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Margaret Best
Best Botanical
www.bestbotanical.com
Margaret Best is an award-winning artist and respected teacher. Her artwork has been shown in many exhibitions about contemporary botanical art and is featured in the book, Today’s Botanical Artists, by Cora Marcus and Libby Kyer. Margaret teaches in Canada, England, Bermuda, and the U.S. Her work is held in both public and private collections, including The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Painting Tour of Italy with Margaret Best
April 26 – May 4, 2012
See Botanical Art Tour to Tuscany, Rome & Siena for more information and to download color itinerary.
Botanical Artists of Canada
www.botanicalartistsofcanada.org
Established in 2001, the Botanical Artists of Canada promotes botanical art through workshops and juried exhibitions. It publishes a quarterly newsletter for members and has created a Members’ Gallery on the Web so that members can share what they do with a global audience. Visit the group’s Events page for information about upcoming workshops and exhibitions. Members teach at various locations, including:
- Calgary – Calgary Zoo
- Halifax – Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
- Ottawa – Napean Visual Arts Centre, Canadian Museum of Nature
- Toronto – Wychwood Barns, Royal Ontario Museum, Swansea Town Hall, Toronto Botanical Garden, Tornoto District School Board (Learn4Life)
- Vancouver – Emily Carr University of Art & Design
- United States – Virginia Robinson Gardens (Beverly Hills, CA)
