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