Assistant Professor of Art Education

Current Research: Aesthetic development through sociocultural and multiage learning.

University of Georgia, Ph.D. Art Education (2004)
Berry College, M.Ed. Secondary Education (2001)
University of Tennessee, B.F. A. Painting and Drawing (1995)
A.S. Science, Macon State College (1978)
Teaching certificate (Kindergarten through twelfth grade) Art Education State of Georgia

Teaching Experience: Dr. Heid has taught art in the elementary, middle, high school, college and private studio setting for over 16 years.

Statement about research interests:

Dr. Heid's research focuses on teaching art in sociocultural settings. She is currently working with Carolina School for Inquiry in Richland County School District and USC art education students to inform her writing interests. Standards and aesthetic development through sociocultural learning remains a primary focus of her research.

Artist Statement:

Intricate quality of relationships are what interest me throughout all my work. The subtle play of light, form and color in conjunction with the viewer's aesthetic response is what I try to capture in all my work whether it is depicted on a canvas or written on paper. I am intrigued with the study of how people attend to one another and the world around them, I find the relationship between form, color, and light on canvas or paper quite powerful.