The Finger Lakes Chapter
of the
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Current and Upcoming Events
"A Stand of Artists: The Art and Science of Collective Animal Groups"
Location: Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA), 330 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
Show Dates: August 2025
Show Opening: Friday, August 1st 5-8pm during Ithaca Gallery Night
Past Events
March-April 2025: "Symbiosis: The Art of Living Together
Location: Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY
Sketch with the Artists: Thank you to all those who attended! A short video of this event is shared to the right.
April 6 - May 10, 2024
"The Art of Symbiosis" Exhibit
Location: Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Art, 5 McLallen St, Trumansburg NY
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6 from 4-6pm
Sketch with the Artists Event: Sunday, April 14th from 2-4pm
Image below: Travis DeMello
Saturday April 8, 2023
The chapter's annual spring show at the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, this year titled "Weird and Wonderful," will have its opening reception on Saturday, April 8, 2023 from 4-6 pm. The opening will feature live music from the Maplewood Jazz Trio and refreshments, open to all!
Image below: Amy Maltzan
Saturday April 9, 2022, 2-4pm
Our Capacity for Wonder: Exploring the Natural World
Opening Reception
Image below: Kathy Brahney
2010 - present
2010 - present
Oct 2017
Field trip to the Golden Paint factory in New Berlin, NY. Oct. 2017.
July 2016
GNSI Conference, Santa Cruz, 2016.
April 2016
Some of the artists involved in our show, "Weeds: Untamed Wonders" at the Cumming Nature Center in Naples, NY, April 16, 2016.
Nov 14/15, 2015
Captured with Colored Pencil: Design and Contrasts in Nature, a two-day workshop taught by Rhonda Nass on Nov. 14 & 15, 2015. The workshop was co-sponsored by the GNSI Finger Lakes group and the Cornell University Plantations.
[below: Marmot (c) 2015, drawn by Liisa Mobley during Rhonda's workshop.]
Oct 2014
Layering Watercolors with Peggy Macnamara
A two-day watercolor workshop, taught by Peggy Macnamara, artist-in-residence at the Field Museum in Chicago. The workshop was spoinsored by the GNSI Finger Lakes group and the Cornell University Plantations.