Education and Experience
Studied painting for 3 years under Latin American artist Rafael Fernandez and have many years experience working in various media, including oils, stained glass, ink, colored pencil, acrylics and watercolor. Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the North Carolina Botanical Gardens of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Professional Affiliations
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, GNSI
American Society of Botanical Artists, ASBA
Gallery Affiliations
Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Founding Member Artist 2006 – Present
Individual Shows
May, 1999 Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough, NC
Aug & Sept, 2000 Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill, NC
August, 2001 Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough, NC
Sept & Oct, 2002 Burwell School Historic Site, Hillsborough, NC
Nov & Dec, 2002 Shadetree Canvas Gallery, Chatham, Virginia
September, 2004 Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough, NC
Aug & Sept, 2005 North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
May 2007 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Oct & Nov, 2008 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Oct & Nov, 2009 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Sept & Oct, 2010 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC (Featured Artist)
Sept & Oct, 2011 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
May & Jun 2012 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
April & May 2013 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Jun & Jul, 2014 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Aug & Sept, 2015 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Apr & May 2016 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
May & June 2017 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Sept & Oct, 2017 DeBerry Gallery, NC Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill NC
Aug & Sept 2018 Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough NC (Featured Artist)
Juried Shows
March & Aprill 2000 North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
April, 2000 Fine Arts League of Cary – Spring Artists’ Exhibition, Cary, NC
Aug & Sept, 2000 North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC GNSI Members Show
April, 2003 Fine Arts League of Cary Spring Artists’ Exhibition, Cary, NC
Jun & Jul, 2004 NC Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC GNSI Members Show
Jun-Aug, 2006 The Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill, NC, GNSI Members Show
Jun-Aug, 2009 The Chapel Hill Museum, Chapel Hill, NC, GNSI Members Show
Jan & Feb, 2010 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, GNSI Members Show
July & August 2012 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, GNSI Members Show
Group Shows
June, 1995 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC
July, 1996 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC
January, 1998 Sertoma Art Center, Raleigh, NC – GNSI Members Show
May & June, 1998 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC GNSI Members Show
Nov & Dec, 1999 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC
May & June, 2000 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, GNSI Members Show
Sept & Oct, 2000 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC
Nov & Dec, 2000 Artstravaganza, Chatham, VA
September, 2001 North Carolina Garden Club Show, Durham NC
April & May, 2003 Carrboro Branch Library, GNSI Members Show,
Jan & Feb, 2004 NC Museum of Life & Science, GNSI Members Show
Sept & Nov, 2004 North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC
May & June, 2005 NC Botanical Gardens, Certificate Program Graduates’ Show
Dec 2006–Jan 2007 NC Museum of Life & Science, GNSI Members Show
Mar & Apr 2007 Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary NC, GNSI Members Show
Oct 2008 – Jan 2009 Carrboro Branch Library
Sept – Nov. 2009 NC Aquarium, Pine Knoll Shores NC
Oct & Nov 2011 FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, OCAG Open Studio Tour Preview Show
Oct & Nov 2012 FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, OCAG Open Studio Tour Preview Show
Nov & Dec 2012 Duke Univ. Medical Center, HGA Members’ Show
Dec 2012 – Feb 2013 Center for Creative Leadership, HGA Member’s Show
June – Oct 2013 Carrboro Branch Library, HGA Members Show
Nov & Dec 2017 Boland Center, Twin Lakes Community, Burlington NC
May & June 2018 Boland Center, Twin Lakes Community, Burlington NC
Published Work
2001 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2002 Eno River Association Newsletter
2002 Hillsborough Historical Society Journal, front and back covers
2003 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2005 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2007 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2009 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2010 GNSI national website: http://www.gnsi.org/gallery/2010-annual-exhibit
2010 Journal of Bio-communication, Volume 36, Number 2 (2010): http://www.jbiocommunication.org/issues/36-2/showcase.xml
2011 Tree, Shelly Hehenberger. Paintbrush Forest publishers, paintbrushforest.com
2011 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2012 Genetics in Medicine, cover art, July 2012
2013 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2013 Genetics in Medicine, cover art, May 2013
2014 River, Shelly Hehenberger. Paintbrush Forest publishers, paintbrushforest.com
2015 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art
2017 Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Spring Garden Tour, poster art