Heather Hogan is a Sacramento-based artist, professor, and designer who layers modern and traditional media into colorfully detailed compositions. Her joyful and layered artworks often collage analog materials with digitally-designed elements and community-sourced upcycled or unconventional materials. Public participation and education are strong elements in her practice.
Themes explored in her work include placemaking, tenacity, and the roles and responsibilities of women. Her recent public art projects focus on a community’s sense of pride in place through visual branding based on public input. Her artwork has graced the covers of magazines, beautified bike trails and highways, and can be seen in solo and group shows throughout California.
Ms. Hogan teaches art workshops and classes in web design and modern making at Sacramento City College.
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Appointments
- Adjunct Professor, Design & Digital Media Dept. Sacramento City College, 2006-present
- Vice President, Axis Artist-Run Gallery, 2025-present
- Resident Artist, Prism Art Space, 2024-present
- Makerspace Professor/Artist, Sacramento City College, 2022-present
- Marketing & Outreach Coordinator, Sierra 2 Center, 2017-2024
Grants and Awards
- Birds & Benches Artist Ambassador, City of Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture, Natomas, CA, 2026
- Maker Camp Summer Program Leader, SCC Makerspace & Sac City School Dist., AT&T Grant, 2024
- Del Rio Trail Artist Ambassador, City of Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture, 2023
- Community Murals Sacramento Assistant Artist, Given this , 2022
- Sacramento County TOT Grant, Community Garden, Sierra 2 Center, Sacramento, CA, 2021
- Cash prize award, Student Art Show, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, 2018
Public Art & Murals
- 2026 Birds in Flight, Yolo Basin Foundation Interpretive Center, Davis, CA
- 2024 Becoming, Lead Artists with McClatchy High School students at Sacramento State University, CA
- 2022 We Breathe, Cut Steel Triptychs for Caltrans, Highway 99 at Mack Road, Sacramento, CA
- 2022 Meander, Electrical Box Art, Natomas, CA
- 2022 Summer Vibes, Electrical Box Art, Rancho Cordova, CA
- 2022 Totem, Pannell Community Center, Assistant Artist, Community Mural, Sacramento, CA
- 2022 Rhythm and Victory, Northgate, Community paint day assistant, Sacramento, CA
- 2022 Queen of the Whalebirds, Lead, Private residence, solo project, Sacramento, CA
- 2021 Common Ground, Community paint day assistant, Sacramento, CA
- 2021 Latino Center of Arts & Culture, parachute cloth mural training, Sacramento, CA
- 2021 Welcome, Lead, Private residence, Sacramento, CA
- 2020 Wanderings, Bike Path Beautification, Jibe, Natomas, CA
- 2017 Ring Through, First Festival Art Installation, West Sacramento, CA
Selected Exhibitions
2026 Group Show, Birds & Bikes, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2026 Group Show, In the Cut, Prism Art Space, Sacramento, CA
2025 Group Show, Remember Me, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2025 Group Show, In Conversation, Prism Art Space, Sacramento, CA
2025 Solo Show, Soft & Hard, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2025 Group Show, Big Names, Small Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2025 Group Show, In the Works, Prism Art Space, Sacramento, CA
2025 Group Show, The Glass Ceiling, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2024 Group Show, The Curious, The Useful & The Strange, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2024 Solo Exhibition, Artist in Residency, Sudwerk Brewing Co., Davis, CA
2024 Group Exhibition, Women Work, Ametoria Fine Art Books, Sacramento, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, 100 Under $100, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2023 Solo Exhibition, You Are Here, Old Soul at 40 Acres, Sacramento, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Sac Open Studios Artists, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Before and Beyond, Twisted Track Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, In Limbo, Axis Gallery’s 18th National Juried Exhibition, Sacramento, CA
2022 Solo Exhibition, Art at Work, Roseville Civic Center, Curated by Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
2022 Solo Exhibition, We Wear Many Hats, The Rosewood Room, Sacramento, CA
2022 Group Exhibition, The Print Show, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2022 Group Exhibition,The Vinyl Show, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, 30×30 Show, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, 100 Under $100, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2021 Solo Exhibition, We Wear Many Hats, Jimmy’s Barber Garage, Sacramento, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, Big Names Small Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, Emerging + Artists = Show, Gallery 625, Woodland, CA
2021 Solo Exhibition, Art at Work, Blue Line Arts, located at Roseville Chamber of Commerce, CA
2019 Group Exhibition, 100 Under $100, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2019 Solo Exhibition, Yolo Arts Gallery at Woodland Healthcare Center, Woodland, CA
2018 Group Exhibition, Two Piece Show at Union Hall Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2017 Group Exhibition, Nasty Women Sacramento, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento CA
2017 Group Exhibition, Totem Art Show, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2016 Group Exhibition, THE Art Auction, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA
Events, Curation & Collaboration
2026 Spark Mart, holiday art fair, Prism Art Space, Sacramento, CA
2025 Paper Piecing, Collage and Artwork for charity led by Maris Kaplan, Sacramento, CA
2024 The Glass Ceiling, Art glass and mixed media collaboration with Natalie Sakurai, Sacramento, CA
2023 Paper Piecing, Collage and Artwork for charity led by Maris Kaplan, Sacramento, CA
2023 Signage props for production of Scottsboro Boys, Celebration Arts, Guild Theater, Sacramento, CA
2022 Music Mandalas-In the Pocket, Art & Dance Collaboration, Capital Dance Project, Sacramento, CA
2017-23 Curtis Fest Artisan Fair, Vendor management and marketing, Sacramento, CA
2022 Art Activation, ArtMix pARTy, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2016-24 Sacramento Open Studios Artist Hub, Sacramento, CA
Representation
- Prism Art Space, Sacramento, CA
- Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- Atrium 916 – Creative Innovation Center for Sustainability, Old Sacramento, CA
- Constellation Marketplace, Arthouse, Sacramento, CA
- Amatoria Fine Art Books, Sacramento, CA
Education
- Sacramento County Office of Education, Secondary Credential Teacher Intern Program (Preservice), 2026
- CTE Credential in Arts/Media, Internet Tech, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing & Fabrication, 2026
- Capitol Creative Collective Ascenders Academy Mentor, 2022, 2023
- Artists as Educators Seminar, developed by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2022
- B.A. in Studio Art: Digital Media, CSU Chico, 2000
Teaching / Workshops
- Carve / Print / Repeat Workshop, Mendocino Art Center, July 26-27, 2025
- Technology Workshops for Artists, City of Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture, 2023
- Printmaking Workshops, Sacramento, Davis, Rancho Cordova, CA 2022-25
- Arts Workshops for Kids, Faith Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, CA, 2021-2022
- Arts Workshops for Teens, Pannell Community Center, 2021
- Tie Dye and Ice Dye workshops for Troop Leaders, Girl Scouts of Central CA, 2019
Commissions
- “Golden State” Mixed media collage with decal song lyrics, Murphys, CA
- “Dominator”, Custom design and linoleum block, Sacramento, CA
- “Dead Fish Motorcycle Club”, Custom design and linoleum block, Sacramento, CA
- “Sierra 2 Senior Center”, Custom design and linoleum block, Commissioned by Sierra 2 Center, Sacramento, CA
Press
- What if this all went away?, Capitol Public Radio, Thursday, February 5, 2026
- Artists take up residence at new multipurpose Prism Art Space in Midtown Sacramento, Sac News & Review, May 27, 2025
- How one Sacramento fiber art studio is creating environmentally friendly art, Sac News & Review, August 7, 2024
- Access Sacramento Live Wire TV, talking about Curtis Fest 2023 and Makerspace at Sac City College, May 31, 2023
- Bright, colorful murals highlight Sac State’s progress toward ‘Becoming’ an antiracism and inclusive campus, Sac State Website, 2024
- 24 Can’t-Miss Events to Check Out in 2024, Sactown, Jan-Feb 2024
- Del Rio Trail Documentary by Mel Franco Film, 2023
- “The Merits of Mentorship,” Comstock’s Magazine, July 2022
- Inside Magazine, Cover, November 2021, East Sac edition
- Inside Magazine, Cover, July 2021, Land Park/Grid edition
- Promo segments on Studio40 Live and Good Day Sacramento, 2018-2019
- Interview for Sacramento Open Studios Tour, Sacramento (Virtual), CA
- Female Artists on the Rise, Girls on the Grid, Sacramento, CA, 2017
- Article on Handcrafted Holiday Art Show in Viewpoint Newspaper, December, 2016
- Curtis Park Art Crawl, Viewpoint and Sactown Magazine Blog, September, 2016
- Printmaking demo and interview on Good Day Sacramento at Make / Do, January, 2016
- Tube Magazine, December 2015
- Cover image of (detail) Magazine, A Journal of Art Criticism published by the South Bay Women’s Caucus for Art, 2002
Continuing Education
- Capitol Creative Collective Ascenders Academy Mentor, 2022, 2023
- Unconventional Materials with Charity Ridpath, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Fall 2022
- Artists as Educators Seminar, developed by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2022
- Hacker Lab Trainings in Laser Cutting and Engraving, Metalwork for Jewelry, Shopbot, 2021