Heather Dartez

Heather Dartez is an award-winning watercolor and acrylic artist who lives in Orlando, Florida. She grew up in Clewiston, a small South Florida town on the south side of Lake Okeechobee, surrounded by sugarcane fields. Dartez has been awarded with recognition from the Florida Watercolor Society, Central Florida Watercolor Society, and art festivals. She has exhibited her work in solo exhibitions and numerous group shows for the National Watercolor Society, the Orlando Museum of Art, City Arts Factory, and the Orange County Property Appraiser’s office. She has been commissioned to work on custom pieces for interior designers and corporate and private clients.

Heather continues to create new works for galleries and collectors while managing the graduate degree programs at Full Sail University as an Education Director. She has a Doctorate in Business Administration from California Southern University, where her research focused on monetizing art and revenue streams for artists. Now, Heather enjoys sharing what she has learned through her degree and experience with other artists. When she isn’t painting, teaching, or learning, she enjoys traveling, listening to live music, and spending time with her husband and two boys.