HEATHER WILLIAMS
Heather Williams was born in St. Croix US Virgin Islands and raised in Brooklyn , NY. She studied finance in undergrad but ultimately changed careers to become an Art Therapist. She worked with the domestic violence population for over ten years providing group and individual therapy. Heather earned a Masters in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Her short film, Safe Passage II was awarded honorable mention at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. She has also been awarded residencies at Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation (ESKFF) at Mana Contemporary, ArtCrawl Harlem at Governors Island, NY and a Sustainable Arts Fellowship at Gallery Aferro, NJ. Her sculptures and abstract paintings are in many private collections.