Heather Stivison is a former museum director whose nonfiction writing developed from her background in fine and decorative arts. She is the author of "Craftsman Farms," an Arcadia Publication on Gustav Stickley’s New Jersey estate. She has written and lectured on little-known women in the American Arts & Crafts Movement. Her current project is a biography of artist and polymath Eloise Roorbach (1868-1961). She writes feature-length art criticism for "Artscope" magazine, and essays on museums for various publications.

Stivison is an award-winning visual artist whose work has been exhibited in museums, universities, and galleries across the United States, in Europe, and in Asia.

Stivison serves as Chairman of the Board of South Coast Artists, Inc., a New England visual arts nonprofit organization. She has served on the board of directors of numerous arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. She is a former president of both the New Jersey Association of Museums, and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums. She holds and MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and is represented by Pleiades Gallery in New York City.