Heather McGinley (b.1982), critically acclaimed American dancer, is an artist living in New York City. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors in dance performance from Butler University. Her dance career included extensive performing of works by Martha Graham and Paul Taylor in both New York and worldwide. She participated in the creative processes of choreographers Doug Varone, Pam Tanowitz, Bryan Arias, Kyle Abraham, and Paul Taylor, among others. Across her thirteen years with the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Paul Taylor Dance Company, McGinley was surrounded by the designs of monumental artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Osamu Naguchi, Alex Katz, Jennifer Tipton, and Santo Loquasto. In 2018, while still in her stage performance days, a lifelong interest in drawing began to deepen and became an important creative outlet following the death of Paul Taylor later that year. Her medium and support choice of oil pastel on paper became exclusive. Her work is now entirely nonrepresentational.