Heather Leigh McPherson is an Associate Professor of studio art at Providence College. She received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and an MFA from RISD. Recent shows include Giorgio at Distillery Gallery in Boston,  What Would Artist Do at a vacant storefront in Providence, Below the Thin at Take it Easy in Atlanta, and group shows at Below Grand, Kristen Lorello, and 315 Gallery in New York. She has presented previous projects with the RISD museum, Vox Populi in Philadelphia, and the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA.