ARTIST'S RESUME
I have taken botanical illustration classes from Lisa Pompelli, Anne Marie Evans, Jenny Phillips, Margaret Best, Pandora Sellars, Hillary Parker, Elaine Searle, Kate Nessler, Carol Woodin, and John Muir Laws. I am a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California (BAGSC), and the California Native Plant Society (CNPS), and I have participated in both National and local exhibitions:
Solo Exhibition & Awards
“Wildflowers at Theodore Payne". The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, Sun Valley, CA, January 2017
“Wildflowers of Mineral King". The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, Sun Valley, CA, April 2012
Roth Award for distinction with an emphasis on traditional botanical art presentation: Filoli 17thAnnual Art Exhibition.
First Place: California Native Plant Society’s 2015 Conservation Conference Botanical Art Exhibition.
International/National Juried Exhibitions:
Filoli 20thAnnual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, April 2018
20thAnnual International, ASBA & The Horticultural Society of NY at NY Design Center, NY, November 2017
Filoli 19thAnnual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, April 2017
Filoli 18thAnnual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, April 2016
18th Annual International, ASBA & The Horticultural Society of NY at NY Design Center, NY, November 2015
Filoli 17th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, April 2015
17th Annual International, An ASBA Exhibition at The Horticultural Society of New York, NY, September 2014
“Weird, Wild & Wonderful”, The Second New York Botanical Garden Triennial Exhibition, Bronx, NY, April 2014
Filoli 16th Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, April 2014
16th Annnual International, An ASBA Exhibition, The Horticultural Society of New York, NY, Sept. 2013
Filoli 15th Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California., April 2013
Filoli 13th Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, July 2011
Filoli 12th Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, July 2010
“A Natural Perspective”, An ASBA Juried Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, October 2009
Filoli 11th Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, July 2009
“Small Works 2008”, An ASBA Exhibition, Huntington Gardens, Pasadena, California, October 2008
Filoli 10th Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, California, July 2008
Local Exhibitions:
“Plants Illustrated: Celebrating Trees”, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley CA, January 2018
California Native Plant Society’s Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, Los Angeles, California, January 2018
“Plants Illustrated: Seeds & Pods”, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley CA, February 2017
California Native Plant Society’s Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, San Jose, California, January 2015
“The Art & Science of Native Plants”, The Theodore Payne Foundation, Sun Valley, C A, January 2014
“Drought Tolerant Beauty”, A BAGSC Exhibition, Chapman University Leatherby Libraries, Orange, CA, Jan. 2013
California Native Plant Society Botanical Art Exhibition, San Diego, California, January 2012
“ “Small Works 2011”, An ASBA Exhibition, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2011
“A Brush with Nature”, A BAGSC Exhibition, Chapman University Leatherby Libraries, Orange, CA, February 2011
Los Angeles Arboretum Library - A Juried Exhibition of BAGSC Artists, Los Angeles, CA, April 2010
California Native Plant Society Botanical Art Exhibition, Sacramento, California, January 2009
Contact Information: keesey1@verizon.net
Warbling Vireo Nest with Black Cottonwood Leaves
Vireo gilvus & Populus balsamifera
California Buckeye Pod
Aesculus californica