The Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum is honored to introduce the 2016 Spring Exhibit Featured Artist, Patty Koenigsaecker. Please click on the tab at the top of this website, or onthis link to learn more about Patty and to see a few examples of her beautiful nature art.
Spring 2016 Exhibition Postcard for Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum. Artwork by Patty Koenigsaecker, postcard design by Evelyn Grala.
Please feel free to download and share the above postcard with friends, family and fellow nature and art lovers by right-clicking on the image. Copies of the exhibition postcard and poster are also available for distribution, and can be picked up at the Thornhill Education Center of The Morton Arboretum. We appreciate everyone’s assistance in spreading the word about this wonderful exhibit of approximately 150 works of nature art, by nearly 50 talented artists!
There are only a few more weeks to enjoy the Nature Artists’ Guild exhibit at Gallery 200, 200 Main Street, West Chicago, IL. Thanks to all the participating artists, to Sharon Malec, Laurie Alvear and Gary Chipman for doing such a great job hanging the exhibit, and to Gail Diedrichsen for these photos!
The exhibit will continue until March 3, 2016, and gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays from noon until 8 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 4 pm.
Don’t forget that the first Nature Artists’ Guild program of the year takes place this evening, Thursday, February 4, 2016. JoAnne Laudolff’s upcoming class at The Morton Arboretum may already be sold out, but Guild members, guests, and visitors will still have a chance to see how she creates her oil and cold wax collages.
JoAnne Laudolff with one of her Oil and Cold Wax works
The presentation is from 7 until 9 pm at the Thornhill Education Center. There is no charge for admission or parking for this event, and visitors can just let the gate attendant at The Morton Arboretum know they are there for the Nature Artists’ Guild program.
Tomorrow evening, Friday, February 5, 2016 is the opening reception for the Nature Artists’ Guild at Gallery 200 in West Chicago, IL from 6 until 9 pm. It is a wonderful opportunity to view some beautiful nature art, enjoy a few refreshments, and support local artists.
Please scroll down to previous posts to read more about these upcoming events.
Just a few weeks from now, the first exhibit of 2016 for members of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum will be opening at Gallery 200, 200 Main Street, West Chicago IL, with an artists’ reception on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 6 until 9 pm at the gallery. All members, friends, family, and art lovers are invited to attend! The exhibit will continue until March 3, 2016, and gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays from noon until 8 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 4 pm.
Sunset, copyright Patty Koenigsaecker
Gallery 200 is an artists’ collective, a division of People Made Visible, Inc., which features locally created artwork in numerous media. The Nature Artists’ Guild is pleased to be invited to the gallery for this special exhibit of nature art.
The Nature Artists’ Guild Executive Board members and Committee Chairs will be meeting this Thursday to discuss upcoming programs, paint-outs, presentations, exhibits, workshops, field trips and social gatherings, and we look forward to the schedule for 2016. Nature Artists’ Guild members are always welcome to forward their ideas to any board or committee members, as events are added throughout the year.
Our busy new Program Coordinator (and Vice President), Sharon Malec, has already scheduled February and March, 2016 programs featuring artists JoAnne Laudolff and Rhonda Nass, and our new Outside Exhibits Chair, Gary Chipman,will be coordinating a Nature Artists’ Guild exhibit for February, 2016 at Gallery 200 in West Chicago, IL (members should have received a prospectus in December 2015).
Many Nature Artists’ Guild members were able to catch a glimpse of some of the artwork at the Father Michael E. Komechak O.S.B. Art Gallery at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL while dropping off their own artwork for a group exhibit last year. What many may not have known is the extent of the artwork collection housed at the university or the history behind it!
The late Fr. Michael Komechak, O.S.B. spent his life collecting and celebrating the works of others. Over time, he amassed one of the finest art and sculpture collections in the Midwest. The collection, approximately 4000 pieces, represents both fine and applied arts, and is engagingly diverse in its scope of subject and media. While a majority of the collection deals with religious themes, it also has a fair representation of contemporary art and work by well-known artists, but, consists mainly of works on paper and fine art prints.The gallery also boasts a collection of ceramics, drawings, paintings, photography, textile, sculpture, mixed media, folk art and kitsch.
Komechak Art Gallery, Benedictine University. Photo credit www.ben.edu/komechak-art-gallery
Members of the Nature Artists’ Guild are invited to attend a behind-the-scenes gallery tour of the collections on the morning of Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from 10 am until noon. Participants should meet at the gallery located on the fifth floor of Kindlon Hall at Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL promptly at 10 am.The elevator to the fifth floor is located near the rear of Kindlon Hall in a short hallway to the right (the main elevator near the front entrance does not go past the second floor). Other buildings on the campus will be part of the tour, so comfortable walking shoes and warm outerwear would be advised.
There is no need to RSVP for this wonderful opportunity to attend the gallery tour. Please click on the highlighted links above to read more about the gallery, the collections, or for maps and directions.
All members of The Morton Arboretum, as well as friends, family and guests of Nature Artists’ Guild members are invited to attend the artists’ reception of the 2015 Annual Holiday Exhibit of Natural History Art tonight, November 6, 2015, between 5 and 9 pm at the historic Thornhill Education Center. Light refreshments will be served in the Founders Room, former library of the Morton family mansion. There is no charge for parking, admission, or admission to the Arboretum for this special event. Visitors can let the gate attendant at The Morton Arboretum know that they are there for the Nature Artists’ Guild exhibit and they will be directed to Thornhill.
The exhibit will be open to all visitors of The Morton Arboretum on Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, 2015 from 10 am until 4 pm. While there is no charge to attend the exhibit, the gate fee will apply to non-members of the Arboretum.
Artwork by Featured Artist Mary Ann Jimenez. Postcard design by Evelyn Grala.
Birds in Jeopardy, an exhibit of fine art showcasing images of birds that are either extinct or endangered, opens Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Noyes Cultural Center, First Floor Art Gallery, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL.
The Nature Artists’ Guild is proud and excited to announce that two of our favorite artists, member Lindsay Sandbothe, and Artist in Residence at the Field Museum of Natural History, frequent instructor for The Morton Arboretum art program, and presenter for our guild, Peggy Macnamara, will be featured in this exhibit. Curated by Sarah Kaiser-Amaral, the exhibition will also include artwork by Kristina Knowski, Maggie Weiss, and others. All participating artists in the exhibit will donate a portion of sales to a local bird conservation organization.
The opening reception will take place on Sunday, November 1, 2015 from 2 until 5 pm at the gallery. Refreshments will be served and entertainment will be provided by singer Josefien Stopplenburg. It will be a wonderful opportunity to show support for some great artists as well as for endangered birds. Birds in Jeopardy will be exhibited until December 1, 2015.
Please click on the highlighted links above for exhibit hours, directions, or more information about the artists.
Nature Artists’ Guild former president Susan Bartlett, and treasurer Nancy Wu will be exhibiting their work at the Woodridge Public Library, Woodridge, IL for the entire month of September, 2015. An artists reception is coming up this Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 2 until 4 pm.
Karen Johnson’s Artwork, Oak Park Conservatory
Karen Johnson, Nature Artists’ Guild member and instructor for the Botanical Art program at The Morton Arboretum is honored to share her solo exhibition of artwork in a variety of media, titled Inspirational Insects, An Artists’ Journey, at the Oak Park Conservatory, Oak Park, IL.An artist reception will be held Sunday, September 13, 2015 from 1:30 until 3:30 pm at the conservatory.
Laurie Alvear’s work will be featured in a solo show at Gallery II of the DuPage Art League, in Wheaton, IL for the month of September, 2015.
If you are in the mood for a road trip, it would be worthwhile to head to the Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown, NY (near Niagara Falls), where The Society of Animal Artists is presenting their annual exhibit. Charter member and former president of the Nature Artists’ Guild, instructor for the Botanical Art program at The Morton Arboretum, and last spring’s featured artist, Nancy Halliday is a member of this world renowned group of animal artists, and her Moonlight Snack has been juried into their Art and the Animal exhibition. The exhibit will run through October 25, 2015. You can spot Nancy attending a lecture by Robert Bateman at about 5:19 on the video of the opening weekend!
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute, photo credit The Society of Animal Artists
Please click on any of the highlighted links or photos for more information on the artists and exhibits.
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