Free

Botanical Art Sale & Demonstrations with Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD

Instructor
Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD
Location
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Courtyard
Date
March 28, 2026
Time
10:00AM - 4:00PM
A cluster of blooming Ceanothus flowers in front of a blue sky
Details:

Join us for a special botanical art sale featuring renowned scientific illustrator Linda Ann Vorobik, PhD. Throughout the day, Linda will offer live demonstration sessions, sharing insights into her process and the intersection of art and botany. This year, she will generously donate 25% of all sales to support the garden.

Pricing

This event will be free with admission. Make a reservation today.

About Linda Ann Vorobik, Ph.D:

Linda Ann Vorobik, Ph.D. is a research affiliate at the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley, and at the Herbarium, Burke Museum, University of Washington. She is the principal illustrator for numerous major botanical publications, including Flora of North America, Volume 25 (Grasses), The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, and multiple floras of the California Channel Islands published by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

A lifelong student of West Coast flora, Linda holds a PhD from the University of Oregon and conducts field research and teaching in the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon while continuing extensive study of California’s Sierra Nevada. She served as editor of Fremontia, the journal of the California Native Plant Society, from 2000–2006 and continues research on the genera Arabis and Erysimum in Oregon and California. Linda has lived at her family home on Lopez Island, Washington since 1993.

In addition to her scientific illustration work for books and journals, Linda creates and sells original color artwork, prints, logos, and cards, and teaches botany and botanical illustration workshops. For more information, see www.VorobikBotanicalArt.com.

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