Heather Waddell

Heather Waddell was born in Scotland but has lived in London since the mid 1970s. She has written books, for newspapers ( The( Glasgow) Herald London art critic 1980-84/London correspondent Vie des Arts 1979-89/Arts Editor on élan the European's magazine 1990/ freelance The Independent/Independent on Sunday/The Times/ Evening Standard) and for international art magazines as well as being interviewed on radio and TV ( BBC World Services/ITV news/US radio stations/Australian TV). She has written 11 editions of London Art and Artists Guide, The London Art World 1979-99 ( a book of her photographs with introduction by John Russell-Taylor), The Artist's Directory(3 editions) (with Richard Layzell), Henri Goetz: 50 years of painting and recently completed Art Snakes and London Ladders. She has contributed to The London Encyclopaedia, Time Out's London and New York guides, Blue Guide Spain, Australian Arts Guide, Glasgow Arts Guide, Londres and l"Ecosse;lumiere,granit et vent (both Editions Autrement,Paris). Between 1980 and 1990 she founded and ran the international Art Guide series to London, Paris, New York, Amsterdam,Berlin,Madrid, Glasgow, Australia, sold to A&C Black in 1987. She is also an artist-photographer and five of her art world portraits in b/w are in the photography collection at the National Portrait Gallery,London. She studied at the University of St Andrews (MA) and at art school in London (University of the Arts-Byam Shaw/Central St Martins). Her website is www.hwlondonartandartistsguide.com