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Heather McFarlin is a contemporary visual artist whose richly layered, intuitive paintings explore the dynamic interplay between color, energy, and transformation. Working from her greenhouse studio in Marin County, California, she creates luminous, emotionally charged works that speak to both the mystery and healing potential of abstract art.

With a career spanning almost three decades, McFarlin’s work has garnered international attention and acclaim. Her paintings have been collected worldwide and featured prominently in cultural touchstones such as Netflix’s SENSE8, VOGUE UK, and Contemporary Art Curator’s “Top Contemporary Artists to Watch in 2024.”

In 2024, she was named the Featured Artist at Savage Gallery in Palm Springs, where the exhibition further cemented her reputation as a bold, visionary force in the contemporary art world.

Informed by her lifelong work in the healing arts, McFarlin’s creative practice is a form of energetic alchemy—an invitation into presence, feeling, and transformation. Her work lives at the intersection of fine art and intuitive healing, offering viewers a visceral and often cathartic experience.

Exhibitions & Shows

  • 2025

  • 2024

    • Savage Palm Springs Featured Artist in 'MOMENTUM' Exhibition, October
    • Mill Valley Art Walk Featured Artist, August 'Abstraction through Color'
    • Tam Valley Studios Art Market
  • 2023

    • MMCLAY Studios Solo show, San Francisco, CA
    • Featured in a Collection: ‘Our Most Beautiful Abstract Landscapes’ | Singulart online international exhibition
  • 2022

    • Voices of Tomorrow’ Award by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine
    • VOGUE UK: Featured Gallery Artist | March & April
    • Published in The Power of Creativity by Contemporary Art Curator
    • Art Market & Open Studios / Mill Valley
  • 2020/2021

    • Juried Group Exhibit, Artworks Downtown ‘Small Works’ | San Rafael
    • Interview for Contemporary Art Curator
    • Art Market & Salon | Mill Valley
    • Juried international online exhibition ‘Infinite Dreams’ | Contemporary Art Curator
  • 2019

    • Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection
    • Contest Winner/Featured in Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine | International | Summer 2020
    • Pixar Animation Studios / Emeryville
    • StARTup Art Fair / San Francisco
    • Marin Open Studios / Mill Valley
    • Magnolia Wellness / San Francisco
    • Spaulding Marine Center / Sausalito
    • Marin Regenerative Health / Novato
  • 2018

    • Artworks Downtown Solo Exhibit: The Bigger PictureSan Rafael
    • Inside Artists Magazine / UK & international
    • West Elm / Mill Valley
    • Artworks Downtown: Juried | Storytelling Group Exhibit / San Rafael
    • Marin Open Studios / Mill Valley
    • SHIFT Cycling / San Francisco
  • 2017

    • SENSE8 Netflix Season 2
    • SHIFT Cycling / San Francisco
    • Art Attack / San Francisco
    • Salon Nine / San Francisco
    • Open Studios / Marin
  • 2016

    • Alegris, Inc. / Palo Alto
    • SHIFT Cycling / San Francisco
    • Art Attack / San Francisco
    • Equator Coffee / Mill Valley Art Walk
  • 2015

    • EQ3 / San Francisco
    • Art Attack / San Francisco
    • SHIFT Cycling / San Francisco
    • Phoenix Hotel / San Francisco
    • Hard Rock Cafe / San Francisco
  • 2014

    • SHIFT Cycling / San Francisco
    • Art Attack / San Francisco
  • 2013

    • Yogaworks / Mill Valley
    • Andalu / San Francisco
    • STUDIO 333, Sausalito
    • Open Studios Marin
  • 2012 & Before

    • Acabello Salon / San Francisco (2012)
    • STUDIO 333 / Sausalito (2012
    • Coverity / San Francisco (2011)
    • Flourish / San Anselmo (2011)
    • Andalu / San Francisco (2011)
    • City Art / San Francisco (2010)