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 –
SEE ARTWORK
- Annual Artist for Conservation Exhibition 2021 Canada
- 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
April 2023 EGU European Geoscience Union 2023 egu23.eu
May 2022 RV Kronprins Haakon akma-project.com
(Norwegian icebreaking polar research vessel)
Publications
- Artist Blog Interview, EGU Jan 2024