FRIENDS OF BOTANIC GARDENS

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INSTRUCTORS – FALL 2017 – WINTER 2018

MAUREEN BOVET DS ’92 is a garden designer with a history degree from Wellesley College. She has studied with the Landscape Institute and the Univ. of ’ Green School and has worked for Historic New England in their historic plant propagation program. Maureen’s favorite pastime is exploring parks, gardens, and historic sites. She carries her camera along on these explorations, photographing whatever catches her eye. www.maureenbovet.com

LYNDA DAVIS JEHA found herself divided between following her scientific and artistic interests, so she decided to pursue both. For several years, she had simultaneous careers as an environmental scientist, silversmith and jewelry designer. Though primarily self- taught, she has completed studio classes at Massachusetts College of Art, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Simmons College. "My adventurous spirit has led me to places of immense natural beauty that have provided me with a rich, visual imagery … I rely on my memory, imagination and daily observations of the natural world to provide vision and inspiration for my paintings," she states. Lynda’s paintings have been exhibited in the New England area and California. Her works are held in numerous private collections. Lynda currently works at Wellesley College where she is the Academic Administrative Assistant in the Political Science Department. She has been an art instructor in children’s creative arts programs since 2012.

SHEVAUN DOHERTY SBA is a botanical artist living in Dublin. It was while living in Egypt that she first began painting in watercolors. Inspired by the flora of the Middle East, she enrolled in the SBA distance learning diploma course, graduating in 2012 with distinction, and becoming a full member in 2014. Since then she has exhibited regularly in Dublin, London and Frankfurt. Shevaun received a Highly Commended for her painting of Phoenix dactylifera (Ripening dates) at the SBA exhibition in 2012. She won two gold and a silver medal at Bloom Botanical Art in Dublin (2014, 2015). In 2014 her painting of Cyperus prolifer (Dwarf papyrus on papyrus) was selected for the prestigious ‘Fresh Water’ exhibition at the Gaiás Museum, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Her work has been included in a number of publications, most notably the SBA’s ‘Handbook of Plant Forms for Botanical Artists’, and Katherine Tyrrell’s ‘Sketching 365’. Using art to raise awareness about conservation is something that she feels passionate about, and recently designed the cover image and logo for The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. http://www.botanicalsketches.blogspot.ie

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M. ELLEN DUARTE learned to be creative at a young age. After studying art, education, and at the of Southern Maine, she became a teacher for many years. In her spare time she pursued a variety of creative arts and crafts, including interior decorating, furniture restoration and mural painting. Upon her retirement from teaching, Ellen was inspired by the New England Society of Botanical Artists’ exhibit at ’s Spring Flower Show. She dedicated herself to the study of classical botanical art in the program offered by Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, receiving her Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration in 2015. Ellen enjoys making art and gardening at her home on Cape Cod, using many of the plants she grows as inspiration for her work. www.meduartebotanicals.com

NANCY GALLIGAN has been a professional freelance calligrapher for 25 years and has been teaching for 4. She is skilled in many different hands including Italic, Copperplate, Romans, Uncial, etc. She taught at the deCordova Museum School in Lincoln, is on the faculty at the Danforth Museum School in Framingham, and has been teaching a group of 12-14 students in a private home studio for the past three years. She is an active member of Masscribes, which is the region's lettering arts guild. She has exhibited in student, faculty and juried shows. Her work can be found in Letter Arts Review and in the book Nice Rendition: Cheryl Wheeler's Lyrics in Calligraphy. Nancy holds a B.A. from .

LARA CALL GASTINGER is a botanical artist and illustrator in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was the chief illustrator for the Flora of Virginia Project after she received her master’s degree from Virginia Tech in Plant Ecology. She was awarded a gold medal at the Royal Horticultural Society garden show in London and her work has been in several ASBA traveling exhibits and catalogs. Her painting was accepted into the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation and she is represented by Susan Frei Nathan’s Fine Works on Paper. Her work can be followed at www.instagram.com/laragastinger. The subjects of her art come from the natural world and reveal detailed evidence of change, decay, and processes that occur in nature. She strives to make a plant portrait in such a way that it reveals its character and uniqueness. Her focus is on the small details in nature, down to the small venations in leaves, which hopefully inspires others to look deeper and pause a bit longer. http://www.laracallgastinger.com/

CAROL GOVAN is a professional artist, teacher, and graduate of New England Wild Flower Society’s Certificate in Native Plant Studies program. She helps students to explore the connection between art and science and develop the observational skills needed for both. Carol leads the docent training program for Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, where her observational skills, knowledge of botany and enthusiasm for the botanic gardens inspire our corps of volunteer tour leaders. 10/10/2017

PAM HARRINGTON is a botanical artist, horticulturist and garden enthusiast. She is enrolled in the Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration program at the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic GardenS. Pam is a 2011 graduate of the Certificate in Landscape Design program at the former Landscape Institute of the Arnold Arboretum of and the Boston Architectural College. She came to botanical art through her interest in plants and native flora, and aims to include plant life stages and field identification features in her art. She is a Massachusetts Master Gardener and active member of the New England Society of Botanical Artists (NESBA) Chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA).

WENDY HOLLENDER is a botanical artist, illustrator, author, and instructor. Her illustrations have been published in The New York Times, “O,” The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Sunset Magazine, the Observer (UK) and in a recent large advertising campaign for the National Peanut Board. Her work was included in the 13th International Exhibition at Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, and in exhibitions at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, and the Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History. The US Botanic Garden had a show of Wendy's work on roots called Illustrating Hidden Treasures in the fall of 2015. She is the author of BOTANICAL DRAWING IN COLOR: A Basic Guide To Mastering Realistic Form And Naturalistic Color and BOTANICAL DRAWING, A BEGINNER'S GUIDE. Her newest book is written by Dina Falconi and illustrated by Wendy called Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook which has won two gold medals. Wendy is an instructor of Botanical Art and Illustration at the New York Botanical Garden and leads workshops in exotic locations such as Trinidad, Hawaii and many nature preserves, botanical gardens, arts centers and colleges around the country. She recently started a highly successful online botanical drawing program on her website (see below). She is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society and the National Tropical Botanical Garden Florilegium Project. In 1976 Wendy graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and became a home furnishing textile designer. She began a career in botanical illustration after completing a certificate at the New York Botanical Garden in 1998. In 2009 she moved from Manhattan to a farm in the Hudson Valley so she could live among the plants she documents in her work. www.drawingincolor.com

KRISTINA JONES is an ecologist with a dual role at Wellesley College: Director of the Botanic Gardens and faculty member in Biology and Environmental Studies. Kristina has long been interested in plant-animal interactions, particularly pollination and herbivory. She has recently been more and more involved in ecological approaches to growing food, such as edible forest gardens, and partnering with permaculture experts to analyze productivity and sustainability of designed edible ecosystems. Each spring Kristina teaches an introductory course in “Environmental Horticulture” using the greenhouses and outdoor gardens as living laboratories. Occasionally she teaches seminars, such as the first year seminar "The Art and Science of Food in Italy, from the Renaissance to the Slow Food Movement," team-taught with Art History Professor Jacki Musacchio, or a senior seminar on Biodiversity. She is particularly interested in engaging students who aren't already excited about biology or the environment, using the botanic gardens and food as bridges into science. Outside of her work at Wellesley, she enjoys growing things, including kids and dogs as well as food and other plants; and pretty much anything that gets her outside. 10/10/2017

KAY KOPPER is a botanical artist whose detailed watercolor paintings depict the life cycle of local flowers, trees and wildlife. Her passion for botanical art is steeped in a deep respect and admiration for all things natural. Kay received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the Massachusetts College of Art and has taken classes at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset and the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens. She is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the New England Society of Botanical Artists and the North River Arts Society. In 2015, she received a grant from the American Society of Botanical Artists to fund a special collection of images dedicated to plant and animal species native to the New England pine barrens at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth and Carver. During this project, she worked closely with the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance and visited Myles Standish frequently. Kay exhibited the completed works at the American Society of Botanical Artists conference in Pittsburgh in October 2016.

JEANNE KUNZE started her career with a degree in Painting and Illustration and went on teach 20 years of Art History and Studio Fine Arts. She now works as a freelance illustrator and teacher with an interest in botanical subjects. She is an active member of the Guild of Illustrators and the American Society of Botanic Artists.

CARRIE MEGAN earned her Certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration from Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, where she currently teaches. Her current focus has been on depicting the beauty of nature in decline. Carrie’s work received an honorable mention in the ASBA and New York Botanical Garden’s Juried Exhibition, Green Currency, the John M. Angelini Award in Watercolor in the 69th Annual Audubon Artists Exhibition, The Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Graphic Award in the 99th Annual Allied Artists of America and the Ursus Award in the 15th Annual International ASBA exhibition. Her work will be included in the 14th International Exhibition at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation and the 16th Annual International ASBA Exhibition in NYC. www.carriemeganbotanicalart.com

CAROL ANN MORLEY is a professional illustrator and dedicated teacher of botanical illustration. She is a former coordinator of the Botanical Art Illustration Certificate Program at The New York Botanical Garden. Her work has been widely exhibited and published in Science magazine, Animal magazine, and many Brooklyn Botanic Garden and NYBG publications.

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SARAH ROCHE is WCBG Friend’s Certificate Program Education Director and has a degree in Graphic Illustration from the University of the West of England where she majored in Botanical Illustration. She has exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society twice, winning a bronze and gilt silver medal for her watercolor paintings and illustrations in pen and ink. Her work is included in many collections both in Europe and the . An experienced instructor, Sarah also teaches at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, MA where she is a Gallery Artist. She was recently voted an Artist Member of the prestigious Copley Society of Art in Boston. Sarah is Education Co- chair of the American Society of Botanical Artists and Founding Director of the New England Society of Botanical Artists. www.sarahrochebotanicalart.com

DIANNE SUTHERLAND SBA, BSc Biology was born in Staffordshire, England and trained with the Royal Albert design department, where she first learned to paint intricate floral patterns onto china. After relocating in Scotland in the late 1980’s she became a freelance artist and illustrator, and began to specialise in botanical subjects around 2000. After studying plant biology at Aberdeen University, Dianne undertook the Botanical Illustration diploma with the SBA for which she gained a Distinction in 2011, she became a fully elected member the following year. Her work includes studies of British native plants, as well as decaying subjects. She works in watercolor and graphite on paper and vellum; and finds the latter a sympathetic surface for her chosen subject material. She combines her science background with art training to teach botanical illustration and writes a popular blog on botanical art. She is currently on the steering committee for the Association for British Botanical Artists and has just completed a year on the SBA Council. Dianne is a regular exhibitor with the SBA and was awarded a Certificate of Botanical Merit in 2010 for her ‘Onopodum acanthium’. In 2012 she was invited to join the Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, where she exhibited in 2016. She holds 4 medals from RHS shows and has work in the permanent collection at the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation. She exhibited at the ASBA 19th International at the New York Design Center. Her work has been published in several books and catalogues, including the SBA’s ‘Handbook of Plant Forms for Botanical Artists’ and ‘The Florilegium. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Celebrating 200 years.’ www.diannesutherland.com www.diannesutherland.blogspot.com

SUSAN SWINAND is a visual artist and Magna Cum Laude graduate from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia. She has taught painting at for over 20 years and was an adjunct painting and design instructor at . She has taught at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens since 1998. Susan has been active in many art organizations, serving on the boards of Moore College of Art, ArtsWorcester, and Artists’ Equity Association. Her work has been exhibited in over a hundred juried, invitational and solo and group shows. www.swinand.com

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DENISE WALSER-KOLAR became a botanical artist after receiving a 6-week class at the Minnesota School of Botanical Art as a birthday gift from her parents. Her work has been exhibited at the Hunt, ASBA/HSNY Exhibits, Filoli, and Focus on Nature. In 2011, she received a Silver-Gilt Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society for her paintings of Hybrid Hazelnuts of Badgersett Research Farm. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Denise has been painting on vellum for almost 10 years and loves introducing people to the wonderful combination of watercolor on vellum. Denise is now the Annual Meeting & Program Coordinator for the ASBA. www.denisewalserkolar.com

STEPH ZABEL, MSC, is an herbalist and educator based in Somerville, MA. For over a decade she has combined her passions for herbalism, education and community outreach. She holds a Master’s degree in ethnobotany, and is a graduate of many herbal programs including a three-year training in clinical herbalism. Steph began her professional career working in the botanical collections of the Harvard University Herbaria. Her current work focuses on teaching practical & inspiring herbal classes and offering dynamic wellness sessions. Steph is also the founder of HERBSTALK, Boston’s vibrant community herbal conference, through which she creates accessible educational opportunities for all plant enthusiasts. www.flowerfolkherbs.com

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