of the business of art.
• 2013 - University of Regina Instructor/Designer. Developed new on-line Art 220 studio course for the University of Regina Fine Arts Department.
• 2005-2014 - LIVE ARTS-Virtual Artist Broadcast Residency (Program Originator/Manager) Developed and launched innovative artist residency project using a weekly broadcast through Saskatchewan Learning’s E-Learning network and an interact website. The program continues to connect students from schools across Saskatchewan with professional artists through a series of live broadcasts.
• 2006-2008 - Art Inclined- Thirteen Espisode Art Series for SCN Television Network and Treasure HD. Wrote and hosted arts television program that profiled a guest artist and a historical connection.
• 2005-2006 - Art from the Start. Thirteen Espisode Art Series for SCN Television Network. Co-produced, wrote and hosted arts television program that profiled hands-on art activity and a guest artist.
• 2004-2005 - Artist At Work, Saskatchewan Arts Board. SCN Regina, Saskatchewan
• 2002-2004 - Artist in Residence, Saskatchewan Arts Board. Lumsden, Saskatchewan Developed, promoted and managed a series of educational programs for all ages.
• 1996-2008 - International Wood-Working Collaboration, Emma Lake, Saskatchewan
• Every 2 years - Resource Person- Surface Finishing; 2004 created sponsorship package
• 2003 - The Furniture Society Conference “Influence and Authorship”. Presenter, Philadelphia, PA, ‘Collaboration and Education’
• 1999-2002 - Preparator, Mendel Art Gallery (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
• 2001 - Instructor, University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) Department of Art and Art History, Art 212.6 Life Drawing

Technical Skills

Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking; Wood and Metal Working; Wood Carving, Picture Framing to Professional Gallery Standards; Gallery installation and lighting design. Practical skills for digital imaging, video and audio editing.

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