Education

The Museum School of Fine Arts, Boston 1999 & 2005

Printing Techniques
Adobe Flash 
Adobe Illustrator
Web and Graphic Design

University of Massachusetts at Amherst 1993-1997

B.F.A. Painting
Art History Minor 
Cum Laude, GPA 3.9

Encaustic Workshop - 310 Art Gallery, River’s Edge Studios

Newton Continuing Education - Children’s Book Illustration

DeCordova Museum – Watercolors, Figure Drawing, Still Life Painting

La Napoule Art Program, France and Italy

Exhibitions 

Woolworths Walk, Asheville, NC

Seven Sisters Gallery, Black Mountain, NC

The Kress Emporium, Asheville, NC 

The Night Gallery (Group Show), Plymouth, MA
 
True Blue Art, Asheville, NC  Solo Show - Artist of the Month

Adorn Boutique, Solo Show, Asheville, NC

Bele Chere Festival, Asheville, NC

Children’s Book:  Alex and the Amazing Recurring Nose Goblins

Author: Richard Gerardi. Illustrated by Heather Shirin.

Teaching Experience 

Mixed Media Collage Painting Workshops, 310 Art Gallery, Asheville, NC

Mixed Media Collage Painting Workshop for Beginners, Newton, MA

Cartooning for Children, Natick, MA

Caricatures, Cartooning and Illustration for Young Adults, Natick, MA