Heidi Hybl studied art at the University of California at Santa Cruz and Monterey Peninsula College. She grew up in Chicago, and has lived and worked in California since the early 1970s. Her early professional life was spent in the medical field. She now lives in the coastal mountains of Big Sur, where her life is one of intense involvement with the physical world.


Hybl paints in oil, on paper or stretched canvas, in a wide range of sizes and subject matter. Paying strict attention to the physical properties of paint, she combines disparate elements--the experience of natural phenomena and the images of everyday objects--layering paint and forms in an effort to incorporate memory, time, and the historical record of picture-making. "At some stage in the painting process, I abandon myself to paint."


The artist has had many one-woman exhibitions. She has exhibited in group and juried shows, and received various awards for her efforts. She has taught classes to children and adults, served on the Board of Directors of Artists Equity, and interviewed artists on Public Radio. Most recently, she had work juried into an exhibition by an assistant curator of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.