Gretchen Halpert is intrigued by connections, and how one structure attaches to, or influences, another. Smilax herbacea (front) is the result of walking into her backyard and becoming fascinated with its twisting vines, attachments, and tendrils, unfolding buds, and developing flowers and fruits. She followed this plant’s development from May to October, sketching, researching, learning, and bringing portions into the studio to draw from life. That which captures our interest lures us to further examination. With this exhibit, she invites you to look closely.

Gretchen Halpert was educated in botany (Connecticut College), scientific illustration (RISD/CE) and trained in medical research. Her work appears in books and journals, and she has been featured in various publications, including Scientific American. Halpert received a solo exhibition by invitation at National Taiwan University; a visiting artist and educator position through the National Science Museum and NSTDA in Thailand; and has been awarded artist grants through NYSFA. She is the past president of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and founding director of the Scientific Illustration Distance Program.

2021 GNSI-NE 3rd annual themed exhibit

Rivers to the Sea

Come and join GNSI-New England as we celebrate the long-awaited public installation of Rivers to the Sea, our 2020-2021 themed art exhibition that was only viewable online last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Our theme for this exhibit is New England watersheds which contain a vast array of ecological systems. Each of these ecological systems supports a wide variety of biodiversity from the upland headwaters all the way to their termination into the sea. All of this biodiversity relies on the precious resource of water flowing past, on a constant journey from the land to the rivers to the sea. We invite the members of GNSI-NE to celebrate this biodiversity in their chosen media, to help bring awareness to the fragile communities which rely on these watersheds all through New England. Their overall health, and ultimately our own, relies on healthy watershed systems.

Our Mission – Art, Education, and Science

Our annual themed exhibit is instrumental in bringing our mission of combining art, education, and science out into the public. Increasing public awareness completes the circle, by using our art to teach our viewers something that applies right here in their daily lives. We invite you to explore the artwork in the exhibit and learn about the vast biodiversity that relies on healthy watersheds.

Our exhibit will be on public display at the RISCA Atrium Gallery located at One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908 from Monday, September 20, 2021 through Tuesday, February 23, 2022. The gallery space is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Click this link for more information about the Atrium Gallery.

Price List for Artwork Available for Purchase

• Baltimore Oriole and its Hanging Nest – by Sau-Mei Leung – $400.00
• Bog Turtle – by Jeanette Compton – $500.00
• Bryophytes – by Nanci Worthington – $350.00
• Come on in, the waters fine… or is it? – River Otters – by Frances Topping – $300.00
• Cow Moose and Calf Exiting the Androscoggin River – by Albert Pointe – $100.00
• Essex Marsh – by Peggy Rambach – $500.00
• Estuarine Community of the Diamondback Terrapin – by Wendy Chadbourne – $1,000.00
• Foraging Terns – Common Terns – by Carol Schwartz – $1,400.00
• Green Heron – by Dorie Petrochko – $1,300.00
• Moon Jelly Stranded on the Shore of the Barrington River – by Albert Pointe – $100.00
• Pollution Intolerant River Organisms – by Albert Pointe – $100.00
• The Muskrat – Muskrat in walnut ink – by Nancy Minnigerode – $100.00
• The Muskrat in Habitat – Muskrat in watercolor, pen & ink – by Nancy Minnigerode – $100.00
• Skunk Cabbage – by Jeanette Compton – NFS
• Spring Peeper and Tussock Sedge – by Patricia Cassady – $400.00
• Vernal Awakening – Jefferson Salamander – by Mark Lefkowitz – $500.00
• Zebra Clubtail Dragonfly – by Melissa Guillet – $350.00

If you would like to purchase a work from the show please contact the Artist through the link to their member page or contact the Exhibit Chair by e-mail at wendy(at)inkymousestudios(dot)com.

Into the Woods 2019 GNSI Members Themed Art Exhibition

Important dates and hours

• The exhibit will be up from Tuesday, October 1, 2019 through Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
• The exhibit opening reception and artist demonstrations is on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, from 6-8 PM.
• Mass Audubon Habitat hours of operation are as follows: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am-4:00 pm; Trails open daily, from dawn to dusk.
• The exhibit takedown date is Wednesday, October 30, 2019.