Heather Doram

Heather Doram is an Antiguan artist, actor, activist and educator, who is the designer of Antigua and Barbuda's national costume.

[1][2] She attended Antigua Girls' High School in St John's and subsequently studied for an Associate Degree in Education from the University of the West Indies.

[2] She returned to teach at her former school and a few years later was awarded funding to study for a BFA in Textiles at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston.

[2][3] In 1994, Doram received a scholarship that enabled her to study for an MA degree at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), where her work was chosen to represent the university at the Venice Biennale.

[1] The costume for women includes a dress made from a "madras plaid of red, gold and green", which is then covered with a white pinafore, and headscarf.