American Club Of Botanical Artists - 15Th Annual Exhibition

Continuing the botanical fine art theme, I'm really pleased to come across that the American Society of Botanical Artists convey got the artwork inwards their Annual Exhibition online this year.

The Annual Exhibition 

Exhibition Catalogue for ASBA 15th Annual Exhibition
Brassica oleracea Ornamental Kale
Watercolor on Vellum
© Karen Kluglein

The 15th Annual Exhibition is existence held at The Horticultural Society of New York at 148 W. 37th Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10018.

It opened inwards mid September too yous tin come across a slideshow of photos from the reception too awards ceremony on Flickr

It continues until 21st Nov - amongst gallery hours Mon - Friday, 10am to 6pm - which has got to last disappointing for those who go too don't alive inwards New York.  The exhibition is free.

However for those who can't larn to New York yous tin also see the artwork inwards this exhibition online.

An exhibition catalogue is available via the ASBA website too ArtPlantae Books  - priced at $20.

I've got the publication from the traveling exhibition Losing Paradise which came to Kew Gardens - too the reproduction too publication qualities are really good.

The Awards

This twelvemonth the awards convey been made equally follows

• The Horticultural Society of New York Best inwards Show: Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant, Watercolor on Paper by 7 Gold Medal Winners at RHS Botanical Art 2012 in which yous tin read my interview amongst her which details how she approaches her work.)
• ASBA Eleanor Wunderlich Award for Excellence: Hydrangea paniculata Panicled Hydrangea, Oil on Paper past times Ingrid Finnan

The judges were impressed past times her mightiness to homecoming white flowers on white newspaper inwards the unforgiving medium of stone oil paint.

• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Award for a Print or Drawing: Carica papaya Hand-colored Aquatint Etching by Monika E. deVries Gohlke This etching was also used equally the paradigm for the exhibitions's card
• Talas Award: Sierra Dawn Lily by John Pastoriza-Pinol
• New York Central Art Supply Award: Tasmanian Blue Gum by Leah Kaizer
• Ursus Books too Prints Award: Northern Red Oak too Gray Birch by Carrie Megan
• Honorable Mentions: 
• Bamboo Grass by Lizzie Sanders 
• Flowering Quince by Andrea Wilson

The Art

I approximate the large departure virtually this exhibition, when compared to 1 I'm to a greater extent than used to (Society of Botanical Artists too the RHS), is that virtually all artists look to last exclusively displaying 1 go of art.  I'm non certain if this is "an American thing" equally I've noticed this plow over inwards other American exhibitions.  I convey to say that I much prefer to come across a suite of works.  That for me illustrates much to a greater extent than clearly the relative skills levels of dissimilar artists too also provides the compass for an creative individual to actually shine.

The 'strictly botanical' artwork included inwards the exhibition came from 192 works submitted past times botanical artists from the US, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, too the UK.  The jurors Patricia Jonas, Kathie Miranda, too Derek Norman selected merely 43 works for the exhibition.

Works on natural vellum are becoming to a greater extent than prevalent, amongst 10 artists choosing it equally their material

That way that around 1 quarter of the artwork selected for this exhibition was painted on vellum which is a statistic which I honor quite amazing!  I approximate it's perchance prompted from having some of the premier exponents of ikon on vellum living inwards North America - such equally RHS Botanical Art Show & Five Gold Medal Winners.

Selected Artists

The selected artists are listed below.  Names inwards bold signal a link to their ain website; links non inwards bold link to the interview amongst the creative individual on the ASBA website.  Those without whatsoever link convey no discernible presence online.  Where I tin location where the creative individual comes from I've listed this too

Do delight allow me know if I've got whatsoever of this incorrect or there's a improve website which you'd rather last linked to - my contact details are inwards the side column.

• Beverly Allen (2 works) - Australia
• Christine Battle GM - Great Britain (graduate of the 2 twelvemonth EGS Diploma)
• Margaret Best - interview virtually her artwork - a South African living inwards Canada
• Dorothy DePaulo
• Maria Alice deRezende
• Jean Emmons (2 works) - Washington State, USA
• Akiko Enokido
• Margaret Farr
• Ingrid Finnan - Bronx, New York
• Keiko Fujita
• Pamela Geer-Gordon
• Monika deVries Gohlke - Brooklyn, New York
• Cherie Ann Gossett
• Asuka Hishiki
• Wendy Hollender
• Rosemarie James
• Leah Kaizer
• Heeyoung Kim
• Karen Kluglein
• Patricia Luppino
• Dorothy Gardner McCauley
• Carrie Megan - interview amongst Carrie Megan
• Regina Gardner Milan
• Mary Ann Neilson
• Mary Anne O'Malley
• Tomoko Ogawa
• George Olson
• Hillary Parker - interview amongst Hillary Parker - USA
• John Pastoriza-Piñol - Australia
• Susan Pettee
• Betsy Rogers-Knox - Betsy Rogers-Knox - Connecticut, USA
• Lizzie Sanders - Edinburgh, UK
• Judith Simon
• A 'Making H5N1 Mark' Profile of Fiona Strickland which provides an line concern human relationship of her success to engagement - too how she works!
• Carol Till - Colorado, USA
• Catherine Watters - interview amongst Catherine Watters - California, USA
• Kerri Weller - Kerri Weller - Canada
• Andrea Wilson - interview amongst Andrea Wilson - Tennessee, USA
• Carol Woodin - NY state(?), USA.  Carol is also ASBA Director of Exhibitions, teaches workshops on ikon on vellum too has a first-class gear upward of photos virtually existence a botanical creative individual on her website

Workshops

Associated amongst the exhibition are a discover of workshops.  The remaining workshops are equally listed below.  I'm existence really geeky hither too am also including links to the pdf files of the materials lists where these are available - I know they volition involvement a lot of the botanical artists who read this blog!

• Friday, Oct 5: Introduction to Painting on Vellum: H5N1 Botanical Painting Workshop amongst Carol Woodin + Materials List
• Wednesday, Oct 10: Introduction to Painting Botanical Art inwards Oil: H5N1 Botanical Illustration Workshop amongst Ingrid Finnan 
• Monday, Oct 29: Painting Vegetables, Warts too All: H5N1 Botanical Illustration Workshop amongst Asuka Hishiki + Materials List
• November 5, 8, too 9: Grisaille Technique inwards Botanical Painting: H5N1 3-Day Workshop amongst Wendy Hollender + Materials list

PS  Top prizewinner Heeyoung Kim has merely started a blog Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art so why non become too say hello!

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