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MARY L. HARDEN instructs student Dianne Boate in botanical illustrustration.

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Botanical Exhibits Envisioned & Curated by Mary L. Harden

1.Oct. 1- Dec. 31, 2006, Between Art & Science: Illustrations in Botanical Art, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden

2.May 8- July 31, 2007, The Softer Side of the Rock, Plants of the Historic Gardens of Alcatraz National Park, Band Room Gallery, Alcatraz Island

3.January 2008, Black Tie Botanicals, Broadway Gallery, Oakland, CA

4.October. 13, 2008- Jan. 9, 2009, Beautiful Botanicals, Marin Cancer Institute, MGH

5.Jan. 2- Mar. 31, 2009, Echoes of Darwin, Darwin Centenary Celebratory Exhibit and
Reopening of the Ancient Plant Garden, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park

6.May 7- Nov. 1, 2009, Edible Expeditions, Pen and Ink Illustrations from the Edible Plant
Collections, San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park

7.May 1-31, 2010, Botanical Artists of San Francisco, Bolinas Gallery, Bolinas, CA

8.May 7- Oct. 31, 2010, CHOMP 2 Return of the Carnivorous Plants, Watercolors and Pen
and Ink Illustrations from the Collections at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

9.April 11- July 8, 2011, Beautiful Botanicals, Marin Cancer Institute, MGH

10.Sept. 1- Dec. 30, 2011, Treasures from the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing
Arboretum, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, SF Arboretum

11.Aug. 7- Aug. 26, 2011, Watercolor Treasures from the San Francisco Botanical Garden, Bay Model Visitor Center, Army Corps of Engineers, Sausalito, CA

12.Nov. 2012, Just One Tree Project, Meyer Lemon Watercolor Exhibit & Fundraiser,
Absinthe, San Francisco, CA

13.April 1-31, 2012, Beautiful Botanicals, Bolinas Gallery, Bolinas, CA

14.April- May, 2012, Beautiful Botanicals, Smith Ranch Estates, Novato, CA

15.Nov. 30- Dec. 2, 2012, Art in the Grove, National AIDS Memorial Grove, Golden Gate Park

16.Feb. 28- May 30, 2013, Medicinal Plants, UCSF Faculty Alumni House, Main Campus, SF

17.March 22- April 7, 2013, The Painterly Garden, Botanicals from the AIDS Memorial Grove,  Macy's 2013 Flower Fest, Union Square, SF

18.Oct.- Dec. 2013, Native Plants of the California Wine Country, UCSF Faculty Alumni
House, Main Campus, SF

19.May 1- July 31, 2014, Intoxicating Plants, UCSF Faculty Alumni House, SF

20.July 17- Sept. 12, 2014, Native Plants of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin
Headlands Visitor Center of the National Parks Service, Ft. Barry

21.Sept. 3- Dec. 29, 2014, Cloudforest Plants of Mesoamerica, Helen Crocker Russell Library
of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden

22.Oct. 16- Jan. 31, 2015, INKED BOTANICALS - A Process, UCSF Faculty and Alumni
House, Main Campus, SF

23.April- June, 2015, Plants & Bee Pollinators, UCSF Faculty and Alumni House, SF

24. Feb. 1 - April 1, 2015 - Plants of the San Francisco Botanical Gardens, UCSF Faculty and Alumni House, SF, CA

25. April- June, 2015, BUZZ - Plants & Bee Pollinators, UCSF Faculty and Alumni House, SF

26.​ May 29th - July 31, 2015, Botanical Works of Art- Natural Beauties in Watercolor & Ink, Hayward City Hall, CA

27. Feb. 10- April 10, 2016, BUZZ- Plants & Bee Pollinators, Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek, CA

28. Feb. 28- April 30, 2016, Beauties of the Garden, Bi-Rite Cooking School, 18 Reasons On The Wall, SF, CA

29. April 5- July 6, 2016, SYMBIOSIS- Plants & Butterflies, UCSF Faculty Alumni House, SF, CA

30. July 13- September 25, 2016 Botanical Beauties in Watercolor and Ink, Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, CA

31. Nov. 19, 2016- Jan. 8, 2017, Local Botanical Beauties~ Then & Now, Hayward Area Historical Society, Hayward , CA

32. Feb. 2 - June 7, 2017, Deceptively Dangerous Plants, UCSF Faculty Alumni House, SF

33. June 13 - Sept. 4, 2017, SYMBIOSIS- Plants & Butterflies, Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek, CA

34. June 29- August 10, 2017, GREEN MATTERS, East Bay MUD Administrative Headquarters, Oakland, CA

35. Aug. 11- Sept. 8, 2017, Mary L. Harden School of Botanical Illustration, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA

36. Oct. - Dec. , 2017, SYMBIOSIS~ Plants & Butterflies, Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, Hayward, CA

37. May 2- Aug. 31, 2018, San Bruno Mountain Native Plants, HCR Library of Horticulture, SF, CA

38. 2018: Native Plants of San Bruno Mountain, San Francisco Botanic Garden, SF CA

39. 2018: SYMBIOSIS- Native Plants & Butterflies, Castro Valley Center for the Arts, CA

40. 2019: BUZZ—Native Bees & Native Plants in Harmony, Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, CA

41. Aug 2021: NATURE ~ Up Close and Personal, Lola's Gallery,, San Francisco, CA

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