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Colleen Hoffenbacker

Colleen Hoffenbacker is a mixed-media artist who brings generative AI into floral oil painting. She develops botanical references through digital tools and hand-paints her compositions. Her AI-assisted works received copyright registration in 2023. Her exhibitions included a 2013 climate-change group show, Fresh Paint in 2023, and From My Point of View at Cordata Gallery in 2025. She has a BA in Studio and Fine Art and training in classical realism at the Academy of Classical Design, after a career in commercial art and vintage-poster restoration; as of October 2026, she is a mixed-media artist exploring digital mediation through floral realism.

Timeline

  1. 2013

    Painting climate change

    In 2013, she exhibits in Nature in the Balance: Artists Interpreting Climate Change at the Whatcom Museum.

  2. 2023

    Fresh Paint and copyright

    In 2023, she exhibits in Create! Magazine’s Fresh Paint group show and receives copyright registration for AI-assisted works.

  3. March 2024

    Digital botanical images

    In March 2024, she describes making floral paintings by hand from personalized, digitally collaborative botanical images.

  4. 2024

    A first art memory

    In 2024, she recalls having a drawing chosen when she is six.

  5. September 2024

    AI copyright guide

    In September 2024, Lori Mazor cites her as a case study in a guide to copyright for artists using AI.

  6. 2025

    A show at Cordata

    In 2025, she exhibits in From My Point of View at Cordata Gallery.

  7. By 2026

    Studio art and restoration

    By 2026, her training includes a BA in Studio and Fine Art and study of traditional realism at the Academy of Classical Design. Her earlier career includes commercial art and vintage poster restoration.

  8. As of October 2026

    Mixed-media floral painting

    As of October 2026, she works as a mixed-media artist exploring digital mediation and classical technique through floral realism.

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  1. CV — Colleen Hoffenbacker colleenhoffenbacker.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Colleen Hoffenbacker’s Copyright Win for AI-Assisted Art: A Landmark in Human-AI Collaboration colleenhoffenbacker.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Let’s Talk About the Future of Art, Meet Colleen Hoffenbacker juniperrag.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Colleen Hoffenbacker: Merging Nature and Technology in Floral Art createmagazine.co. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Claiming Creativity: Colleen Hoffenbacker Featured in Lori Mazor’s Guide to Copyright and AI colleenhoffenbacker.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. Colleen Hoffenbacker Artist Profile | 2026 Sears Art Museum Invitational Show & Sale 2026searsinvitational.artcall.org. Checked 19 October 2026.