Classes & Events by Award Winning Botanical Artist, Heeyoung Kim
Botanical Drawing and Painting for Beginners, 2026
Drawing Fundamentals 2026
Drawing Fundamentals; Dates: Jan 5 Thursdays, Jan 8, 15, 22, Feb 5 & 12 (no class on Jan 29), 10 am - 1 pm, CT. An Intensive course with lots of detailed technique demos, meaningful assignments and constructive feedback… Read more.. For Registration - Fully Booked: Contact Heeyoung to be in the waitlist.
Watercolor for Beginners, 2026, Zoom
Watercolor for Beginners, 2026, Registration Open Now!
3 courses, Thursdays, (1. Fundamentals for Watercolor Painting - April. 2. Focus on Flowers - June. 3. Leaves with linear and net veins - July). Zoom sessions will be recorded for review…. Read More. Click for Registration
New Workshops in 2026, Zoom
Birds And Botanicals
Chickadee and Pine Tree
In the context of “Eco-Botanical”, this course is designed to help students expand their painting theme beyond pure botanicals by adding birds to the composition. In this series Heeyoung Kim shares valuable tips she has gathered through her long experiences dealing with these subjects.
2 workshops in this series: Chickadee and Pine: March 5, 12, 19. & Scarlet Tanager and Elderberry: may 7, 14, 21. 10 am - 1 pm, CT
Composition Clinic
A Case Study in a Small Group
Are you determined to improve composition in your botanical artwork in the new year? I have a brand new class for you. In this one of a kind class setting with only 6 attendees each will have constructive critiques and suggestions from Heeyoung Kim to work on each unique pieces. Suitable for intermediate and advanced level.
5 sessions on Saturdays (Mar 7, 21, Apr 4, 18 & May 2. 2 - 4 pm, CT).
Advanced Watercolor: Botanicals in Ecological Context - Zoom
Continuing Study Group with Heeyoung Kim- Upcoming, Project 4, 2025
Want to develop your own collection and push the limit?
Students in this course explore regional naive flora and fauna with broad ecological themes to create their own independent projects with Heeyoung’s instructions. Each project: 4 weeks, 10 am - 1 pm, CT. $250. Advanced and intermediate level
Project , 2025: Lowering The Eye Level… #2
Dec 9, 16, 2025, Jan 6 & 20, 2026 . Preparing for a new potential exhibition, we will study the life cycle of selected flora and fauna…. If interested, contact Heeyoung Kim (Image shown here is just an example of the instructor’s paintings.) Learn more about this series, Go to Class Listing
Monday Open Workshop: In-Person
One-on-One Critique and Mentorship
Award winning botanical artist as your mentor…
Award winning contemporary botanical artist, Heeyoung Kim has distinctive style of drawing and painting demonstrating her mastery of media she uses in traditional and scientifically accurate botanical art…. Learn More, Click Here
Back to In-Person Class at Brushwood Center
This course is the unique feature of Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy suitable for botanical artists who want to move forward in their projects/careers. Kim’s experiences help students … Learn More, Click Here
Meet the Artist: Heeyoung Kim
Botanical Artist, Instructor, designer, Native Plant Advocate
Kim is a professional artist who teaches, creates and exhibits prolifically with her focus on advocating ecological conservation through her art. She became the first living artist represented by a renowned natural history art gallery in downtown Chicago, Joel Oppenheimer Gallery.
“When I first saw her work, I immediately recognized that she has the talent on par with the Masters that we represent- Basilius Besler, Priscilla Susan Bury, Pierre-Joseph Redoute, Dr. Robert John Thornton- to name a few.” — Joel Oppenheimer, president of Joel Oppenheimer Gallery
Represented by Joel Oppenheimer Gallery
Two Solo Exhibitions at J.O Gallery
Heeyoung is honored to be represented as the first and only living artist among masters the gallery represents. J.O Gallery is known with its devotion to the golden age of natural history art, from 17th through 19th centuries. Heeyoung is thrilled to see her works hung side by side with John James Audubon and Pierre-Joseph Redoute. Original works and J.O. Limited Editions are available at the gallery.
Solo exhibit 1: Heeyoung Kim: Native Plants of the Woods and Prairies, 2015
Solo exhibit 2: Heeyoung Kim: New Works, Orchid Watercolor Paintings, 2019
10 E. Ohio St. Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 312-642-5300, Tree Studios Annex Building
To view or purchase Heeyoung’s original works and Joel Oppenheimer Limited Editions,
“When I first saw her work, I immediately recognized that she has the talent on par with the Masters that we represent- Basilius Besler, Priscilla Susan Bury, Pierre-Joseph Redoute, Dr. Robert John Thornton- to name a few. ”
Project 200: Documenting Wildflowers of Prairies and Woods
In the spirit of natural history artists in the past, contemporary botanical artist, Heeyoung Kim documents native plants of Midwestern USA (Project 200). Her exquisite and deftly painted compositions portray native woodland and prairie plants. Giving priority to rare and endangered species, she also paints common ones when they have high ecological values. To view the image bank of her paintings of prairies and woods, go Project 200.
