Upcoming Events and Exhibits:
Group Exhibition with Reed-Turner Botanical Artists:
“Botanical Art: Native Plants and more
April 16-May 31, 2025
Opening reception Wednesday, April 23, 6-8PM
Mother Earth Market 2025
Saturday, May 10, 10 am- 5 pm
Sunday, May 11, 12 pm- 5 pm
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
21850 Riverwoods Rd.
Riverwoods, IL 60015
Taking place every Mother’s Day weekend, the Mother Earth Market features and celebrates local artists, makers, vendors, and organizations who are inspired by “Mother Earth” and are working towards a more sustainable future. Check out the vendors, then join us for art, nature, and wellness activities at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods.
See https://brushwoodcenter.org/event/mother-earth-market/ for details!
Summer Makers Market
Saturday, May 31, 9:00AM-1:PM
FRIENDSHIP PARK CONSERVATORY
395 W. ALGONQUIN ROAD, DES PLAINES, IL 60018
The Summer Maker’s Market takes place Saturday, May 31 from 9 AM-1 PM at the Friendship Park Conservatory. This free event allows one to shop an array of local small businesses. Discover unique handmade items for yourself, your home and/or the people in your life!
Past Exhibitions:
2024
“ Native Plants in the Adler Woods and the Midwest” Reed Turner Botanical Artists Circle group show Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL.
“Art about Tiny Mighty Things” solo exhibit at Niles-Maine Library, Niles, IL, February 15-April 22 2024
2023
“Beauty in Nature” Reed Turner Botanical Artists, group show at Heller Nature Center, Highland Park IL
2022
“Naturally Beautiful –Midwest’s Native Plants” Reed Turner Botanical Artists, Group show at Heller Nature Center, Highland Park IL July 7-August 29, 2022
2021
“Farmer’s Market” Reed Turner Botanical Artists, Group show at Glenview Public Library, Glenview IL July 15, 2021 to September 14, 2021
2019
Keeping the Bees: The Importance of Pollinators, Group show at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL. June 16-August 25, 2019
Dear Earth, Group show at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago. June 29-July 20, 2019
2018
Invasive Plants in the Midwest Landscape, Group show with the Reed Turner Botanical Artist Circle, ELA Library, Lake Zurich, IL
2017
Invasive Plants in the Midwest Landscape, Group show with the Reed-Turner Botanical Artist Circle, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oakbrook, IL
2016
Invasive Plants in the Natural Landscape, Group show with the Reed-Turner Botanical Artist Circle, Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
Botanical Studies in Blue, Solo Exhibit at the Oak Park Conservatory, Oak Park, IL
Drawn from Nature: Tenth Annual Student Botanical Arts Exhibition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
2015
Botanicals on Display, Emily Oaks Nature Center, Skokie, IL
Articulate Visions: The Convergence of Art and Science, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI.
Drawn from Nature: Ninth Annual Student Botanical Arts Exhibition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
2014
Drawn from Nature: Eighth Annual Student Botanical Arts Exhibition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
2013
Drawn from Nature: Seventh Annual Student Botanical Arts Exhibition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
2012
Drawn from Nature: Sixth Annual Student Botanical Arts Exhibition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
2010
Dance with the Honey Bees at the Nashville Ballet, Feb-May, Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN
Drawn from Nature: Fourth Annual Student Botanical Arts Exhibition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL.
2009
BeeNative Manhattan Launch Party, Ramscale Studios, New York, NY.
2007
Hot off the Press, Juried Printmaking Exhibit, Jan -Feb. Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2006
Juried Print Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL
Contact:
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