Heather Millar

Gravitating to the idea of capturing a moment in time, Heather Millar's work is reflective of vintage ambiance steeped in nostalgia, ranging from childhood toys, vintage family snapshots and portraiture, landscape and wildlife caught in a still moment.

"I love the idea of having something tangible to represent that moment caught in time" So often our memories obscure what was our reality at the time, so bringing back those images in the form of a painting on canvas lets the viewer treasure what was possibly once lost.

Heather is a professional painter living and working in Prince Edward Island since 2008. Formerly from Edmonton, Alberta, she completed her BFA at Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary in 1998. A painter since childhood, Heather discovered the seductive elements of glass blowing while at ACAD and embraced that as her major for her years there. Upon graduation, the reality of renting or building her own glass studio was out of reach, so she once again picked up her brushes and discovered an entire, untapped world of inspiration within her surroundings. Almost entirely self-taught in painting, Heather’s work has evolved into her own unique blend of impressionist melded with realism with the overall ...

1998 BFA graduate of Alberta College of Art and Design
Calgary, Alberta

Solo Shows~

DAYS LIKE THESE
Jones Gallery
Saint John, NB
2020

DEPTH
Details Fine Art Gallery
Charlottetown, PE
2020

WIND ME UP!
Details Fine Art Gallery
Charlottetown, PE
2018

UPON WHICH WE SPREAD OUR WINGS
Details Fine Art Gallery
Charlottetown, PE
2016

SECOND CHANCES
Confederation Centre Of The Arts
Charlottetown, PE
2015

TRUE NORTH
Details Fine Art Gallery
Fine Art Gallery
Charlottetown, PE
2013

COMING HOME TO ROOST
Details Fine Art Gallery
Fine Art Gallery
Charlottetown, PE
2012

SHORT STORIES
Flower Studio Art Gallery
St. John’s, NL
2010

SECRET CONVERSATIONS
The Guild
Charlottetown, PE
2009

FORGOTTEN
Christina Parker Gallery
St. John’s, NL
2008


Group Shows~


OLD HOME WEEK
Details Fine Art Gallery
Charlottetown, PE
2020

WHO’S YOUR MOTHER
Confederation Centre Of The Arts
Charlottetown, PE
2018

SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT
Details Fine Art Gallery
Charlottetown, PE
2012

REFLECTING MEMBERS
Eastern Edge Art Gallery
St. John’s, NL
2008

ARTS AND LETTERS AWARDS SHOW
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery
St. John’s, NL
2008

HEART FULL OF NAPALM
Resource Centre For The Arts
St. John’s, NL
2008

HONOURABLE MEMBERS
Eastern Edge Art Gallery
St....