Hi! Thanks for checking out my work!

My name is Heidie Ambrose (she/her) and I’m a queer artist working out of Portland, Oregon.

I love creating in and for community, and I’m excited to continue making an impact through design and illustration.

I believe in the healing power of art, whether it’s memorializing someone we’ve lost or advocating for change.

I’ve had the privilege and honor of collaborating with people who are also committed to racial and social justice, and I hope to continue making that my life work.

Professional Experience

  • Events & Communications Administrator at the National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH) | 2021-Present

  • Graphic Designer & Administrative Assistant at Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) | 2019-2021

  • Scenic Artist at Artist’s Repertory Theater | 2017-2019

  • Teaching Artist in Studio Art, Sculpting & Ceramics for Multigenerational Students | 2016-2017

  • CASA Director and Art Instructor | 2016-2017

  • Scenic Artist and Technical Assistant at Linfield College | 2013-2016

  • Muralist at Silverton Mural Association | 2012-2013

Skills

  • Software: Adobe (Illustrator, Indesign), Procreate, Canva, Figma, Microsoft Suite

  • Leadership: Management, Mentoring, Teaching

  • Events: Planning, Production, Volunteer coordination

Achievements

  • Commissioned over 100 pieces of original artwork.

  • Mural work featured in ​Wikipedia​, ​KATU News​, ​goodgoodgoodco​, ​HuffPost​, and Statesman Journal.

  • “Teachers of 2020” Illustration featured on educational resources websites and ​social media platforms.

  • Grand Prize and People’s Choice Winner of ​The Davenport International Cartoon Contest​ in 2017.

  • Winner of ​Marion County’s Earth Day Poster Contest​ in 2013.

Education

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN UX/UI DESIGN | UX Design Institute | Dublin, Ireland | 2021-Present

B.A. IN STUDIO ART & VISUAL CULTURE​ ​| Linfield College | McMinnville, OR |​ ​2016

  • Focused in multicultural communications and performing art.

    • Cultural Chair of Linfield’s Student Event Programming Board

    • Academic honors: Dean’s List and Commendation for Senior Thesis

    • Cartoonist for The Linfield Review

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