Bio

Heidi Neff is a visual artist trained in painting, who has recently discovered a love for animation with a hand-drawn aesthetic. She is deeply committed to work that is political through a deeply personal lens. Her short film "The Long Goodbye", a personal diary of the time between the 2020 United States election and Joe Biden's inauguration day in 2021, has earned multiple awards at film festivals. Heidi has also exhibited widely in alternative spaces across the United States.

Heidi Neff has worked as a professor of art and design for over 20 years. She has worked in university, private art school, and college settings. She has  taught  courses with dually enrolled high school students, traditionally college aged students, and returning adult students. She has also taught English as a Foreign Language to children and worked in book publishing. She has a deep commitment to pedagogy, curriculum design, and lifelong learning.