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Wendy Brockman lives and
works in Minnesota where northern forests and rocky shorelines provide endless inspiration for her imagery. She explores her interests in art and environmental issues using a variety of media. An avid observer, her work examines bits and pieces of nature and the responses they evoke. Widely exhibited, Brockman’s artwork has been included in many group and solo exhibitions. Her work has received national and international exhibition awards and is held in public and private collections. |
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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• celebrating trees: annual FLORA AND FAUNA ILLUSTRATA exhibition
MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM, CHASKA, MINNESOTA 2021 • of the boreal the bridgewater lofts, minneapolis, minnesota 2021 • Birds for Sofia Sugarlift at High Line Nine, New York, New York 2020 • BIRDS IN ART WOODSON ART MUSEUM, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 • Art from the edge of the boreal forest: reflecting biodiversity minnesota historical society, james j. hill house, St. Paul, minnesota 2020 • a collection medley WOODSON ART MUSEUM, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 2019 • FLORA AND FAUNA ILLUSTRATA MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM, CHASKA, MINNESOTA 2017, 2018, 2019 • ARTists For Conservation 2018 international exhibit of nature in art Vancouver, BC canada 2018 • Ginseng: The Treasured Root Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WIsconsin 2017 • art & Nature (SOLO EXHIBITION) Caplow Custom Frame and Restoration, Minneapolis, MINNESOTA 2017 • ELEMENTS Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA 2015 • WHAT WE COLLECT: RECENT ART ACQUISITIONS, 2007-2012 Hunt Institue for Botanical Documentation Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA 2013 • NATURE OBSERVED: Wendy Brockman Watercolors Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WISCONSIN 2012 • CHICAGO'S TOP 12 ASBA SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, ILlinois 2012 • BIRDS IN THEIR HABITAT Connecticut Audubon Society, Fairfield, ConnecticuT 2011, 2012 • PORTRAITS OF A GARDEN, BBG FLORILEGIUM COLLECTION Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England 2010 • DRAWN TO NATURE Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MINNESOTA 2006, 2009 • AUTUMN OAKS Royal Horticultural Society, London, England 2007 • BLOOM! BOTANICAL ART THROUGH THE AGES Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MINNESOTA 2006 • PORTRAITS OF A GARDEN, BBG FLORILEGIUM COLLECTION Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin, Germany 2006 • INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL ART EXHIBITION Horticultural Society of New York, New York, New York 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005 • FOCUS ON NATURE V, VI, IX New York State Museum, Albany, ny 1998, 2000, 2006 • FRESH CUT FREDERICK R. WEISMAN MUSEUM, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 2005 • WIDE OPEN SPACES PS1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 2004 • PORTRAITS OF A GARDEN BBG FLORILEGIUM COLLECTION BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 2003, 2004 • THE RITES OF SPRING ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY, JAMESTOWN, NY 2003 • LOOK CLOSELY: WENDY BROCKMAN WATERCOLORS (SOLO EXHIBITION) THE BAKKEN MUSEUM, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 2003 • ASBA/USBG INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION US BOTANICAL GARDEN, WASHINGTON, DC 2002 • ART IN SCIENCE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 1999 • PRAIRIE TO WOODLAND TO GARDEN OLBRICH BOTANICAL GARDENS, MADISON, WISCONSIN 1998 • NATIVE PLANTS ALONG MINNEHAHA CREEK ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, LONDON, ENGLAND 1997 • PICTURING NATURAL HISTORY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, DC 1996 • 8TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF BOTANICAL ART HUNT INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 1995 |
COLLECTIONS
Woodson Art Museum
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Bell Museum of Natural History
Andersen Horticultural Library
Starhill Forest Arboretum
University of minnesota flora and fauna illustrata collection
Private Collections
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Bell Museum of Natural History
Andersen Horticultural Library
Starhill Forest Arboretum
University of minnesota flora and fauna illustrata collection
Private Collections