Heidi Norton is an artist and writer whose 1970’s upbringing as a child of New Age homesteaders in West Virginia resulted in a strong connection to the land, plant life and nature. She received her BFA from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, her MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Selected exhibitions include the Wave Hill NY, Lubeznik Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Elmhurst Art Museum, Northeastern Illinois University,  Contemporary Museum in Baltimore, Sargent’s Daughters NY, GRIMM Gallery NY, the Knitting Factory NY, Chicago Cultural Center, La Box Gallery National School of Art France. Her writing and work are included in Artnews, Art21, Frieze, BOMB Magazine, Hyperallergic, Journal for Artistic Research, Grafts by Michael Marder, Why Look at Plants ed. by Giovanni Aloi, among others. Norton is founder and director of Vantage Points, an art education and portfolio development service geared towards helping students of all ages develop their artistic practice. 