"I am certainly the opposite of a minimalist, which would make me a maximalist."
Visual art is anything but humdrum. In an instant, it demands a reaction. It can raise an eyebrow. It can gently nudge us. Or make heads delightfully spin.
Meet Lonnie Hanzon
Lonnie has made a career out of being a master storyteller through his art installations. Clients around the world call on Lonnie when they need their story brilliantly told through unexpected, entertaining visuals.
Lonnie takes a vision and brings it to life in ways that are delightfully unexpected. He has amazed clients from Neiman-Marcus to HGTV to the State of Colorado with his transformative, magical creations.
Today, Lonnie is using his nearly four decades of art experience and his absorbing, all-around-you aesthetic into the experiential realms of immersive theatre. The type of show you literally step into and walk around in.
Featured Projects
From the Archives
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Denver PrideFest 2017 was FABULOUS, bejeweled with a Hanzon centerpiece, the astonishing Shrine to Humanity. You've got to see it!
Check out The Rocky Mountain Collegian's article here.
Or read the Huffington Post's piece.Get ready to show your Pride! This year's Denver PrideFest will be resplendent with a shrine to our humanity.
Look at some preview pics from the studio here.
Check out the preview article here.
Or listen to the Denverite podcast featuring Lonnie's magic.Fantastic coverage of the Orlando memorial at the 2016 Denver Pridefest from CBS, Denver Post and Westword:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/06/18/orlando-mass-shooting-victims-honored-at-denvers-pridefest/
https://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/16/denvers-pridefest-reflection-challenges
When one door closes, open another door... at Denver PrideFest this weekend, June 16th- 17th. Hanzon's newest art install is an open-n-shut stunner.
Read this article from Westword to learn more.Check out this wonderful piece by Ray Mark Rinaldi - Denver Post Fine Arts Editor - on the Equality Cake project!
And more press from 9 News and the Westword:
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A wonderful behind the scenes video at the Wizard's Chest detailing some of the inspiration and details behind the new store:
Westword's coverage of the Wizard's Chest move from Cherry Creek to S. Broadway:
http://www.westword.com/best-of/2016/shopping-and-services/best-reincarnation-of-a-store-7749569
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Westword came by to check on the progress of Lonnie’s latest project Camp Christmas as part of their ongoing 100 Colorado Creatives coverage.
Check out the full article on Westword.Hanzon studios is partnering with Denver Center to bring Lonnie’s vision for the city’s most extravagant Christmas spectacle to life.
Learn more about the show and buy tickets here.
Or read about it on our blog.Out-Christmas everyone? We sure hope so Laramie Live!
Camp Christmas is the Best! … Thing to do in Colorado this weekend according to The Denver Channel.
The Denverite takes a look at the frenzy of festivity as Camp Christmas prepares to open.
Camp Christmas 101: Denver Center’s “What to Expect at Camp Christmas”
Check out the feat behind the festivity of Camp Christmas in this 303 Magazine Article by Marissa Kozma.
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Broken body, healing heart. Co-star in an internationally-acclaimed immersive theatrical experience when Broken Bone Bathtub comes to town this September, hosted by yours truly. This is a fully immersive event. Be enchanted.
Learn more about the show and buy tickets here.
Or read about it on our blog.Hold onto your Gin & Tonic, Johnny, this is gonna be one Wild Party! With Lonnie Hanzon as number one fan boy of Denver's next big immersive entertainment production, there's no telling what might fly up your flapper dress, Dollface.
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You think you know fashion? Then let's get TRASHIN'! It's Denver's first ever Trash Fashion Show. Show off your design chops by building a wardrobe out of garbage. We're educating about conservation, we're up-cycling, we're offering grand prizes!
Check out the website here.
Read our blog and see images of what we're creating.This is big, folks... The Hanzon Foundation is a dream realized. This is more than an estate, it's an ongoing mission to support local artists and share the magic we've created over the course of a lifetime. Share our history and our future with us!
Visit the website here.We put the WHAAAT in wattage during Houston Zoo Lights 2017. Bring the family to this spectacular holiday event celebrating animals and conservation.
Preorder tickets here.
Learn more about the Houston Zoo Lights show.Visit Hanzon Studios! Join us for an open studio day on Oct 7 and ogle at all the lovely chaos.
Read the blog entry for more details,
Or check out the facebook event page.Surprise! Lonnie works with Curious Theatre Company to design a secret (not so secret) experience-based show to hit Denver in October. Read more and buy tickets here!
Westword covers our current gallery show open through July 6th
News
Westword explores Lonnie’s role in growing Denver's Immersive scene
Charlie Miller discusses DCPA Off-Center including the next step for Camp Christmas
Avid Lifestyle Magazine uncovers magic at the Museum of Outdoor Arts
DARIA magazine looks inside Lonnie’s Cabinet of Curiosities of the MOA
Lonnie creates history at Denver Pridefest as Westword explores 50 years of one of the country’s biggest Pride events
CPR features Hanzon Studios 2024 Pride Installation, E. Pluribus Unum
Westword dives in to the Cabinet of Curiosities and Impossibilities
Lonnie collaborates on ‘utterly unique, immersive dreamscape’ says On Stage Colorado
Boulder Weekly suggests an ‘enchanting experience’ with the world premiere of Impossible Things
No Proscenium visits The Cabinet through the eyes of Impossible Things.
Reopening the Cabinet with Colorado Community at the MOA.
John Moore explores the ‘curious origins’ of The Cabinet of Curiosities.
No Pro muses on the curiosities of Lonnie’s new permanent exhibit at the MOA .
Denver Westword looking out for Lonnie’s Evolution of the Ball.
LiveDesign Magazine features Camp Christmas in their 12 Plots of Christmas.
Lonnie and the Museum of Outdoor Arts Rebuilding Cabinet of Curiosities.
Have a Creative Morning with Lonnie RSVP for this November 18, 2022 talk at the Clocktower Cabaret!
The countdown is on… Get your tickets for Camp Christmas 2022 now!
Broadway World features new VIP Camp Christmas Experience for 2022.
Denverite visits Lonnie’s studio to discuss his “Gather Together in Pride” installation for Pridefest 2022
9News spreads Lonnie’s message of “more love, less hate” at Denver Pride 2022.
Embrace your inner child. 5280 profiles Lonnie after experiencing 2021 Camp Christmas.
Listen to the magic, Lonnie is featured on MCA Denver's "How Art is Born" podcast.
‘Tis the season… again! Westword shares Lonnie’s plans for Camp Christmas 2021.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts shows how Camp Christmas visits you this holiday season!
View one family’s interactive at-home Camp experience with Rocky Mountain PBS.
Visit the imaginative world of Camp with 5280 Magazine.
Camp Christmas 2020 creates jobs and brings families together says Rocky Mountain PBS.
Denver CBS 4 explores the “virtual wonderland” of Camp Christmas 2020.
Westword explores how Denver immersive artists are adapting in the face of a pandemic.
2020 brings a new kind of Camp Christmas says Denver’s Westword.
Lonnie makes an appearance on Facebook with the first of a new series of Dispatches from the Studio!
It’s a Wrap! The Westword reflects on Camp Christmas.
CPR Recap: Attendance Exceeds Expectations for DCPA Camp Christmas Collab
Smile! Thousands used #CampChristmas on Instagram
Camp Christmas is the “highlight of the holiday season,” says 5280 Magazine.
Feeling “extra” this Christmas? View 303 Magazine’s gorgeous wrap-up of the Camp Christmas Immersive at Stanley Marketplace.
Dive into decor decadence with Colorado Public Radio’s Camp Christmas Photo Gallery.
Camp Christmas is an all ages indulgence says No Proscenium.
The merriest place in Colorado? The Sentinel explores Camp Christmas.
Westword captures lots of happy campers in this Camp Christmas slideshow.
Lonnie chats with 9 News about Camp Christmas.
Katie Eastman visits Hanzon Studios to take a peak behind the scenes of Camp Christmas.
Camp Christmas takes the holiday to daring extremes says Ray Mark Rinaldi in Denver Post’s The Know.
An early look at how Lonnie shines with Camp Christmas in 5280 Magazine.
It was one haute mess! Denver's first annual Trash Fashion Show was a hit!
See this fab photo album to relive the glam.
Or read this review from 303 Magazine.
What have we been up to for the past 40 years?
Well, check this out:
Hanzon's "Greatest Hits" Digital Photo Montage!
(Works best in Google Chrome.)
The Hanzon Studios installation for Denver PrideFest 2018 was a colorful collection of open doors and warm, welcoming phrases. Inside the structure, part of the Equality Cake and contemplation benches from Shrine to Humanity were included. Quotes about love and openness plastered the inside walls. Chalk was provided for PrideFest participants to self-express.
View more pictures of this uplifting offering here.