Burlington, Ontario
Heather Horton
Oil on Canvas

Heather Horton was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in 1974. She received a B.A. from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and then went on to graduate from the Interpretive Illustration program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario,Canada. Heather was elected into the Ontario Society of Artists in 2007. She was also elected into The Federation of Canadian Artists in 2003 as well as into the Society of Canadian Artists in 2002. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada, The United States, Germany and The United Kingdom. Heather has recently been profiled for “The Artist’s Life”, a program exploring the creative process that is aired on Bravo! Canada. The special aired in November, 2007. "There is a prevailing sense of isolation and alienation in my paintings. I want the viewer curious about what is beyond the borders of the canvas. I like to paint natural people/objects in natural surroundings...environments that are special to them, I strive for an economy of brushwork in my paintings. I try to accomplish the most with the least amount of strokes." Heather lives and works in Burlington, Ontario.

My parents really liked the name as it went well with my surname. Plus, I have a cousin named Heather and my mother was quite enamored of the name.

I like the name Paige but I'd never trade my name. I like my name's botanical "roots", so to speak.

“My name has a softness to it, like my personality. It is not an abrasive name but rolls off the tongue in a lovely way. I am non-confrontational but yet confident. My name has perhaps aided in nurturing my creative side, as I am now a painter. My parents really liked the name as it went well with my surname.”