We've been all a buzz lately about 2008 First Edition Hot Shot Colleen Plumb. Jen just caught up with her at the NEXT Art Fair in Chicago where Colleen teaches at Columbia College and reviewed some of her new work from Animals are Outside Today. This last weekend, Jen + I were still lingering over the photos as she paired one of Plumb's pics with a poem and I drafted a post for Flavorwire. Jen + Colleen's conversation about Animals must have really stuck with Jen because it was still swirling in her head as she wrote today's 20x200 newsletter.

If you happen to be in Denver and would like to see some more of Colleen's work up close and in-person, swing by van Straaten Gallery (formerly Sandy Carson Gallery) at 760 Santa Fe Drive this Thursday night, May 14th, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The show will be on view through June 20th.