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.
June 11 through September 10, 2011:
Check out the "Endangered Neighbors" exhibit at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History; one piece 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.
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 receives 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. |
