Mary Crabtree
Botanical Artist
Education
B.S., Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA, 1980
M.S., Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO USA, 1985
Botanical Colored Pencil Workshops with Ann Swan; Spain (5), Morocco, and France, 2018 to 2023
Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration with Distinction, School of Botanical Art and Illustration, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO, USA, 2021
Botanical Art Workshop with Giacomina Ferrillo, Transylvania School of Botanic Art and Illustration, Copsa Mare, Romania, 2022
Botanical Illustration Diploma Course (online), Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland, 2021 to Present
Career
Research Microbiologist, Virology, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA, 1985 to 2015
Botanical Artist, 2017 to Present
Juried Exhibitions
Denver Botanic Gardens, True to Form: Botanical Art and Illustration exhibition, Denver, CO, USA, 2019
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, Feathers and Flora exhibition, Boulder, CO, USA, 2019
Denver Botanic Gardens, Garden Haven exhibition, Denver, CO, USA, 2020
American Society of Botanical Artists 23rd International Exhibition, Bronx, NY, USA, 2020
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, Rocky Mountain Wild exhibition, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 2021
Association of Botanical Artists, ReflectionS juried digital exhibition, Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK, 2021
Society of Botanical Artists, Plantae 2022 exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, UK, 2022
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, Wild Wild West, Vail/Boulder/Lakewood, CO, USA, 2022
American Society of Botanical Artists 25th International Exhibition, Bronx, NY, USA, 2022
American Society of Botanical Artists 26th International Exhibition, Ross, CA, USA, 2023
Society of Botanical Artists, Plantae 2024 exhibition, online.
41st Annual All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 2024
Additional Highlights
Artwork reproduced in Denver Botanic Gardens, School of Botanical Art and Illustration, Course Catalogs and Promotional Materials, Denver, CO, USA, 2018 to 2023
Artwork reproduced on Denver Mountain Parks Interpretive Signage, Denver, CO, USA, 2019
Artist in Residence, Glenn A. Jones Memorial Library, Johnstown, CO, USA, 2020 and 2023
Featured in Conversations with our Artists: Mary Crabtree, by Laura Bethmann, The Botanical Artist, Journal of the ASBA, Vol. 27, Issue 3, pg. 34, September 2021
Approved for Exhibition at RHS Botanical Art shows, Royal Horticultural Society, London, UK, 2021
Artwork reproduced on Award Certificates, Colorado Native Plant Society, CO, USA, 2022
Juror, Certificate Candidate Portfolios, School of Botanical Art and Illustration, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO, USA, 2023
Cover artwork, The Botanical Artist, Journal of the ASBA, Vol. 29, Issue 4, December 2023
Awarded Certificate of Botanical Merit by Society of Botanical Artists, Plantae 2024, for Quaking Aspen artwork.
Juror, Society of Ukrainian Botanical Artists 2024 Exhibition, Rare Plants of the World.
Artwork included in “Composite Composition” e-booklet by Margaret Best, 2024
Memberships and Committees
American Society of Botanical Artists (Green Committee member)
Society of Botanical Artists, Fellow
Association of Botanical Artists (Education Team member)
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists
Artwork Media
Watercolor on vellum and paper
Colored pencil on paper
Graphite on paper