About Heather

Heather Collis is an artist whose work is rooted in feeling—often before there are words for it. Her paintings move between abstract expression and interpretations of the natural world, guided more by instinct than intention.

After being diagnosed with Lyme disease in November 2025—following a tick bite years earlier and the return of symptoms—her life and work shifted abruptly. Chronic pain, fatigue, brain fog, and neurological disruptions reshaped her daily reality, and painting became less of a hobby and more of a way to process, release, and endure.

There is no separation between what she feels and what she makes. Her abstract work carries tension, repetition, and emotional overload—moments where thought spirals and the body pushes back. In contrast, her animal pieces reflect something quieter: presence, grounding, and connection. Not realism, but recognition.

Together, her work exists in that in-between space—between chaos and stillness, control and surrender, the internal and the external.

She currently resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY with Zina and Zizi, who run the house and influence more of her work than they realize.