Join us for this special author event and book signing with acclaimed botanical artist Wendy Hollender celebrating her book The Album of Plant Families.
Hollender shares the inspiration, research, and artistry behind her beautifully illustrated book, offering insights into plant families, botanical structure, and her creative process. Hear her stories firsthand and gain a deeper appreciation for the intersection of science and art in botanical illustration. The event concludes with a book signing, allowing guests to purchase and take home a personalized copy of this stunning work.
Location
The Visitor Center Auditorium
Instructor
Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, illustrator, author, and instructor. Hollender’s illustrations have been published in The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Sunset Magazine, the Observer (UK) as well as a 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 Hollender's work on roots called Illustrating Hidden Treasures in the fall of 2015. She is the author of The Joy of Botanical Drawing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, and More, Botanical Drawing In Color: A Basic Guide To Mastering Realistic Form And Naturalistic Color, The Practice Of Botanical Drawing, and Botanical Drawing, A Beginner's Guide. Hollender illustrated a book written by Dina Falconi called Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook which has won two gold medals to date.
Hollender is an instructor of Botanical Art and Illustration at the New York Botanical Garden and leads workshops at her farm in Accord, NY, as well as in Hawaii, Greece, Trinidad, and many nature preserves, botanical gardens, arts centers and colleges around the US. She recently started a highly successful online botanical drawing program. 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 Hollender 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.
