Heidi Neff Chuffo
Professor Art and Design
About
Heidi Neff was raised in the Chicago area and has lived in seven states before making
her home in Maryland. She is a Professor of Art + Design and is the lead faculty member
in the Painting and Drawing area. Trained in painting, drawing, and printmaking, Heidi
currently makes apocalyptic animations with a hand-drawn/hand-painted aesthetic. She
is represented by the Amos Eno Gallery in New York.
Education
- BFA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MFA, University of Iowa
Research Interests
- Politics and how it divides us
- Love and loss
- The often-failed search for connection and meaning through religion, politics, sex, or virtual worlds.
SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE WORK
2021 The Long Goodbye, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, New York
2018 Visceral Takeover, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, New York
2013 Icons and Illuminations, Charmed Life Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2011 Fire and Ice, GRACE Exhibition Space, Reston, Virginia
2007 Dirty, Sub-Basement Artist Studios, Baltimore, Maryland
Courses Taught
- Fundamentals of 2D Design
- Color: Art, Science, and Culture
- Studio Drawing I: Observation
- Studio Drawing II: Contemporary Practice
- Studio Drawing: Illustration
- Studio Drawing: Special Projects and Portfolio Development
- Painting I-IV
- Introduction to Drawing for Non-Majors
Programs
- A. in Art + Design (Fine Art, Photography, Digital Art, and Graphic Design concentrations)
- F.A. (Associate of Fine Arts) in Art + Design (Fine Art, Photography, Digital Art, and Graphic Design concentrations)