Heather Bhandari

 HeatherD. Bhandari

Heather D. Bhandari

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Biography

Brown University - Visual Arts



Experience

  • Brown University

    Adjunct Lecturer

    Teach a professional practices class for Visual Art majors.

  • Art World Conference

    Creative Director

    Art World Conference is a professional development experience bringing together 300 visual artists and arts professionals at all stages in their careers. Its inaugural event will take place April 25-27, 2019.

    The conference includes panel discussions, conversations, and in-depth workshops addressing many of the opportunities and challenges faced by visual artists and arts professionals who work closely with artists. Topics range from sales, marketing, grants, taxes, managing debt, and investing to managing public projects, new technologies, and growing and sustaining community. The emphasis of all programming is on personal development and empowerment.

    Art World Conference is a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts.

  • Self-Employed

    Author / Consultant

    Co-authored Art/Work with Jonathan Melber. Published by Simon and Schuster in 2009. Second edition published in October of 2017.
    Also consulting to several for-profit and non-profit entities in the contemporary art world.

  • The Remix

    Co-Founder

    THE REMIX is a project-based curatorial team, established to exhibit the work of underrepresented artists. Founded in 2017 by three former colleagues from Mixed Greens gallery, we strive to create and promote new platforms that foster transparency, community, generosity, and the sharing of resources among artists and arts workers alike. The Remix podcast can be found on SoundCloud.

  • New York University

    Residency Coordinator / Visiting Scholar

    Located on NYU’s downtown campus, in the internationally recognized Steinhardt Department of Art and Art Professions, Summer Studio Residency is a non-residential, 8-week program providing prime space and personalized mentorship to emerging artists interested in focusing on creative practice.

Education

  • Penn State University

    MFA

    Painting

  • Brown University

    Bachelor of Arts (BA)

    Visual Art and Anthropology

  • Brown University

    Adjunct Lecturer


    Teach a professional practices class for Visual Art majors.

Publications

  • Art/Work

    Simon and Schuster

    The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in an art world so competitive one dealer likens it to "The Sopranos, except nobody gets killed." Whether you're an art school grad looking for a gallery, a mid-career artist managing a busy studio, or someone just thinking about becoming a professional artist, this indispensable resource will help you build your career and protect yourself along the way.

Positions

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • NURTUREart

    Board of Trustees

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • NURTUREart

    Board of Trustees

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • NURTUREart

    Board of Trustees

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • NURTUREart

    Board of Trustees

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • NURTUREart

    Board of Trustees

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • NURTUREart

    Board of Trustees

  • Art Omi

    Board of Directors, Visual Art

  • Trestle Gallery

    Advisor Board

  • NURTUREart

    Board of Trustees