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Susan Elmblad Rubin
Selected Exhibits
Bold type indicates solo exhibit, small group or awards
2020
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, VISUAL RELIEF, Members' exhibit
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO, Garden and Haven, juried exhibit of botanical illustration
Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO, Pink Progression: Collaborations, Collaboration with artist Peter Illig
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, Spark Gallery Members' Show 2020
Colored Pencil Society of America, online, 28th Annual CPSA International Exhibition, juried exhibit
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2020 Members' Exhibit: Nature's Palette, juried exhibit
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 16, Juried online exhibition, ChartPak Award for Outstanding Achievement
2019
Roberson Museum | State Museum of New York, Binghamton, NY, FOCUS ON NATURE XV, International juried exhibit, JURY AWARD
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, solo exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 40h Annual Members’ Show
2018
Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, Fruits Flowers Pits, small group invitational exhibit
Spark Gallery, Denver, Sidekicks, Members + Invited Artists with Phil Bender
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 39th Annual Members’ Show
2017
Spark Gallery, Denver, 2017 Members' Show
Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, FOODIES, small group invitational exhibit
Spark Gallery, Denver, Brushstrokes: the nature of color in Monet's garden, solo exhibit
Spark Gallery, Denver, Fortunate, duo exhibit
London Flower Show, Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art Show, Juried international exhibition, Group GOLD MEDAL
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 13, Juried online exhibition
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 38th Annual Members’ Show: This is Spark
2016
Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, NY, Focus on Nature XIV, Juried international exhibition
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Art Gallery of the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities, Potions, Poisons & Panaceas, Juried exhibit
University of Colorado Boulder, Shakespeare's Bouquet, juried exhibit of plants in the plays
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Juried Member online exhibit
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 12, juried online exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, DISTILLED: botany behind the bar, solo exhibit
Denver Botanic Gardens, Steppe Plants: Botanical Illustrations Featuring Plant Select, Juried Exhibition
United States Botanic Gardens, Washington, DC, Flora of the National Parks, Juried exhibition
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 37th Annual Members’ Show
2015
Denver Botanic Gardens, Steppe Plants: Botanical Illustrations featuring Plant Select, Juried Exhibition
ACAD Gallery, Aurora, CO, WICKED! Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists
Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO, A Taste of Art, Juried Exhibit, First Place Award for Drawing
Loveland Museum/Gallery, Loveland, CO, Xylem:Innovation in Botanic Art, Invitational, featured artist
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 36th Annual Members’ Show
2014
Spark Gallery, Denver, Gone to Seed, solo exhibit
Square Deal Gallery, Denver, High on Botanicals
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2014 Juried Member Exhibition
Denver Art Museum, Denver: The Drawing Studio, Display and Demonstrations
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 35th Annual Members’ Show
2013
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, Juried Exhibit: 41 artworks by 41 artists from 10 countries
Parker Arts, Culture, and Events Center, Contemporary Traditions: Botanical Art and Illustration, Juried Exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 34th Annual Members’ Show
2012
Denver Botanic Gardens, Contemporary Traditions: Botanical Art and Illustration, Juried Exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CANOPY, solo exhibit
Parker Adventist Hospital, Parker, CO, Healing Plants, Juried exhibit
Mariani Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Perennial Art: Botanical Illustration, Invitational exhibit
Republic Plaza, Denver, Beautiful Earth, Invitational
State Museum of New York, Albany, Focus on Nature XII, Juried International Exhibit
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 8, Juried International Exhibit view online
*Award: Derwent Fine Art Pencils Award for Excellence
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 33rd Annual Members’ Show
2011
Pilates Bodies, Denver, Solo Show
Martin Luther King Library, Aurora CO, SPARK on the ROAD
SPARK Gallery, FIVE: a sensory garden, solo show
Aurora Municipal Building, SPARK on the ROAD
Republic Plaza, Denver, Spectaculum Botanica II , invitational
Denver International Airport and Front Range Community College, Wild Harvest: Ethnobotany Illustrated
Tointon Gallery, Greeley, CO, SPARK on the ROAD
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 32nd Annual Members’ Show
2010
Loveland Museum/Gallery, Loveland, CO, BOTANICA
SPARK Gallery, Denver, Bienniale
SPARK Gallery, Denver, Surface Tension, solo show
Denver Botanic Gardens, St George Art Museum, UT, From Penstemon to Pine
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO & Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO, Rare: Imperiled Plants of Colorado
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 31st Annual Members’ Show
2009
Square Deal Gallery, Denver, CO, Small Works
Steamboat Art Museum, The Wild Bunch, Studio Botanica
910 Arts, Eat Here Now
SPARK Gallery, Denver, Objects, 2 person show
Denver Botanic Gardens, Steamboat Art Museum, Rare: Imperiled Plants of Colorado
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 30th Anniversary Show
2008
Art Center of Evergreen, 900 Santa Fe Artists
Arkansas Valley Art Center, Buena Vista, CO, Colorado Wild
Arader Gallery, Denver, CO, Studio Botanica
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, Favored Flavors: the spicy side of botany, solo show
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 28th Annual Members’ Show
2007
Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, Spring
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, BLOOM, solo show
Front Range Community College Gallery, Westminster, CO,SPRING!
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 27th Annual Members’ Show
2006
University of Colorado, Art in Science/Science in Art
Denver Botanic Gardens/ Garden Club of America, Botanical Treasures
Andrew J. Macky Gallery, Boulder, CO, Chlorophyll, two person show
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 26th Annual Members’ Show
2005
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, RIPE, solo show
Reed Photo-Art Gallery, Denver, CO, Maps and Wildflowers: Two Series, Studio Botanica
Denver Botanic Gardens, Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 25th Annual Members’ Show
2004
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Before They Were Houseplants, Studio Botanica
Denver Botanic Gardens, Gates Gallery, Illustration Instructors Exhibit
2003
Artreach International Competition II, Juror: Jina Pierce, Curator, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, HM
Wild Flowers, Denver, CO, Studio Botanica
Lloyd’s Gallery, Fort Collins, CO, One Morning, One Mountain, One Mile
Buell Mansion-Symphony Show Home, The Garden Room, solo show
Denver Botanic Gardens, American Orchid Society Invitational
Buell Theatre Gallery, Spring in the Rockies
Loveland Museum/Gallery, American Society of Botanical Artists Western Regional Exhibit, Co-curator
1991-2002
Eighteen group exhibits
Publications
2020
Artists Magazine and American Artist, THE BEST OF DRAWING, Strokes of Genius 12 Competition Winners 2020
Colored Pencil Magazine, LOOKBOOK 20|20, Cover and Interior page
2019
COLOR LAYERING for COLORED PENCIL, Susan Rubin, Illustrated workbook
Colored Pencil Magazine, October 2019 Issue, Tutorial: Apple in 3 Colors
2018
Strokes of Genius 10: Inspiring Subjects, editor Rachel Rubin Wolf, North Light Books, featured artist
Start-Up Library, Colored Pencil , An online course in color and colored pencil techniques on Craftsy.com
2015
Colored Pencil Essentials, An online course in color and colored pencil techniques on Craftsy.com
2012
Meet the Natives, A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs: Bridging the Gap Between Trail and Garden by Dan Johnson / M. Walter Persman, illustrations
2010
Hemp Traders, Los Angeles, catalog cover and page illustrations
From Penstemons to Pines, Denver Botanic Gardens, illustrations and articles
Botanical Portraits in Colored Pencil, Ann Swan, profile and illustration
2009
Flourish, A Visionary Garden in the American West, Panayoti Kelaidis, illustrations
2008
CleanWell, San Francisco, product labeling
Durable Plants for the Garden, Plant Select; illustrations
2007
Today’s Botanical Artists, Cora Marcus and Libby Kyer;profile and illustrations
1999-presentBotanical Interests Seed Co., Broomfield, CO, seed packet illustrations
Also
Denver Botanic Gardens Education Catalog ( 1992-2000); illustrations
Colorado Mountain College, Course Catalog; illustrations
Denver Botanic Gardens; illustrations for garden interpretation signs
Denver Botanic Gardens; Wildflower Festival coloring books
The Xeriscape Plant Guide, Fulcrum Publishing, Boulder, CO, 1996; illustrations
Native Plants for Lawns and Gardens of Southwestern New Mexico,
Gila Native Plant Society, Silver City, NM, 1995; illustrations
Related Work
1998 –2020
Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration, Instructor,
2006: Program Coordinator
2000-2006
Beyond the Blackboard, Art Director
1998 – 2003
Alzheimer’s Association, Memories in the Making Program, Art Director
1994 – 2002
ArtReach, Art Workshop Instructor
1995 – 1997
Ricks Center for Gifted Children, Art Instructor
1995 – 1998
Discovery Channel and HGTV, Art Coordinator and Consultant
1987-1993
Best of Show, Home Staging and interior design for Real Estate, Founder/President
Affiliations
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, 2004-present
American Society of Botanical Artists, 1995-present
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, 1997-present
Colored Pencil Society of America, 2002-present
Studio Botanica, exhibit group of 4 botanical artists, 2003-present
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2000-present
Susan Elmblad Rubin
Selected Exhibits
Bold type indicates solo exhibit, small group or awards
2020
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, VISUAL RELIEF, Members' exhibit
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO, Garden and Haven, juried exhibit of botanical illustration
Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO, Pink Progression: Collaborations, Collaboration with artist Peter Illig
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, Spark Gallery Members' Show 2020
Colored Pencil Society of America, online, 28th Annual CPSA International Exhibition, juried exhibit
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2020 Members' Exhibit: Nature's Palette, juried exhibit
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 16, Juried online exhibition, ChartPak Award for Outstanding Achievement
2019
Roberson Museum | State Museum of New York, Binghamton, NY, FOCUS ON NATURE XV, International juried exhibit, JURY AWARD
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, solo exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 40h Annual Members’ Show
2018
Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, Fruits Flowers Pits, small group invitational exhibit
Spark Gallery, Denver, Sidekicks, Members + Invited Artists with Phil Bender
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 39th Annual Members’ Show
2017
Spark Gallery, Denver, 2017 Members' Show
Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, FOODIES, small group invitational exhibit
Spark Gallery, Denver, Brushstrokes: the nature of color in Monet's garden, solo exhibit
Spark Gallery, Denver, Fortunate, duo exhibit
London Flower Show, Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art Show, Juried international exhibition, Group GOLD MEDAL
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 13, Juried online exhibition
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 38th Annual Members’ Show: This is Spark
2016
Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, NY, Focus on Nature XIV, Juried international exhibition
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Art Gallery of the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities, Potions, Poisons & Panaceas, Juried exhibit
University of Colorado Boulder, Shakespeare's Bouquet, juried exhibit of plants in the plays
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Juried Member online exhibit
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 12, juried online exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, DISTILLED: botany behind the bar, solo exhibit
Denver Botanic Gardens, Steppe Plants: Botanical Illustrations Featuring Plant Select, Juried Exhibition
United States Botanic Gardens, Washington, DC, Flora of the National Parks, Juried exhibition
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 37th Annual Members’ Show
2015
Denver Botanic Gardens, Steppe Plants: Botanical Illustrations featuring Plant Select, Juried Exhibition
ACAD Gallery, Aurora, CO, WICKED! Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists
Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO, A Taste of Art, Juried Exhibit, First Place Award for Drawing
Loveland Museum/Gallery, Loveland, CO, Xylem:Innovation in Botanic Art, Invitational, featured artist
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 36th Annual Members’ Show
2014
Spark Gallery, Denver, Gone to Seed, solo exhibit
Square Deal Gallery, Denver, High on Botanicals
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 2014 Juried Member Exhibition
Denver Art Museum, Denver: The Drawing Studio, Display and Demonstrations
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 35th Annual Members’ Show
2013
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, Juried Exhibit: 41 artworks by 41 artists from 10 countries
Parker Arts, Culture, and Events Center, Contemporary Traditions: Botanical Art and Illustration, Juried Exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 34th Annual Members’ Show
2012
Denver Botanic Gardens, Contemporary Traditions: Botanical Art and Illustration, Juried Exhibit
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CANOPY, solo exhibit
Parker Adventist Hospital, Parker, CO, Healing Plants, Juried exhibit
Mariani Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Perennial Art: Botanical Illustration, Invitational exhibit
Republic Plaza, Denver, Beautiful Earth, Invitational
State Museum of New York, Albany, Focus on Nature XII, Juried International Exhibit
Colored Pencil Society of America, Explore This! 8, Juried International Exhibit view online
*Award: Derwent Fine Art Pencils Award for Excellence
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 33rd Annual Members’ Show
2011
Pilates Bodies, Denver, Solo Show
Martin Luther King Library, Aurora CO, SPARK on the ROAD
SPARK Gallery, FIVE: a sensory garden, solo show
Aurora Municipal Building, SPARK on the ROAD
Republic Plaza, Denver, Spectaculum Botanica II , invitational
Denver International Airport and Front Range Community College, Wild Harvest: Ethnobotany Illustrated
Tointon Gallery, Greeley, CO, SPARK on the ROAD
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 32nd Annual Members’ Show
2010
Loveland Museum/Gallery, Loveland, CO, BOTANICA
SPARK Gallery, Denver, Bienniale
SPARK Gallery, Denver, Surface Tension, solo show
Denver Botanic Gardens, St George Art Museum, UT, From Penstemon to Pine
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO & Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO, Rare: Imperiled Plants of Colorado
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 31st Annual Members’ Show
2009
Square Deal Gallery, Denver, CO, Small Works
Steamboat Art Museum, The Wild Bunch, Studio Botanica
910 Arts, Eat Here Now
SPARK Gallery, Denver, Objects, 2 person show
Denver Botanic Gardens, Steamboat Art Museum, Rare: Imperiled Plants of Colorado
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 30th Anniversary Show
2008
Art Center of Evergreen, 900 Santa Fe Artists
Arkansas Valley Art Center, Buena Vista, CO, Colorado Wild
Arader Gallery, Denver, CO, Studio Botanica
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, Favored Flavors: the spicy side of botany, solo show
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 28th Annual Members’ Show
2007
Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, Spring
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, BLOOM, solo show
Front Range Community College Gallery, Westminster, CO,SPRING!
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 27th Annual Members’ Show
2006
University of Colorado, Art in Science/Science in Art
Denver Botanic Gardens/ Garden Club of America, Botanical Treasures
Andrew J. Macky Gallery, Boulder, CO, Chlorophyll, two person show
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 26th Annual Members’ Show
2005
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, RIPE, solo show
Reed Photo-Art Gallery, Denver, CO, Maps and Wildflowers: Two Series, Studio Botanica
Denver Botanic Gardens, Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
SPARK Gallery, Denver, 25th Annual Members’ Show
2004
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Before They Were Houseplants, Studio Botanica
Denver Botanic Gardens, Gates Gallery, Illustration Instructors Exhibit
2003
Artreach International Competition II, Juror: Jina Pierce, Curator, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, HM
Wild Flowers, Denver, CO, Studio Botanica
Lloyd’s Gallery, Fort Collins, CO, One Morning, One Mountain, One Mile
Buell Mansion-Symphony Show Home, The Garden Room, solo show
Denver Botanic Gardens, American Orchid Society Invitational
Buell Theatre Gallery, Spring in the Rockies
Loveland Museum/Gallery, American Society of Botanical Artists Western Regional Exhibit, Co-curator
1991-2002
Eighteen group exhibits
Publications
2020
Artists Magazine and American Artist, THE BEST OF DRAWING, Strokes of Genius 12 Competition Winners 2020
Colored Pencil Magazine, LOOKBOOK 20|20, Cover and Interior page
2019
COLOR LAYERING for COLORED PENCIL, Susan Rubin, Illustrated workbook
Colored Pencil Magazine, October 2019 Issue, Tutorial: Apple in 3 Colors
2018
Strokes of Genius 10: Inspiring Subjects, editor Rachel Rubin Wolf, North Light Books, featured artist
Start-Up Library, Colored Pencil , An online course in color and colored pencil techniques on Craftsy.com
2015
Colored Pencil Essentials, An online course in color and colored pencil techniques on Craftsy.com
2012
Meet the Natives, A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs: Bridging the Gap Between Trail and Garden by Dan Johnson / M. Walter Persman, illustrations
2010
Hemp Traders, Los Angeles, catalog cover and page illustrations
From Penstemons to Pines, Denver Botanic Gardens, illustrations and articles
Botanical Portraits in Colored Pencil, Ann Swan, profile and illustration
2009
Flourish, A Visionary Garden in the American West, Panayoti Kelaidis, illustrations
2008
CleanWell, San Francisco, product labeling
Durable Plants for the Garden, Plant Select; illustrations
2007
Today’s Botanical Artists, Cora Marcus and Libby Kyer;profile and illustrations
1999-presentBotanical Interests Seed Co., Broomfield, CO, seed packet illustrations
Also
Denver Botanic Gardens Education Catalog ( 1992-2000); illustrations
Colorado Mountain College, Course Catalog; illustrations
Denver Botanic Gardens; illustrations for garden interpretation signs
Denver Botanic Gardens; Wildflower Festival coloring books
The Xeriscape Plant Guide, Fulcrum Publishing, Boulder, CO, 1996; illustrations
Native Plants for Lawns and Gardens of Southwestern New Mexico,
Gila Native Plant Society, Silver City, NM, 1995; illustrations
Related Work
1998 –2020
Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration, Instructor,
2006: Program Coordinator
2000-2006
Beyond the Blackboard, Art Director
1998 – 2003
Alzheimer’s Association, Memories in the Making Program, Art Director
1994 – 2002
ArtReach, Art Workshop Instructor
1995 – 1997
Ricks Center for Gifted Children, Art Instructor
1995 – 1998
Discovery Channel and HGTV, Art Coordinator and Consultant
1987-1993
Best of Show, Home Staging and interior design for Real Estate, Founder/President
Affiliations
SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO, 2004-present
American Society of Botanical Artists, 1995-present
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, 1997-present
Colored Pencil Society of America, 2002-present
Studio Botanica, exhibit group of 4 botanical artists, 2003-present
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2000-present