Heather Golinko (HEGO) is a self-taught ink artist and sculptor based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her work emerges from an uncommon blend of fashion and medicine - two disciplines she once inhabited professionally. After designing for Donna Karan in New York City and later working as a surgical physician assistant at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Heather began to see the quiet connections between design and anatomy: the rhythm of form, the balance of structure, and the beauty that exists in both.

Influenced by her family’s creative roots - her mother’s woodworking and her sister’s acrylic painting - Heather brings a sense of craftsmanship and curiosity to her practice. Her dual background naturally shapes the way she approaches texture, structure, and color, weaving together precision and intuition.

She paints with ink on synthetic paper, letting the pigment flow freely before guiding it with the heat of a soldering iron into intricate, sculptural compositions. Each piece is mounted on hand-drilled panels that transform her delicate forms into dimensional works of art. The result is a body of work that feels alive - meticulous yet organic, grounded yet full of motion - reflecting the intricate systems that connect both nature and design.