MAKE started in 2017, offering kids, teens, and adults a variety of opportunities to engage in meaningful and engaging art experiences. Heather Klausa is the owner, instructor, and freelance artist of MAKE. She was raised in Downers Grove and received a BFA from The University of Illinois in Art Education and then another in Painting after finishing up at the University of Verona, Italy. A professional working artist and certified art educator, she has taught in public schools and private settings since 2005 and shown her work professionally throughout. MAKEart Studios is located in Heather Klausa’s home studio, located down the street from the Tivoli Movie Theatre in downtown Downers Grove.
Heather Klausa
Artist + Educator
Heather grew up in DG and attended Downers Grove South where a passion for the arts developed. She attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and University of Verona Italy, where she stayed up late painting and enjoying life for as long as they would let her stay.
An art educator since the early 2000’s, she has worked in Hinsdale, Villa Park and Riverside teaching art from pre-K to high school. She is working from home these days, enjoying teaching and freelancing while always working on a new body of work. She mostly paints but dabbles in anything else that crosses her path and strikes her fancy. She also loves to read, garden & cook.
Most of all, Heather is a creative person that is always looking for excuses to make things and remain distracted from how dirty the kitchen floor is.