Born in Munich, Germany
Lives and works in Bellingham, WA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • The Lunar Codex: The Gallerist Catalogue, Gallerist (2021-2023) - PM1, XM1, GM1, Lunar Codex's Peregrine, Nova, and Polaris archives on the Peregrine, Nova-C, and Griffin lunar landers on the moon | curated by Dr. Samuel Peralta | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Lunar launches forthcoming) 2024/2025

  • 2nd Annual Women Rising: Expanding Visions/Diverse Perspectives (Group) | Dakota Gallery | Bellingham WA (forthcoming) 2025

  • From My Point of View (Group) | Cordata Gallery | Bellingham WA (forthcoming) 2025 (catalogue)

  • Timeless (Group) | Cross Currents Gallery | 2025

  • Allied Artists of America Exhibition (Group) | NYC 2024 (catalogue)

  • 8th Flower International (Group) | Teravarna | Los Angeles CA 2024

  • Still Life & Floral 2024 (Group) | Richeson75 | Kimberly WI 2024 (catalogue)

  • Andakulova Gallery (Group) | Artboxy | Dubai UAE 2024

  • FLORAL NOUVEAU (Group) | Limina Arts Foundation | Carrizozo NM 2024

  • Cipriarte Gallery (Group) | Artboxy | Venice IT 2024

  • Women Rising: Expanding Visions/Diverse Perspectives (Group) | Dakota Gallery | Bellingham WA 2024

  • Emerging Artists 2024 (Group) | Dodomu Gallery | Brooklyn NY 2024

  • 9th Open International (Group) | Teravarna | Los Angeles CA 2024

  • Open Theme International (Group) | Blue Space Gallery | NC 2024

  • UNBOUND (Group) | Juniper Rag | Worcester MA 2024

  • Imagination (Group) | Royal Blue Gallery | London UK 2024  

  • Spectrum Art Fair (Group) | Artbox.Project | Miami FL 2023

  • Fresh Paint (Group) | Create! Magazine | Philadelphia PA 2023 (curated by Margaret Winslow)

  • Artists for Lahaina Benefit Auction (Group) | Lahaina Restoration Foundation | Lahaina HI 2024

  • Fresh Perspectives (Group) | Cordata Gallery | Bellingham WA 2023 (catalogue)

  • Emergence (Group) | Visionary Art Collective | Brooklyn NY 2023 (curated by Jessica Libor)

  • Women Painters of Washington (Group) | Aljoya | Mercer Island WA 2022

  • Intersections (Group) | Larson Gallery | Yakima WA 2022

  • Inside, Outside, and Undersea (3-Person) | Magnuson Park Gallery | Seattle WA 2022

  • Artivive x Nature: An Immersive Experience (Group) | Artivive Gallery | Metaverse 2022

  • Spring Annual Juried Exhibition (Group) | Jansen Art Center | Lynden WA 2017

  • Elevation – The Art of Cascadia (Group) | The Bellwether | Bellingham WA 2017

  • Coastal Impressions (Solo) | Jansen Art Center | Lynden WA 2016

  • Fall Annual Juried Exhibition (Group) | Jansen Art Center | Lynden WA 2016

  • Expressions Northwest: 18th Annual Art Port Townsend (Group) | Northwind Arts Center | Port Townsend WA 2016

  • Spring Annual Juried Show (Group) | American Women Artists | Queensbury NY 2016

  • Spring Annual Juried Exhibition (Group) | Jansen Art Center | Lynden WA 2016

  • Winter Annual Juried Exhibition (Group) | Jansen Art Center | Lynden WA 2016

  • WWU Exhibition (Group), Western Washington University| Bellingham WA 2016 

  • Summer Exhibition (Group), Chuckanut Bay Gallery | Bellingham WA 2015

  • Spring Exhibition (Group), Whimsey Gallery | Bellingham WA 2014

  • Nature in the Balance: Artists Interpreting Climate Change (Group) | Whatcom Museum | Bellingham WA 2013

PUBLICATIONS

  • New Visionary Magazine #13 | Winter 2025 (curated by Erin Schuppert)

  • 111th Annual Exhibition Catalogue | Allied Artists of America | 2024

  • Visual Art Journal #15 | December 2024

  • New Visionary Magazine #12 | Fall 2024 (curated by Victoria J. Fry)

  • Claiming Creativity: A Guide to Artists Seeking Copyright with AI | Lori Mazor | Sept 2024

  • Divide Magazine #9/10 | July 2024

  • Colleen Hoffenbacker: Merging Nature and Technology in Floral Art | Create! Magazine | Spring 2024

  • Art Seen Magazine #11 | Spring 2024 (curated by Gita Joshi)

  • Create! Magazine #42 | Winter 2024 (curated by Danielle Krysa/The Jealous Curator)

  • Allied Artists of America Associate Exhibition Catalogue | 2024

  • Women United Art Magazine #7 | Spring 2024

  • Artificial Intelligence versus/& Human Artists: AI as a Creative Collaborator in Art | Center for Art Law | April 2024

  • Modern Renaissance Magazine #2 | Spring 2024

  • Artist Closeup Magazine #17 | April 2024

  • Still Life & Floral Exhibition Catalogue | Richeson75 | 2024

  • Let’s Talk About the Future of Art, Meet Colleen Hoffenbacker | Juniper Rag | March 2024

  • Artsin Square Magazine #6 | Winter 2024

  • The World of Interiors Magazine | November 2023

  • Women Painters of Washington Are Making History | Feature Artist | Cascadia Daily News | August 2023

  • Fresh Perspectives Catalogue | Cordata Gallery | 2023

  • The World of Interiors Magazine | October 2023

  • Suboart Magazine #10 | September 2023

  • The World of Interiors Magazine | September 2023

AWARDS

  • First Place Award | Artsy & Artnet Competition | Teravarna | Los Angeles CA 2025

  • Honorable Mention | 9th Flower International | Teravarna | Los Angeles CA 2025

  • Finalist | Timeless | Cross Currents Gallery 2025

  • Honorable Mention | The Art List | Delray Beach FL 2025

  • Elected Membership Award | Allied Artists of America | NYC 2024

  • Talent Prize | 8th Flower International | Teravarna | Los Angeles CA 2024

  • Honorable Mention | 9th International Artist of the Month | CFA | Lyon FR 2024

  • Honorable Mention | Open Theme International | Blue Space Gallery | NC 2024

  • Honorable Mention | 9th Open International | Teravarna | Los Angeles CA 2024

  • Selected Artist Award | Artsin Square | Toronto ON 2024

  • Special Mention by Victoria J. Fry | Create! Magazine #41 | Philadelphia PA 2023

  • Second Place Award | Spring Juried Show | American Women Artists | Queensbury NY 2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Allied Artists of America | New York NY | 2023-2025

  • Women Painters of Washington | Seattle WA | 2017-2025

  • American Women Artists | Queensbury NY | 2016-2025

EDUCATION

  • Academy of Classical Design | Southern Pines NC

  • BA Fine & Studio Arts | Western Washington University | Bellingham WA

  • New Masters Academy | Huntington Beach CA