Canopy Collective ii

Neena Buxani is an Indian-American artist who was raised on the border of Mexico in Brownsville, Texas. She currently resides in Austin, Texas with her husband and two boys. Neena has a B.S. in Advertising and Speech Communications and an M.S. in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a Gemological Certification from GIA. She has worked as a substance abuse counselor, jewelry buyer, loan officer, jewelry store owner and general manager for a hotel. Her multifaceted background and multicultural upbringing has helped to shape her vision as a self- taught artist.

Neena’s work has been featured in various publications such as Create! Magazine, All SHE makes Magazine, the Friend of the Artist Book, EASTside Magazine, the Bluehost Artist Spotlight, and the KXAN Artist Spotlight. Her paintings have been represented by Anthropologie, Messina Hof Winery, Tommy Bahama Home, PxP Contemporary, ATXGals, and Austin Art Garage. Neena has had recent solo exhibits at the Dougherty Arts Center, Austin American Resource Center, the Arts Council of Brazos Valley and the Austin Bergstrom International Airport. She has also served as a curator for the Round Rock Arts Council and her work is displayed on the City Hall building in Round Rock, Texas.

Heidi Lowell is a multi-disciplinary artist in Austin, Texas, who began creating art from a young age. Lowell’s focus as an artist is to explore the balance between predictable systems and chaos that exist in the natural world. She uses site specific soils and plant derived pigments in an effort to ground her work in the nature world. Her work has been shown at Yellowstone Art Museum, the Old West Museum, Bridgette Mayer Gallery and other galleries nationwide. Her work can be seen in hospitals, university collections, at nature preserves and on the cover of scientific journals. She has received awards from Minted & West Elm, Ardest Gallery, the Georgetown Art Center, and for her cover art on the scientific journal the Biophysics Journal.

Lucy MacQueen is a landscape artist originally from London, now based in Austin. Since 2008, she has exhibited her work in cities such as New York, Santa Fe, and London, as well as locally. She has received awards in various juried competitions. Her current series playfully explores minimalism and form, utilizing neutral tones and enhanced by the application of gold leaf.