Heather Horton

Heather Horton is a Canadian fine artist based in Pasadena, California. She is known for her colorful, magical realism paintings, which focus on internal states, contemplative narratives, and often draw from personal connections to her own life.[1] She is particularly acclaimed for her ability to capture the play of light on water's surface.[2]

Heather Horton
Born
Burlington, Ontario
EducationMcMaster University
StyleMagical Realism
SpouseJoss Whedon

Early life and education

Horton was born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from McMaster University and completed the Interpretive Illustration program at Sheridan College.[3][4]

Career and exhibitions

Heather Horton has had an active presence in the art world since joining Abbozzo Gallery in 2004.[1]

In 2007, Horton's artistic contributions were highlighted on Bravo! Canada's series "The Artist's Life."[5]

While living in the Yukon in 2014, one of Horton's paintings, titled "Montana Mountain 1," was selected for the cover of the 2014/2015 NorthwesTel Yukon Territory Directory.[6]

In 2015, Horton's work was featured on a beer label for Hamilton, Ontario brewery Collective Arts Brewing.[7]

Several of Heather Horton's paintings were featured in the 2018 Lionsgate film "A Simple Favor," starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, directed by Paul Feig.[8]

Over the years, Horton has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Some of her recent solo exhibitions include "Near and Dear" in Chicago, Illinois in June 2018, and "Love Story," in Toronto, Ontario, in September 2020.[1][9]

In October 2023, Horton hosted "Immersion," her 16th solo exhibition, in Pasadena, California. The show featured over 30 never-before-seen oil paintings and was featured and reviewed by several media outlets, including CBS Los Angeles, Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Magazine, Pasadena Now, and HeySoCal.[10][4][11][5][12]

In November 2023, 13 digitized versions of Horton’s oil paintings will travel to the moon on Samuel Peralta’s Lunar Codex project in “the world’s longest running art exhibition.”[13][14] Works from Horton’s portfolio will be present in nanofiche files aboard all three upcoming launches.[15] Lunar Codex will launch miniaturized images of the works of 30,000-plus artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers from 161 countries to the moon to create the largest archive of contemporary art.[16] It is the first project sending the work of female artists to the moon, and Horton’s portfolio is one of only three artists whose work is included in every Lunar Codex capsule launch.[4]

Horton's art has garnered widespread recognition and can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide. Her work has also become a part of the permanent collection at the Canadian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, as well as the Government of Ontario's permanent collection.[17]

Personal life

Heather Horton and her husband Joss Whedon, a notable American screenwriter, director, producer, and comic book writer, live in Pasadena, CA.[4]

References
  1. "Heather Horton - Overview". Abbozzo Gallery. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. "Heather Horton: Making Waves in the Art Industry – West of the City". 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. "Heather Horton | Art Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina (2023-10-19). "The Road to Recovery: Artist Heather Horton finds peace with 'Immersion'". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  5. "Captivating Art Exhibition, 'Immersion,' by Heather Horton, to Debut at Whimsy Pasadena". Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  6. "Yukon News, May 09, 2014 by Black Press Media Group - Issuu". issuu.com. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  7. "HEATHER HORTON". Collective Arts Brewing. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  8. "Inside the Wildly Different Homes in Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick's New Movie, 'A Simple Favor'". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  9. "Heather Horton - Video". Abbozzo Gallery. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  10. "Heather Horton shares her art for her upcoming Pasadena show, Immersion - CBS Los Angeles". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  11. "Art Immersion". Pasadena Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  12. Ruiz, May (2023-10-20). "Pasadena artist shares her journey through her art". Hey SoCal. Change is our intention. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  13. Dunn, Dorothy (2023-08-14). "'I'm not littering – the Nanofiche is very small!': meet the man who sends art to the moon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  14. Magazine, Smithsonian; Nowakowski, Teresa. "The Lunar Codex Will Archive the Work of 30,000 Artists—on the Moon". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  15. Reporter, Kevin Jiang Staff (2023-08-01). "Why this Toronto man is sending an art gallery to the moon". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  16. "Lunar Codex". Lunar Codex. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  17. Rebullida, Grace (2021-08-21). "Art is Like Fingerprints, Indelible yet Fluid". Postcard Art Exhibit. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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