March-April 2009 Arizona Wildlife Views published by The Arizona Game & Fish Dept. featuring the Art Institute
Art Institute Instructors
Linda M. Feltner is an artist who specializes in both the aesthetics and science of natural history. Her career has developed through book and magazine illustrations, numerous solo exhibitions, classroom teaching, interpretive consulting and interpretive media design, commissions, and lectures to professional organizations.
Adele Earnshaw was selected to design New Zealand's first three stamps for the Game Bird Habitat Stamp Programme. Her paintings hang in galleries across the U.S. and are included in the Art et Vie Sauvage Gallery in Paris. She has been featured on the PBS series The Artist's Workshop.
Susan T. Fisher is the Director of the Art Institute at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. She created the Botanical Illustration Certificate Program at Denver Botanic Gardens and teaches art classes across the United States. Susan is the immediate past-president of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Her B.A. degree includes three years of advanced study in art history at the University of Bordeaux in France.
Joe Garcia earned a B.F.A. degree with an advertising/illustration emphasis from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He worked as an illustrator and graphic designer for thirteen years. His original paintings and prints may be found in galleries and private collections throughout the United States and Canada.
Janie Gildow is a graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in art education. She became a full-time professional colored pencil artist in 1996. Janie's art has been published in Best of Colored Pencil, Exploring Color and Creative Colored Pencil as well as American Artist and Artist's Magazine.
Richard Lutgen has a B.A. in Creative Arts from San Francisco State University. He attended Brooks Institute of Photography, and managed an internationally recognized art photography gallery. An avid photographer, he enjoys working with the elements of visual design, photographing details and the abstract patterns of nature.
Christopher Morgan received his B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and his M.F.A. from Tufts University/The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was a printing assistant for master monotype printer Joel Janowitz for three years. Christopher works in the Graphics Department at the Desert Museum.
Catherine Nash received a B.F.A. in printmaking and drawing from the University of New Hampshire and graduated from the University of Arizona with an M.F.A. in mixed media. She is an artist-in-residence for the Tucson/Pima Arts Council and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. Her work has been shown across the U.S., Japan and Europe.
Jay Pierstorff has designed and taught photography courses through Photo Retailers and The Learning Exchange. Currently he produces computer graphics, audio and video productions, website designs and digital photo restorations. Jay has spent over three decades involved in photographic and computer processes.
Margaret Pope has done commissioned work for Borderlands Tours, Plants for the Southwest, Mary Odette Books and the Arizona Native Plant Society. Her interest in nature inspired her to become a docent at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and to pursue botanical illustration.
Manabu Saito studied industrial design at Pratt Institute. His botanical illustrations have appeared in Audubon, National Geographic and numerous other magazines and journals. Mr. Saito's award-winning botanical paintings are in many prestigious collections, including the Shirley Sherwood Collection. Manabu also designed the orchid stamp series for the US Postal Service.
Dr. John P. Schaefer is former President of the University of Arizona and a cofounder with Ansel Adams of the Center for Creative Photography. He is the author of three best-selling books on photographic techniques and has published several books of his own photography. His photographs have appeared in Arizona Highways.
Ann Swan studied at Manchester College of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited worldwide including the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Hunt Institute in Pittsburgh and the Society of Flower Painters. Ann is represented in the Shirley Sherwood Collection and has received both Gold and Silver Medals from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Rick Wheeler received his B.A. degree in Fine Art from Prescott College. He is best known for his scratchboard work and has won numerous awards including the Addy 'Gold' Award. Rick was selected to "A Century of Sanctuary: The Art of Zion National Park" 2008-09 and he was also invited to participate in the "Grand Canyon Celebration of Art, Modern Masters Invitational" in 2009.
