Mary Heebner
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Mary Heebner
Mary Heebner works in several mediums including painting, photography and handmade artists books. Her work is exhibited internationally, and is in collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
, the National Gallery of Art
, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
, the University of Chicago
and the J. Paul Getty Collection
. Her books are published under her imprint
, simplemente maria Press. She is represented by Edward Cella Art + Architecture
In 2003, Heebner achieved renown outside the art world with the publication of an illustrated, bilingual version of Pablo Neruda
's On the Blue Shore of Silence. The book, released by Harper Collins-Rayo is based on a hand-made, limited edition artist book by the same title. Printed in honor of the poet's 100th birthday, the book featured Heebner's paintings, as well as English translations of Neruda's work by Scottish writer Alastair Reid
and an afterword by Antonio Skármeta
. A companion book, Intimacies: Poems of Love by Pablo Neruda followed in 2008, with Heebner's series of paintings entitled Muse. Heebner's work also appears on the cover of Gretel Ehrlich
's The Future of Ice. Director Russ Spencer
featured Heebner and her husband, travel photographer Macduff Everton, in his 2000 documentary "Full Circle," which chronicled the making of the couple's book, The Western Horizon. Her mural painting, "Mojave", combining word and image from The Western Horizon project is part of the permanent collection of American artists curated by Virginia Shore for the Chancery of the United States Embassy in Moscow.
Heebner also writes travel journalism articles for such publications as Islands, and National Geographic Traveler
. BFA from the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara and MFA from UCSB in 1977, studying with artist William Dole. She currently resides in Santa Barbara, California
.
Heebner's exhibitions include "Intimacies" at Queen Sofia Spanish Institute
New York City
and "Mani Wall paintings & A Sacred Geography: Sonnets of the Himalaya and Tibet" UCLA's Fowler Museum Heebner's most Most recent artist's book, The Tragedy of Hamlet
, Prince of Denmark: An artist's interpretation of the classic text by William Shakespeare
(2008).
Mary Heebner works in several mediums including painting, photography and handmade artists books. Her work is exhibited internationally, and is in collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
, the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden is a national art museum, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, in Washington, DC...
, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is an art museum located at 1130 State St. in downtown Santa Barbara, California.It was founded in 1941 and currently ranks amongst the top 10 regional art museums in the United States . It is home to both permanent and special collections, the former of which...
, the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and the J. Paul Getty Collection
Getty Center
The Getty Center, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, is a campus for cultural institutions founded by oilman J. Paul Getty. The $1.3 billion center, which opened on December 16, 1997, is also well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles...
. Her books are published under her imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
, simplemente maria Press. She is represented by Edward Cella Art + Architecture
In 2003, Heebner achieved renown outside the art world with the publication of an illustrated, bilingual version of Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
's On the Blue Shore of Silence. The book, released by Harper Collins-Rayo is based on a hand-made, limited edition artist book by the same title. Printed in honor of the poet's 100th birthday, the book featured Heebner's paintings, as well as English translations of Neruda's work by Scottish writer Alastair Reid
Alastair Reid
Alastair Reid is a poet and a scholar of South American literature from Galloway in Scotland. He is known for his lighthearted style of poems and for his translations of South American poets Jorge Luis Borges and Pablo Neruda. Although he is famous for translations, his own poems are gaining note...
and an afterword by Antonio Skármeta
Antonio Skármeta
Antonio Skármeta is a Chilean writer, born November 7, 1940 in Antofagasta, Chile. He was born to Croatian immigrants from the Adriatic island of Brač, region of Dalmatia....
. A companion book, Intimacies: Poems of Love by Pablo Neruda followed in 2008, with Heebner's series of paintings entitled Muse. Heebner's work also appears on the cover of Gretel Ehrlich
Gretel Ehrlich
Gretel Ehrlich is an American travel writer, poet, and essayist.Born in 1946 in Santa Barbara, California, she studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She began to write full time in 1978, living on a Wyoming ranch, after the death of a loved one. Ehrlich debuted in 1985 with The Solace...
's The Future of Ice. Director Russ Spencer
Russ Spencer
Russell Spencer is an English television presenter and singer.-TV work:Spencer is a television presenter, hosting shows such as the ITV1 game show Make Your Play. He was also anchor presenter three nights a week for The Great Big British Quiz on Five...
featured Heebner and her husband, travel photographer Macduff Everton, in his 2000 documentary "Full Circle," which chronicled the making of the couple's book, The Western Horizon. Her mural painting, "Mojave", combining word and image from The Western Horizon project is part of the permanent collection of American artists curated by Virginia Shore for the Chancery of the United States Embassy in Moscow.
Heebner also writes travel journalism articles for such publications as Islands, and National Geographic Traveler
National Geographic Traveler
National Geographic Traveler is a magazine published by the National Geographic Society in the United States. It was launched in 1984. Local-language editions of National Geographic Traveler are published in Armenia, Belgium/the Netherlands, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Latin America,...
. BFA from the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara and MFA from UCSB in 1977, studying with artist William Dole. She currently resides in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
.
Heebner's exhibitions include "Intimacies" at Queen Sofia Spanish Institute
Queen Sofia Spanish Institute
The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute is an organization in New York City founded to promote the Spanish language and the culture of Spain. It is located on 684 Park Avenue in the former Oliver D. Filley House.- History :...
New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and "Mani Wall paintings & A Sacred Geography: Sonnets of the Himalaya and Tibet" UCLA's Fowler Museum Heebner's most Most recent artist's book, The Tragedy of Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, Prince of Denmark: An artist's interpretation of the classic text by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
(2008).