Heike Jane Zimmermann

I am an artist based in Tromsø, Norway. In working on my botanical, entomological, avian, and ecological art, I love both the affective and scientific exploration of nature and the wonderful small and large worlds within it. Because this ignites my imagination in so many ways, I also love bringing an element of fiction into my artworks whenever inspiration leads me there.

I love how working in great detail draws me into the subject more and more, so that the process of painting also becomes an immersive experience of learning and interaction.

I usually work with watercolour and graphite, but I also like to explore ink techniques, eco-plant-printing and other creative processes. Increasingly, I make my own pigments from all sorts of plants and stones, to further connect me and my paintings with nature and give each painting a unique flavour.

Education in graphic design and self-taught artist

- Annual Artist for Conservation Exhibition 2022 Canada
- 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