SOLO EXHIBITIONS    

2024 Aquarelle, Marelli Brothers Window, San Rafael, CA
2018. Cityscapes, Pacific Union, San Francisco
Urban Design, Opera Plaza, San Francisco
2015     Dwelling in Art,  Desta Gallery, San Anselmo, CA
2014 Cityscapes, 88 Kearny, San Francisco
2006    Exteriors, Gallery 199 Fremont, San Francisco.
2004    Recent Paintings. 33 New Montgomery, San Francisco
            Recent Paintings. 199 Fremont, San Francisco
Schematics, Perspective Gallery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2003    Schematics, American Institute of Architects Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2001     Ideal Cities, Ventura College Galleries, Ventura, CA.
2000   Ideal Cities:  Spaced: Gallery of Architecture, New York.
            Imaginary Architecture,  50 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
1999     Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford University, CA.
1998     Turlock Carnegie Art Center, Turlock, CA.
            Constructions,  van de Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1996    Reynolds Gallery, Univ. of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
1995    Contemporary Realist Gallery. San Francisco.
1992     Contemporary Realist Gallery. San Francisco.
            The Equitable Building, San Francisco.
1991     American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter.
1989    Limn Gallery, San Francisco.

SELECTED  GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021-22 Upper Market Gallery, San Francisco
2012 Final Open Studio, Bryant Street, San Francisco
2010-11 Alliance Francaise, San Francisco.  Provence en Deux Perspectives
2006    SFMOMA Artists Gallery (ongoing exhibition), San Francisco
             In the Lap of Landscape, Spaced Gallery of Architecture, New York
2000    Hackett Freedman Gallery Artists, Shasta College, Redding, CA.
            The Drawing Group. San Francisco.
1999     Contemporary Realism. One Bush Street, San Francisco.
1996     3A Garage Benefit Auction. San Francisco.
             Art by Architects.  Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
             Kala Institute 22nd Anniversary Auction, San Francisco.
             Time Passed. Limn & Memphis. Limn Gallery. San Francisco.
             Creative Visions:  Peninsula Art Association. Hillsdale, CA
             West Coast Works on Paper. The Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka, CA. 
1995      Face to Face.  UC Berkeley Extension. San Francisco
1994      Landscape Cityscape. University of Oregon, EMU Gallery, Eugene, OR.
1993      Open Studio, Artspan, San Francisco.
             International Juried Group Exhibition.  Roseville, CA. (Juror: Barbara Gibbs)
             Garden Temples, Lumbini Gallery, San Francisco. 
1992      The Drawing Group, Limn Gallery, San Francisco.
             In Support of Contemporary Bay Area Artists. One Market Plaza, San Francisco.
             Overtime. O/T Gallery.  San Francisco. 
1991      Two Heads are Better than One. Limn Gallery. (Collaboration Camden Hicks).
1990      Life Support - Inventive Furniture from Northern California.  Limn,  San Francisco.
1989      Installation. Hermes, San Francisco, with Contemporary Realist Gallery,
             Spring Exhibit, Southern Exposure Gallery. San Francisco.  Fort Mason Artists.
1988     Christmas Show, The Cannery Exhibit, Fort Mason Artists. San Francisco.
1987     "Architects as Artists". Learning through Education in the Arts Project (LEAP), SF

EDUCATION    

1980-98    Independent study.  CCAC.  SF Art Institute.  UC Berkeley Extension.
1971-76      Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. Liberal Arts, Architecture, History of Art.    
Bachelor of Environmental Design. Bachelor of Architecture.
1972          Aegean School of Fine Arts, Paros, Greece. Painting, Sculpture, Photography.
1969-71     Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, History of Art.

BIBLIOGRAPHY    

2003    “James Heron Schematics: Recent Paintings” Exhibition Catalog - 
              American Architectural Foundation, Washington DC
             “Schematics” Jessica Dawson, Washington Post,  Oct 16 2003
             “Scape Crusader” Shelley D. Hutchins, Residential Architect, Sept-Oct, 2003, 
2001     “Doses of Diversity”. Josef Woodard, Los Angeles Times, Feb 2001
              Menninger Perspective vol 31 no2, (cover image) Menninger Foundation
1998      “An Evolution into Three Dimensions of Art,”  Pasatiempo, Santa Fe. 
1996       Landis, Dylan, “Designing for Small Homes”, Rizzoli Publications, pp. 116-119 (color reproductions).
1993      “ArtSpan Open Studios”, San Francisco Downtown.
1991       Muffeny, Liz, “Datebook, Exhibits,” AIA/SF News, Jul-Aug, p. 13.
             “Style Setters," Designers West, January, work featured in section.
1990       Graves, Ginny, "An Architect Drafts a New Line,”  SF Magazine, April.

GRANTS    

2003      LEF Foundation, St Helena, CA  Funding for publication of catalog.

LECTURES & TALKS    

2000     “Bay Area Art”, Oakland Museum of Art. Moderator: Meredith Tromble.
               Juror:  San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Fire and Ice Exhibition 
1998      “Artist Lecture Series,” Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA.

RELATED ACTIVITIES    

Mr. Heron divides his time between painting and practicing architecture in San Francisco.