Hi!! My name is Heather McHugh and this will be my sixth year teaching visual arts at Scales. Prior to teaching I was a mural artist creating murals for businesses and homes across the mid state. I have my Masters of Arts in Teaching, Art Education and my Bachelors of Arts in Liberal studies/ Fine Arts- both from Belmont University.  I absolutely adore teaching and I feel so fortunate on a daily basis to have a career that is likewise my passion!  

     In 2007 I was fortunate to be selected as a Fulbright Memorial fund Scholar to Japan, where I traveled, learned and taught at schools in Okinawa. In the spring of 2008 I was given the honor of being named the Scales “Teacher of the Year” and was likewise selected by Humanities Tennessee as “Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities.” This research fellowship allowed me the opportunity to travel to Greece this summer and research how art and architecture documented societal progression- it was a profound experience I can’t wait to share with our students!!   Art is the perfect catalyst to introduce students to our global community and emphasize the importance of a variety of cultures and ideas that are captured through creativity.

     Outside of teaching, I have 4 children who make my life rich and compel me to be the best human I am capable of becoming. (3 teenagers-yikes!). I love swimming, traveling, writing, cooking, working in the yard and of course, making art!  I live in Franklin with my 4 children, 2 crazy dogs and  our  kitty cat.