2017-2018 Activities Report 2018 American Society of Botanical Artists. Artwork copyright the artists.
MISSION To provide a thriving, interactive community dedicated to perpetuating the tradition and contemporary practice of botanical art.
VISION Botanical art will be considered a significant, relevant, and respected contributor to 21 st century art, recognized for its unique power to educate, promote ecological awareness and enrich our lives.
LEADERSHIP Executive Director Denise Walser-Kolar (MN) President ASBA Board of Directors Sally Petru (CA)
ASBA Officers Immediate Past PresidentVice President Jody Williams (MO) Suzanne Wegener (IL) Treasurer Cynthia Rice (NY/FL) Secretary Gillian Rice (AZ)
ASBA Board of Directors Class of 2018 Elizabeth Plotnick (IL) Class of 2019 Gillian Rice (AZ) Class of 2020 Bonnie Driggers (VA) Bonnie Haney (NY) Sally Petru (CA) Class of 2021 Laurie Griff (OR) Clarissa Bonde (VA) Ku-mie Kim (IL) Ruth Starratt (MA Suzanne Wegener (IL) Class of 2022 Claudia Lane (IL) Susan Mintun (PA) Jennifer Muto (CO) Karen Ringstrand (VA) Carol Jean Rogalski (IL) Kieko Nibu Tarver (PA) Class of 2023 Tutta Greer Cone (AL) Carolyn Courson (AL) Linda Warner Constantino (SC) Catherine Dellor (CA) Celine Lillie (IL) Gail Goodrich Harwood (VA)
ASBA Board of Directors Welcome! New Directors Class of 2023 Kristie Bruzenak (GA) Karen Kluglein (NY) Monica Ray (NY) Marcia Long (VA) Barbara Schoeberl (MD) Janice Sharp (CA)
ASBA Board of Directors Being a Board Member is a Wonderful, Generous Commitment of Financial Support Energy and Time Expertise and Creativity Board Members feel Satisfaction in Serving ASBA and its Members Camaraderie with other Board Members Excited to Learn New Skills Thank you for your commitment!
Program Leadership Staff/Consultants 2018 Denise Walser-Kolar, Executive Director Carol Woodin, Director of Exhibitions Teri Kuwahara, Annual Conference Coordinator Margaret Saylor, Editor/Designer The Botanical Artist Patricia Luppino, Webmaster
Leanne Kershaw, Administrative Assistant Sandra McNicol, Conference Registrar, Catalog Fulfillment Birgit Wolfe, Bookkeeper Administration Support Staff/Consultants 2017 Robin A. Jess, Assistant to the Executive Director
Publications The Journal March June September December Margaret Saylor Editor and Designer Ranked highest in value of all membership benefits!
Publications The Journal 36 Pages Strong artwork + Varied, informative content = A successful publication!
Publications Our Writers: established authors, non-professional writers, historians, artists and botanists our MEMBERS! Ginger Aarons Martin Allen Bobbi Angell Denis Benjamin Margaret Best Laura Bethmann Gillian Condy Linda Warner Constantino Kathy Crosby Susan Cumins Shevaun Doherty Beverly K. Duncan Vicky Earle Sharon Eaton Liz Fite Linda Fraser Monika De Vries Gohlke Nancy Easterling Pam Harrington Rita M. Hassert John Neal Hoover Jackie Isard Patricia Jonas Karen Kluglein Lucy Martin Erin McKeon Nancy Milford Donna Miskend Sandra Morris Sarah Morrish Rhonda Nass Julie Nettleton Tania Norris Hillary Parker Jacqueline Pestell Sally Petru The Journal Thank You
Publications The Journal Our Writers: established authors, non-professional writers, historians, artists and botanists our MEMBERS! Liz Powell Kelly Radding Monica Ray Verena Redmann Gillian Rice Adrienne Roberts Betsy Rogers-Knox Olga Ryabtsova Beatrice Saalburg Lizzie Sanders Susan Sapanara Lesley Smith Scott Stapleton Jane Sturgeon Anastasia Traina Julia Trickey Sharon Tingey Susan Tomlinson Amber Turner Carol Woodin Janene Walkky Denise Walser-Kolar Alice Waters Catherine Watters Jody Williams and the Member Happenings and The Botanical Artist Asks contributors Thank You
Publications Directory of Members Organization Info Board Listing Chapters Members by State Members by Country Chapter Affiliation Contact Information Featured Artist Mieko Ishikawa
PUBLICATION Highlights Monthly E-Newsletter Don t miss it - Make sure you accept emails from: execdirector@asba-art.org Editors: Catherine Dellor Claudia Lane Susan Mintun Thanks!
Website www.asba-art.org Patricia Luppino Webmaster
Website Look What s on the Website! Exhibition Artwork Annual Financial and Activities Reports ASBA s Strategic (Long Range) Plan Interviews With Artists Photos of Conferences and Exhibition Openings Membership Handouts Special Notices on the Home Page Conference Dates and Info Links to Dick Blick and Amazon Smile Find a Class or a Teacher
Website Stories Behind the Art Thank You Myra Sourkes interviews exhibition artists
Website Online Member Gallery Thank You Alice Tangerini maintains the online member gallery
Website History of Botanical Art Thank You Jutta Buck Cynthia Rice Margaret Saylor Patricia Luppino
Strategic Plan Adopted October 2015 Goals & Tactics Next 5 years Programs Membership Governance On the ASBA website
Exhibitions Thank You Carol Woodin Exhibitions Director Pat Jonas Exhibitions Chair Exhibitions Committee Sally Petru Catherine Watters Carol Hamilton Marilyn Garber Susan Fisher
Exhibitions 2018 Exhibitions 21 st Annual International at Wave Hill, NY The New York Botanical Garden Triennial Out of the Woods: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens America s Flora at US Botanic Garden, Washington DC Confluence Small Works 2018 Artwork by Connie Sayas
Exhibitions 21 st Annual International At Wave Hill, Bronx, NY Catalog Cover art by Mitsuko Schultz September 8 December 2, 2018
Exhibitions 21st Annual International Workshop with Asuka Hishiki Installation at Wave Hill Artwork by Asuka Hishiki Photo credit Alan Tarver
Exhibitions 21st Annual International Jurors selected 48 artworks from an extremely competitive field of about 190 entries. Artists included hail from the US, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Russia, Slovenia, and the UK, and fourteen of these have never before been included in an ASBA exhibition. To view all the artwork, artists statements and photos of openings and events, please visit http://asba-art.org/exhibitions/21st-annual-international
Exhibitions 21st Annual International Awards Wave Hill Best in Show Award Jean Emmons
Exhibitions 21st Annual International Awards ASBA Eleanor Wunderlich Award Betsy Rogers-Knox
Exhibitions 21st Annual International Awards Helen Gray Garber Award Carrie DiCostanzo
Exhibitions 21st Annual International Awards Richmond and Lili Bates Award for Excellence In recognition of an Artist by a Fellow Artist: Susan Tomlinson Brooklyn Botanic Garden Award for Print or Drawing Tomoko Otomo
Exhibitions Honorable Mentions 21st Annual International Catherine Watters Ksenia Panferova Tammy McEntee
Exhibitions Out of the Woods The New York Botanical Garden Gold Medal Asuka Hishiki Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens The New York Botanical Garden Third Triennial At NYBG November 18, 2017 April 22, 2018
Exhibitions Out of the Woods Forty-four artworks of one of the planet s most important and beautiful resources were selected for inclusion in this exhibition. These tree subjects were found in botanical gardens and arboreta throughout the US and around the world. To view all the artwork, artists statements and see photos of openings and events, please visit http://asba-art.org/exhibitions/out-woods Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens The New York Botanical Garden Third Triennial At NYBG November 18, 2017 April 22, 2018
Exhibitions Out of the Woods The New York Botanical Garden Silver Medal Lucy Martin
Exhibitions Out of the Woods The New York Botanical Garden Bronze Medal Ingrid Finnan
Exhibitions Honorable Mentions Out of the Woods Beverly Allen Beverly Fink
Exhibitions Honorable Mentions Out of the Woods Barbara Oozeerally Alexandra Negoita Vulcu
Exhibitions Traveling Through 2019 Out of the Woods The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens San Marino, CA May 19 August 27, 2018 Foundry Art Centre St. Charles, MO October 5 - December 28, 2018 Tucson Botanical Gardens Tucson, AZ January 25 April 13, 2019 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Chaska, MN May 9 August 13, 2019
Exhibitions Botanical Art Worldwide Linking People to Plants through Contemporary Botanical Art An international collaboration of artists and organizations celebrating contemporary botanical art and native plants around the world. Worldwide Day of Botanical Art May 18, 2018 Joan McGann
Exhibitions Botanical Art Worldwide Goal: To build partnerships with artists in other countries
Exhibitions Botanical Art Worldwide GOAL: To educate the global community about the worldwide renaissance in botanical art
Kimberly Moss Dick Rauh Linda Powers Vicki Malone Exhibitions Botanical Art Worldwide GOAL: To present a cohesive message about plant diversity and botanical art
Exhibitions Botanical Art Worldwide GOAL: To increase appreciation of the world s precious plant diversity Susan Tomlinson
Exhibitions Worldwide Day of Botanical Art! May 18, 2018
Exhibitions 25 Countries on 6 Continents! Botanical Art Worldwide
Exhibitions Website www.botanicalartworldwide.info
Exhibitions America s Flora ASBA s Botanical Art Worldwide - U.S. Exhibition
Exhibitions ASBA s Botanical Art Worldwide - U.S. Exhibition America s Flora Support for the production of this catalog is provided by a generous grant from: Botanical Artists for Education and the Environment Catalog Cover Art Margaret Farr
Exhibitions Botanical Art Worldwide - U.S. Exhibition America s Flora Linda Medved Lufkin
Exhibitions ASBA gratefully acknowledges America s Flora Botanical Artists for Education & the Environment (BAEE) for their generous support of America s Flora.
Linda Powers Exhibitions Travel Venues through 2019 United States Botanic Garden Washington, DC May 4 - October 15, 2018 America s Flora Botanical Research Institute of Texas Fort Worth, TX 76107 September 26 - November 27, 2019 Missouri Botanical Garden Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum St. Louis, MO 63110 February 1 - May 5, 2019 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Wausau, WI 54403 June 8 - August 25, 2019
Exhibition Small Works Confluence Small Works Exhibition at 2018 Conference, St. Louis Awards to be presented: ASBA Best In Show Jean Emmons People s Choice Award Anne Marie Carney Award
Past Annual Conference 2017 San Francisco, CA Northern California Society of Botanical Artists Filoli Gardens Thank You!
Past Annual Conference 2017 Steering Committee Danny Swanson Sally Petru Lee McCaffree
Annual Conference 2018 St. Louis, MO October 11-13 Thank you to Local Host and Coordinator Jody Williams and the Annual Meeting Team
Annual Conference 2019 Pittsburgh, PA October 17 19, 2019
Annual Conference 2020 Mobile, Alabama October 15 17, 2020
Outreach Facebook Public Page Promoting ASBA, Membership & Botanical Art Exhibition News Member Achievements Thanks! Pauline Goldsmith Facebook Moderator
Engagement Facebook Members Only Group Thanks! To Our Moderators: Elaine Searle Lotus McElfish Janene Walkky A place to meet, inspire and support one another
Outreach Artists Grants ASBA Anne Ophelia Dowden Grant Esther Plotnick Grant Dorothy R. Peck Artist Grant Applications are due on August 1 st Make your project a reality and educate the public about contemporary botanical art!
Outreach Artists Grants 2017 ASBA Anne Ophelia Dowden Grant Sharon Field Dorothy R. Peck Artist Grant Kandy Phillips
Outreach Artists Grants 2018 Esther Plotnick Grant Plants of the James River Project Group Dorothy R. Peck Artist Grant Bobbi Angell
Outreach Grant Committee Thanks! Myra Sourkes Chair Ku-mie Kim Gillian Rice Ruth Starratt
2017 Awards Awards Committee Mary Bauschelt (Chair) Martha Kemp Victoria Matthews Catherine Watters Diane Bouchier Award for Excellence in Botanical Art Mieko Ishikawa Japan James J. White Award for Service to Botanical Art Derek Norman Alabama
2018 Awards Awards Committee Mary Bauschelt (Chair) Victoria Matthews Martha Kemp Karen Kluglein Catherine Watters Diane Bouchier Award for Excellence in Botanical Art Asuka Hishiki, Japan James J. White Award for Service to Botanical Art Carol Woodin, US ASBA Botanical Illustrator Award for Excellence in Scientific Botanical Art Lara Call Gastinger
MEMBERSHIP 2018 Stats Total Individual Members - 1,772 U.S. Individual Members - 1471 International Individual Members - 301 Total Institutional Members - 43 U.S. Institutions - 33 International Institutions - 10
MEMBERSHIP 2018 Stats Total Chapter Members = 924 Allegheny Highlands = 45 Florida = 34 Great River = 90 Northern California = 197 National Capital Region = 97 New England = 148 Pacific North West = 77 Rocky Mountain = 92 Southern California = 117 South West = 27
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Allegheny Highlands
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Florida
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Great River
MEMBERSHIP Chapters National Capital Region
MEMBERSHIP Chapters New England
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Northern California
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Pacific Northwest
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Rocky Mountain
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Southern California
MEMBERSHIP Chapters Southwest
MEMBERSHIP Circles Central Virginia
MEMBERSHIP Circles Coastal Alabama
MEMBERSHIP Circles North Carolina
MEMBERSHIP Circles Oregon
MEMBERSHIP Circles The Reed Turner Botanical Artists Group (Chicago)
MEMBERSHIP Circles St. Louis (Missouri and Southern Illinois)
MEMBERSHIP Circles Tri-State Botanical Artists of The New York Botanical Garden
MEMBERSHIP Circles Utah Botanical Artists (Salt Lake City)
MEMBERSHIP Be an Ambassador Tell your friends! Tell your students! Invite others to join! Membership materials online
Development Online Auction Spring 2018 Fundraising Events $5008 raised for ASBA General Operating Support 59 Artists Participated 59 Artworks Sold (Original Artwork, Artists receive 50% of sale) Thank you to: Linda Warner Constantino, Chair Jennifer Muto (Chair of Development), Pauline Goldsmith (advertising on Facebook), Patricia Luppino, (Call for Entry web page) Margaret Saylor (Journal Ads) Claudia Lane and Catherine Dellor (ASBA Highlights)
Development Annual Conference Fundraising Events Art Bazaar
Development Annual Conference Fundraising Events Art Bazaar 2017 Linda Powers, Chair 219 donated items From 42 individual donors Net income: $3,187 Plus sales from Small Works Exhibition and Artist s Sales Grand Total: $16,988
Development Art Bazaar 2017 Annual Conference Fundraising Events Thank you to all the volunteers: Linda Powers, Chair Andrea Kirjasoff Lynne Railsback Leslie Walker Dorothy Hunter Nancy Saltsman Faith Clover Jane Hancock Bev Borland Terri Munroe Nancy Wheeler Klippert Nina Antze Vi Strain Susan Mark-Raymond Walter Denn Ku_mie Kim Beth Plotnick Dolores Diaz Lang Anh Pham
Development Affiliate Programs You shop and a % goes to ASBA - EASY!
Development Individual Giving Thank you to ASBA s generous supporters! Your donations are vital to ASBA s successful programs.
Acknowledgment Special Thank You The New York Botanical Garden for office space and related services!
2017/2018 Activities Report 2018 American Society of Botanical Artists. Artwork copyright the artists.