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Meet the Artist · Wine & Dessert Reception
Includes a personally signed fine art print of "Sarracenia"
All proceeds benefit the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
 Bay Area watercolorist, Gary Bukovnik, has brought
the artist's eye to interpreting flowers for more than 30 years. At a
time when modern American artists seem to have abandoned floral works,
Bukovnik has made an illustrious career painting vibrant compositions
of flowers Most recently, he has turned his attention to carnivorous
plants and chose the UC Botanical Garden as the source for his first
paintings of these remarkable plants.
Bukovnik has
donated to our Garden all rights to his painting, "Sarracenia": a
watercolor (pictured) featuring the flowers of this carnivorous
plant. This is an exciting partnership for us not only because of his
generous gift of the rights to this art, but also because Bukovnik's
notoriety in the art world brings added recognition to the UC Botanical
Garden.
Bukovnik's work has appeared in many major art museums including the de
Young, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Art
Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian, and others. Bay Area residents
also may recognize Bukovnik's work from the San Francisco Symphony's
annual poster, which he has contributed to for the past 29 years.
You are warmly invited to attend a Garden twilight wine and dessert
reception with the artist to enjoy a selected showing of his work and
hear how he approaches his art. Those attending this special event
will receive a personally signed print of this new work exclusive to
the UC Botanical Garden.
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Registration
$40, $35 members (Become a member today!)
Space is limited; registration required, call 510-643-2755 x03 to register.
Registration is available every day, including weekends, 9 am to 4:30 pm.
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Contact:
Deepa Natarajan
Programs and Tours Coordinator
510-643-7265
deepanatrajan@berkeley.edu
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