Heather Bruton
We regret that our Featured Artist, Heather Bruton, will not be attending this year. She is the creator of the lovely focus piece on our poster!
Heather Bruton was born in Halifax and Nova Scotia in the 60’s and almost instantly found a love of art. Her love of Science Fiction was sparked by her grandmother gifting her with an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel when she ran out of her grandfather’s westerns.
Before that her art was mostly horses, dinosaurs and wildlife. Fandom was found the early 70s and there was no stopping. That early love of horses, wildlife and mythology still inspires her work today.
Moving to Toronto is the 80s she finally settled in Kitchener where she lives today with her two roommates and a demanding calico cat. She went full time with her art in the 90s and has never looked back.
She has produced work for book covers, magazines, gaming manuals, collectible card games, board game design, t shirts, enamel pins, bookmarks, stickers and countless original paintings.
Her love of the natural world, birding, world history and anthropology inspires her work. When not painting she loves birding, international travel, reading and genre tv.