Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
Founded in 1997
to educate,
to celebrate the artistic development of our members,
to provide an opportunity to exhibit together,
and to bring Botanical Illustration to the attention of many audiences.


U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S


Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
Exhibit at Medford Leas
One Medford Leas Way
Medford, New Jersey 08055
800-331-4302 or 609-654-3000


Drop Off Date: Thursday, March 25, 10 a.m. till 4 p.m.
Paintings from the Flower Show should be so marked and
we will attempt to keep them together, marked as such.


Stop at the reception desk for directions to drop off site.
Exhibit Dates: April 1 - May 30, 2010
Pick Up Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Entry Fee: $20 for up to 3 pictures
Reception: April 11, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
in the gallery

This is a member's choice show and you may submit up to
three paintings of any size, with any frame and any matting.
For once we have lots of room.
Please remember to properly wrap
your paintings in bubble wrap.

Painted-Feather Bromeliad by Ann Marie Williams

"CELEBRATING THE ARTIST AS EXPLORER"
In keeping with the 2010 flower show theme, Passport To The World,the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators has chosen to showcase paintings of plants introduced to the U.S from the far corners of the world by plant hunting expeditions throughout history. A little known fact is that illustrators have always been important members of these explorations. What surprises many is the fact that many of these early botanical artists, who traveled to some of the most remote and uncivilized places on earth were women! While botanical illustration is by no means an exclusively female occupation, the PSBI would like to dispel the myth that it is a mere "hobby" for the pampered housewife. Botanical artists are still valued today on plant hunting expeditions to illustrate specimens in an accurate and detailed manner that even the most sophisticated camera cannot capture.