The i.d.e.a. Museum presents Jeepers Creepers: BUGS In Art
A Celebration of Insects (for children and adults)
The gallery will be filled with fun, artistic bugs that are inspirational and informative for all ages. Put on a bee suit and do a waggle dance or step into a make-believe world with giant bugs! You can even compare your size to extinct Paleo bugs and experience over 40 artworks made of all types of materials including video, watercolor, mixed-media and fabric by 10 different artists.
Here are a few samples of some of the artwork:
Barrett Klein, Damselflies, , Digital
Barrett Klein, UnEarth, modified globe, soil, salt and paint
Andrea Uravitch, Cicada Shell, Mixed media
Andrea Uravitch, Orange Cicada, Mixed media
Jeanie Pratt, Jewel Beetle Teapot, Sterling silver, fine silver, 18K gold, jewel (Buprestid) beetle wings, ammonite, peridot, Mexican opal, dichroic glass beads, stainless steel
Jeanie Pratt, Jewel Beetle Teapot, Sterling silver, fine silver, 18K gold, jewel (Buprestid) beetle wings, ammonite, peridot, Mexican opal, dichroic glass beads, stainless steel
Georgette Rosberg, Purple Hairstreak, (butterfly) Color photos
Georgette Rosberg, Blue Dasher (dragonfly), Color photo
Joan Danziger, Honey Beetle, Metal, glass, acrylic paint
Joan Danziger, Patchwork Beetle, Metal, fused glass, frit,dichroic glass
Monica Aissa Martinez, House fly, Mixed media collage on panel
Monica Aissa Martinez, Hawkmoth, Mixed media collage on panel
Edgar Cardenas includes video work that focuses on understanding the backyard as an ecological space just like any other environment. ↓
There will be plenty of opportunities to test your knowledge and learn all about bugs through fun and challenging puzzles, games and art-making activities or you can take the challenge to debunk myths about bugs and insects while learning facts like:
- How insects help us and are beneficial to the environment
- The different parts of insects
- What insects eat
- Insect homes
- Life cycles of insects
- How insects communicate
- Insects that are edible
- Insects that are extinct and newly discovered species
Featured artists:
Edgar Cardenas, Phoenix AZ
Eric Carle, Key Largo FL Courtesy of the Eric Carle Museum
Desi Constance, Phoenix AZ
Denise A. Currier, Mesa AZ
Joan Danziger, Washington DC
Wesley Fleming, Ashfield, MA, Courtesy of Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge
Joel Floyd, University Park MD
Elaine Hultgren, Phoenix AZ
Tara Jaggi, Pleasantville PA
Barrett Klein, La Crosse WI
Mindy Lighthipe, The Villages FL
Monica Aissa Martinez, Phoenix AZ
Karen Paust, Wellsville PA, Courtesy of Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge
Jeanie Pratt, Nipomo CA, Courtesy of Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge
Andrea V. Uravitch, Washington DC, Courtesy of Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge
Georgette Rosberg, Tucson AZ
Emelee Van Zile, courtesy of Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge
Specimens and fossils:
High-resolution images, exhibition activities and content & specimens from Frank Hasbrouck Insect Collection, Education and Outreach department at Arizona State University
Arizona Museum of Natural History, collaborating to loan insect collections, insect fossils and bugs preserved in amber
WHO: i.d.e.a. Museum
WHAT: Jeepers Creepers : Bugs in Art
WHERE: in the Whiteman Family Exhibition Gallery
WHEN: Oct 9 to Jan 25
For more info about exhibition, events, admission fee, hours of operation → The Idea Museum
* One photo from each artist posted here will direct you to their web site.
Do take the time to visit all the artists listed and their websites – the work is varied and wonderful!
Monica Aissa Martinez 
