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May 10-June 15, 2008 Collective 2008, A 7-Women Exposition Chateau de Vullierens, Switzerland The foothills of the Swiss Jura Mountains softly wave down to Lake Geneva, facing their southern neighbors, the French Alps, across the water. This part of Switzerland is called the Swiss Riviera, because of its mild climate. Nature, including subtropical plants and palm trees, grows in abundance. This luscious environment is home to the elegant Chateau de Vullierens. The castle has been inhabited by the same family for centuries, up to the present day. In 1950, Madame Doreen Bovet, the American wife of one of the castle’s owners, began an Iris garden. As the collection grew, the owners decided to share its beauty. In 1955 the gardens were opened to the public during bloom time, and have become world famous. Today, Chateau de Vullierens boasts various gardens, vineyards, an open air tearoom, and a boutique. |
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An art exhibit takes place annually in the castle’s (former) Granary. This year, the Chateau has invited seven women to show their work, which ranges from paintings to sculpture, from drawings to glass design. ASBA member Gusta von dobbenburgh has been invited to participate with her botanical artworks this year. Contact: For more information: www.jardinsdesiris.ch |
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Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco This exhibit features 27 paintings by 11 artists from the San Francisco area, all of whom are ASBA members: Geri Forrester, Fifi Holbrook, Bailey Meyer, Willa Mundell, Susan Olness, Jonelle Patrick, Susan Pelosi, Tom Rohlen, Billie Severy, Diana Thomas and Catherine Watters. June 1-27, 2008
June 9 – August 1, 2008 Today’s Botanical Artists~An Exhibition of Original Botanical Works Ursus Books and Prints, 981 Madison Avenue, New York, NY Opening reception: June 10, 2008 6:00 – 8:00 PM Continuing the tradition of both seminal and ongoing benefactor of contemporary botanical art, Evelyn Kraus of Ursus Books & Prints is pleased to present an exhibit of images by more than twenty artists currently at work in this field. The artists selected are represented in an important new book, Today’s Botanical Artists, an overview of twenty-first century botanical art. While Ursus continues to offer the best of drawings, prints and watercolors in all areas, the special focus on current botanicals is unique and of major importance to the continued growth of this burgeoning field. In keeping, too, with an ongoing tradition that merges science and art, the artists involved are intensely aware of the role plants play in our society. These artists hope their work, the beauty of their art, will call attention to plants, inspiring the action needed to save natural habitats and our own threatened global environment. From graphite and colored pencil on paper to watercolor on vellum the work exhibited demonstrates a great range of technique and images that capture the essence of each specimen. While original botanical art from earlier periods is given a high value commensurate with a time engendered scarcity, the current renaissance of this enduring form allows new patrons to become engaged and to participate in collecting botanical images that reflect not only beauty, but the continuing importance of a format that reflects both science and art. Contact: PH: 212.772.8787, website: ursusbooks.com
Hibiscus hybrid, WC on paper, ©Gilly Schaeffer, 2007 June 10-August 31, 2008 Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647–1717) was a pioneering woman of art, science, and business. She was an accomplished painter of flowers and insects and an entomologist from an early age. In her fifties, she traveled to Suriname, then a Dutch colony in South America, to study extraordinary insects first hand. Working with her two daughters, Merian made and produced one of the greatest illustrated natural history books of all time, The Insects of Suriname. This exhibition introduces Maria Sibylla Merian to American audiences and focuses on natural history illustration, which is one of the most accessible and engaging art forms. Co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Museum Het Rembrandthuis, the exhibition is accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue. Contact: PH: 310.440.7300; website: www.getty.edu
Progression of the life cycle of moths by Maria Sibylla Merian. June 22-September 14 Endangered Species: Flora and Fauna in Peril Wildling Art Museum, 2329 Jonata Street, Los Olivos, CA This exhibition represents the Museum’s first international juried art competition, with 50 artworks selected from nearly 200 entries. The artworks will travel to the Department of the Interior Museum in Washington, D.C. (November 1, 2008-February 28, 2009) and The Wildlife Experience in Parker, Colorado (May 9-July 12, 2009). “It can be difficult to locate threatened or endangered species and ‘capture’ them artistically without harming them,” points out Penny Knowles, Executive Director of the Wildling Art Museum. “I admire the artists who struggled with these issues to submit such visually stunning entries. The Museum is proud to present an exhibition that will inform and delight – varied not only in the flora and fauna represented, but also in style and media.” ASBA member Lotus McElfish’s works are included in this prestigious undertaking. David J. Wagner, Ph.D, a nationally renowned scholar and author of American Wildlife Art (Marquand Books, 2008), served as consulting curator and tour director for the three-year project. A full-color, 64-page catalogue includes all of the featured artworks as well as an introduction by Dr. Wagner and an essay by Dr. Michael Tobias, noted author, filmmaker and president of the Dancing Star Foundation. Exhibition catalogues may be purchased after June 22, 2008. Contact: Website: www.wildlingmuseum.org , PH: 805.688.1082
August 7 - October 31, 2008 Implant UBS Art Gallery, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY This exhibition, curated by Jodie Jacobson, The Horticultural Society of New York's Curator, has selected artists whose subject matter is plants, and is based on the idea presented in Michael Pollan's book Botany of Desire. Adapted to the artistic world, this would mean that the plant has found a way to engender personal relationships with humans, thereby immortalizing itself in art. ASBA members Jim Sams and Carol Woodin, as well as about 20 other artists and photographers, will be included. Contact: Jodie Jacobson, PH: 212.757.0915, e-mail: jjacobson@hsny.org
September 17 – November 21, 2008 The Eleventh Annual International Juried Exhibition at The Horticultural Society of New York 148 W.est37th Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY Barbara Macklowe is the major benefactor of this year’s full color catalog, and many others have contributed as well. This very competitive exhibition once again brought a wealth of high quality entries from around the world. Out of the 198 entries received, forty were chosen. Jurors Francesca Anderson, Carol Hamilton, Dick Rauh, and Jessica Tcherepnine worked hard to winnow down the field of submissions, and were assisted by the ease of viewing digital entries, zooming in on some to get a closer look. Artists from around the US, and from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and the UK have been included. Artists whose work will be shown are: Milly Acharya, Yara Anderson, Deirdre Bean, Margaret Best, Carolyn Cappello, Celia Crampton, Jean Emmons, Ingrid Finnan, Cherie Ann Gossett, Heeyoung Kim, Barbara Klaas, Karen Kluglein, Dianne McElwain, Joan McGann, Derek Norman, Tomoko Ogawa, George Olson, Mary Anne O’Malley, John Pastoriza-Pinol, Annie Patterson, Lyudmila Pavlova, Rose Pellicano, Susan Pettee, Sylvia Portillo, Lynn Railsback, Lesley Randall, Verena Redmann, Janet Rieck, Betsy Rogers-Knox, Lizzie Sanders, Denise Walser-Kolar, Catherine Watters, and Bruce Wilson.
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Exhibitions are central to the ASBA's mission. They contribute to our professional development, both as individuals and as a group; they serve as an important educational tool, and they are the way in which we spread the word about botanical art. The ASBA's Exhibitions Coordinator provides assistance, consistency, support, professionalism, and guidance for those who are organizing international, national, regional or local exhibitions. The Exhibitions Coordinator is a part-time position. An ideal exhibition is one developed by participants from any area of the nation. Members identify themselves to the Exhibitions Coordinator as interested in and willing to work on an exhibition in their region. Our goal is to mount three shows annually in diverse regions of the country. The Exhibitions Coordinator will provide the necessary information and support to make your exhibition a success. The ASBA has published a set of Exhibition Guidelines which provide a comprehensive how-to guide for planning and holding an exhibition. We have a great deal of experience in mounting exhibitions, and we all benefit from that experience. If you think you'd like to hold an ASBA exhibition, and you have a venue in mind, the ASBA would like to encourage you. Please look over the Exhibitions Guidelines to learn how to go about it, and contact: Carol Woodin, Exhibitions Coordinator at ASBAExhibitions@aol.com or Virginia Tuttle, Exhibitions Chair at vatuttle@aol.com.
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