Heidi Schwegler explores a wide range of materials in the service of her subject matter. She is drawn to the ruin and the discarded and is interested in modifying such existing objects in order to give them a new sense of purpose. She has participated in numerous shows, both nationally and internationally, and has lectured on her work at contemporary art and design institutions such as the Burg Giebichenstein, (Germany), Cranbrook Academy of Art (Michigan) and Kendall College of Art and Design (Michigan). Reviews of Schwegler’s work have been published in Art in America, ArtNews and the Huffington Post. She earned her MFA from the University of Oregon and is currently Associate Professor at Oregon College of Art and Craft.