The Vermont Supreme Court Gallery presents - "Animal, Mineral" Paintings by Heidi Broner

The Vermont Supreme Court Gallery presents - "Animal, Mineral" Paintings by Heidi Broner

The summer exhibition at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery, presented by the Vermont State Curator’s Office, will feature Animal, Mineral – Paintings by Heidi Broner. Montpelier Art Walk and Artist’s Reception: Friday, August 7, from 4:30 – 7:00pm / Artist Remarks: 6:00pm

Broner utilizes an "on the fly" photographic process to capture spontaneous compositions which are often used later in her process as foundational blueprints as she crafts her paintings.

The subjects, whether human or animal, at times are staged in urban landscapes or the rocky coast of Maine. Broner reveals a unique narrative that one can interpret independently as a spectator. Animal, Mineral brings together a colorful body of work spanning a 20-year period.

Heidi Broner is a self-taught artist living in Calais, Vermont. Her interests have led her to work in a wide variety of media: in addition to painting, she has illustrated books, designed and painted murals, created puppets, masks, and set pieces for the opera Frida, and worked for many years with Bread and Puppet Theater as a painter and performer. Broner’s two decades working in granite sheds alongside stone craftsmen has given her a deep appreciation of the skill, patience, and attention to tasks developed by people in the trades.

“Stone contains far more time. The many millions of years that formed it and changed it are there in something that can be seen and touched. I have a stone that I found in which, one of the creatures fossilized in it, was extinct when another in that same stone was alive. They are both there—time contained in something I can hold in my hand.” – Heidi Broner

A colorist by nature and an ardent observer of the richness of the natural world, Broner has lately turned her attention to the beauty and complexity of rock formations. Her paintings have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums throughout the country.

The exhibition will be on view at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery from July 14 - September 25, 2026. All artist receptions at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery are free and open to the public. Refreshments served. Open daily M-F from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Closed during the lunch hour.