Next Exhibit
 ~ Washington DC ~ The United States Botanic Garden ~
February 6 through April 11, 2010
 

 

1.The National Arboretum in  DC. 2005   ~                               2. Questioned  by the Royal Couple at an RHS  exhibit  in 2005

     Linda Petchnick has worked as a product designer, muralist, and watercolorist. She has a BFA in Industrial Design from the University of Washington in Seattle.  She has painted 10 historical municipal and private murals.  Linda recently finished  painting 50 of the more than 1,000 orchids from the teaching collection of the University of Washington's Dept. of Biology. In August of 2008, she exhibited these paintings at Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington  and in 2007 Delray Beach, Florida.  Her paintings have been published in numerous orchid books authored by world renowned orchid taxonomist, Dr. Guido Braem.  Her painting, "Angraecum sesquipedale" was recently published in a book about Charles Darwin, a German Pharmaceutical journal, "Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung" and an Italian garden magazine, "Gardenia" This painting was exhibited in England and at the Houston Museum of Science in Texas where it became part of a 2 year traveling exhibit across the United States.

     

Exhibits, Venues & Awards

Venues:
Washington DC, United States Botanic Garden 2010
Phoenix Art Museum - American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) Exhibit 2009
New York City, American Society of Botanical Artists / Horticulture Society of New York 2009
Suzzallo Library, U of W, Seattle -Solo Exhibit 2008
Miami, Florida - World Orchid Conference 2008
Delray Beach, Florida  Solo Exhibit 2007
Houston Museum of Science, followed by 2 year US tour 2007
Dijon, France - World Orchid Conference 2005
Birmingham, England with the Royal Horticultural Society 2005, 2006
Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania ASBA 2006
Tokyo, Japan 2005
National Arboretum, Washington DC 2004, 2005
Seattle, Washington Northwest Orchid Shows each year
Rockefeller Center, 2003 
World Financial Building, New York 2000-2001 (April before 9/11)
Vancouver B.C.- World Orchid Conference 1998

Awards include:
Best Painting in Show - American Society of Botanical Artists/Horticulture Society of New York 2009
2 Silver Medals from the Royal Horticultural Society, England 2005 - 2006
Best of Show, Merritt Huntington Award, National Arboretum 2004
Best of Show – World Orchid Conference, Miami 2008

The next scheduled exhibit of her work will be at the United States Botanic Garden next to the Capitol in DC.  They are having an orchid show along with paintings by Linda.
Linda is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the Northwest Orchid Society in Seattle and the Tacoma Orchid Society.  She lives and works in Enumclaw, Washington .

Linda can be reached at:  
                    
Mailing Address:    Linda Petchnick
                              37921-292nd Way S.E.
                              Enumclaw, WA 98022
                              USA
 
Phone:                   (360) 825-1869

Email:                     Linda@orchidpainter.com     
                               www.orchidpainter.com