of Botanical Art & Illustration Travel Exhibition - Hunt Institute for ...

The Hunt Institute established this international exhibition series of
botanical art and illustration in 1964 with the hope of supporting and
encouraging contemporary botanical artists. Every three years, this series
features the works of talented botanical artists from around the world.
Organized from the 110 artworks in the 13th International (2010) that now
are part of the Institute’s collection, this travel version features artworks by
68 artists from 15 countries (Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, England, Italy,
Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, South
Korea, Thailand and the United States).
Botanical art depicts plant portraits, both visually pleasing and botanically
accurate, that can be identified at least to genus, but preferably to species
as well. It may include part of or the entire life cycle of the plant, details,
cross-sections, root structures and even the plant’s habitat. The artwork
may be created for scientific studies, publications, gallery exhibitions or
other commercial applications, but each artist brings a personal aesthetic
sensibility to the subject. In many countries opportunities abound to study
drawing and painting techniques with skilled botanical artists in private
classes or those offered at botanical gardens and institutions, and now
many botanical gardens are offering certificates in botanical art. Botanical
societies flourish in Australia, Canada, England, Italy, Japan, South Africa
and the United States. As an example, the United States has two major
organizations—the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Guild
of Natural Science Illustrators—that apprise their members of workshops
and exhibition opportunities and offer a sense of community to botanical
artists. Florilegium societies are developing throughout the world and are
inviting the best artists to contribute works, not only for artistic merit but
also as a historical record, depicting plants in their respective gardens. Indeed
the intense activity described above confirms that we are experiencing a
renaissance of botanical art.
The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, a research division of
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in the
history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international
scientific community through research and documentation. To this end
the Institute acquires and maintains authoritative collections of books,
plant images, manuscripts, portraits and data files, and provides publications
and other modes of information service through its four departments:
Archives, Art, Bibliography and the Library. The current collections include
approximately 29,500 books; 30,000 portraits; 30,000 watercolors, drawings
and prints; and 2,000 autograph letters and manuscripts. Including artworks
dating from the Renaissance, the Art Department’s collection now focuses
on contemporary botanical art and illustration, where the coverage is
unmatched. A full-color, illustrated catalogue of the original 13th International
Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (2010) is available. Please visit our Web
site (http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu) for more information about the Hunt
Institute and its programs or to purchase one of our publications.
Martin J. Allen (England)
1. Passion flower [Passiflora sp.], watercolor, 2006
Yara Anderson (United States)
2. Rosa sp., Rosehips, watercolor, 2008
Sara Bedford (England)
3. Ligularia dentata, watercolor, 2009
Karen Bell-Brugger (United States)
4. Viburnum trilobum, watercolor, 2009
Diana Carmichael (South Africa)
5. Lachenalia sp., watercolor, 2004
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Diana Carneiro (Brazil)
6. Gongora bufonia, watercolor, 2009
Karen Coleman (United States)
7. Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, pen-and-ink, 2009
Jackie Copeman (England)
8. Clivia miniata, watercolor, 2009
Caroline Cottingham (England)
9. Mangifera indica, watercolor, 2004
Joanna Craig-M c Feeley (England)
10. Dracunculus vulgaris, watercolor, 2001
Rachael Dawson (England)
11. Magnolia × soulangeana, watercolor, 2009
Rosemary Donnelly (Australia)
12. Diospyros kaki ‘Hyakumo,’ watercolor, 2008
Wilna Eloff (South Africa)
13. Haworthia sp., watercolor, 2008
Guy Eves (England)
14. Iris [Iris sp.], graphite pencil, 2009
Paul Fennell (England)
15. Brussels sprouts [Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group], watercolor, 2009
Noriko Fujii (Japan)
16. Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Uzu Blue,’ watercolor, 2009
Yoko Furukawa (Japan)
17. Brassica oleracea var. italica, watercolor, 2009
Leigh Ann Gale (England)
18. Red onion study [Allium cepa], watercolor, 2009
Eiko Hamada (Japan)
19. Pinus pinaster, watercolor, 2008
Wendy Hollender (United States)
20. Pyrus communis, colored pencil, 2004
Sarah Howard (Scotland)
21. Milan turnip with garlic [Brassica rapa with Allium sativum], watercolor, 2008
Hiromi Hyogo (Japan)
22. Canna indica, watercolor, 2008
Yuko Inujima (Japan)
23. Platanus × acerifolia, acrylic, 1997
Stephen T. Johnson (United States)
24. The Number 16 [Acer sp.], pastel, watercolor and gouache, 1998
Kyoko Katayama (Japan)
25. Banksia, watercolor and graphite pencil, 2009
Heeyoung Kim (United States)
26. Prairie-dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, pen-and-ink, 2009
Hildegard Könighofer (Austria)
27. Androrchis ×koenighoferae, watercolor and colored pencil, 2007
Kumiko Kosuda (Japan)
28. Cirsium purpuratum Matsum., watercolor, 2004
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Chika Kunou (Japan)
29. Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. var. sinense Makino, watercolor, 2009
Asako Kuwajima (Japan)
30. Red turnip [Brassica rapa var. rapifera], watercolor, 2009
Eun Joo Lee (South Korea)
31. Poppy [Papaver sp.], watercolor, 2007
Barbara Lewis (United States)
32. Brassica oleracea var. acephala, watercolor, 2009
Miriam Macgregor (England)
33. Lament [Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris and Clematis vitalba], wood engraving, 2007
Sally Markell (United States)
34. Cantharellus cibarius, watercolor, 2008
Joan McGann (United States)
35. Stenocactus crispatus, pen-and-ink, 2007
Sue McLean (Australia)
36. Glossodia major R. Br., Wax-lip orchid, watercolor, 2008
Angeline de Meester (England)
37. Taxus baccata ‘Dovostonii Aurea’ with T. baccata ‘Fastigiata’
in the background, watercolor, 2008
Annie Morris (England)
38. Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, watercolor, 2004
Edd Morrison (England)
39. Ilex aquifolium, graphite pencil, 2009
Maki Nishimura (Japan)
40. Vigna caracalla, watercolor and pencil, 2008
Kate Nuttall (England)
41. Top: Gourd II [Cucurbita sp.], watercolor, 2008
Center: Gourd I [Cucurbita sp.], watercolor, 2008
Bottom: Gourd III [Cucurbita sp.], watercolor, 2008
Lyudmila N. Pavlova (United States)
42. Left: Eggplant, Solanum melangena, watercolor, 2008
Right: Pear, Pyrus communis, watercolor, 2008
Margareta Pertl (Ireland)
43. Paphiopedilum wardii × dayanum study, watercolor and pencil, 2009
Kandis Vermeer Phillips (United States)
44. Left: Centaurea sp., watercolor, 2009
Top Center: Hydrangea [Hydrangea sp.], watercolor, 2009
Bottom Center: Rosa gallica, watercolor, 2009
Right: Columbine inspired by Hoefnagel [Aquilega sp.], watercolor, 2009
Sunitsorn Pimpasalee (Thailand)
45. Kaempferia pulchra, watercolor, 2008
Janie Pirie (England)
46. Fragaria × ananassa ‘Strawberry Sophie,’ colored pencil, 2008
Thomas Reaume (Canada)
47. Left: Verbascum thapsus, Common mullein, pen-and-ink, 2006
Right: Trillium cernuum, pen-and-ink, 2001
Dorothee de Sampayo Garrido-Nijgh (Netherlands)
48. French and Italian truffles, watercolor and gouache, 2009
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