Home2025 - St. Paul

ASBA 31st Annual Conference

St. Paul, Minnesota

Pre-Conference: Tuesday, October 14 & Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Conference: October 16-18, 2025

Post-Conference: Sunday, October 19 - Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Overview

Lodging

Registration/Volunteer

Instructors

Sessions and Supply Lists

Art Bazaar/Sponsorships

Join us in St. Paul for ASBA’s 31st Annual Conference. Headquartered at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront hotel above the banks of the mighty Mississippi River.

Come early or stay late

Take a Pre- or Post-Conference Workshop or tour the Minnesota Museum of Art with a guided tour of the museum and an exclusive visit to their Print Room.

Two illustrious botanical artists will offer exciting two-day pre- conference workshop opportunities on Tuesday and Wednesday. Julia Trickey dives into “Celebrating Imperfection” and David Morrison will take time to “Discover the Beauty of Botanical Textures”.

Stay after the conference and plan to paint "Hazelnuts and Acorns on Vellum" in this three-day post-conference workshop with Denise Walser-Kolar.

The 2025 ASBA Conference will be a great blend of hands-on workshops, demonstrations, lectures, tours, and social gatherings. Guaranteed there will be something for everyone!

The complete 2025 conference schedule and registration information will be posted on the ASBA website in June and in the June issue of The Botanical Artist. Registration appointment requests will begin June 1st. Watch for emails that will alert you to this information well in advance.

We are looking forward to the 31^st ASBA Conference in Saint Paul this fall and hope to see you there!

Welcome to St. Paul, Minnesota from ASBA and the Great River Chapter!

What most often stands out to first-time visitors to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul is the strong connection to nature. This large and sophisticated metropolitan area is studded with lakes, rivers, parks and preserves. Minnesota is known for cold winters and hot summers, but you’ll find that people here tend to embrace the outdoors no matter what the weather holds.

While the region is often associated with Scandinavian or northern European heritage, the name “Minnesota” is derived from its Dakota name “Mni Sota Makoce,” which is translated to mean “land where waters are so clear they reflect the clouds.” Today, our metropolitan area is still home to Dakota and Anishinaabe descendants in addition to thriving multicultural communities, and we look forward to leading you through many facets of Minnesota at ASBA 2025.

Our conference theme, “Home of the Headwaters” pays homage to the Mississippi River, which originates in northern Minnesota and flows through the downtowns of both Minneapolis and St. Paul, making its way to the Gulf of Mexico. A secondary theme that has emerged for this year’s conference revolves around what happens when scientists, artists, and conservators work together. Botanical artists can fully appreciate this confluence, so conference programming will lean into that theme.

Although the smaller of the Twin Cities, St. Paul is the State Capitol with its own colorful history. Nearby restaurants provide great dining opportunities in charming atmospheres, and other restaurant options are just a short ride from the hotel. Here’s a link to encourage your wanderings: https://www.visitsaintpaul.com.

Should you need a break from painting, consider meandering a few blocks away to have tea at the historic St. Paul Hotel, take in a concert at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts or just stand in historic Rice Park and smile at the bronze Peanuts Gang statues, where Schroeder plays his piano and Lucy doesn’t hear a note. Maybe you can catch a hockey game at the Excel Energy Center or, if you want to go further afield, take a walk or drive along St. Paul’s Summit Avenue, which passes by the St. Paul Cathedral and runs to the Mississippi River, boasting the longest stretch of Victorian-era mansions in the country. On the Minneapolis side of the metro area, the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Birding Sanctuary is the oldest public wildflower garden in the country. It’s well worth a visit in the spring and summer.

Fun fact – did you know that Minnesota is home to both Honey Crisp and Sweet Tango apples, developed by the University of Minnesota at the award-winning Minnesota Landscape Arboretum? One of our conference courses will take you deeper into the world of apple research at “The Arb.” While there, you’ll have a chance to visit the amazing Andersen Horticultural Library. ASBA 2025 will also include opportunities to visit the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Bell Museum of Natural History (which will be hosting the Curious Allies exhibit during ASBA 2025), as well as the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park. A small group will have an opportunity to do a nature sketching adventure at a rich fen, and let’s not forget the simple but enriching opportunities throughout the conference to meet and mingle with other botanical artists – a perennial highlight of ASBA!

As you can see, we’ve designed exciting programming that features the amazing classes and presentations for which ASBA Conferences are always known, while giving you the chance to explore the local flavor and essence of what makes Minnesota – the Home of the Headwaters – so special.

HOTEL INFORMATION

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel

11 E Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55101

The InterContinental Hotel (our conference venue) is perched high above the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul, close to historic Rice Park and other architectural treasures. Nearby restaurants provide great dining opportunities in charming atmospheres, and exploring other restaurant options is just a short ride from the hotel.

The ASBA Conference room rate is $159 plus applicable taxes. This rate applies to either King or to Two Queen standard rooms. The rate of $159 per night is extended to ASBA for the period October 12th – 22nd.

Rooms fill quickly, so make your reservation as soon as possible.

Please use this link to book your stay and receive the ASBA Group Rate

https://www.intercontinental.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=IC&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=MSPSP&checkInDate=12&checkInMonthYear=092025&checkOutDate=22&checkOutMonthYear=092025&_PMID=99801505&GPC=X7O&cn=no&viewfullsite=true

Check-in: 3:00 pm
Check-out: 11:00 am
Smoke Free Property

On-Site curbside valet parking daily: $20.00 ($30.00 for oversize)

This rate includes unlimited in and out access

Additional Parking options: There are some public parking ramps in the area that have rates around $20.00 overnight. The Victory Ramp is recommended.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront is 7.3 miles from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP).

https://www.mspairport.com

SEEKING A ROOMMATE?

You can connect directly with other members seeking a roommate. Follow these simple stems and connect:

1. If you are not already logged in, log into the ASBA website https://www.asba-art.org/
2. Locate the “Member Features” menu
3. Click on “View > Member Interests”
4. Click on the down arrow next to “Annual Conference Hotel Room Sharing”
5. Click “View Members”. You will be able to see all members who are seeking a roommate.
6. To add your name to the list, click on "Sign Me Up"
7. Coordinate room sharing with any listed members by contacting them directly.
8. Once you have finalized plans with your roommate, don't forget to remove your name from the list by clicking "Remove Me"

2025 Conference Registration Timeline

Key Dates
June 1: Conference information published on the ASBA website for St. Paul
June 1-30: Members planning to attend conference may request a registration appointment
June 23: Reminder email sent to members who have not yet requested an Early Registration appointment
June 1: Small Works entries open to members planning to attend St. Paul conference
July 8-9: Members will receive their randomly generated early registration appointment time and a link and password for the Early Registration site
July 20-24: Early Registration for members with appointments to register for conference
July 31-Aug 31: Open Registration – any member may register for the St. Paul conference
August 31: Small Works exhibition entry deadline
October 1: Small Works exhibition entry MUST BE RECEIVED at designated shipping address
October 16: 2025 St. Paul Conference opens

tips for a successful registration experience

On June 1, ASBA members will receive an email with instructions on how to request an appointment for Early Registration. The Appointment Request period runs through June 30.

For members with appointment times
•On July 8 through July 9, all who made an Appointment Request will receive an email that contains your randomly assigned appointment time for Early Registration as well as a link and password for the Early Registration site. Appointment times are scheduled in fifteen-minute allotments during the Early Registration period of July 20-24. Please do not discard this email.
•You must register during your assigned registration appointment time.
•Be ready with your Session and Meal choices and your credit card before registering.
•If for some reason your assigned appointment time is not convenient, you are encouraged to give your Registration Form and credit card info to a friend who can register for you.
•To keep the process fair, randomly assigned appointment times may not be changed. Those who miss their Early Registration appointment times will be able to register during the Open Registration period beginning July 31.
•Members who do not participate in Early Registration may register in the Open Registration period beginning July 31, 7:00am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) without an appointment time.
•Open registration runs July 31 through August 31, 2025. Registration closes at midnight EDT on August 31, 2025 and additional registrations will not be accepted.

Please be sure that your membership is up to date (2025 dues paid) in advance of registering or you will not receive email notifications regarding conference registration.

Policy

1. Current ASBA membership is required for registration. Please be sure that your membership dues are paid in advance of June 1 to ensure you receive email notifications about conference registration details.
2. The ASBA conference is a three-day event. Partial registration is not available.
3. Base Registration Fee is $460 for ASBA members, $25 for guests.
4. Base Registration for ASBA Members covers the Welcome reception on Wednesday, breakfast and lunch Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, dinner on Saturday evening, and some activities including Portfolio Sharing, Open Studio if offered, and vendor sales. Additional fees are charged for conference workshops, pre- and post- conference workshops and some lectures. See prices listed in the Sessions tab of the ASBA website. Price does not include lodging or transportation.
5. Base Registration for guests entitles guests to be registered for meals, receptions, tours, lectures, or other sessions open to guests at an additional charge. Guests may not register for workshops.
6. Registration Deadline: 11:00pm Eastern Time on August 31, 2025. No registrations will be accepted after that time, no exceptions.
7. Cancellation and Refunds
• Cancellation on/or before 11:00pm Eastern on August 31
o $250 cancellation fee will be retained by ASBA
o Balance will be refunded
• Cancellation after August 31 and before 11:00pm Eastern on September 30
o $250 cancellation fee will be retained by ASBA
o 50% of total registration will be retained by ASBA
o Balance will be refunded
• Cancellation on/after October 1: No refund
• Cancellation at any time due to member experiencing a serious medical issue prohibiting their attendance or death in the immediate family
o $250 cancellation fee will be retained by ASBA
o Balance will be refunded

ASBA reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to unforeseen circumstances or substitute an instructor if the scheduled instructor is unable to fulfill the teaching obligation. In the event a workshop is cancelled, the fee will be refunded. No refunds will be given due to the change of instructor.

If any discrepancies exist between policies described in the Journal and those online, the policies appearing online take precedence.

Volunteer

Consider volunteering at the Annual Conference. This is a great way to meet and interact with ASBA members!
Check back soon for volunteer opportunities.

ASBA is committed to the health and safety of conference attendees. ASBA and the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square will follow Health and Safety laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines established by the State of Pennsylvania, the city of Pittsburgh, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (collectively, the “Regulations”). We will ask conference attendees to agree to comply with all regulations in effect at the time of the conference.

*ASBA does its best to keep costs down, particularly for our Annual Conference. Registration fees are used to cover costs that ASBA incurs for hotel meals, receptions, lecture and workshop room rentals and A/V services as well as transportation to offsite programs. We do not make money off conference registrations. Although we know that our members' costs to attend the conference are substantial, we believe there is still great value in gathering in person, initiating, and building lasting friendships, and sharing our common passion for botanical art - in person!

Matthew Clark

Dr. Matthew Clark is plant breeder at the University of Minnesota where he leads the fruit breeding program. His research specializes in understanding the genetics of important traits like disease resistance and flavor for fruits like grapes and apples. The University of Minnesota is “Home of the Honeycrisp”, and Professor Clark brings his enthusiasm for developing new varieties to support farmer sustainability initiatives and feed people food that tastes delicious.

Jessica Daigle

Jessica Daigle is a classically trained artist, who earned her BFA from The University of Connecticut, concentrating in Illustration. Working with scientists from; The University of Connecticut, Penn State, Brown University, Boston University and The California Academy of Science, Jessica has created illustrations for various scientific publications and textbooks. As a Botanical and Scientific Illustrator, Jessica uses various mediums including ink, graphite, watercolor, digital painting and oils to best expresses the nature and essence of her subjects.

Karen Desnick

Karen Desnick, is the co-owner and president of Metropolitan Picture Framing, a family-owned manufacturing company located in Minnesota. In addition to the ASBA, Metropolitan Picture Framing supplies custom frames to museums, galleries, artists, and photographers across all 50 states, including esteemed institutions like the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Ronda Dick

Ronda Dick finds inspiration for her paintings from the plant specimens she gathers on walks. Painting from life, she never tires looking at or touching them, seeing that they each have their own “story” to tell. What appeared at first to be ordinary, often becomes quite remarkable.

Mary Dillon

Capturing the essence of a plant with its sensuality and frailty defines the work of Mary Dillon. Mary has a fascination for botanical art as a personal process while at the same time striving for excellence in her art practice. Her work was chosen as the signature image for the recent National Gallery of Ireland exhibition, Drawn From Nature and the subsequent publication by Patricia Butler. Mary’s work belongs in the collection of Dr. Shirley Sherwood and in the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh. Mary was the founding Chairperson of the Irish Society of Botanical Artists. Her work, ‘Abundance, Punica granata’, was awarded ‘Best in Show’ at the ASBA 25 th International Exhibition in New York.

Jean Emmons

Emmons was awarded the Gold Medal for Curious Allies: Mutualism in Fungi, Parasites, and Carnivores, Fifth New York Botanical Garden Triennial and two Gold Medals and Best Painting of Show from the Royal Horticultural Society, London and the 2005 ASBA Diane Bouchier Award for Excellence in Botanical Art. Books featuring her work include Plant: The Art and Science of Botany by Phaidon Press; RHS Botanical Illustration, The Gold Medal Winners by Charlotte Brooks; The Shirley Sherwood Collection, Modern Masterpieces of Botanical Art; Botanical Art Techniques by Carol Woodin and Robin Jess; Drawing and Painting Fungi by Claire Kathleen Ward.

Christiane Fashek

Christiane’s recent work focuses on lichens depicted in colored pencil. She uses scale, perspective, and color to highlight their fascinating features. Christiane is an instructor at various botanical gardens, gives workshops, and talks virtually and in person. She was awarded the American Society of Botanical Artists 2022 Esther Plotnick Artist Grant and ASBA’s Lizzie Sanders New Artist Award. Her work regularly appears in exhibitions and is currently on view in NYBG’s Fifth Triennial, Curious Allies, for which she received a Silver Medal.

Marilyn Garber

Marilyn Garber is a botanical artist and founder of the Minnesota School of Botanical Art in Minneapolis (2001-2024). She is a long-time member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, serving as its president from 2007-2009. Her work has been included in international exhibitions including Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, Thailand as well as several florilegia.

Lara Call Gastinger

Lara Call Gastinger is an artist and botanical illustrator from Charlottesville, Virginia and was the chief illustrator of the Flora of Virginia, a botanical reference. She has her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Virginia and a master's degree in plant ecology from Virginia Tech. She has been awarded two gold medals (2007, 2018) at the Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art shows in London and her work is in the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Her artwork appears in the Peterson's Field Guide to Mushrooms and the American Society of Botanical Artists Botanical Art Techniques Handbook.

Andreas Hentrich

Andreas Hentrich has been working as an independent artist in Cologne, Germany, since 1990. He focuses particularly on oil and watercolor techniques. His paintings, of which a large part deal with botanical motifs, are represented by several galleries and collections in Germany and abroad.

Wendy Hollender

Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, illustrator, instructor, and author whose internationally-recognized career has spanned decades. She is a leading expert in using colored pencils and watercolor pencils to create detailed botanical drawings and paintings. Draw Botanical was started by Wendy to offer a variety of learning experiences from online Subscription Programs, Zoom workshops and in person workshops.

Vincent Jeannerot

For over forty years, Vincent Jeannerot's original botanical watercolors have
conveyed the emotion he feels when he paints nature in its smallest details.
Vincent paints the pure, natural beauty of life, with its balanced tones and
nuances, awakening our own emotions.He takes part in national and international exhibitions and also runs classes at his own gallery in his native Lyon, France.
He is invited to teach his botanical art internationally, in countries such as
Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Russia, Latvia, Greece, Japan, South Korea and the USA.

M. Joy Lemon

M. Joy Lemon, a professional artist and instructor, creates work in a classical realist style with an emphasis on luminosity and depth, melding her atelier training with the delicate art of botanical illustration. She demonstrates a masterful understanding of proportions, light on form, value shading, and a refined use of materials, working across various mediums, including graphite, charcoal, chalk, and oil.

David Morrison

David Morrison is an Emeritus Professor of Art at the Herron School of Art, Indiana University in Indianapolis. He has shown in over two hundred fifty international and national exhibitions and has received over sixty awards. He has had four solo shows in New York City in 2021,2018, 2013 and 2015. His work is included in a numerous public and private collections. He has been a visiting lecturer and guest artist at a number of universities. Morrison has conducted workshops at the New York Botanical Garden, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden, Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Denver Botanic Garden. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1985 with a Master of Fine Art.

Kimberly Moss

Kim Moss, Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Visual Culture at ISU, has a background in biomedical illustration for higher education publishing as VP of content creation, art director, instructional designer, and lead medical illustrator in New York City. Moss applies over 25 years’ experience combining science and art, in industry and academia, to creating artwork that addresses climate change, conservation, and health literacy

Tara Perron Tanáǧidaŋ Tó Wíŋ

Tara Perron Tanáǧidaŋ Tó Wíŋ (Lower Sioux Dakota and White Earth Ojibwe) has shared teachings of plant relatives with Minnesotans of all backgrounds through books, poetry, plant walks, and talks. She continues to teach the importance of protecting our earth and water.

Pat Robinson Schmidt

Pat Robinson Schmidt is a botanical artist and a jewelry maker. Her work history includes teaching art to elementary school children and jewelry making to high schoolers.Since retiring, she has studied botanical painting and currently paints on vellum. One of her strong interests is making designs using plant matter as her inspiration.Pat taught classes at the Minnesota School of Botanical Art; Botanical Tessellations and Building Botanical Designs.Pat creates and hand engraves her silver and gold jewelry pieces using botanical drawings
and designs, making her work truly unique.Favorite 2 D media includes transparent watercolor and graphite.

Deborah Shaw

Deborah Shaw has a degree in fine art from Pomona College, The Claremont Colleges, where she had the good fortune to study botany and native California flora.

Her work has been displayed internationally; is in the permanent collection at the Hunt; is part of the Botanical Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; and is in private collections. She has taught botanical art at US and international venues and taught design, illustration, and data visualization at UC, Irvine, Extension where she was recipient of the “Distinguished Instructor” award. She is the recipient of the 2020 ASBA James White Service Award and is a contributor to the ASBA publication, "Botanical Art Techniques,” by ASBA, Carol Woodin, and Robin Jess. Her favorite media include graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, scratchboard, Illustrator, Photoshop and various digital painting apps. Most recently, she is honored to be part of the Grootbos Florilegium project.

Crystal Shin

Korean-born, Crystal was the primary illustrator for the 2nd edition of the University of Washington’s Flora of the Pacific Northwest. She works at the University’s Herbarium and her illustrations appear in various scientific journals. As a botanical artist working in colored pencil, she is drawn to capturing luminous colors and fine details that highlight the beauty of plants. Crystal excels at sharing knowledge with her students, offering her intuitive understanding of colors and ability to broaden her students' insight. She taught online and in person to botanical groups and gardens, art schools, as well as ASBA conferences.

Scott Stapleton

Scott Stapleton is perhaps best known as a regular contributor to The Botanical Artist. He began his botanical art studies at the Minnesota School of Botanical Art in 2014. He’s taught colored pencils and, more importantly, overcoming the fear that can attend our intimidating art since 2017.

Julia Trickey

Julia is a UK based botanical artist and tutor, with over 25 years of experience. She has painted and celebrated many less than perfect subjects, including fall leaves, fading flowers, seedheads and bulbs, often painting them larger than life. Depicting such specimens has won Julia many awards, including four RHS gold medals.

Donnett Vanek

Donnett Vanek is a contemporary botanical artist working in traditional botanical art techniques of drybrush watercolor, graphite, and silverpoint. Donnett's studio is in the mountains outside of Los Angeles, California. She is an exhibiting artist and is honored to have work in the American Society of Botanical Artists/Society of Illustrators 27th Annual International Exhibition, the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation’s 17 International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, The New York Botanical Garden’s Fifth Triennial; Curious Allies: Mutualism in Fungi, Parasites, and Carnivores, and ASBA's 26th Annual International Exhibition. Donnett's work, Clarkia unguiculata is in the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute.

Denise Walser-Kolar

Denise Walser-Kolar specializes in painting botanical and nature art on vellum and loves teaching others how to paint on vellum. She teaches workshops in the United States and Europe as well as teaching online classes. Denise is currently working on a series of paintings inspired by the work of 16th Century Illuminator, Joris Hoefnagel.

Catherine Watters

Catherine has been teaching for over 25 years, venues include ASBA conferences, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Mexico, Italy and France. She co founded the Filoli Botanical Art Certificate Program where she taught for 20 years. Her teaching style is best summarized in this testimonial:
“I enjoyed your gentle enthusiasm and kind attention, giving me such inspiration to pursue this precise art form.”
Catherine’s paintings are held in several collections including The Hunt Institute; Kew Gardens, and the Paris Museum of Natural History.
Notable Florilegia include Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens; Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Alcatraz; Filoli; National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kauai; UC Berkeley Botanical Garden and Château de Brécy, France.

George D. Weiblen

George D. Weiblen is the Science Director of the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota. He holds a Distinguished McKnight University Professorship in Plant & Microbial Biology and is a curator of the herbarium at the Bell Museum of Natural History. He received his B.A. in Biology from Reed College in 1992 and his Ph.D. in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University in 1999, advised by Michael J. Donoghue. His research interests include the ecology and evolution of plant-insect interactions, especially pollinators and herbivores of trees in Papua New Guinea. His systematic studies focus on Ficus, Moraceae and relatives. He also maintains the first Drug Enforcement Administration permit for Cannabis genetic research in the United States. Born and raised in Minnesota, he has participated in the design and content of the new Bell Museum & Planetarium in Saint Paul.

Kerri Weller

Known for botanical paintings on dark backgrounds, Kerri brings her classical art training to this workshop. Her work has been published in Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, juried into international exhibitions of ASBA and Art Renewal Centre, and is in The Hunt Institute. ASBA’s Botanical Art Techniques book includes Kerri’s tutorial Painting in Oils.

Susan Wilkins

Susan Wilkins was selected in 2004 to be the Curator of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, only the fifth in its history. She graduated summa cum laude with a BS degree in Environmental Horticulture from the University of Minnesota. Her work includes overseeing the care and development of the plant collection at the Garden. Additionally, she oversees the Garden’s education programs, visitor services, volunteer programs, and partnerships and community connections.

Carol Woodin

Specializing in rare plants in watercolor on vellum, Carol Woodin's work has been exhibited around the world, recently at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew, UK; Hannarie Wenhold Gallery, Grootbos, South Africa, and UBS Gallery, New York. Having worked on vellum for over 30 years, she's been invited to teach its specialized techniques throughout the Americas, in Europe and in Africa. In 2024, she received the Shirley Sherwood Award for ‘broad and significant contributions to botanical art’.

PRE-CONFERENCE

TUE/WED OCT 14-15, 9AM-5PM

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WORKSHOP: Celebrating Imperfection (watercolor) with Julia Trickey

Though apparently past their best, less-than-perfect specimens can have a fragile elegance and fading beauty of their own. In this workshop, we will look at the features of fading flowers, fall leaves and bulbs and how we can celebrate them in watercolor. Through a series of exercises on the first day, we will explore ways of reproducing these features, moving on during the second day to put these ideas into practice with a specimen of choice. The class will be delivered using presentations, demonstrations, handouts, discussion and one-to-one tuition.

Includes boxed lunch for both days of workshop.
Tuesday:
Ginger Cilantro Chicken Wrap with Napa Cabbage, Peppers, and Honey Soy Dressing
Grilled Vegetable Wrap with Zucchini, Squash, Peppers, and Pesto Aioli
Served with selection of Chips

Wednesday:
Roast Turkey Wrap with Apple and Chile Relish, and Arugula
Mediterranean Salad with Chickpea, Cucumber, Red Onion, Olives, Pepperoncini, Hummus, Vegan Tzatziki Sauce, Falafel and Grilled Naan

SESSION CAPACITY: 14
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$405.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - State 3

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WORKSHOP: Discover the Beauty of Botanical Textures (colored pencil) with David Morrison

This two-day workshop emphasizes using colored pencils and watercolor to describe the surface and textures of botanical subject matter. We will focus on creating one small drawing each day. The methodology we will use is a grisaille technique to define the surface and textures. Afterward, we will apply transparent layers of watercolor pencils and colored pencils to develop the drawing.

Includes boxed lunch for both days of workshop.
Tuesday:
Ginger Cilantro Chicken Wrap with Napa Cabbage, Peppers, and Honey Soy Dressing
Grilled Vegetable Wrap with Zucchini, Squash, Peppers, and Pesto Aioli
Served with selection of Chips

Wednesday:
Roast Turkey Wrap with Apple and Chile Relish, and Arugula
Mediterranean Salad with Chickpea, Cucumber, Red Onion, Olives, Pepperoncini, Hummus, Vegan Tzatziki Sauce, Falafel and Grilled Naan

SESSION CAPACITY: 14
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$405.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 4

CONFERENCE

WED, OCT 15, 1PM-4:30PM

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TOUR: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Plan on arriving at the hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in time to board the 1:00 p.m. tour bus leaving for Mia, the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Lori Williamson, Supervisor of the Print Study Room, will display fabulous examples of botanical art demonstrating connections between art and science. Works include hand-colored woodcuts from a 1485 Gart der Gesundheit (Garden of Health), 17th century engravings of anthropomorphized types of gardens, and modern examples of botanical artworks. Two one-hour viewings will be offered, each one for fifteen participants, leaving the remaining fifteen to wander through the museum's world-famous collections.

While one group is visiting the Print Study Room, other tour participants are invited to spend an hour or so touring the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s collections on display –either on their own or as a small group with a Mia docent. In either case, pre-selected paintings and objets d’art featuring botanical imagery – from across many ages and cultures – will help visitors make the most of their time in the museum. This portion of the day is open to ASBA family and friends, as well as those who have signed up for the Print Study Room tour.

SESSION CAPACITY: 28
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$40.00
Guests
$40.00

WED OCT 15, 1PM-5PM

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Conference Check-In, Catalog Sales, and Art Bazaar Drop Off

Welcome to the Conference! Pick up your conference packet that includes all the details you will need. Catalogs from ASBA Exhibitions are available for purchase.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota Event Office

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Vendor Sales

Talk with art product vendors and buy with confidence from them.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota West Ballroom

WED, OCT 15, 5PM-7PM

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RECEPTION Welcome Reception and Small Works Premier

Join us as we gather to kick off the beginning of a wonderful conference in Saint Paul. Enjoy some tasty bites while you greet old friends and make new ones - and welcome first-time conference attendees. Cash Bar available.

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$25.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota Court

THURS OCT 16, 7AM-8:30AM

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Thursday Breakfast Buffet

Begin your day with the Wabasha Breakfast including Oatmeal, Fresh Baked Muffins, Banana Bread, Seasonal Fruit, Yogurt Granola Parfait, Applewood Smoked Bacon & Sausage, Challah French Toast with Seasonal Berries and Warm Maple Syrup, Scrambled Eggs and Fresh Orange and Grapefruit Juices, Regular and Decaffeinated Lavazza® Coffee, Selection of Rishi® Hot Teas.

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$51.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

THURS OCT 16, 8:30AM-5PM

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Vendor Sales

Talk with art product vendors and buy with confidence from them.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota West Ballroom

THURS OCT 16, 8AM-10:30AM

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Conference Check-in, Art Bazaar Dropoff, Catalog Sales

THURS OCT 16, 8:30AM-10:30AM

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Portfolio Sharing

ASBA Members of all experience levels are welcome to reserve a table and show your portfolio of completed works and/or works in progress. Artists may sell cards, prints and other items, with a 30% commission to ASBA.
Note: only register for this session if you are reserving a table. No registration required to attend.

SESSION CAPACITY:55
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes (only for those reserving a table)

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$0.00

Table Reservation: $10.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Great River Ballroom

THURS OCT 16, 11AM-1PM

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Luncheon and Program

The ASBA Annual Conference Luncheon gives us all the chance to greet old friends and new and share ideas and experiences. Enjoy an informative presentation while you dine.

Lunch includes a Baby Beet and Arugula Salad with Candied Walnuts, Creamy Goat Cheese, Citrus, Orange-Vanilla Vinaigrette and Almond Financier Cake with Brandied Cherries.

Choice of Entrée:
1. DIJON CHICKEN with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce, Potato Gratin
2. Cracker Crusted ATLANTIC COD on Minnesota Succotash
3. BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI with Mascarpone Sage Cream Sauce, Sautéed Spinach, Balsamic Reduction

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
1. Chicken $52.00
2. Cod $51.00
3. Butternut Squash Ravioli $48.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

THURS OCT 16, 1:30PM-4:30PM

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TOUR: Minnesota Center for Book Arts

Board the charter bus promptly by 1pm to head out on a Book and Printing adventure! Learn about letterpress printing, papermaking, bookbinding, and more while exploring MCBA’s galleries and studios. Then, get a taste of letterpress printing: watch a printer set up a Pilot platen press and then print your own bookmark to take with you.

After your printing activity, explore! MCBA is inside Open Book, which is a three-story building housing other literary organizations and businesses. In addition to our coffee shop, gift shop full of book arts supplies and original art, we also have a gallery. In October, the exhibition will be a show of artists books from Women’s Studio Workshop.

SESSION CAPACITY: 28
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$50.00
Guests
$50.00

THURS OCT 16, 1:30PM-4:30PM

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Techniques Showcase on Stage with Julia Trickey, Wendy Hollender, Jean Emmons

Three artists demonstrate and discuss on stage with close-ups of their techniques projected onto a large screen.

1:30PM Julia Trickey - Alternative Backgrounds
Whilst botanical artists usually keep backgrounds white when painting classic plant studies, there may be occasions when alternative options suit a particular subject or exhibition. Julia has created mock natural vellum backgrounds to enhance her dried specimen portraits and used dark backdrops as a tribute to 17th Century Dutch flower artists when painting tulips. In this showcase, she will share examples of her work and the techniques that she uses to create these effects.

2:30PM Wendy Hollender - Quick Techniques combining Colored Pencil and Watercolor to create detailed botanicals
Over the years I have refined and adjusted my technique for creating botanical paintings. In the past 4 years I embarked on a project to create 24 detailed paintings, each a different plant family combining many plants on one page 22 x 30 inches. In order to complete this project, I needed to work faster. I developed a technique to do this which I will demonstrate in this presentation.

3:30PM Jean Emmons - Finessing Watercolor on Kelmscott vellum

Inspired by a small subject, Emmons will begin with some initial “dryish” washes, then move to building many, many drybrush layers. Lifting, scratching, and sanding off mistakes will be covered. As always, Emmons will “push” the color in the underpainting.

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$75.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

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CLASS Juror Training with Carol Woodin

A review of the topics needed to serve as a juror for ASBA exhibitions, including policies and procedures, and criteria used in scoring artworks. Participants learn to look at botanical art with a critical eye, when they divide up into teams and jury a small exhibition.

SESSION CAPACITY: 16
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$25.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 4

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CLASS Beyond Sketching; Elevate Your Drawing Skills with Graphite Techniques for the Botanical Artist (graphite) with Donnett Vanek

Contemporary Botanical Artist, Donnett Vanek is passionate about drawing. Drawing is often an afterthought, used only for sketches to work out ideas for compositions of painted renderings. Take your sketches to the next level, join Donnett as she discusses and demonstrates how a drawing can be more than just a sketch. The workshop will cover composition, perspective for botanical artists, and graphite techniques that the artist uses in her work. Participants will have the opportunity to try all techniques demonstrated by the artist.

SESSION CAPACITY:12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$75.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 1

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CLASS Everything I’ve Tried with Vellum (vellum) with Denise Walser Kolar

Come spend a fun afternoon playing with vellum - no experience necessary. We will try out Micron pens, Graphitint, gouache, and watercolor on different kinds and colors of vellum. All you need to bring is a good brush – all other supplies will be provided.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$87.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 2

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CLASS Painting Milkweed in Monochrome Watercolor with Lara Call Gastinger

Join Lara to learn how to admire, sketch and paint milkweed pods. Using just one paint, we will work on brush control, creating a range of values, and painting detailed textures. This session is great for those new to watercolor who want to work on controlling the amount of water and paint on the brush without the concerns of color mixing.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$75.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 3

THURS OCT 16, 4:45PM-6PM

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PANEL: Educators Forum

Let’s Compose! Do you struggle with composition in your paintings and drawings? Let’s explore new strategies to teach composition and make your pieces stronger. Join us at the Educator’s Forum to discuss different approaches to creating compositions, how to avoid common pitfalls, and to share your ideas too!

Join Mary Dillon, Lara Call Gastinger, Catherine Waters, Claudia Lane, and Sally Petru as we dive into this popular topic for botanical artists and teachers.

SESSION CAPACITY: 70
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00

InterContinental Riverfront Saint Paul - Kellogg Suite

THURS OCT 16, 6:30PM-8PM

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The Bell Museum - Curious Allies Special Evening Excursion

Hop on the ASBA charter bus by 6pm to head to the Bell Museum for an exclusive, private viewing of ASBA’s Curious Allies Exhibition. Enjoy private access to the Bell while you savor fresh farm to table bites from Cowgirls Catering. This is a very limited event and a wonderful way to enjoy the exhibition and avoid the crowds.

SESSION CAPACITY: 54
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
Guests
$75.00

FRI OCT 17, 7AM-8:30AM

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Friday Breakfast Buffet

Start your day with the Kellogg Breakfast including Fresh Baked Muffins, Banana Bread, Seasonal Fruit, Applewood Smoked Bacon Strips, Spinach and Fontina Quiche, Rosemary Shallot Breakfast Potatoes and Fresh Orange and Grapefruit Juices, Regular and Decaffeinated Lavazza® Coffee, Selection of Rishi® Hot Teas.

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$49.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

FRI OCT 17, 8AM-5PM

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Vendor Sales

Talk with art product vendors and buy with confidence from them.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$0.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota West Ballroom

FRI OCT 17, 8AM-4PM

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TOUR: MN Landscape Arboretum

Board the ASBA charter bus bright and early for a wonderful day of flora and fauna exploration. Located on 1,200 acres in Chaska, MN, about 30 miles from our hotel, the nationally recognized Arb has miles of trails, “28 specialty gardens, 44 plant collections, and about 6,000 unique species, cultivars, and hybrids.” As part of the University of Minnesota, the Arb “serves as a research center and extension of the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS).” The Honey Crisp apple was developed here, and research into Minnesota agriculture and ecosystem diversity is ongoing.

Bring your art supplies and prepare to spend the day exploring – the Arb is a great place to sketch and paint – either outside in one of the many gardens where, by the time of the conference, most plants will have produced fruits and interestingly senescing plant parts, or inside the Snyder Building Meyer-Deats Conservatory. This small glass house is full of orchid species, among other plant types, including a couple of wonderful Nepenthes plants with fully developed pitchers. Plants are everywhere at the Arb – outside and inside both buildings – and the diversity will keep you interested in what you’re seeing and drawing. You can familiarize yourself with the Arb’s gardens by taking a 60-minute narrated tram ride through the space – this costs is $8 and is a great introduction to the Arb.

Art is also everywhere at the Arb and is an important part of the Arb experience. The gardens are filled with sculptures, and the buildings house exhibition spaces. “The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is the perfect intersection of art and nature with over 100 works of art plus nature-based art galleries and shows year-round. Visitors are welcome to explore the 3 indoor, rotating exhibitions and then visit the grounds to see the collections along Three-Mile Drive and in the Harrison Sculpture Garden, home of the Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk.” Make sure you spend some time in the Oswald Visitor Center. The Reedy Gallery hosts a variety of exhibitions, and, over the years, these have included the ASBA’s Weird, Wild, and Wonderful exhibition and the Great River Chapter’s Inspired by Nature annual exhibition. The walls outside the Café and the Skyway ramp between the Oswald Visitor and the Snyder building are also exhibition spaces. The Arboretum’s Flora and Fauna Illustrada will be exhibited in this space during the ASBA Conference. More artworks can be found in the Anderson Horticultural Library (AHL), located in the Snyder Building.

The Anderson Horticultural Library is “a rich resource for everyone from the weekend gardener planning a perennial border to the professional horticulturist. Its collection of nearly 20,000 books and 300 subscriptions to magazines, newsletters, and scientific journals provides information and inspiration. Areas of specialization include horticulture, botany, landscape design, botanical illustration, garden crafts, cookbooks, and natural history.” The library also has a children’s book collection.

The AHL is home to “the largest publicly accessible collection of George and Mira Nakashima furniture. . .Nakashima's beautiful, custom-designed tables, chairs, display cases, and shelving complement the high ceilings, large bay windows, and wood paneled walls of Edwin Lundie's architecture to make an inviting and comfortable retreat for reading, reflection, and research. Appropriate for the natural setting of the Arboretum, Nakashima's work shows an inherent respect for the life of a tree, reflecting his belief that the irregular growth and insect damage some would call flaws are instead indicative of the tree's character.”

During the ASBA Conference, the AHL will have special displays set up for our tour groups. These include the artwork created by Joyce Sidman for her 2018 book The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science, along with the Library’s recent acquisition of Merian’s 1730 Histoire des Insects de l’Europe, with 94 hand-colored engravings, which will be exhibited in the Rare Book room. Additionally, the Library’s copy of the Highgrove Florilegium will be resting in a cradle designed for it by George Nakashima’s daughter, Mira.

Meet the Author! Joyce Sidman, the author of The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science (2018), will be on hand in the Andersen Horticultural Library from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., to talk about her book and take questions.

All in all, a day full of plants, artworks, and your own creativity.

Charter transportation and boxed lunch included.

Boxed Lunch choices:
Ham and Havarti on Honey White or
Turkey and Swiss on Whole Wheat or
Roasted Veggie and Hummus Wrap

Each box comes with condiment packets to customize your sandwich, house-baked cookie, fresh fruit, bottled water and chips.

SESSION CAPACITY: 28
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$60.00
Guests
$80.00

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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CLASS Tallgrass Prairie Flower Seedpods on Vellum with Carol Woodin

Taking advantage of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s collection of prairie plants, our subject will be seedpods of these unique plants. This day-long immersion into painting in watercolor on vellum will alleviate anxiety and increase confidence in working with this beautiful material. We’ll mix a range of cool and warm browns and neutrals to bring naturalistic color variation to these distinctive subjects. Artists will learn to build layers, increasing color intensity and form, while taking advantage of vellum’s best qualities. Paintings will be either complete or nearly so by the end of the day.

Charter transportation and boxed lunch included.

Boxed Lunch choices:
Ham and Havarti on Honey White or
Turkey and Swiss on Whole Wheat or
Roasted Veggie and Hummus Wrap

Each box comes with condiment packets to customize your sandwich, house-baked cookie, fresh fruit, bottled water and chips.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$190.00

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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CLASS Drawing Flowers by Family - Understanding Flowers through quick drawing, geometry and plant structure with Wendy Hollender

Draw flowers by identifying their geometry and patterns that plants in the same family share. This is one way of unlocking the puzzle of drawing realistic and descriptive flowers. Start with simple geometry and quick sketches to warm up, followed by more detailed drawings of flowers.

Charter transportation and boxed lunch included.

Boxed Lunch choices:
Ham and Havarti on Honey White or
Turkey and Swiss on Whole Wheat or
Roasted Veggie and Hummus Wrap

Each box comes with condiment packets to customize your sandwich, house-baked cookie, fresh fruit, bottled water and chips.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$190.00

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

FRI OCT 17, 9AM-4PM

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TOUR: Marjorie McNeely Conservatory & Bell Museum

Load the ASBA charter bus to depart the hotel by 9am. Our first stop on this all-day tour is the marvelous Marjorie McNeely Conservatory located in Como Park. Tour participants will experience a 90 minute behind the scenes tour – described by the conservatory folks as a “trip through the many gardens” located within the conservatory, learning about both its history and “how the garden staff keep the conservatory looking so lush and green all year long.” We’ll enter through the fern room, a place that is green and humid and full of over 100 species of ferns (and also some very large horsetails). We’ll then move into the Palm Dome – full of cycads, palms, bromeliads, some orchid species and a host of other plants. Two rooms that flank the Palm Dome are the Sunken Garden, a wonderland of color and scent, with floral displays that change seasonally, and the North Garden, which is full of plant species that are important to humans. You can see a flowering Theobroma cacao (chocolate tree) there, and there’s a huge vanilla orchid vine climbing up the wall next to where you enter this garden, along with lots of fruiting plants, sugar cane, and other species. Each room has water features (koi ponds, fountains) and sculptures.

Bring your sketchbooks because, when you’re not on the tour, the glass house is a great place to sit and draw. Or visit the Tropical Encounters exhibit located in the same building – birds, fish, insects, plants, and everyone’s favorite – the sloth. If it’s nice out, take a walk and visit the Japanese Gardens located close to the building, visit the bonsai collection, and/or take a look into the orchid propagation room.

After lunch a short bus ride will get everyone the 3 miles to the Bell Museum, “Minnesota’s official natural history museum, established by the legislature in 1872 and held in trust by the University of Minnesota. For over a century, the museum has preserved and interpreted our state’s rich natural history and served learners of all ages.” The scientific collections, including the herbarium collection, “contain over one million specimens, representing every county in Minnesota and various locales around the globe.” We will have a guided tour of the fabulous dioramas and plant-related exhibits. These dioramas, showcasing a variety of Minnesota habitats across the seasons, were created starting in 1946 by Francis Lee Jaques, a wildlife artist (among other talents) who spent almost 20 years at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, but returned to the state of Minnesota (he spent much of his growing up years here) to paint these dioramas. When the Bell moved from a building on the Minneapolis campus to its new building on the St Paul campus, many of these dioramas were carefully removed and renovated for display.

The ASBA’s Curious Allies: Mutualism in Fungi, Parasites, and Carnivores Exhibition will be hung in the Bell Museum gallery at the time of the 2025 conference, and folks on this tour will be able to spend time taking a good look at the pieces created by ASBA artists that highlight the connection between plant species and other species that closely associate with plants. From the ASBA website: Chosen are 48 artworks from artists in the US, Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, and the UK. The artworks included illustrate various elements of the theme, examining important and often unobserved relationships fungi, lichens, mycotrophic, parasitic, and carnivorous plants have with other plants and animals. The Bell Museum is relatively close to our hotel, so even if you are not taking this tour, we encourage you to get over to the Bell to view the Curious Allies exhibition.

Charter transportation and lunch included.

Lunch choice:
Ginger Cilantro Chicken Wrap with Napa Cabbage, Peppers, and Honey Soy Dressing
Grilled Vegetable Wrap with Zucchini, Squash, Peppers, and Pesto Aioli
Served with Chips and bottled water

SESSION CAPACITY: 40

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$80.00
Guests
$100.00

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CLASS White on White with Watercolor with Marilyn Garber

It’s not as difficult as you might think. Painting a white subject on a white background is a study of color. Creating form is accomplished by observing and then laying down very subtle primary colors with an emphasis on values. Patience is key as each transparent layer must dry before applying the next. We will attempt to avoid the color gray! Our class subject will be a small white pumpkin-shaped gourd with stem. The techniques you learn can be applied to any white subject in your future works.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - State1

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CLASS Seed Pods - Focus on Color and Texture with Catherine Watters

Explore the intricate shapes and details of seed pods. Mix rich colors to make your subject come to life. Capture the smooth, bumpy, or thorny texture using Dry brush watercolor techniques. A variety of small subjects will be available, but you are also welcome to bring your own.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - State 2

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CLASS First Steps in Oil with Andreas Hentrich

This course is suitable for beginners and those who would like to try this technique, which is rarely used in botanical painting. The main aim is to get a feeling for the pastosity of the oil paint and the structure of the canvas. Very impressive results can be achieved for both small and, in particular, large formats. As this is a day course, we will concentrate on a small format. We will use a primed canvas panel (available in art supply stores). We will use the allaprima technique, i.e. we will finish an area of the motif while the paint is wet and corrections are possible. We do not use any harmful solvents or painting mediums.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$164.00 (Includes some basic materials supplied by the instructor. See Session Supply list)

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - State 3

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CLASS Florals in Graphite; Blending Softness with Dramatic Flair with M. Joy Lemon

Discover the art of capturing florals in graphite, blending softness with dramatic flair. In this workshop, we will focus on the interplay of light over form, and how to achieve soft, blended graduations of value in graphite. I will walk you through the preparation of materials, block-in drawing techniques, mapping light and shadow shapes, and the process of turning form in order to create a drawing with depth and luminosity that will bring life to your botanical subject.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$160.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 1

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CLASS Silverpoint Drawing for the Botanical Artist with Donnett Vanek

Silverpoint is a traditional medium that has been used for centuries. Join contemporary botanical artist, Donnett Vanek, as she demonstrates techniques in silverpoint for botanical artists. Silverpoint is not about the shiny silver. Silverpoint will patina overtime giving the rendering subtle gradations. That is the beauty of the silverpoint medium. Join Donnett in this workshop to broaden your understanding of how to use the subtle gradations of the silverpoint medium for a successful rendering. Donnett will discuss the differences of working in graphite and silverpoint. Silverpoint techniques of hatching, cross hatching and of linear layering of marks to achieve darks, will be demonstrated and practiced by workshop participants.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 2

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CLASS Building Botanical Designs with Pat Robinson Schmidt

This exciting class will focus on botanical design created during the Arts and Crafts movement at the turn of the century. Fabric, wallpaper and print work of William Morris will give you inspiration for your own designs. Initially working from real plant material, you will simplify lines and shapes in your drawings, making connections and building background, middle ground, and foreground. While scientific accuracy can be an integral part of your work, it isn’t required and can then open up new ways to work with botanical subject matter using color, shape and line.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 4

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CLASS Demystifying the Colored Pencil Toolbox with Crystal Shin

Over the years, Crystal has accumulated and learned to use various tools to achieve the realistic effects and textures of her botanical subjects. She often works without a plan, finding colored pencils to be a forgiving medium. By trial and error, she enjoys fearlessly experimenting, developing new approaches, and expanding her toolbox and techniques. Join Crystal as she shares and reveals her colored pencil drawing tools, methods, and materials to help you begin your own journey of expanding your toolbox.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Kellogg 1

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CLASS Autumn in Pen and Ink with Vincent Jeannerot

We’ll learn how to create surfaces, volumes and realistic drawing with cross hatching technique with Pen & Ink.
We’re going to draw with nibs, Microns or Rotrings in black or why not in sepia ink for Autumn beauties likes leaves, mushrooms, barks , pinecones etc…

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Kellogg 2

FRI, OCT 17, 12PM-1PM

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Friday Deli/Salad Lunch Buffet

Refuel with a tasty Sandwich Shop lunch buffet including Soup du Jour
Penne Pasta Salad with Feta, Tomato, Red Onions, Fresh Herb Field Greens with Cucumbers, Tomato and Carrots and a Vinaigrette, Roast Turkey or Vegetarian Sandwiches, Kettle Chips, Pickle Spears and Regular or Decaffeinated Lavazza® Coffee, Selection of Rishi® Hot Teas and Iced Tea and Chef's Assortment of Desserts.

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$56.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

FRI, OCT 17, 5PM-7PM

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PRESENTATIONS: Everything You Want to Know About Framing- A Live Q&A with Karen Desnick, Co-Owner Metropolitan Picture Framing, An Evening Filled with Poetry and Music

Do you often wonder the best ways to frame your completed artwork? Hate doing math but need to calculate the size of a custom mat? Well…. you are in luck! Bring your questions and join your fellow ASBA members in this informative evening session with Karen Desnick of Metropolitan Picture Framing. Karen will answer your framing questions, share videos and step by step instructions on all of your framing needs. This framing advice is based on the conservation methods used by their museum clients. You will be framing like the pros.

Close your Friday conference day with a very special presentation of poetry and music. "As we celebrate Minnesota, Home of the Headwaters, we acknowledge that many tributaries form this mighty river that runs all the way down to the Gulf. The largest tributary on the eastern edge of Saint Paul is the St. Croix (pronounced "Saint Croy"). It is one of the original eight rivers under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 and is considered a local treasure for its clear blue waters and abundant wildlife habitat. As artists, we understand how expressions recognizing the beauty and fragility of nature — in whatever form — can attract attention to wilderness protection. Tuning your ears and minds to such an homage, we hope you will enjoy the words of Minnesota poet Laurie Allmann and the music of Minnesota musician Carol Caouette, in a short performance from their St. Croix Suite."

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$25.00
Guests
$25.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

SAT OCT 18, 7AM-8:30AM

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Saturday Breakfast Buffet

Start your day with the Peak Performance Breakfast including House-made Raw Bars, Seasonal Fruit, Turkey Sausage Patties, Scrambled Egg, Kale and Red Pepper Potato Sauté and Fresh Orange and Grapefruit Juices, Regular and Decaffeinated Lavazza® Coffee, Selection of Rishi® Hot Teas.

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$51.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

SAT OCT 18, 8AM-5PM

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Vendor Sales

Talk with art product vendors and buy with confidence from them.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$0.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota West Ballroom

SAT, OCT 18, 8AM-4PM

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TOUR MN Landscape Arboretum

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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CLASS Illustrating Scientific Plates for Disease Life Cycles of the Apple with Jessica Daigle and scientist Matt Clark

Join our engaging full day workshop and dive into the intriguing realm of fruit crop science. You'll have the unique chance to learn from scientists about their interesting apple disease research and create your own stunning Scientific Illustration plate. Here's what you'll explore: Scientific Illustration Techniques: Master the art of crafting a scientific illustration plate that effectively conveys the life cycle of an apple disease. Stipple Line Ink Technique: Finalize your sketches on hot press watercolor paper using the stipple line ink technique, adding depth and intricacy to your artwork. Watercolor Wash: Elevate the visual narrative and make your artwork stand out with a simple watercolor wash.

Charter transportation and boxed lunch included.

Boxed Lunch choices:
Ham and Havarti on Honey White or
Turkey and Swiss on Whole Wheat or
Roasted Veggie and Hummus Wrap

Each box comes with condiment packets to customize your sandwich, house-baked cookie, fresh fruit, bottled water and chips.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$190.00

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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CLASS Tree Lichens: Composition and Values with Christiane Fashek

Tree-dwelling lichens can be tricky to capture. Discover the wonders of crustose and foliose lichens on the Arb’s oak trunks and branches. Back in the classroom, we’ll depict fragments of lichens on bark or twigs, employing rules of composition and value in colored pencil.

Charter transportation and boxed lunch included.

Boxed Lunch choices:
Ham and Havarti on Honey White or
Turkey and Swiss on Whole Wheat or
Roasted Veggie and Hummus Wrap

Each box comes with condiment packets to customize your sandwich, house-baked cookie, fresh fruit, bottled water and chips.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$190.00

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

SAT, OCT 18, 8AM-11:30AM

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TOUR Holistic Nature Sketching at a Bog/Fen with Lara Call Gastinger and Tara Perron

Learn to relate with plants on a different level. Connect your head and heart space with the plants around you to approach our art from a different angle. This session pairs widely respected field sketcher and botanical artist, Lara Call Gastinger, with Dakota and Anishinaabe plant medicine healer and storyteller, Tara Perron. It will provide participants with an immersive experience among fall woodland and wetland plants in a rich fen/floating bog nature preserve (www.tamaracknaturepreserve.org) about 15 minutes from the conference hotel, by bus. Tara will share indigenous teachings about our plant relatives, including how to greet them before considering them as artistic subjects. Lara will center us as we sketch our chosen plants, providing inspiration and artistic guidance. The site features boardwalks through the wetland, as well as woodland trails. Dress for the weather, though an indoor plan is in place in case of rain.

Note: This walk requires walking on uneven surfaces on a 1-mile loop trail. You are welcome to bring a folding camp stool if you need a place to sit. There are no guaranteed spaces to sit in the preserve.

SESSION CAPACITY: 13
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$100.00

Tamarack Nature Preserve

SAT, OCT 18, 9AM-10:30AM

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LECTURE Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Florilegium Project with Marilyn Garber and Susan Wilkins

Join Susan Wilkins, Curator of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary, and Marilyn Garber, Founder of the Minnesota School of Botanical Art, for a presentation about the creation of a Florilegium for America’s first public wildflower garden. You’ll learn about partnering with a garden in your locality to do a similar project. The 18-acre Garden is nestled in the heart of Theodore Wirth Regional Park near downtown Minneapolis. It includes woodland, meadow, and wetland garden areas with more than 600 native plant species present in the plant collection. Its legacy dates to 1907 when Minneapolis botanist Eloise Butler and botany teachers petitioned the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to create a natural botanical garden to preserve and display Minnesota native flora. The Florilegium project started in 2010 and contains 111 paintings by 44 artists from the School. It will be exhibited in full at the Bell Museum of Natural History, St. Paul in 2026/2027.

SESSION CAPACITY: 70
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$25.00
Guests
$25.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Kellogg Suite

SAT, OCT 18, 10:45AM-12PM

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LECTURE Can What Happened to Goethe's Urpflanze Happen to Contemporary Botanical Art? with Kimberly Moss

Looking Back to Look Forward: Can Goethe's Urpflanze Apply to Contemporary Botanical Art? Kimberly Moss, the director of the Scientific Illustration and Visualization program at Iowa State University will give a talk on the original scrubber of botanical data, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his Urpflanze, and end with . . . well! What's possible now has only just begun! Let’s explore how AI may serve botanical illustrators when facing an unpredictable future for plants.

SESSION CAPACITY: 70
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$25.00
Guests
$25.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Kellogg Suite

SAT, OCT 18, 9AM-4PM

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CLASS Painting a Mini Minnesota Collection (Watercolor) with Ronda Dick

Spend the day painting a “mini Minnesota” collection that will be the perfect remembrance of your time at the conference in St. Paul. We will talk about what makes a collection of objects personal and cohesive while working out a pleasing and interesting composition. I will provide specimens of dried plant matter that I have gathered from Minnesota for you to select from. These objects may go home with you so that you will be able to finish your painting. (I mean who finishes a painting in a day??!)

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - State 1

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CLASS Into the Dark: Mastering tonal values and creating 3-D form (graphite) with Kerri Weller

Color gets all the glory, but value does all the work! This is a pencil/paper workshop with no color work involved. Kerri simplifies fundamental concepts and techniques with drawing exercises that focus on shapes and their design, tonal values, creating 3-dimensionality, lost and found edges and exploring light on form. All are key to the success of an artwork. We’ll finish the day drawing a small composition incorporating lessons learned. With a mastery of values it’s easy to head into the dark, and to gain confidence working in color!

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$160.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - State 2

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CLASS Cast Shadows in Watercolor with Andreas Hentrich

A cast shadow is not normally necessary in botanical illustration. Occasionally, however, the botanical artist wishes to depict his specimen lying on a surface. In this case, it is important to pay as much attention to the cast shadow as to the specimen. This applies in terms of color, intensity and extension.

In this class a motif with bean seeds (printed on watercolor paper, Dorée 300g, hot pressed) will be given and we will add the corresponding cast shadows with the help of a photo template. Essentially, it comes down to a technique of careful mixing and glazed blending.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - State 3

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CLASS Through the Artist's Eyes: Discover the Beauty of Line (colored pencil/watercolor) with David Morrison

This one-day workshop will focus on developing observation skills though linework. We will use botanical subject matter to develop color pencil line drawings. Afterwards we will use watercolor to enhance the drawings.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$160.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 2

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CLASS Texture - The Devil Is in the Detail…. focusing on light to describe texture in watercolor with Mary Dillon

CLASS Texture - The Devil Is in the Detail….focusing on light to describe texture in watercolor with Mary Dillon

In this workshop, we’ll explore how light plays a crucial role in revealing texture in botanical art. Through focused exercises, you’ll learn how to use light and shadow to highlight the intricate details of leaves, petals, fruit and stems. Discover techniques to depict many of the textures we find in nature, from glossy surfaces to delicate fuzz. This hands-on session will provide the tools and skills to create lifelike, dynamic botanical paintings by harnessing the power of light.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 1

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CLASS Embrace Vibrancy! with Jean Emmons

Enliven the color in your paintings. Increase your color confidence, while engaging in an adventurous approach. While painting small subjects in watercolor on paper, we will push beyond the “local” color of our subjects into more interesting solutions. The workshop will begin with a short color lecture.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors 4

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CLASS The Beauty of Ballpoint Pen for Botanicals with Deb Shaw

The familiar ballpoint pen is ideal for creating distinctive, unique botanical art, in both the studio and in the field. Drawings can be loose and expressive or precisely controlled, rendering velvety depths. We will explore techniques for creating textures and value and then apply our discoveries to glorious Fall subjects from the garden. Ballpoint pen can be a soothing and relaxing medium as well as an important technique to strengthen our skills in other media.

SESSION CAPACITY: 12
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$150.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Kellogg 1

SAT, OCT 18, 12PM-1PM

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Saturday Deli/Salad Lunch Buffet

Refuel with a tasty Sandwich Shop lunch buffet including Soup du Jour
Fresh Chef’s Salad, Tomato, Red Onions, Fresh Herbed Field Greens with Cucumbers, Tomato and Carrots and a Vinaigrette, Roast Beef or Vegetarian Sandwiches, Kettle Chips, Pickle Spears and Regular or Decaffeinated Lavazza® Coffee, Selection of Rishi® Hot Teas and Iced Tea and Chef's Assortment of Desserts.

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$56.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

SAT, OCT 18, 1PM-2:30PM

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LECTURE On Making Botanical Art: Dealing with the Fear with Scott Stapleton

This session is a conversation hosted by Scott about a problem in David Bayles and Ted Orland’s little book, Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, “Making art now means working in the face of uncertainty, living with doubt and contradictions, doing something no one much cares whether you do, and all for which there may be neither audience nor reward. Hence, fear—'the fear that your fate is in your own hands, but that your hands are weak’ (Joseph Conrad). Talent is what others have; what you’ve got are problems.” We’ll talk about it.

SESSION CAPACITY: 70
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$25.00
Guests
$25.00

InterContinental Riverfront Saint Paul- Kellogg Suite

SAT, OCT 18, 2:30PM-4PM

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LECTURE Collaboration Between Science and Art with George Weiblen

SESSION CAPACITY: 70
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$25.00
Guests
$25.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Kellogg Suite

SAT, OCT 18, 4PM-6:45PM

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Art Bazaar and Artist Sales

The Art Bazaar on Saturday evening before the banquet gives you the options to donate, sell your items, and snatch up new treasures. All are opportunities for you to benefit while supporting ASBA’s mission.

Artist Sales: ASBA members can request a table for yourself or for your group to sell items during the Art Bazaar and donate 30% of your sale proceeds to ASBA. Registration is required to reserve a sales table. The number of tables available are listed under 'SESSION CAPACITY'.

Note: only register for this session if you are reserving a table. No registration is required to attend.

A cash bar will be available during this event.

SESSION CAPACITY: 40
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes (Only if you are reserving a table)

ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$0.00

Table Reservation Fee: $10.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnestoa Ballroom West

SAT, OCT 18, 7PM-9PM

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Saturday Evening Banquet and Awards Presentations

Enjoy a relaxing dinner with friends new and old. We will honor members’ achievements at the grand finale of ASBA’s conference activities and preview the 2026 Denver Conference.

Dinner includes a classic Caesar Salad and Chef’s Choice Seasonal Vegetables.

Choice of Entrée:
1. SEARED SALMON with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce, Leek, Boiled Potato, Pencil Tip Asparagus
2. HERB CRUSTED PORK LOIN with Bosc Pears, Five Cheese Layered Potatoes
3. MUSHROOM FARRO RISOTTO with Cremini Mushrooms, Garlic White Wine Cream Sauce

Complete your meal with Chai Crème Brûlée

SESSION CAPACITY: 275
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes

ASBA Members
$0.00

Guests
1. Salmon $70.00
2. Pork Loin $64.00
3. Mushroom Risotto $56.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Minnesota East Ballroom

POST CONFERENCE

SUN, OCT 19 - TUE OCT 21, 9AM-4PM

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WORKSHOP Painting Hazelnuts and Acorns on Vellum with Denise Walser-Kolar

Learn my approach to painting on vellum during this three-day workshop. We will begin by doing some exercises on small bits of vellum to learn technique and to get a feel for painting on this surface. We will discuss drawing and painting complicated subjects, drybrush techniques, mixing browns, and layering color to achieve rich luminous browns. This class is designed for students new to vellum (learn how to successfully paint on vellum) as well as for more experienced vellum painters (learn new tricks and techniques and bring your work to the next level).

Incudes boxed lunch for each day.

Sunday Lunch Choice:
Ginger Cilantro Chicken Wrap with Napa Cabbage, Peppers, and Honey Soy Dressing or
Grilled Vegetable Wrap with Zucchini, Squash, Peppers, and Pesto Aloli
Served with selection of Chips

Monday Lunch Choice:
Roast Turkey Wrap with Apple and Chile Relish, and Arugula or
Mediterranean Salad with Chickpea, Cucumber, Red Onion, Olives, Pepperoncini, Hummus, Vegan Tzatziki Sauce, Falafel and Grilled Naan

Tuesday Lunch Choice:
Grilled Chichen Caesar Wrap or
Grilled Vegetable Wrap with Zucchini, Squash, Peppers, and Pesto Aioli
Served with selection of Chips

SESSION CAPACITY: 14
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST

ASBA Members
$495.00

InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel - Governors Boardroom

ART BAZAAR

All members are invited to donate art supplies, botanical art books, scarves, jewelry, gift items, and of course prints and original art. Held Saturday evening before the banquet, the Art Bazaar features items for immediate sale. 100% of the sales price is considered a donation to ASBA,

In addition to donated items for the Art Bazaar, the first 15 members who reserve a table when registering for the conference, may sell their botanical art-related products. You can share a table with another artist, or a chapter could reserve a table. You are asked to donate 30% of your sales to ASBA.

To Donate: Download the ART BAZAAR DONATION FORM and return the completed form by email to artbazaar@asba-art.org prior to Monday, September 15, 2025. You will receive an email acknowledging your donation.

• Donations can be brought to the conference or shipped ahead of time.
• Hand delivered items can be dropped off at the Conference on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.
Shipped items are to be sent to Meg Kasting at the following address: 1200 Scheffer Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55116
USA prior to October 3, 2025.

SPONSORSHIPS

Have a business or organization that would love to support ASBA? Please consider one of our premiere sponsorship opportunities. Download the SPONSORSHIP FORM and return to Conference Coordinator, Harper Quill conference@asba-art.org

IN-KIND DONATIONS

Do you have a personal relationship with a particular art supply company? Have a business and want to share the love? Please consider donating items for our Welcome Goodie Bags. Download the IN-KIND DONATION FORM and return to Conference Coordinator, Harper Quill conference@asba-art.org