Heather Galler is a folk artist from New York known for her abstract paintings of pets, flowers, angels, and landscapes. As a folk artist, she did not receive formal art training but creates paintings that reflect her life and culture. Her landscapes show vibrant colors inspired by movies, music, and travel. People enjoy her paintings for their vivid colors and the way they capture her experiences and environment.

1. Heather
Galler
Folk Artist

2. What is a “Folk
Artist?”• When most people think of
“art,” they think of well-trained,
famous artists like Picasso, Da
Vinci, or Michaelangelo.
• A folk artist is an artist who did
not get trained in an art school,
but instead, creates art about
what is important to him/her in
a way that is important to
him/her.
• Folk art tells something about
the person who created it,
about their life, their family or
culture.

3. Which one is folk art and what
makes you think so?

4. What can you tell about Galler from
the types of things that she paints?
(Pets, flowers, angels, landscapes)

5. • Heather Galler is a well known abstract folk
artist from New York who has won many
awards.
• She is an artist who is working and selling her
art today. For only $250, you can have her
paint a portrait of YOUR very own pet!!
• She sold over 750 paintings in just 5 years! =
150 per year!

7. What do you notice about her
landscapes?

8. What else do
you see?

9. Why do you think people like her
paintings so much?

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• She says that, “I love color to the point some
people would be turned off, but those who
love color as I do really GET my work. I love
to be inspired by movies, music, books, and
of course other art, but the most important
element of inspiration is enviornment. The
mexican, italian, and french culture drive me
to paint the most.”