NYBG Instructor Receives ASBA’s 2011 Anne Marie Carney Award
Kathie Miranda is the coordinator of the Botanical Art and Illustration program here at The New York Botanical Garden. She is a natural science illustration educator and artist, teaching and exhibiting nationwide.
Prayer Plant, © Kathie Miranda
During the recent American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) Conference, our very own Kathie Miranda was honored as the first-ever recipient of the ASBA Anne Marie Carney Award. The honor was given in recognition of outstanding work in an exhibition for Kathie’s colored pencil on Mylar painting, entitled Prayer Plant.
The family of talented artist and ASBA member Anne Marie Carney has created an endowment fund to award one upcoming botanical artist annually, a proposed tradition which has garnered enough donation funding to support it for the next 36 years. For the inaugural ceremony in Boston on October 29, a team of three jurors selected the artwork for the award.
Helen Allen, Susan Frei Nathan, and Sarah Roche cited the artwork’s bold composition; clarity of space; and innovative techniques and materials as pushing the definition of botanical art forward.
Congratulations to Kathie for receiving this prestigious award!
Want to learn more? Explore the NYBG’s Botanical Art Certificate Program and check out Kathie’s upcoming classes.
