About

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 surrounded by sugarcane fields. Heather spent most of her time drawing, painting, and dreaming of the future as a child.

Heather moved to Orlando to pursue an Arts degree at the University of Central Florida. After taking two years of art classes at UCF, she accepted a job working in marketing and decided to change her major to reflect her new career path. Dartez worked through college and had a successful marketing career, eventually earning a Master's in Business Administration. In 2008, she started working at Full Sail University, where she has worked since as a marketing instructor and is now the Director of Graduate Studies. While finding business success, she never lost her deep love of fine art, using watercolor painting as a daily escape.

Dartez has been awarded with recognition from the Florida Watercolor Society, Central Florida Watercolor Society, and art festivals. She has exhibited her work in numerous group shows for the National Watercolor Society, the Orlando Museum of Art, the 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.

Dartez continues to create new works for galleries and collectors. 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.