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     My obsession with nature is expressed through art. After my daily walk through
Essex County’s South Mountain Reservation, I find myself returning to my studio
inspired to capture the endless beauty of the cycle of life that unfolds around me.
A mushroom growing like coral, an old rotting tree snag or a glimpse of an animal
I hadn’t seen before – I transform these images into sculptures and paintings with
an urgency to “save” them.
     Through my work as a board member of the South Mountain Conservancy, I
play a role in reforesting a 2000 plus acre reservation. I have come to understand
the vital need to preserve habitat to support wildlife. My artistic focus is on en-
dangered species that are dwindling or extinct because of urban sprawl and the
failure to take care of our lands.
     My work in this series juxtaposes decaying New Jersey landscapes and the
persistence of wildlife within our urban and suburban environments. I am interested
in communicating on both a visceral and intellectual level to reveal a vision of
renewal and conservation.

- Tricia Zimic

 

   
                                                                                                                                                  
                       

 

                                                                                                                                                                           

 

                                                                                                                                                                                           

"Tricia Zimic's art in this series creatively depicts the very essence of the conflict between urban sprawl and our endangered wildlife.   Local extinction of New Jersey's biodiversity threatens ecosystem health and the life-giving services we all depend on, yet we never hear or see anything about it!"

--Doug Tallamy, PhD, Author of "Bringing Nature Home"

 

Photos from recent show at Essex Environmental Center

Current Show Information:

"Recovery New Jersey: Wild Habitat renewal" runs at the Essex County Environmental Center from October 27 - December 30 (artist reception on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM) located at 621-B Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068  (Mon-Fri 9 - 5; Sat 10 - 2, phone 973-228-8776).  

 Coming Soon to:

  • New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ. (January 10 to September, 2010)
  • Cornell Ornithology Lab, Ithaca, NY (September - December, 2010)