Mission Statement

The Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists is an open and diverse group of artists, collectors and admirers who share a love for the practice and perpetuation of botanical art and illustration with a fond focus on plants in the Rocky Mountain Region.
We encourage and participate in educational outreach, juried and non-juried exhibits, lectures, workshops and regular chapter meetings. The RMSBA is proud to be the very first chapter affiliation of the international organization, the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Exhibits to Visit

Traveling soon in warm weather? Here are some exhibits you might enjoy:
 
1. Following in the Bartrams' Footsteps
Contemporary Botanical Artists Explore the Bartrams' Legacy
A Traveling Exhibition
Opens in Philadelphia April 26 - May 24, 2013
Opening Reception - May 3rd, 5 to 7pm
 
Additional Venue 2013
September - December, 2013
South Florida Museum
201 10th Street West
Bradenton, FL
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2. 15th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit, Filoli
April 16 - June 16, 2013
86 Old Canada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062
Opens at Filoli, with Artist Reception April 18, 5-7 PM
Artworks selected this year will be displayed in the Visitor and Education Center while select pieces from our three major florilegia collections: the Filoli, the Banks’ and the Highgrove, will be displayed in the historic house.
While admission is FREE, reservations are required, with deadline of Friday, April 12.
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3. Drawn from Nature
Annual Student Botanical Arts Exhibition
October 5 – 20, 2013
Opening reception: October 4, 2013, 6 – 8 p.m.
October 5 – 20, 2013
Each autumn the Regenstein School's Annual Student Botanical Art Exhibition features outstanding student and instructor works in the Joutras Gallery, Regenstein Center. Come enjoy vibrant landscape scenes, delicate watercolors, intricate pen and ink studies, amazing pastels and much more. Select pieces are available for purchase.
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4. North Carolina Botanical Gardens
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 Old Mason Road, Chapel Hill, NC
In the DeBerry Gallery for Botanical Art & Illustration, every two months, we feature a new exhibit of nature art or botanical illustration in media ranging from watercolor and graphite to photography. The gallery is open during Garden visiting hours.
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5. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery
Kew, London, England
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art.Take a tour with Dr. Shirley Sherwood on the 21 May 2013.

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6. Drawn to Nature II
Recent works by The Reed-Turner Woodland Botanical Artist' Circle
March 3- April 30
Ryerson Woods, IL
Featuring the latest works of the Reed-Turner Woodland Botanical Artists' Circle, the exhibition includes drawings and paintings of plants and wild flowers common 9and not so common) to the woodlands and prairies of the Midwest landscape.
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7. Tree Sketches, drawings of trees by Dick Rauh
August 1-28, 2013
In addition to teaching a week-long workshop, Drawing Native Plants of Maine,
Drawing Native Plants of Maine, from August 5-9, in association with the New York Botanical Garden, Dick Rauh’s exceptional drawings of trees will be on exhibit in the Education Center.
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