Baker Artist Portfolios

Heather Kirtland is an artist, author, speaker, and creative instigator.  She received her BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and was a Maryland State Art Council Grant recipient that same year.   Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and in both Italy and Wales. She has served as a grant panelist for the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.  In addition to her painting practice, Heather teaches encaustic, is a community founder at Carve Out Time for Art,  and published author of “The Motherhood of Art”, selected as a 2021 Best New Book on Motherhood by Book Authority. Heather lives just outside of Baltimore with her husband, two children, and their dog.