from studio to moon

Colleen Hoffenbacker’s imaginative realism refracts classical oil painting through modern digital mediation, fostering new forms of hybrid aesthetics. Luminous floral compositions — inspired by Dutch traditions and Renaissance gardens — elevate botanical abstractions into contemplative domains, inviting viewers into evocative worlds at the perceptual threshold between emergent form and touch.

Hoffenbacker holds the notable precedent of being the first painter to secure U.S. copyright for hand-painted works created in collaboration with AI, and is recognized in Who's Who In America for outstanding contributions to contemporary visual art.

A Member with Distinction of American Women Artists and an Elected Member of Allied Artists of America, her background spans commercial art and vintage poster restoration, a BA in Studio/Fine Art, and training at the Academy of Classical Design.

Her work appears in the permanent Lunar Codex — a curated global archive of creative works launched to the Moon — and is featured in private collections, galleries, museums, and publications worldwide.

Additional background is available on her Wikipedia page.