UW Libraries Events & Exhibits http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/events/index.html Events and Exhibits at the University of Washington Libraries Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:40:26 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Through Oct 30: South Asian American Contemporary Women Authors http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/events/ This exhibition highlights the works of six prominent South Asian American women authors including two Seattle based women authors. <br> <br>Date/Time: August 8th, 2008 - October 30th, 2008 <br>Location: Allen North Balcony/ Suzzallo Allen Libraries first floor 18 Aug 2008 (dbaner) Through Oct 5: Capturing the University's Orchids http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/spotlight/feature/PetchnickPoster.jpg The exhibit features artist Linda Petchnick's watercolor paintings of the orchids in the teaching collection at the University of Washington's Botany Greenhouse. The collection consists of 50 paintings in all.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.orchidpainter.com/index.html">Linda Petchnick</a> graduated with a BFA from the University of Washington majoring in Industrial Design and Painting. She has worked as a product designer, muralist, and watercolorist. Linda is a frequent contributor in the "Orchids in Art" section of Orchids Magazine. She has illustrations in two volumes of The Genus Paphiopedilum: Natural History & Cultivation and Paphiopedilums by Dr. Guido Braem, noted orchid taxonomist from Germany. Linda's orchid paintings won silver medals when exhibited by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2005 and 2006. Her paintings have been exhibited at orchid conferences in France, Japan, Canada, and in the US. She lives and works in Enumclaw, WA. <br> <br>Date/Time: August 7 – October 5, 2008 <br>Location: Suzzallo Library Exhibition Room 102 11 Aug 2008 (katel) Summer 2008: "Wilds of Washington" Topic Table http://www.lib.washington.edu/natsci/topics/ A display highlighting maps and books from the Natural Sciences Library's collection to help you explore the natural resources, wildlife, geology, and history of our state and national parks.<br> <br>Date/Time: Summer Quarter 2008 (through Aug. 22) <br>Location: Natural Sciences Library Reference Area (Allen South Library) 26 June 2008 (swright) Through Aug. 28: "Yesterday's Tomorrow" by Alt-Photo Pacifica http://www.lib.washington.edu/ougl/archive/exhibit/cpht/ 50 photographic images using historical printing processes such as saltprint, vandyke brown, aluminotype, lith, palladium, cyanotype, with displays of processing materials.<br> <br>Date/Time: through August 28,2008 <br>Location: Odegaard Undergraduate Library - first, second and third floors 13 June 2008 (compost)