Eco-Botanicals: Flora and Fauna of Prairies and Woods
Enriching Life
Retrospective
A farewell exhibition celebrating the Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy at Brushwood Center.
In this exhibition Heeyoung Kim and her 13 students will commemorate the time spent together at Brushwood Center for over a decade studying botanical art.
Exhibit: September 13 - October 19, 2026
Venue: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
Opening Reception: Sept 13, 1 - 3 pm
The Botanical Art of
Roger Tory Peterson and Heeyoung Kim
A farewell exhibition celebrating the Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy at Brushwood Center.
In this exhibition Heeyoung Kim and her 13 students will commemorate the time spent together at Brushwood Center for over a decade studying botanical art.
Exhibit: March 14 - September 20, 2026
Venue: Roger Tory Peterson Institute, 311 Curtis Street Ext, Jamestown, NY
Opening Reception: March 27, 5-7 pm
Through the Eyes of Piping Plover
Flora, Fauna & People of the Waukegan Shores
In collaboration with Share Our Shore - Waukegan (Lake County Audubon) and Waukegan History Museum at Carnegie, Heeyoung Kim, and 14 artists from HK Botanical Art Academy took on a new theme, shorebirds, migrating/residential birds, and other fauna and flora in the dunes ecosystem, mainly of Waukegan shores. 47 paintings in various media stirred the community with great enthusiasm to support these fragile birds and eco system.
Artists: Ellie Brown, Carole Cleaver, Joann Dinneen, Larinda Di Gioia, Marcia Glenn, Edith Harte, Meredith Lincoln, Jean Meilinger, Elizabeth Plotnick, Rita M. Rosen, Jane L. Sturgeon, Linda Schmitt, Susie Williams, Judy Woznyj and Heeyoung Kim
Exhibit: September 12 - October 31, 2025
Venue: Waukegan History Museum, Waukegan, IL
Opening Reception: September 4, 6-8 pm
10th Anniversary Enriching Life
Heeyoung Kim & Brushwood Botanical Artists
This retrospective exhibition showcases botanical works by artist Heeyoung Kim and current and invited students of the Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy she founded a decade ago at Brushwood Center. These exceptional artworks connect viewers to our wondrous planet by revealing the plant world’s most intricate details and its intimate relationships in a complex ecological web.
The Artists: Carole Cleaver, Joann Dinneen, Marcia Glenn, Edith Harte, Nancy Johnson, Sandra Kessel, Heeyoung Kim, Andrea Kirjassoff, Claudia Lane, Meredith Lincoln, Jean Meilinger, Monica Munaretto, Pamela Najarian, Ramiro F. Prudencio, Sandra Robinson , Barbara Rose, Rita M. Rosen, Linda Schmitt, Jane Sturgeon, Kathy Walsh, Sandra K. Wilcoxon, Susie Williams, Judy Woznyj, Hui Li, Gail Dentler, Babette Blindert, Karye Hood, Mary Schwartz
Exhibit: March 2 - May 4, 2025
Venue: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
Opening Reception: March 2, 1-3 pm
9th Annual Enriching Life
Heeyoung Kim & Brushwood Botanical Artists
Curated by Heeyoung Kim to showcase artworks created via Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy’s in-person and online classes during 2025.
The Artists: Ellie Brown, Denise Cedar, Carole Cleaver, Gail Dentler, Joann Dinneen, Linda England, Marcia Glenn, Susan Green, Edith Harte, Nancy Johnson, Heeyoung Kim, Hui Li, Jean Meilinger, Beth Plotnick, Ramiro Prudencio, Sandra Robinson, Rita Rosen, Linda Schmitt, Jane Sturgeon, Susie Williams, Judy Woznyj
Exhibit: January 7 - February 25, 2024
Venue: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
8th Annual Enriching Life
Heeyoung Kim & Brushwood Botanical Artists
This exhibit was featured Virtually on Brushwood Center’s website due to the Covid pandemic. It was especially meaningful, because we artists could still get connected and created art, and even found a way to exhibit while the world was lock down.
The artists: Ellie Brown, Eleen Chan, Gail Dentler, Larinda Di Gioria, Joann Dinneen, Marcia Glenn, Susan Green, Edith Harte, Valerie Hayes, Nancy Johnson, Heeyoung Kim, Meredith Lincoln, Jean Meilinger, Beth Plotnick, Ramiro Prudencio, Sandra Robinson, Rita M. Rosen, Linda Schmitt, Jane Sturgeon, Susie Williams, Ruth Wilnai, and Judy Woznyi. .
Exhibit: January 8 - February 27, 2023
Venue: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
Wildflowers and Garden Delights
Solo Exhibition at Fernwood Botanical Garden
Shy spring ephemerals in woodlands. Glorious summer blooms in prairies. Buzzing pollinators around luscious autumnal flowers. Remnants yielding to new life in winter. Enchanting orchids. …
With each brushstroke, botanical artist, Heeyoung Kim breathes life into the portrayals of the selected plants in an art form where science converges into aesthetics.
Her collection of works in watercolor, crow quill pen and ink, graphite and colored pencil displays the botanical details beyond the reach of ordinary eyes. Kim’s works are distinguished with her intuitive, yet distilled style and compelling composition.
Kim hopes the viewers of this exhibit will be encouraged to protect our native plants.
Exhibit: June 10 - August 21, 2022
Venue: Fernwood Botanical Gardens, Niles, Michigan
7th Annual Enriching Life
Heeyoung Kim & Brushwood Botanical Artists
Virtual and gallery exhibit curated to celebrate not only the finished works, but also the artists’ creative process during the isolated time caused by the Covid pandemic. The gallery exhibit welcomes visitors at Brushwood Center at Ryerson woods, Riverwoods, IL.
The artists: Heeyoung Kim, Babette Blindert, Ellie Brown, Larinda Di Gioia, Joann Dinneen, Marcia Glenn, Edith Harte, Nancy Johnson, Sandy Kessel, Meredith Lincoln, Cynthia Maloney, Jean Meilinger, Ramiro Prudencio, Rita M. Rosen, Linda Schmitt, Jane Sturgeon, Kathy Walsh, Mary Janet Wellensiek, Susie Williams, and Judy Woznyj
Exhibit: January 9 - April 24, 2022
Venue: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
6th Annual Enriching Life
Heeyoung Kim & Brushwood Botanical Artists
Creating fellowship, discovering peace and healing during a Pandemic, 20 artists sustained their connections with one another and with nature’s beauty. Though they couldn’t meet safely in person, they found laughter, strength and focus in virtual gatherings. Working alone at home, their joy in creative energy, spiritual and artistic growth overcame isolation. These works and works in progress are witness to the restorative power of nature, art and community.
The artists: Heeyoung Kim, Dorothy Borders, Dolores Diaz, Larinda Di Gioia, Joann Dinneen, Marcia Glenn, Edith Harte, Sandy Kessel, Teri Kuwahara, Meredith Lincoln, Jean Meilinger, Pamela Najarian, Ramiro Prudencio, Patricia Robillard, Rita M. Rosen, Linda Schmitt, Jane Sturgeon, Kathy Walsh, Susie Williams, and Judy Woznyj
Exhibit: January 10 - February 28, 2021
Venue: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
5th Annual Enriching Life
Heeyoung Kim & Brushwood Botanical Artists
Annual Botanical Art Exhibition by Heeyoung Kim and Brushwood Artists. This beautiful botancial art exhibition features works by 21 artists who study botanical art with Heeyoung Kim at Brushwood Center. This year’s works show variety of media - watercolor, graphite pencil, colored pencil and pen-and-ink, and subjuects - plants, bees, butterflies, birds and moss & lichens.
Exhibit: December 24, 2019 - January 12, 2020
Venue: Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods, IL
The Second Solo Exhibit
at Joel Oppenheimer Gallery
Heeyoung Kim New Works: Orchid Watercolor Paintings
Contemporary botanical artist Heeyoung Kim’s new collection of watercolor paintings presents a captivating array of orchids. …..
Exhibit: July 25- September 7, 2019
Opening Reception: July 25, 2019, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Venue: Joel Oppenheimer Gallery, 10 East Ohio St. Chicago, IL
New York International
HSNY/ASBA, New York Design Center
Best in the Show Award
Horticultural Society of New York and the American society of botanical artists
One of the finest botanical art exhibits. Heeyoung has been in the show in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016. She won several awards including Best in the Show, 2012.
Photo: Display from the exhibit, 2016. The first from the right is Yellow Slipper Orchid by Heeyoung Kim.
Exhibit: September, 2016
Venue: Horticultural Society of New York, NY
Premier Solo Exhibition
at Joel Oppenheimer Gallery
Heeyoung Kim Native Plants of The Prairies and Woods
mong the masters including John James Audubon, Pierre-Joseph Redoute and Margaret Mee, Heeyoung's works were exhibited as the first and only living artist in this renowned natural history art gallery. Below is a slide show from the exhibit.
Exhibit: March 28 - May 9, 2015
Opening Reception: March 27, 2015, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Venue: Joel Oppenheimer Gallery, 10 East Ohio St. Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibit at Chicago Botanic Garden
Heeyoung Kim: A Passion for Orchids and Conservation
6 paintings of orchids were exhibited among 10,000 live orchids! At Chicago Botanic Annual Orchid Show, Heeyoung's paintings greeted tens of thousands visitors at the entrance. Only ferns and plants that don't need a lot of water were displayed near my paintings to keep them safe. 3 days of orchid painting workshop was accompanied to this orchid show and exhibit. 2017.
Exhibit: February 11 - March 26, 2017
Venue: Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Solo Exhibit at Brushwood
Singular Study: Plant Portraits
Heeyoung Kim’s first solo exhibit at Brushwood Center brought her a reputation as a wildflower painter. Her inspirations shown in this photo are leading conservationist Stephen Packard and Linda Master, and her teacher Derek Norman, who opened the door toward the world of botanical art to her. 2011.
Exhibit: February 11 - March 26, 2011
Venue: Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
This collection of works was exhibit at Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA, Aug 15 - Nov 8, 2015- Rugged Grace: In Praise of the Prairies and Woodland, Works by Heeyoung Kim, Aug 15 - Nov 8, 2015
The Royal Horticultural Society, London
Plants of the American Prairie
RHS Gold Medal, Botanical Art Exhibition
8 watercolor paintings of prairie plants. Plants for the exhibit were carefully selected for harmonious display with blue, pink and yellow flowers.
Dragging the big paintings from Chicago to London was quite a challenge, but that was a very good experience, especially when it was paid off with a gold medal.
Exhibit: March 16-17, 2012
Venue: Royal Horticultural Society, London, UK
Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World
Featured in Smithsonian invitation card and banner
Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World
The American Society of Botanical Artists and NMNH collaborated a traveling juried botanical art exhibition with paintings of endangered species from around the world. The exhibit traveled 5 venues including Smithsonian museum and later to KEW Garden, London.
Royal Catchfly, Silene regia, a federally listed endangered prairie plant, by Heeyoung Kim, was chosen for the exhibit banner and invitation card at Smithsonian, 2010.
Exhibit: 2012
Venue: Smithsonian Museum of natural History, Washington DC
13th Hunt International
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
The institution has the largest botanical art collection in North America, and artists can get in once in a life time. Two of Heeyoung's works, a watercolor (Green Dragon) and a pen-and-ink (Prairie Dock), were exhibited in 2010.
Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinacium), pen-and-ink by Heeyoung Kim is in the permanent collection.
Exhibit: 2010
Venue: Hunt Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Shirley Sherwood Galley, KEW, London
Plants in Peril
Royal Catchfly in the exhibition banner
Plants in Peril at Shirley Sherwood Gallery
This endangered prairie plant got some heat with 'Losing Paradise" exhibit. The whole exhibit was invited to Shirley Sherwood Gallery in KEW garden.
As a total beginner botanical artist at that time, I was delighted to see my painting in the signboard at KEW, 2011
Exhibit: 2011
Venue: Shirley Sherwood Gallery, KEW Gardens, London, UK
Margaret Flockton Award, Sydney
Pen-and-Ink Botanical Illustration competition
Margaret Flockton Award is the only juried exhibition for traditional ink botanical illustration in the world. Heeyoung uses crow quill pen and old style bottled ink instead of convenient mechanical pens, because she feels and breathes the history of this art form through the traditional medium. She exhibited her drawings of White Lady's Slipper in 2010 and Green Dragon in 2013.
Photo: detail of White Lady's Slipper by Heeyoung Kim
Exhibit: 2010, 2013
Venue: Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Other Group Exhibitions
Articulate Visions: The Convergence of Art and Science, Reed-Turner Botanical Artists Group exhibition at H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI, Sep. 9 – Nov. 14, 2015
Following Bartram’s Footstep: The American Society of Botanical Artists, in collaboration with Bartram Garden, a travel group exhibition at 5 venues:
Bartram’s Garden Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, April 26 – May 24, 2013
South Florida Museum, Bradenton, FL, September19 – December30, 2013
Cherokee Garden Library/Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA, Mar. 17 – Jun. 17, 2014
North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, August30 – Nov.2, 2014
University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, CA, Dec. 2014- Feb. 2015
Small Works:the American Society of Botanical Artists Conference Exhibition, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL, 2012
Filoli 13th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition: Filoli Botanical Garden, Woodside, CA, 2009, 2011, 2010
Major Acquisitions & New Works: Lloyd Shin Gallery, Northbrook, Illinois, 2010
Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World: a travel group exhibition hosted by the American Society of Botanical Artists in collaboration with Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History at 5 venues.
Missouri Botanic Garden, October 5 – November 15, 2009
Chicago Botanic Garden, January 16 – April 4, 2010
New York Botanical Garden, May 6 – July 25, 2010
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Aug.14–Dec.12, 2010, (Heeyoung’s watercolor of Royal Catchfly, Silene regia was chosen for main exhibition sign board, exhibit panel, and invitation card. Royal Catchfly is on the exhibition page of the website permanently since 2010)
Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Royal Botanic Garden, KEW, London, June 25 – Oct. 16, 2011, (Heeyoung’s Royal Catchfly was chosen for exhibit banner)
A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the American Society of Botanical Artists, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, October 15, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Small Works:the American Society of Botanical Artists Conference Exhibition, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, 2008
Awards
RHS Gold Medal and Best in Show HSNY/ASBA
ASBA Eleanor Wunderlich Award for Excellence:16th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, the Horticultural Society of New York, September 20, 2013
Gold Medal: RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) London Botanical Art Exhibition, March 16-17, 2012
Best in Show Award: 15th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, the Horticultural Society of New York, September 14, 2012
Diane Bouchier Artist Award for Excellence in Botanical Art: The American Society ofBotanical Artists, October 20, 2012
Award for Merit: 14th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition of the American Society of Botanical Artist and the Horticultural Society of New York, September 21, 2011
Honorable Mention: 13th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition of the American Society of Botanical Artist and the Horticultural Society of New York, September 15, 2010