Mary Heebner

Mary Heebner is an artist whose books encompass her extraordinary vision of past and present. She has exhibited widely, taught, advised, and received many art commissions and awards. Her work can be seen at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, archive of the Ministry of Culture in Bordeaux, France, the UCLA Library, and many other distinguished collections.

Further information about Mary Heebner's work can be found on her website.

On Exhibit

Western Trilogy: Mountain, Canyon, Dune
Santa Barbara, 2001
Letterpress with original watercolors

"I believe we stitch ourselves to the fabric of the land through art and language. This theme has played out in my work. Travel increases my sense of humanity, makes me take risks, reveals and undermines my prejudices, and stretches my conceptions about art."

A la orilla azul del silencio by Pablo Neruda
Santa Barbara, 2001
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections

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