The Art of Native Plants

Image Credit: Peggy Bryant. Trillium. Watercolor. Winston-Salem, NC. Courtesy the artist.

April 9 - July 24, 2016

North Carolina is rich with plant species, which provide endless subjects for artistic interpretation. Celebrating our plant diversity, the North Carolina Native Plant Society has sponsored and partnered with the Museum to showcase works by contemporary artists inspired by our native plants. Nearly 100 works of art created using a wide variety of media were submitted by 75 artists, and over 40 works are being featured in the juried exhibition, The Art of Native Plants. The exhibition was guest juried by Lynn Duryea. Currently Professor of Art at Appalachian State University, Duryea was a studio artist working in Maine before earning a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Florida. Her mixed media sculptures are inspired by various kinds of structures, including architecture, implements, mechanical and industrial elements, as well as letters of the alphabet. Artists featured in the juried exhibition include Susan Abernethy, Carol Bailey, Nancy Ball, Pam Brewer, Caroline Coolidge Brown, Susan Brusker Knapp, Peggy Bryan, Leigh Anne Carter, Jean Cauthen, Betty Lou Chaika, Nancy Cook, James Davidson, Maria deBruyn, Elizabeth Ellison, Florrie Funk, Stan Gilliam, Justen Harris, Lea Lackey Zachmann, Carolina Lara Corona, Alexis Levine, Christine Lisiewski, Kelly Loughlin, David McAdoo, Trena McNabb, Claire Miller, Preston Montague, Kathy Pruett, Barbara Rohde, Mark Rose, Joan Rutledge, Jim Sams, Kathy Sheerer Gramm, Valerie Schnaufer, Will Stuart, Ineke Thomas, Donna VanVleet, Torey Wahlstrom, and George Wood.

This exhibition is sponsored and organized in conjunction with the NC Native Plant Society and guest curated by artist and professor Lynn Duryea.