Exhibitions & Events
PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW
PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATORS
You’re invited to see two of my botanical watercolors on view in the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators exhibition (25 works total) at the 2026 Philadelphia Flower Show. I’ll be there in person on Sunday, March 1 from 10:30am–1:30pm sharing a demonstration of graphite on vellum. Visit phsonline.org/the-flower-show for tickets, hours, and details at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The show runs February 28 through March 8 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, right in our own backyard. Philadelphia is one of only three international cities to host a flower show of this scale, and this year’s theme, “Rooted: Origins of American Gardening” celebrates the deep connections between people, plants, and place.
PSBI Flower Show co-chairs Kathy Gilmartin and Karen Horwitz are thrilled with the exceptional submissions received for this year’s juried exhibit. Our members embraced the challenge of highlighting roots in their illustrations of America’s native plants, resulting in a stunning and diverse collection. Twenty-five pieces were selected by an esteemed panel of jurors: William McAvoy, former botanist for the State of Delaware Sarah Roche, Program Director and Lead Instructor for the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Seth Pearsoll, Creative Director and Vice President for the Philadelphia Flower Show The jurors praised the overall quality of the work and provided thoughtful feedback for all entrants. As Sarah noted, “Interesting variety in the entries—what great talent!”
ROOTED: PLANTS IN PLACE
Margaret Saylor & Carol Woodin, with Susan Mintun & Judy Simon
February 16–March 13, 2027
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne Art Center, PA
Rooted explores how plants—grounded in their own environments—connect us to the land, anchoring, sustaining, and reminding us of our shared place in the natural world.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Oak Spring Residency 2025
We Were Here First: Apocynum cannabinum, A. androsaemifolium, Asclepias syriaca, 12 x 16” egg tempera on panel. Documented plants outside the studio during three-week residency.
Hunt Institute Acquisition 2024
Rabbit’s Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis), 5 x 7” watercolor on vellum. Now in the permanent collection of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University.
