Heather has taught IB Diploma Visual Arts to students since 1994 and has been training teachers since 2008. Her passion is inspiring people to connect with the creativity within them, and to help them to find the language and the materials to express it. She has been painting and teaching in Italy for over 25 years and has been awarded numerous residencies and fellowships for her painting, which takes inspiration from the landscape, and from early Italian painting. Her art work can be seen at www.heathermcreynolds.com

Although originally from the USA, Heather lives in Italy and runs an artist's studio ( La Vigna Art Studios.com) offering workshops, courses and residencies for artists and students. She was Head of Art at the International School of Florence and has a wide range of professional experience, including examining and writing. Her course book Visual Arts for the IB Diploma was published by Cambridge University Press in 2016. Heather leads workshops for new and experienced IB Visual Arts teachers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and visits schools around the world for in- school workshops with both teachers and students. She holds a Masters Degree in Fine Art from Central St Martins and degrees from Smith College, USA and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Italy.