Upcoming Exhibitions
Exhibitions are on display in our gallery on the 5th floor of the Hunt Library building at Carnegie Mellon University and are open to the public free of charge. We hope to see you here.
Uncommon Perfection: Illustrations by Derek Norman
13 March – 9 May 2025
In celebration of the recent acquisition of over 200 artworks by Derek Norman, this exhibition highlights work created over the last three decades and reflects his lifelong interest in the beauty of nature. Among the most respected botanical artists working in the United States today, Norman is an adored educator and a prolific and energetic chronicler of the natural world. With bold linework and a deep understanding for composition and design, he conveys with a simple line drawing the graceful movement and complex structures of the natural world. Artwork selections focus on his pen-and-ink illustrations of native wildflowers, grasses and sedges from the areas surrounding his former home in the Chicago, Illinois, area and his current home in southern Alabama. Also included are process sketches, examples from published articles, artworks created with watercolor and graphite, and examples of the hand-drawn lettering he developed for his many published newspaper columns.
