Catherine Owens

Catherine Owens creates detailed botanical illustrations of plants lit by moonlight, drawing with thousands of tiny white dots stippled onto black paper. Interested in studying and depicting dye plants endemic to the Rocky Mountain region, Catherine Owens plans to spend her residency drawing and conducting research at the Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden at Chatfield Farms.

About the Artist

Catherine Owens began making art on chalkboards, where her interest in texture and depth led her to experiment with different media. She often draws with ultra-fine pens and a magnifying glass to create her ethereal moonlit artworks, and her practice has- recently expanded to include watercolors and natural dyes.  

Devin Urioste

Inspired by the natural world found in city landscapes, artist Devin Urioste will spend his residency exploring urban ecology. His work will investigate the metaphorical relationship between plants and people in urban environments, with an emphasis on how both plant and human communities find ways to thrive.

About the Artist

Devin Urioste was born and raised in Denver. He seeks to give voice to his community through works rooted in graffiti, skateboarding, music, street culture and social justice. 

Jaime Molina

Jaime Molina’s practice encompasses a variety of works and media, including large-scale murals, sculpture and multimedia paintings. Inspired by the plants and wildlife thriving in his backyard, Molina will explore the role of native plants in urban landscapes. During his residency, he hopes to create a dialogue between people, place and nature.

About the Artist

Based in Littleton, CO, Jaime Molina has exhibited work and installed murals nationally and internationally. These projects include a year-long installation, Past the Tangled Present at the Denver Art Museum, a monumental sculpture commissioned by the city of Denver in Barnum Park called La Valeta and a permanent installation in Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station.

Yojiro Imasaka

Yojiro Imasaka uses the historical wet collodion photographic process to produce photos of landscapes from glass negatives, creating images that are soft, dream-like and filled with light. During his residency at Denver Botanic Gardens, Imasaka seeks to create works that reflect on the vulnerability of nature while imagining a sustainable future.

About the Artist

Yojiro Imasaka was born in Hiroshima, Japan and relocated to the United Sates in 2007. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn. He received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in photography from Nihon University College of Art Photography Department in Tokyo and a Master of Fine Art degree from the Pratt Institute, NY. Imasaka’s photographs have been exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and his works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN and the Carnegie Museum of Art, PA, among others.

Kiki Gaffney

Kiki Gaffney explores the intersections between the natural world and urban landscapes through illustration and painting, translating the detailed forms of fallen trees, rock formations and natural detritus into geometric designs. During her residency, Gaffney will explore the beauty of Denver Botanic Gardens’ natural and constructed environments, seeking inspiration in the forms, shapes and colors of landscapes and collections.

About the Artist

Philadelphia-based visual artist Kiki Gaffney juxtaposes organic and constructed patterns to explore our visual landscape. Gaffney received a bachelor's degree from Loyola College, and a master’s degree from the University of the Arts, PA. She is represented by Pentimenti Gallery, PA, Modern West Fine Art, UT, and K. Imperial Fine Art, CA. Her works are held in numerous public and private collections throughout the United States.
 

Aisha Imdad

Drawing inspiration from her homeland in Pakistan, Aisha Imdad’s miniature paintings are inspired by historical depictions of Chaharbagh gardens, a style of garden influenced by the artistic traditions of the Persian and Mughal empires and found across Central and South Asia. During her residency at Denver Botanic Gardens, Imdad will explore how cultivated gardens connect humans to the natural world across time and culture.

About the Artist

Based in Texas, Aisha Imdad uses watercolor and gouache to create paintings exploring the myths, folktales and history of South Asia. Imdad is the former Chairperson and Head of the Department of Art and Design at COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master in Visual Arts from the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, and her works have been exhibited throughout Pakistan and the United States.
 

Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas

Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas used her residency to explore the human need for nourishment and the connection between the human and natural world. The resulting ceramic works give form to the desire to hold on to what is precious, to keep memories of home alive and to keep loved ones close. Like deep roots gripping the soil below, her work explores how the natural world can reflect the longing we feel when we leave home and the connections we make across distance. 

About the Artist 

Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas is a Colombian immigrant pursuing her MFA in ceramics at the University of Dallas. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in studio art and a minor in art history and obtained her MA from University of Dallas. She focuses on organic forms through hand-built sculptures and ceramic installations to explore the longing of home. 

Laura Ahola-Young

Using precise research and study of plant physiology, Laura Ahola Young explores the scientific structures of plants. Her meticulous paintings often feature complex patterns and labored marks. During her residency, she created paintings that explore how an organism’s appearance is informed by its adaptations for survival.

About the Artist

Laura Ahola-Young develops work that incorporates scientific research, the Pacific Northwest and personal narrative. Originally from northern Minnesota, she has been influenced by landscapes, winters, ice and resilience. Ahola-Young received her MFA from San Jose State University in 2001 and currently resides in Pocatello, Idaho, where she is associate professor of art at Idaho State University.