David Heberlein

Professor of Art (Photography)

Office: B91 KFA
Phone: 715.425.3308
Email: david.a.heberlein@uwrf.edu
Website: www.davidheberlein.com

David Heberlein is a Professor of Art in Photography.  He has taught at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls since 1978.  He has also held teaching positions at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.

Education

• Master of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Photography, 1991
• Master of Science, University of Wisconsin- Stout, Media Technology, 1976
• Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Geography, 1971

Artist Statement

My personal photographic work has primarily been focused around three interests; the relationship between land use and preservation within our National Parks and Monuments; the transitional zones between urban and rural settings; and public transportation in Switzerland. These subjects offer many visual possibilities and the photographs link culture, geography, and time.

Selected Exhibitions

• James Watrous Gallery, Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Wisconsin Labor Photographs, Madison, WI
• Wisconsin Workers Project, Wisconsin State Office Building, Dept. of Workforce Development, Madison, WI
• Our Heartland:  Contemporary Images of Rural Life, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
• Inside the Fence, Views of Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
• Brittenham Invitational, Brittenham House, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
• Purple Mountain Majesties, pARTS Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• MN 2000, A Photographic Document of Minnesota at the, end of the 20th Century, Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN

Awards/Grants/Commissions

• Minnesota History Center Photography Grant   
• Wisconsin State Historical Society Sesquicentennial Rephotographic Project Grant
• University of Wisconsin at River Falls (UWRF) Foundation Grants  
• UWRF Faculty Research Grant    
• UWRF Lab Modernization Grant  
• UWRF Classroom Instructional Improvement Grants   
• UWRF Retraining and Renewal Grants
• Wisconsin Arts Board Individual Artist Grant
• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Workers Documentation Commission

Collections

• Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. MN
• Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
• Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN
• Plains Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
• University of Wisconsin-River Falls
• Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
• Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI

Publications

• St. Paul Pioneer Press Sunday Edition, January 15, 2006, Wisconsin Section: Feature article about my work
• "Minnesota in Our Time—A Photographic Portrait”, Minnesota Historical Society, June 2000
• "Metroscapes” Exhibition Catalog, Weisman Art Museum, Mps, MN, 1998

International Experience

• Co-Director, Semester Abroad Program, UWRF; Spent four months in Europe (3 different times) leading/overseeing students doing independent study research at various locations in Europe
• Presently working on documentary series about Swiss Transportation