
The Grand Hall, 2014-2015

The Hanzon Archive documents and celebrates the creative careers of Lonnie Hanzon & Terry Koepsel Hanzon. It is continually updated so check back often to see what has been posted. To donate to the Archive Fund click on The Hanzon Foundation link and go to Giving.




Houston Zoo Lights was an ongoing production created and installed by Hanzon studios for the Houston Zoo. Sponsored by TXU Energy, it has been running every year since its inception in 2012 and has grown in magnitude each year. In 2016, Zoo Lights was the largest holiday light show in the nation and drawing the largest audience of any show of its kind. It combines the majesty of the animal kingdom with an emphasis on conservation and a sense of wonder the whole family can enjoy together. Features of the show include; a lighted castle, miniature village complete with working model trains, holiday disco, animatronic zebra, luminous garden, 30′ Christmas tree hung with hand-made ornaments, lighted plant and animal sculptures, a bedazzled art car, and countless other surprising and delightful creations, all designed and crafted in the Hanzon studio.
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Interior vitrine displays. Washington D.C. Keinan Ashkenazi


Original cabinets dated from the 16th century and were entire rooms of specimens. The most famous, best documented cabinets of rulers and aristocrats, members of the merchant class, and early practitioners of science formed collections that were the precursors to the museum. In the Cabinet of Curiosities & Impossibilities, MOA seeks to recreate the wonder and contemplation once aroused in the 19th century cabinets. Located in the Englewood indoor gallery of the Museum of Outdoor Arts.
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1958 Cadillac designed and fabricated to promote Hudson Holiday at the Hudson Gardens & Events Center.
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Hudson Holiday. 2009/2010. Designer and director of mixed media immersive installation of 15 acre light show and pre-production design. Hudson Gardens Event Center, Littleton, CO. Museum of Outdoor Arts and Hudson Gardens.
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Bronze Puppet Theatre located in Marjorie Park in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Mixed media holiday window display at Fillmore Plaza in Denver, The Museum of Outdoor Arts & Cherry Creek North.