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Heike Jane Zimmermann

ecological science and fiction art

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Jane Zimmermann is an artist and illustrator based in Tromsø, Norway.
Jane’s art explores ecological themes, often blending fiction with reality, with a focus on the often-overlooked small worlds that play vital roles in ecosystems around the world.

In her detailed botanical, entomological, ornithological and ecological art, she loves both the affective and scientific exploration of nature. Each painting process becomes an immersive experience of learning and interaction with nature, often weaving a fictional touch that enriches the narrative of her artworks.

A key part of Jane’s practice involves creating pigments and prints from all kinds of natural materials to enhance the artwork’s and viewer’s connection to nature. The materials she uses are either hand-collected or even brought to the surface during deep-sea expeditions and volcanic research.

Jane is regularly featured in international exhibitions and sells her original paintings in international galleries. She has ongoing collaborations at the intersections of science and art with researchers across the natural and health sciences, as well as the humanities.

If you would like to work with her or have any other questions, please get in touch via jane(ad)limnlines.com or DM on Instagram.

EXHIBITIONS

Annual Artist for Conservation Exhibition 2022 Canada
artwork
Annual Artist for Conservation Exhibition 2021 Canada
artwork
For the Love of Botanicals 2021 New Zealand
Annual Artist for Conservation Exhibition 2020 Canada
Big Show of Little Botanical Works 2020 New Zealand
Botanical Exhibtion SpaceStudioGallery 2020 New Zealand
Margaret Flockton Award Exhibition 2020 Australia
Solo Exhibition Mairangi Arts Center 2019 New Zealand
World Wide Botanical Illustration Exhibition 2018 New Zealand

And others in earlier years in Hong Kong, Beijing and Germany

WORKSHOPS

December 2023
Creating Pigments and Watercolors from Nature
Online only / www.botanicalartnz.org
Juli 2023
Breaking the rules and having fun:
Mixed Media Art in Botanical Art
Online only / www.botanicalartnz.org
April 2023
Using sculptering to think and talk about Geoscience
EGU 23 / Vienna
www.egu23.eu
October 2022
Mixmedia Demo Workshop
Online only
www.botanicalartnz.org
May 2022
Sculpting at sea
On board the research vessel RV Kronprinz Haakon / Norway
akma-project.com/akma2-oceansenses/sculpting-at-sea

Artist in residence

2025
Extremes project expedition,
RV Kronprins Haakon research vessel

An interdisciplinary projct about arctic extreme
environments UiT The Arctic University of Norway
(Department of Geosciences), University of Copenhagen
(Department of Arts and Cultural Studies) , University
of Iceland (Research Centre in Þingeyjarsveit)

Funding by UArctic
(UA 06/2024, from 01-01-2025 to 31-12-2026)

2023
EGU European Geoscience Union Conference
Vienna

2020
AKMA Ocean Senses Research Expedition,
RV Kronprins Haakon research vessel

Exploring extreme environment with a focus on science
and education

Funding by by Norwegian Research Council

Publications

2025
Cruise Comic – Exploring the Unknown
Extremes Project, UiT Tromsø

2024
EGU Blog Interview

2022
Ocean Senses Activities Book
Akma Project, UiT Tromsø

Memberships

Botanical Art Society of New Zealand
www.botanicalartnz.org

Art at Galleries

Saatchi Art
www.saatchiart.com