Alexander Heilner

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RISING AND FALLING at CPAC in Denver

October 4, 2023

Lake Powell, Utah

RISING AND FALLING will open at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center next weekend. “From the alarming depletion of the Colorado River basin to the inevitable submersion of Tangier island off the coast of Virginia, Rising and Falling presents stories about the rising of oceans, the falling of rivers, and the people that depend on them.” ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Colorado River Basin, Exhibitions, News Tagged With: Aerial Photography, Colorado, Denver, exhibition

The Headwaters of the Colorado!

August 16, 2023

On Monday, I finally made it to the headwaters of the Colorado River. Amy and I hiked 16 miles round trip to follow the river through Rocky Mountain National Park to its source on the Continental Divide. For the geography, hydrology, and water-policy nerds among us, it’s a really interesting place. Pointing to a single ...Read More

Filed Under: Colorado River Basin, Musings, News Tagged With: Colorado, Colorado River

Along the Colorado

October 25, 2022

Hey L.A. Friends! ALONG THE COLORADO will be opening at the Diana Berger Gallery in Walnut, CA next Thursday. When this show originated at the Nevada Humanities Council in Las Vegas this summer, curator Sapira Cheuk included my recent aerial videos from Nevada and Arizona. This iteration will feature a bunch of my still photographs ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Colorado River Basin, Exhibitions, News

Back in the Air, Over Utah

October 19, 2022

Huge thanks to LightHawk for getting me in the air again this weekend. I was able to photograph the Colorado River through its most remote (and beautiful) section, from Moab to Lake Powell. Photos will be added to “Draining the Colorado” shortly. Specific thanks to pilot extraordinaire Kelly who flew up from Taos for the ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Colorado River Basin, Musings, News

Check Out My Billboard in Brooklyn

August 21, 2022

My photograph of the Coachella Canal is featured on a billboard as part of #iamwater2022, a public art project hosted by @ecoartspace and @ourhumanitymatters. Nearly a dozen artworks are displayed on billboards around New York City, and mine can be seen over Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn, just a block east of Prospect Park and the ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Colorado River Basin, Exhibitions, News

Three Weeks in the Arctic

June 28, 2022

I’m just back from three weeks in the high Arctic, and slowly dipping my toes back into my default world. I had the privilege of taking part in the Arctic Circle Residency with 27 other artists and researchers, as we traveled around Northwestern Svalbard aboard the tall ship Antigua. I am continuing work on my ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Arctic, News

My photograph in the Chronicle of Higher Ed

January 27, 2022

This week you can see my aerial image of Morgan State University’s academic quad published in the Chronicle of Higher Education. It’s a commission for a great story about the efforts among HBCUs to attain R1 status as research universities.

Filed Under: Aerial, News, Publications

“Welcome Home” is Featured on Lenscratch

November 25, 2021

“Welcome Home”, my project documenting campsites at Burning Man, is featured today on @lenscratch Thanks to @danielgeorgephoto for the thoughtful interview! Full project at www.welcomehome-brc.com 

Filed Under: Burning Man, News, Publications

The 2021 Daegu Biennale

September 14, 2021

Selections from Draining the Colorado and The New Arctic are currently featured in the 8th DAEGU BIENNALE, in Daegu, South Korea, which runs through early November. Many of the exhibitions and works are centered on the growing environmental crises faced by communities worldwide, so it is an honor to have my work selected for exhibition ...Read More

Filed Under: Aerial, Arctic, Colorado River Basin, Exhibitions, News

Back to the Colorado

August 19, 2021

I found myself back in Colorado a couple weeks ago and was able to spend some more time developing my growing portrait of the Colorado River and the communities that rely on it. This visit I spent some time tracing the river’s path along the hundred-mile stretch between Grand Lake and Dotsero.

Filed Under: News

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