Kristy Deetz: Disrupted Gardens

The Lincoln Center Art Gallery’s new exhibit Kristy Deetz: Disrupted Gardens opens January 9 and will be on view through February 27. Disrupted Gardens is a series of hyper-realistic acrylic paintings that imagine a future where nature and artificial intelligence respond to pollution and climate change by reshaping the Earth (our “Garden”) and populating it with new, often evolving creatures. Kristy calls these creatures Specimens and first creates them as small sculptures made from beeswax, pigments, and found materials. She photographs the Specimens outdoors and refines the images digitally to use as the basis for each of her detailed paintings.

 The Specimen sculptures are quick, experimental studies of a transformed world, the paintings are slow, carefully crafted illusions. Together, they suggest a future full of humor, darkness, and hope. The work invites viewers to consider how life might adapt, what role humans may play, and how creativity can spark new ways of thinking about our environment.

 Kristy Deetz will be visiting The Lincoln Center Art Gallery from Green Bay, Wisconsin. She will live sculpt in the Art Gallery, demonstrating how she creates her Specimens, from 1 to 6 pm, Thursday, January 15, and from 3 to 5 pm, Friday, January 16. The sculptures she creates will remain on view for the duration of the exhibit. To end the day on the 16th, the Art Gallery will host an Artist Talk at 5:30 pm and celebrate her visit with an Artist’s Reception at 6:30 pm.

 The Lincoln Center Art Gallery is open to the public from 1 to 6pm Wednesday and Friday and before most performances.

 

Where: Fossil Creek Reservoir - Approximate address is 3340 Carpenter Road. The entrance to Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area is on Carpenter Road/ CR 32, approximately one mile west of I-25, or two miles east of Timberline on the north side of Carpenter Road; When: January 3, 3:00pm - 4:30pm, drop-in at any time during the program Accessibility: Accessible parking and restrooms available. Spotting scopes and best eagle viewing are located about 1/4 - 1/2 mile down a gently sloping, paved and ADA accessible trail. What to Bring: Pets are not permitted at Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area. Please bring binoculars if you have them and dress warmly. Program Description: Bald eagles from the north make Fort Collins their winter home. They spend nights in communal roosts in cottonwood trees near the reservoir. Volunteer Naturalists are stationed at the viewing pier and explain the eagles’ natural history and help visitors view them through spotting scopes and binoculars. Drop in any time during these programs. They are free and no registration is required, but if you sign up here you'll receive email reminders and notices of cancellations. If temperatures are below freezing, or it’s windy or foggy, the Eagle Watches may be canceled. Be sure to visit www.fcgov.com/naturalareas for weather cancellations and updates before you go. Masks will not be required, as this is an outdoor event. However, please practice physical distancing whenever possible. Stay home if you are sick.