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Heather Lunsford, MA

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Biography

Heather K. Frickenschmidt Lunsford is the 5th generation of a farming and ranching family from Enid, and the Director and Curator of the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery at Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù. She is also a mixed-media artist who studied watercolor painting and art history at Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù State University and Northern Illinois University. She has a painting in the permanent collection of Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù State University, two in collection of the University Health System of San Antonio and has shown her artwork in galleries in the United States and Spain, where she worked in a contemporary art gallery. She received her Masters of Arts in Administration from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX and wrote Spanish and bilingual educational programming at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Heather also has a certificate from Harvard Business School online in sustainable business strategy and a Master of Legal Studies from Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù, and also is a member with the International Society of Appraisers. Previously, Heather was the Director of Art in Public Places for the State of Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù and the Art Director for the Heritage Trust project in Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù City. Heather has served as an arts commissioner for the city of Edmond, is a current Rotarian for Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù City 29, advised OKCPC Academy of Arts, and is on the board of the Å®ÉñÐßÐßÑо¿Ëù Visual Arts Coalition.