Mika Holtzinger

Mika Holtzinger Mika Holtzinger Mika Holtzinger N/A Miles City, MT 59301 Phone: 316-295-8618 Contact: Send Email Web Site Address: www.mikaholtzinger.com My relationship with nature forms a strong link between me the person and me the artist. Whether I am making two-dimensional work that is representative or three-dimensional work that is abstract, it is motivated by the chemistry I have with people and the natural world. The writer and artist Deborah Haynes characterizes the artist’s role as being an “apprentice to nature”, “an observer of the world, who is tending and stewarding to the place where they live.” I greatly identify with this description and find myself motivated in similar ways. As an artist, I am moved by natural forms, organic patterns, and exploring the manner in which living things interact with one another. The images I create celebrate the beauty of nature, as well as the decay of it, observing the interconnectedness of living things and the laws that govern them. I strive to make art work which inspires people to more intricately bond with their environment, in hopes of forming a deeper appreciation for their surroundings. Mika Holtzinger EDUCATION 2002 Master of Fine Arts University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. 1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts Wichita State University Wichita, KS. 1997 International Study The International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture Umbria, Italy 1995 Associate of Arts Butler County Community College,El Dorado, KS. (full resume found on website, www.mikaholtzinger.com)

Listed Artwork:   (Click on one to view more information about that artwork) Pollinate Pollinate Two by Two eNesting Life With Wings Luna