Heather Theresa Craig is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY, working in performance, visual arts, and writing. Her work has appeared in The Chronogram, Art Bridge, and at The Jacob Burns Film Center. She has performed Off-Broadway and staged her show Barb Ross in The Joy of Painting? at The PIT, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, and Public Displays of Altadena.

Heather’s work is influenced by her movement background, exploring somatic and primal themes. She studied cinematography at Drexel, acting at Maggie Flanigan Studio, and clowning at The Idiot School.

After recovering from a traumatic brain injury in 2023, she became passionate about Polyvagal Theory and its connection to performing. She trained in Polyvagal Theory with Deb Dana, LCSW, and completed the Clown Teaching Program with Christopher Bayes’ Pandemonium Studios, creating The Polyvagal Clown, a trauma-informed class.

A Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant recipient, Heather is dedicated to supporting the Chronic Pain and Illness community by integrating nervous system regulation into her art and education practices.