April 5, 2016 through June 12, 2016:
"California fuchsia" will be in Filoli's 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition. Reception: Thursday, April 7, 5–7 pm. While admission is free, reservations are required. (Visit the Filoli exhibit page and click "register" to reserve.) Meet artists, enjoy hors d'oeuvres and wine, and stroll through the garden after hours. Contact me if you're interested in cards or prints of my painting (Filoli won't be offering card/print sales this year). 86 Cañada Rd., Woodside CA 94062.
January 2016:
The complete collection of images in the Alcatraz Florilegium to date are on display at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, January 16–29.
October 2015:
My latest painting, "California fuchsia (Epilobium canum)" has been accepted into the Alcatraz Florilegium.
January 15 through 17, 2015:
The California Native Plant Society Botanical Art Exhibition, a triennial juried group show during the CNPS Conservation Conference. My painting of Quercus agrifolia (Coast live oak)
received honorable mention.
April 8, 2014 through June 8, 2014:
Two of my watercolors of native Hawaiian plants will be in Filoli's 16th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition. These paintings have never before been exhibited. 86 Cañada Rd., Woodside CA 94062.
February 2014 through February 2015:
Three images of mine will be shown in the fourth "The Art of Saving Oaks" exhibit. This online show uses art to educate and inspire people about Sudden Oak Death, an invasive tree disease that has killed over 3 million trees in the California coastal ranges.
May 1 through August 30, 2013:
"Diversity in the Botanical World: Works by the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists." Several of my framed prints will be available for sale in this juried exhibition. I'll be at the reception (free and open to the public) on Thursday, May 23, 5–7 p.m.; come say hello and enjoy some food and wine!
Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum. 9th Ave. and Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park.
April 6–June 9, 2013:
"The Art of Nature," the annual exhibit of the Northern California Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, will display over 40 works of scientific illustration, including two of mine. Reception: Friday, April 5th, 6–8 p.m. Check the museum's web page for hours; they change after Memorial Day (admission $4; free for age 18 and under). 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz CA.
January 19 through February 8, 2013:
"Plants Illustrated," the 4th annual exhibit of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden. Several pieces of mine will be on display. The reception on January 26th, 2–4pm, is open to all (free with garden admission). Gallery open daily 10–4 (garden admission fee required; free for members). UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley (Conference Center), 200 Centennial Dr., Berkeley CA 94720.
June 27–August 31, 2012:
"Drawing from Nature," an exhibit of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists at the Thoreau Center for Sustainability in the beautiful San Francisco Presidio. Reception: June 27th, 5–7 p.m. Gallery is open Monday–Friday 9 –5 (free). Presidio Building #1014 at Lincoln and Torney, San Francisco CA.
April 7–June 9, 2012:
"The Art of Nature," the 3rd Annual exhibit of the Northern California Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, will display works of art focusing on California native species, including two of mine. Reception: Friday, April 6th, 6–8 p.m. Museum open Tuesday–Saturday 10–5 (admission $4; free for age 18 and under). 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz CA.
January 14 through February 4, 2012:
"Plants Illustrated," the 3rd Annual Botanical Art Exhibition of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden. Several watercolors of mine will be on display. Gallery open daily 10–4 (garden admission fee required; free for members). UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley (Conference Center), 200 Centennial Dr., Berkeley CA 94720.
January 10 through 14, 2012:
If you're in the San Diego area, consider visiting the California Native Plant Society Botanical Art Exhibition, a juried group show featuring native plants of California, including my painting of Fremontodendron californicum (flannel bush). The show is on display during the 2012 CNPS Conservation Conference.
Update 1/17/12: "Fremontodendron californicum" received honorable mention.
June 11 through September 10, 2011:
Check out the "Endangered Neighbors" exhibit at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History; one piece of mine from the preceding GNSI "Art of Nature" show will continue to be on display during this new exhibit. Museum open Tuesday–Saturday 10–5 (admission $4; free for age 18 and under). 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz CA.
June 6 through July 31, 2011:
Two works will be on display in Filoli's Thirteenth Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside CA. Prints will also be available for sale. The reception on Thursday, June 30, from 5–7 pm, is open to all, but advance reservations are required (no charge; RSVP to Filoli by June 23 online or at 650-364-8300 x508). 86 Cañada Rd., Woodside CA 94062.
Update 6/11/11: "Fremontodendron californicum" received the Roth Award for distinction with an emphasis on traditional botanical art presentation.
April 9–June 4, 2011:
"The Art of Nature," the 2nd Annual exhibit of the Northern California Guild of Natural Science Illustrators at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, will display over 60 works of art focusing on California native species, including three of mine. Reception: Friday, April 8th, 6–8 p.m. Museum open Tuesday–Saturday 10–5 (admission $4; free for age 18 and under). 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz CA.
January 8–28, 2011:
"Plants Illustrated," the 2nd Annual Botanical Art Exhibition of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, featuring 42 artists and 59 pieces. Two new watercolors of mine will be on display, and cards and prints will be available in the gift shop. Reception: January 15, 2–5 p.m. Gallery open daily 10–4 (garden admission fee required; free for members). UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley (Conference Center), 200 Centennial Dr., Berkeley CA 94720.
September 15–November 24, 2010:
The 13th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, presented by the Horticultural Society of New York and the American Society of Botanical Artists. My Lady's Slipper Orchid will be in the show. Opening reception September 15, 6–8 p.m. HSNY Gallery, 148 West 37th St, 13th floor, New York, NY 10018 (between 7th Ave and Broadway).
March 20–April 17, 2010:
"The Art of Nature," an exhibit of works by the Northern California chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators; three works of mine will be in the show. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz CA. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10–5. Small admission fee. I'll be at the reception: Friday, March 19, 6–8 p.m. (free). [Note for those who might be wondering: This is an entirely different show from the one of the same name last fall at DVC. Also, since the Science Illustration program has moved from Santa Cruz to CSUMB, their spring student illustration show will be moving to the Pacific Grove natural history museum. Hence the Santa Cruz museum asked GNSI-CA to take over the annual show at their venue.]
January 16–29, 2010:
Two works will be part of "Plants Illustrated," a group exhibit of botanical art by members of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists. UC Berkeley Botanical Garden (Conference Center), 200 Centennial Dr., Berkeley CA 94720. Reception: Saturday, January 16, 2-5 p.m.; free and open to all! Open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Garden admission fee required (free for members). I'll be there for the reception on the 16th, as well as on 1/23 (10-1) and on 1/29 (1-4).
September 14 through October 15, 2009:
Five of my paintings will be on display in "The Art of Nature," a group show of the Northern California Chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Diablo Valley College Library, 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill CA 94523. Reception: Saturday, October 3, 1-3 pm. Regular hours: Mon-Thur 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
June 23 through August 16, 2009:
Two works are on display in Filoli's Eleventh Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside CA. Prints and cards will also be available for sale. Reception is Thursday, July 16, 5–7 pm; it is open to all, but advance reservations are required (no charge; RSVP to Filoli by July 8). Note that the exhibit venue has changed to the Visitor's Center this year. 86 Cañada Rd., Woodside CA 94062. Phone: 650-364-8300 x298.
January, 2009:
Two watercolors of native plants, Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) and Woolly paintbrush (Castilleja foliosa), are shown at the California Native Plant Society's 2009 Conservation Conference as part of their Botanical Art Contest, Sacramento CA. Toyon received honorable mention.
July 1 through August 3, 2008:
Two paintings are on display in Filoli's Tenth Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, CA. June 25 through September 1, 2008:
Work appears in "Natural Visions," Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Northern California chapter show. Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek CA.
June 21 through August 3, 2008:
Numerous works are shown as part of a scientific illustration show, "The Illustrator," at Kings Art Center, Hanford CA.
May 2008:
Over 100 illustrations by Eliza (plants, animals, maps, diagrams) appear in the newly published 2nd edition of The Natural History of the UC Santa Cruz Campus. Available at Bay Tree Bookstore and other Santa Cruz bookstores. Read the press release here.
April 7 through May 9, 2008:
Eleven paintings are part of the Alumnae Art Show in the Anita Seipp Gallery of Castilleja School.
June–July, 2007:
Several paintings are on display in Filoli's Ninth Annual Botanical Art Exhibition.
January, 2007:
Several paintings appear in the GNSI-California show in the AWE Gallery in San Francisco.
October 2006 through May 2007:
In the show "Bidwell Park and Beyond: Scientific Illustrators Explore the Meaning of Parks and Public Green Space," Chico Creek Nature Center, Chico CA.
June-July, 2006:
Several paintings are on display in Filoli's Eighth Annual Botanical Art Exhibition.
July-August, 2005:
Several paintings are on display in Filoli's Seventh Annual Botanical Art Exhibition.
October 2004 through January 2005:
These month's issues of Scientific American include illustrations by Eliza and several article she art directed (Stork (Dec.), Baumeister (Jan.)).
November through January, 2005:
Two pieces are on exhibit at the juried Guild of Natural Science Illustrators show at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
November, 2004:
The Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences prints a series of greeting cards using six commissioned paintings of birds of the Stanford foothills. Contact Eliza to purchase sets of cards.
October 18 through December 17, 2004:
Internship in botanical and zoological illustration at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. Projects include digital illustrations for a computerized key to Hawaiian taro variteties, pen and ink drawings of wetland plants for a pending book, and pen and ink drawings of stream arthropods and mollusks for an educational restoration project.
June 29 through September 9, 2004:
Internship at Scientific American magazine in New York. Work includes numerous digital illustrations and art direction of several articles (see individual entries above).
June 25, 2004:
"Lady's slipper orchid" is featured in this week's Chronicle of Higher Education, in an article about the UC Santa Cruz Science Illustration program.
May, 2004:
This month's Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Newsletter includes "Lady's slipper orchid" in a report on the "Illustrating Nature" show.
May 1 through June 6, 2004:
Seven works are exhibited in the group show "Illustrating Nature" at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. |
