Education
| 2012 | MA dual track, Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy, and Art Therapy, Adler Graduate School of Psychology.
Richfield, MN |
| 1998 | BA in Studio Arts, concentration Fine Art Photography, Minnesota State University, Moorhead. |
| 2008 | Metro State University, Saint Paul, MN |
| 1994 | Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN |
Grants/Awards
| 2013 | Artist-in-Residency, Vision Quest Photo Workshops-Trade River Retreat Center, Grantsberg, WI (Award for Summer 2013) |
| 2007 | First place, Regional Fine Art Competition at Minnesota State Fair (Juror: Chris Faust) |
| 2004 | Awarded – Solo show, Sinclair Community College, Dayton Ohio. (Gallery Coordinator Cindy Tiedeman) |
| 2003 | 1st place and People’s Choice, Photographs of Faces ’03, Period Gallery Omaha, NE. (Juror: Larry Bradshaw) |
| 1997 | Art Excellence Student Scholarship, MN State University, Moorhead, MN |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2016 | Jax Artist’s Final Show. Heather Matson’s Studio. Spring Art Crawl 2016, Saint Paul, MN |
| 2004 | Chronicles of the Spirit, Rogue Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (Gallery Coordinator Nicholas Harper) |
| 2004 | Chronicles of the Spirit, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH (Gallery Coordinator Cindy Tiedeman) |
| 1998 | An Early Blizzard, the Full Circle Café in Fargo, North Dakota (senior exhibit) |
Group Exhibitions
| 2016 | The Ties That Bind; Rituals & Memories We Call Family. MLPS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN (Juror: Howard Christopherson) |
| 2016 | Jax: Artist Showcase. The Show Gallery, Saint Paul, MN |
| 2015 | Still Life: The Inanimate Subject. MLPS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN (Juror: Russell Joslin, sole Editor and Publisher of SHOTS Magazine) |
| 2015 | Patterns Of Nature. MLPS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN (Juror: Jim Brandenburg, MN Photographer, Filmmaker and Environmentalist) |
| 2013 | Ambient Light: A Natural Luminosity. MLPS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN (Juror: Jim Brandenburg, MN Photographer, Filmmaker and Environmentalist) |
| 2013 | Home: Where We Live. MLPS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN (Juror: David Fraher, director of Arts Midwest) |
| 2011 | Holiday Show, Umbrella Tree Studios, Saint Paul, MN |
| 2010 | Transformation, Adler Graduate School, Richfield, MN |
| 2010 | Two person show, Umbrella Tree Studios, Saint Paul, MN |
| 2009 | Art and Healing, Adler Graduate School, Richfield, MN |
| 2008 | Regional Fine Art Competition at Minnesota State Fair (Juror: Christian A. Peterson, Curator of photographs at Minneapolis Institute of Arts) |
| 2007 | Figure in the Landscape, Umber Studios, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2007 | Regional Fine Art Competition at Minnesota State Fair (Juror: Chris Faust, international fine art photographer, Saint Paul, MN) |
| 2007 | Grand Opening, FreightBox Studios, Saint Paul, MN |
| 2006 | Regional Fine Art Competition at Minnesota State Fair (Juror: George Slade, director of MN Center of Photography and Director of McKnight Foundation Artists Fellowships for Photographers) |
| 2005 | Minnesota Heart Gallery, Frank Stone Gallery, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2005 | Minnesota Heart Gallery, Lizzards, Duluth, MN |
| 2005 | Minnesota Heart Gallery, Saint Paul Gallery, Saint Paul, MN |
| 2005 | Regional Fine Art Competition at Minnesota State Fair (Juror: Jeff Korte, national photographer, MN) |
| 2004 | Regional Fine Art Competition at Minnesota State Fair (Juror: Ann-Marie Rose, international fine art photographer and University of MN instructor, Minneapolis, MN) |
| 2003 | Three Person Show – Journey of the Soul, Rogue Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (Gallery Coordinator Nicholas Harper) |
| 2003 | Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI (Juror: Keith Jacobshagen) |
| 2003 | Photo Bravo, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2003 | Photographs of Faces ’03, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. (Juror: Larry Bradshaw) |
| 2003 | International photography show, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville, NC |
| 2002 | Regional Fine Art Competition at Minnesota State Fair (Juror: Vince Leo, international fine art photographer, chair of the Media Arts Dept at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN) |
| 1998 | National student photography show, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Juror: Mike Smith) |
| 1998 | MSU of MN student art show, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN (Juror: Maridel Rubenstein) |
| 1998 | Random Response, Atomic Coffee, Moorhead, MN |
| 1997 | MSU of MN student art show, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN (Juror: Maridel Rubenstein) |
| 1997 | Random Response, Atomic Coffee, Moorhead, MN |
Bibliography
| Self-Published, (2015). “Born Is The Animal Spirit,” Heather Matson. Saint Paul, MN. |
| Photographer’s Forum, (2008). “Best of Photography Annual 2008,” Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Marya Morstad, “Art Matters,” interview, KFAI Radio, August 30, 2007 |
| Ann Kiestad, “State Fair Winners: Heather Matson, Photography,” MN Artists, August 27, 2007. http://mnartists.org/article.do?rid=157905 |
| Photographer’s Forum, (2007). “Best of Photography Annual 2007,” Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Photographer’s Forum, (2006). “Best of Photography Annual 2006,” Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Photographer’s Forum, (2005). “Best of Photography Annual 2005,” Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Rogue Buddha, “Chronicles of the Spirit,” exhibit catalogue, Minneapolis, MN. August, 2004. |
| Author, “Heather C Matson the Spirit Moved Her,” Saint Paul Pioneer Press, MN. July, 30, 2004 |
| Photographer’s Forum, (2004). “Best of Photography Annual 2004,” Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Author, “Journey of the Soul @ Rogue Buddha,” Pulse of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN. May, 21, 2003 |
| Photographer’s Forum, (2003). “Best of Photography Annual 2003,” Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Photographer’s Forum, (2002). “Best of Photography Annual 2002,” Serbin Communications: Santa Barbara, CA. |
Related Experience
| Employment | |
| 2011 – present | Art of Counseling, PLLC. Saint Paul, MN Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Certified Registered Art Therapist, Founder. |
| 2009 – present | Pathways Counseling Center, Inc. Saint Paul, MN Art therapist |
| 2000 – present | Heather Matson Photography. Saint Paul, MN Fine art photographer/Owner |
| 2005 – 2007 | Saint Paul Photographers Cooperative, LLC. Saint Paul, MN President/Founding member |
| Internships | |
| January – June 2012 | Quest Academy Charter School. St Louis Park, MN Individual and group School Art Therapist for children ages 13-17 in an alternative special education charter school. |
| 1997 – 1998 | Plains Art Museum. Fargo, ND Photographic Archivist – Document and archive museum’s fine art collection and exhibits, and research photographic equipment to design an in-house studio. |
| Community Experience | |
| 2009 – 2012 | Talent Expert – Guest lead art instructor at Battle Creek Environmental Magnet and Nokomis Montessori Magnet Schools, St Paul. |
| 2006 | Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep – Volunteer infant remembrance photography. |
| 2005 | Minnesota Heart Gallery – This project brought together volunteer professional photographers and children in need of permanent homes, to create professional portraits for adoption profiles and a traveling exhibit. |
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