Biography

Esther Hiepler was born in Stuttgart in 1966 and lives in Basel since 1974. Her work includes drawing, painting, text, performance, video/audio, photography, art on building. She is a member of the Bollag studio cooperative and the Visarte art association. She teaches at the School of Design in Basel.

Education

1985–1986
Preliminary courses, School of Design, Basel

1994
Art Academy Düsseldorf, Class of Fritz Schwegler

1993–2015
Training courses in printing techniques and bookbinding, School of Design, Basel

2004 / 2018
Basic Pedagogical Courses Dik 1, School of Design, Basel and Bern

Grants / Awards

2010
Atelier Mondial Exchange Program: Four months residency at Studio Marseille

2006
IAAB Studio Exchange: Six months residency at Fonderie Darling in Montreal, Canada

2001
Canton Baselland: Six months residency at Studio Berlin

1996 / 2001
Swiss Art Awards

1995 / 2001
Basel Artist Grants

2000
Guest at the Schnitt exhibition space, Cologne

1997
Bank Heusser Prize, Kunsthalle Basel

1992
Travel Prize of the Basler Kunstverein

Works in collections

Daimler Art Collection, D
Collection Ricola, Laufen, CH
Federal Art Collection, CH
Swiss National Library, CH
Collection of the Canton Baselland, CH
Collection of the Canton of Baselstadt, CH

Art on building (selection)

2014
“Ruchfeldpanorama”, study commission streetcar depot, Christof Merian Foundation/BLT, Basel

2011
“Work”, study contract vocational school, art credit / building authority, Basel

2010
“Moving Fence”, study commission, art credit / building authority, Basel

2007
“The Line”, study commission Schulhaus Milchbuck, Department for construction engineering, Zurich

since 2006
“Sculptures”, permanent video installation, Hoffmann la Roche, Basel

since 2005
“Quiet things”, permanent photo installation, Liestal barracks

Art Handling

1988–1999 Kunsthalle Basel: Art handling, exhibition setup, library, archive
2003–2016 Schaulager Basel: Art handling, exhibition setup, archive