"still, slow air," a Pop-up Solo Show featuring Makenzie Heinemann

still, slow air

Makenzie Heinemann
February 22nd – March 15th, 2025

Opening Reception: Saturday February 22nd from 5:00 - 7:30pm

Galleri Urbane is pleased to announce our first pop up exhibition for 2025, an ongoing initiative to curate exhibitions in a flexible way, introduce new and emerging artists, cull from the gallery archives to highlight work from represented artists – allowing for dynamic curatorial conversations. Dallas Artist Makenzie Heinemann kicks off the year with her first solo show at Galleri Urbane, 'still, slow air'. Heinemann was first introduced to Dallas in our 2024 group show, 'nature is what we see'.

In 'still, slow air,' Heinemann incorporates fiber paste onto wood panels, wherein thick layers of texture oscillate. These small scale scenes have a sense of relief, investigating a variety of scenes - fantastical, mundane; exploring the curiousness of nature. "The main inspiration for my work is in landscape, responding to the colors, composition, and the uniquely special aspects of the reference images I use," says Heinemann. Following her 2022 MFA show at Florida State University, Heinemann's work was mainly focused on large raw canvas works, where water, acrylic, and ink were incorporated into multiplying layers. "My large, raw canvas paintings have been likened to animal hides for the way the images appear to come from within their surfaces," says Heinemann. "After downsizing to my home studio, I started working on wood panels. The fiber paintings allow me to work on a surface that offers a new challenge."

Her subject matter shifts between abstraction and representational scenes of quiet moments found in nature, exploring moments of naturalism and instinctual aestheticism. Although her work often is inspired by art historical reference, it remains not strictly representational, "I'm not thinking about meaning when I create the work; I'm searching for the mysterious magnetism I feel in each scene," says Heinemann.