Antoinette Luchessa

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Biography

A Pacific Coast native, Antoinette has lived the majority of her life in the Pacific Northwest. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Art (Emphasis in Painting and Printmaking) from San Diego State University and received a Certificate of Botanical Illustration (with Distinction) from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 2018.

Her current focus is on native plants of the Pacific Northwest with an emphasis on 3-D paper botany. Collecting specimens from the North Cascades to the Salish Sea, Antoinette gathers native plants, lichens, and seaweeds to study and recreate in paper.  Other media include graphite pencil drawing, and pen and ink illustrations.

Exhibitions include:

  • “Plantae”, Society of Botanical Artists, Mall Galleries, London, United Kingdom, 2022
  • “GNSI Virtual Conference Juried Members Exhibit”, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2022
  • “Reflections: no plant — no planet” Virtual Exhibitions, Association of Botanical Artists & The Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom 2021
  • “GNSI Virtual Conference Juried Members Exhibit”, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, 2021
  • “Plantae” On-Line Exhibition, Society of Botanical Artists, United Kingdom, 2020

Permanent Collections:

  • Five Oaks Museum, Portland, Oregon

Awards:

  • Honorable Mention, Illustrating the Natural World of the Pacific Northwest, Maryhill Museum of Art, Washington 2022
  • 3rd Place, Wild Treasures: Oregon’s Native Plants in Contemporary Botanical Art, Oregon Botanical Artists and The Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon, 2021

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