Helen Byers helenbyers.com [email protected] 978.394.4835 (c) 978.978.6577 (h) EDUCATION C. Phil. (Ph.D. qualifying) in English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978 M.A. in English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972 Studio drawing and oil painting courses, Portland State University, OR, 1972 Studied fine arts and crafts with: Wendy G. Jensen, Shaker-style Basketry, 2005-present Matt Brown, Japanese Hanga Woodblock Printing, 2008 Paul George, Plein-Air Watercolor Painting, 2007 Barry Moser, (through Image Workshops, Santa Fe), Life Drawing, 2004 Qingxiang Ma, Chinese Brush Painting, 3 coursess, 2001-2002 Sholeh Regna, Clay Portraiture, Plaster Casting, 3 courses, 1995-1998 Eric Bornstein, Mask-making, 1993 Jim Kempes, Pit-Fired Clay Pottery, 1987 Gaylen Garwood, Monoprinting, 1985 Hal Painter, Navajo Weaving, 3 one-week intensive courses, 1981-1983 Sally Ashwell, Traditional 4-Harness Weaving courses, 1979-1980 Additional studies: Life and Figure Drawing (many open studio sessions), 1980-present Clay Figure Sculpture (Monroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, MA), 1997 Plein-Air Oil Painting (Ghost Ranch, NM), 1996 Drawing with Pastels (Cambridge Center for Adult Education, MA), 1991 Paper Marbling (Ghost Ranch, NM), 1989 Papermaking (Minnesota Center for the Book, Minneapolis), 1988 Medieval Book Illumination (Ghost Ranch, NM), 1987 Biological Illustration (Olympic National Park, WA), 1986 Watercolor Painting (Centrum Foundation, WA), 1982 EXHIBITIONS 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2007 1985 1985 1984 1983 1982 Only From Maynard: ArtSpace Gallery, Maynard, MA Corporate exhibit: New Habitat Partners, West Acton, MA New England Society of Botanical Artists exhibit, Boston Flower and Garden Show Members Juried II: Concord Art Association, MA Teachers & Students exhibit: Concord Art Association, MA Juried holiday exhibit: Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA Corporate exhibit: New Habitat Partners, West Acton, MA West Acton Village Art & Music Project, Acton, MA Teachers & Students exhibit: Concord Art Association, MA Acton Open Studios, Acton, MA Frances N. Roddy Open Juried Competition, Concord Art Association, MA Members Juried II, Concord Art Association, MA Solo show: Franklin House Gallery, Port Townsend, WA Solo show: Salal Café, Port Townsend, WA Solo show: Jefferson County Library, Port Townsend, WA Solo show: Ace of Cups Café, Port Townsend, WA Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, Port Townsend, WA Helen Byers, Artist: Vita, 2015 SELECT PUBLICATIONS Art Journalism (Author) "Bridging Time: Monet in the '90s," USArt, April 1990. Museums feature article. "The Art of Taos and Santa Fe," USArt, April 1990. Feature article. "Margo Barnes: Summer Windows, Summer Light," USArt, July/August 1989. Feature article. "Joan Potter: A Touch of Dutch," USArt, March 1989. Feature article. "Jerry Jordan: True Colors," USArt, January/February 1989. Feature article. "Winslow Homer: Yankee Individualist," USArt, November 1988. Museums feature article. "Mike Capser: Realism and Abstraction," USArt, July/August 1988. Feature article. "The Tapestries of Inge Nørgaard," Fiberarts, July/August 1984. Gallery feature article. Select Children's Books (Author/Illustrator) Arts of the Navajo (Macmillan McGraw-Hill, 2008). Author. Civilizations Past to Present: Japan (National Geographic School Publishing, 2004). Author. Civilizations Past to Present: Peru (National Geographic School Publishing, 2004). Author. Colors of France (Carolrhoda/Lerner, 2002). Author/illustrator. Colors of Israel by Laurie Grossman (Carolrhoda/Lerner, 2002). Illustrator. Colors of Japan by Holly Littlefield (Carolrhoda/Lerner, 1997). Illustrator. Count Your Way Through Germany by Jim Haskins (Carolrhoda/Lerner, 1991). Illustrator. Count Your Way Through Mexico by Jim Haskins (Carolrhoda/Lerner, 1989). Illustrator. The Fab Four from Liverpool (Houghton Mifflin School Publishing, 2004). Author. The Hidden Worlds of Caves (Pearson Education, 2010). Author. Kidding Around Boston (John Muir Publications, 1997 [3rd revised edition]). Children's interactive travel book. Author. The Pine Barrens (Harcourt, 2003). Author. Storytelling Around the World (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009). Author. Wonders Down Under (Pearson Education, 2010). Author. Book Cover Illustrations Born in the Year of Courage by Emily Crofford (Carolrhoda/Lerner, 1991). Vital Signs: International Stories on Aging, ed. Dorothy Sennet (Graywolf Press, 1991). Full Measure: Stories on Aging, ed. Dorothy Sennet (Graywolf Press, 1988). Family: Stories from the Interior, ed. Geri Giebel Chavis (Graywolf Press, 1987). The Honeymoon, stories by Kathleen Spivack (Graywolf Press, 1986). Times Alone / Soledades, poems by Antonio Machado, trans. Robert Bly (Graywolf Press, 1983). Letterpress limited ed. Cypresses, poems by Jon Anderson (Graywolf Press, 1981). Letterpress limited edition. Book Interior Ilustrations Coming to Terms with Archaeology & Paleontology: A Dictionary of Artifacts and Old Bones (The Museums at Ghost Ranch: Abiquiu, New Mexico, 2013). TEACHING EXPERIENCE Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA, 2013–2015 Numerous courses and workshops in botanical drawing and painting Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA, 2014 Still-Life Drawing: Artifacts from the Museum's Collections Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 2012-2013 Introduction to Botanical Painting in Watercolor (2012) Botanical Drawing and Painting in Watercolor (2013) Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center, Abiquiu, NM, 2005-2014 Botanical Drawing and Painting: Plants of the High Desert (scheduled, 2015) Field Sketching Ghost Ranch Flora and Fauna (annually, 2009-2014) Celebrations for Days of the Dead (Días de los Muertos) (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014) Still-Life Drawing: Museum Artifacts and Bones (2005, 2007, 2012) Plein-Air Drawing and Painting (2005) Helen Byers, Artist: Vita, 2015 Carlton Willard Village, Bedford, MA, 2008–2014 Watercolor Painting for residents in assisted living Peninsula College, Port Townsend, WA, 1985–87 Literature and Composition (for AP high school students) Figure Drawing Portraiture Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain University of California, Santa Barbara, 1974–79 English Literature and Composition Santa Barbara City College, CA, 1973–74 English Literature and Composition Ventura College, CA, 1972–74 Composition Study Skills AFFILIATIONS Concord Art Association American Society of Botanical Artists New England Society of Botanical Artists Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Harvard Museums of Science and Culture Helen Byers, Artist: Vita, 2015
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