Don’t miss all-new works by Heidi Jung featuring edible plants and images inspired from her garden as well as the Denver Botanic Gardens.
August 11 - November 6, 2016
Opening reception & artist Q&A: August 11, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
FREE and open to the public
RSVP to exhibits@botanicgardens.org
York Street – Gates Garden Court Gallery
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Over the last few years I have primarily concentrated on botanical imagery, and the idea of finding beauty in decay. This series is an extension of that idea, with a kinship in a natural subject matter. Many of the seaweed images that I referenced in this series were from actual samples collected by Dr. Earle form the 1970’s that are housed in the Smithsonian archives. This body of work is my small way of bringing a bit of attention to the oceans from a landlocked place like Colorado. I want to help reiterate the idea that Dr. Earle and others teach, that every area on this planet is connected ecologically, and that we will all feel the results of imbalance in some way or another whether it be in the short or long term.
I will be donating a portion of the sales of this work to Mission Blue so that they can continue to do this important work. (www.mission-blue.org)
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Opening Reception Friday January 17th 6-10pm
Gallery Hours for First Friday February 7th 6-9pm
show dates 1/17 to 2/22 2014 Ironton Studios Denver, Colorado
ROOTS NEW DRAWINGS BY HEIDI JUNG
This exhibit and party celebrates Ironton’s 15th year and the addition of Estudio Grande. The new building adds over 4500 square feet of studio space to the Ironton community and opens August 1st. Ironton remains unique to Denver with studios as diverse as metal fabrication, wood working, painting, stone sculpture, bronze casting and installation all sharing ¾ of an acre along with a garden and gallery. Click here for directions and more information
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Denver artist HEIDI JUNG has been creating artwork for as long as she can remember. Her lifelong love of nature and insects has serves as her inspiration and subject matter for her work. Trained as a photographer, Jung brings her experience from the dark room to her work, which often resembles daguerreotypes. Jung maintains an active studio at Ironton Studios, where she works with charcoal, ink and vellum materials to create her pieces. Her solo exhibition at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, titled Black and White, opens on April 4th and closes on May 5th.
to see the forest for the trees
Heidi Jung has been selected as a featured artist for Baker Furniture's showrooms nationwide. Baker's design staff worked with Jung and commissioned 5 exclusive works, with a limited edition of 25 of each of the signed prints. Log on to www.BakerFurniture.com to find a location in your area.
August 20 to December 15th Heidi Jung has been selected to exhibit in the main conference area of DIA's A concourse. Visitors can view the work by walking towards the A concourse security check point and visiting the conference area waiting room on the left prior to going thru security. This exhibition was curated by Christine Serr of Abend Gallery. For more information contact Abend Gallery www.AbendGallery.com
Sellars Project Space is pleased to host an exhibition of new works by Colorado artist, Heidi Jung in an exhibition titled, Blue Period. This exhibition opens with a reception for the artist during the city’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday, September 2nd, 2011 from 6 - 9 p.m. This exhibition will continue through October 4th, 2011.
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Jung's studio located at Ironton Studios Gallery (3636 Chestnut Street Denver CO 80216) will be open during the RiNo open studio Tour June 11th. Trek the wilds of RiNo during our 6th Annual Open Studio Tour. Explore over 100 artist habitats in the River North Art District. Hunt for that special work of art in an array of studio spaces and contemporary galleries featuring ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, furniture, fiber, jewelry, metal and glass.
The event is FREE and features the best of RiNo.
Situated along the Platte River Bike Path, getting to and around RiNo is fun and easy. The arts district is located near Coors Field and LoDo. Cyclists can take exits on 31st St. and 38th Ave. to easily land in the heart of RiNo. By car, the district is easily accessible via I-70 or I-25 off of exits for Brighton Blvd. or Washington Street.
Rino Open Studio Tour
Ironton Studios Denver, Colorado
Saturday June 11th noon to 5pm 2011
http://www.rivernorthart.com/second-saturdays/
Heidi Jung has been invited to exhibit her work with the Women's Chamber of Commerce in an exhibition titled Garden Scapes. This exhibition opens on June 9th and will remain on display until September 1st. A reception will be held for the exhibition on Thursday, June 9th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and benefit the Women's Chamber of Commerce.
Heidi Jung has been chosen to represent Ironton Studios along with other studio artists for the City of Denver's Art in Public Places program Artist Exhibition at the Buell Theater. This event will open with a reception on Thursday, June 9th at 6 - 9 p.m.
Heidi Jung's original works will be on exhibit in 3 of Baker Furniture's flagship locations in Manhattan, Chicago and Los Angeles. For more information on Baker Furniture's hours and locations visit http://www.bakerfurniture.com.
Jung's work was chosen for the 2011 Denver Designer's Show Home to benefit Children's Hospital. Her work, on display in Tonya Frank, Petra Richards and Kristina Sterling's "Not Your Ordinary Family Room" in the show home. You can see more about the event here: http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/191458/346/Show-home-raises-funds-for-childrens-hospital?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Ct
About he home: 1625 was the first home built on Gilpin Street in Country Club over a century ago. Designed by Arthur Fisher of famed Fisher and Fisher Architects, this beautiful 1909 Tudor has been owned solely by the Cowperthwaite family since its original construction. The past century has seen an address change from its original 305 Gilpin Street, a sunroom and servant quarters’ addition and a handful of tasteful renovations. It remains in near-vintage condition and wonderfully, none of the remodels has significantly altered its character.
http://www.westword.com/events/the-sacred-bug-and-the-insect-1567945/
Except when they’re biting, stinging or otherwise annoying us, we spend most of our lives ignoring insects. But a closer look at our little exoskeletal fellow travelers can reveal not just utility, but beauty and deeper meaning. That’s the concept behind The Sacred Bug and the Insect, a group show at Hinterland Art Space featuring the work of Heidi Jung, Malea Ellison, Grant Williams, Gail Boyd, Norman Broomhall, David Zimmer, Robin Schaefer and Sabin Aell in mediums ranging from painting to installation and video. Aell conceived of the show when she realized that she and several colleagues were all working on pieces that explored the world of insects as it intersects with technology, nature, mysticism and dreams.
“People don’t usually pay too much attention to bugs, because they’re so small. They play a way larger role than we think. If you take just one little bug out of the food chain, it changes everything completely,” Aell explains. “They also play really important roles in religion and culture. If you look at bugs and how intricate they are, and how colorful and detailed, they’re like little artworks.”
The show opens tonight with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. at Hinterland, 3254 Walnut Street, and runs through October 7. For more info, call 720-309-1764 or visit www.hinterlandartspace.com.
Taken from Westword Article:
Opening Reception: Friday, August 6th from 6 - 9 pm
THINGS OF BEAUTY
Sellars Project Space is an elegant little gallery in the west side’s Berkeley neighborhood that was founded by artist and arts promoter Jimmy Sellars. His latest offering, Heidi Jung, is a self-titled solo dedicated to a Colorado artist whose work has been all over town lately, with examples at Ironton and the Center for Visual Art in addition to this show. Jung combines the influence of abstract-expressionism with an interest in botany in works done in ink and charcoal on vellum that’s been mounted on panels so they look like paintings.
“I’ve yet to put them in a stylistic category,” explains Jung. “They’re representational and they’re not; there’s a looseness to them. My idols are Motherwell and Dine. “The series I’m focusing on right now is based on images from a ’70s houseplant book. I’ve been working on the series for a while, and in the process, I’ve tried to become an expert on plants.”
Gallery director Sellars is enraptured by Jung’s work. “A lot of people believe that Heidi’s pieces are either complex renditions of nature or a discussion on the fading of beauty,” muses Sellars. “But I think the truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle. Personally, I see them as representing the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. Her pieces exude imperfection, impermanence and transience — in a nice way, of course — and while aesthetically, each piece offers its own form of beauty, they also radiate sadness and a longing for more.”
The show gets under way with an opening reception tonight from 6 to 9 p. m. at Sellars Project Space, 4383 Tennyson Street, 1D, and continues through August. Call 720-475-1182.
