Edward Boerner completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but also studied at the University of Iowa under famed Regionalist painter Grant Wood.
Known as an artist as well as a teacher, Boerner had a gentle nature and was generous with his time, influencing many artists in the area. Boerner taught summer art classes near Holy Hill, (northwest of Milwaukee) in a renovated log cabin. He was chairman of art education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is remembered as an outstanding art teacher with a 42-year career in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Boerner was also a member of the Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors.
A versatile and accomplished artist, Boerner’s
principal medium of expression was watercolor.
Even so, he is recognized as a premier printmaker and painted in all media as well as creating sculpture. The landscape of his native Wisconsin was his favorite subject matter.