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=Heather Harris: Award Winning Artist (Austin, TX)=

Biography
Heather Harris was born in Germany to American parents, but grew up in Illinois. Though she demonstrated an early interest in drawing, photography, and creating structures, it would be many years before she took her artistic talents seriously. Living somewhat of a gypsy lifestyle, Heather attended the Air Force Academy and lived in Colorado Springs for a year and a half, followed by a stint in Tucson and attendance at University of Arizona. She soon headed to Austin to join family, to complete her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, and to educate middle school students. A gift of a Canon Rebel SLR camera helped awake the creative sleeping giant. Then, while teaching at a local middle school, Heather pushed her students to explore their creative sides by illustrating science concepts in novel ways. Their enthusiasm drew her in, and soon she was capturing and manipulating her own world through the camera, computers, and metal sculpture.

Her work includes pigmented prints of her own photographs on canvas inside a frame that she welds to extend the pictures. For every photograph that she turns into a unique and exciting piece, she also creates at least one abstract.

Heather has won many awards and can be found showing her work across the United States.