The Plasticene
Current Exhibitions, Archive
In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, join us for an exploration of the material we love to hate: plastic. This exhibit explores the many ways plastic touches and shapes contemporary art and, by extension, life. Forward-looking and hopeful, you’ll come away from The Plasticene with a greater appreciation for all the things plastic does well and with hope that solutions to its environmental toll are within reach. Curated by Kalliopi Monoyios.
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
Curated by Kalliopi Monoyios
Exhibition Dates: JAN 31–MAR 15 2020
Location: Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St.
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan 31 | 5:30–8PM | Curator Talk 6–6:30 PM
Information about guest curator, Kalliopi Monoyios:
Kalliopi Monoyios is a visual creative dedicated to communicating the wonder of the natural world to a wide and varied audience. Beginning her career as a science illustrator for the prominent paleontologist Neil Shubin at The University of Chicago, she was the first to bring the fossil discovery Tiktaalik roseae to life. Her illustrations have appeared inside and on the covers of top peer-review journals as well as in three New York Times best-selling popular non-fiction books, including Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin.
Illustrating for such diverse audiences taught her the value of having a large array of media at your fingertips — everything from traditional media, graphic work, fine art, cartoons, writing, and even performance can spread science far and wide. In 2011, she co-founded Symbiartic, a blog covering the intersection of science and art, exploring some of these broad-ranging scicomm/sciart efforts for Scientific American. Now, driven by the conviction that science communicators operating in all spheres are a critical part of creating a scientifically literate public, she is developing new avenues of public engagement with science via her own art and curated exhibits.
Exhibiting Artists:
Nicole Banowetz
Brandon Bullard
Taiko Chandler
Marcus Eriksen
Laurie Frick
Dylan Gebbia-Richards
Linda Melvin Graham
Heidi Jung
Will Lee-Ashley
Kalliopi Monoyios
Sarah Mortlock
Helping Hands of Littleton e-NABLE
Andrew Roberts-Gray
Joel Swanson
Sarah Winkler
Zelda Zinn
Shows
Build a Junk Raft @ DMNS
Date: 02/06/2020
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
This event will take place at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205
Shows
Panel Talk with an Artist, Scientist and Conservator
Date: 03/06/2020
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Plastic touches every aspect of our lives.
It is in clothing, housewares, toys, medical devices, vehicles and infrastructure. It coats our walls, transports our water, encases our food, fills our cavities, even prolongs our lives.
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
Curated by Kalliopi Monoyios
Exhibition Dates: JAN 31–MAR 15 2020
Location: Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St.
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan 31 | 5:30–8PM | Curator Talk 6–6:30 PM
Information about guest curator, Kalliopi Monoyios:
Kalliopi Monoyios is a visual creative dedicated to communicating the wonder of the natural world to a wide and varied audience. Beginning her career as a science illustrator for the prominent paleontologist Neil Shubin at The University of Chicago, she was the first to bring the fossil discovery Tiktaalik roseae to life. Her illustrations have appeared inside and on the covers of top peer-review journals as well as in three New York Times best-selling popular non-fiction books, including Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin.
Illustrating for such diverse audiences taught her the value of having a large array of media at your fingertips — everything from traditional media, graphic work, fine art, cartoons, writing, and even performance can spread science far and wide. In 2011, she co-founded Symbiartic, a blog covering the intersection of science and art, exploring some of these broad-ranging scicomm/sciart efforts for Scientific American. Now, driven by the conviction that science communicators operating in all spheres are a critical part of creating a scientifically literate public, she is developing new avenues of public engagement with science via her own art and curated exhibits.
Exhibiting Artists:
Nicole Banowetz
Brandon Bullard
Taiko Chandler
Marcus Eriksen
Laurie Frick
Dylan Gebbia-Richards
Linda Melvin Graham
Heidi Jung
Will Lee-Ashley
Kalliopi Monoyios
Sarah Mortlock
Helping Hands of Littleton e-NABLE
Andrew Roberts-Gray
Joel Swanson
Sarah Winkler
Zelda Zinn
Shows
Build a Junk Raft @ DMNS
Date: 02/06/2020
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
This event will take place at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205
Shows
Panel Talk with an Artist, Scientist and Conservator
Date: 03/06/2020
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Plastic touches every aspect of our lives.
It is in clothing, housewares, toys, medical devices, vehicles and infrastructure. It coats our walls, transports our water, encases our food, fills our cavities, even prolongs our lives.