Heather Neilson is an abstract painter and mixed media artist whose work explores spaciousness, clarity, and quiet balance. Informed by memory and a sensitivity to environment and lived experience, her paintings offer a calm, grounded presence while remaining open to subtle tension and change. Softened forms, restrained color, and nuanced transitions create compositions that feel both held and gently open.
Her intuitive, process-driven approach allows the work to unfold over time. Subtle traces of earlier decisions remain, creating depth and a sense of continuity.
Heather lives and works in Northwest Connecticut. Her work is exhibited throughout New England, and is in private collections throughout the United States.
Biography
Heather Neilson is an abstract painter and mixed media artist with over 30 years of experience. She studied at the Art Students League. She holds a B.A. in Communications from Rutgers University.
Gallery Representation
Alofft Gallery, Litchfield, CT'
Associations
Connecticut Women Artists
Select Solo Exhibitions
December 2025 - Shifting Meridian, The Norfolk Library, Norfolk, CT
January, 2025 - Chase Gallery, Mandell Jewish Community Center, West Hartford, CT
September 2022 - The Norfolk Library - Norfolk, CT
May 2022 - 2nd Home Lounge - Winsted, CT
December 2018 – The Smithy Loft Gallery, New Preston, CT
November 2016 - Explorations – Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted, CT
October 2016, November 2015 – The Underground Gallery, Collinsville, CT
Select Group Juried Exhibitions
August 2025 - Driftlines, The Hunt Library, Falls Village, CT
August 2025 - Elemental, the Meeting House, New Marlborough, MA
July 2025 - Abstract Meditations, Judy Black Memorial Garden, Washington Depot, CT
April 2025 - Mixed Media Invitational, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT
October, 2024 - Connecticut Women Artists, National Juried Show - Slater Museum, Norwich, CT
April, 2024 - Motion In Limine - Whiting Mills, Winsted, CT
January, 2024 - Renewal - Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT
September, 2023 - Faculty Show - West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
April-May 2022 - Down to Earth - Canton Gallery on the Green - Canton, CT
March 2022 - Five Connecticut Women Artists - Kent Art Association - Kent, CT
May 2021 – John Noelke Gallery – Torrington, CT
September 2020 – National Fine Art Show – Lincoln Gallery, Loveland, CO
February 2020 –Small Works, Five Points Annex Gallery, CT
December 2019 – Small Works, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
May 2018 – CT+6 J West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
