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Rebecca Latham
Hastings, MN, USA

Studio Phone: 651-438-9944
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Web Site: www.lathamstudios.com
Education
Private & group courses with the following artists:

John Banovich
Robert Bateman
Greg Beecham
Carl Brenders
Will Bullas
Patricia Geisheker
Will Goebel
Matthew Hillier
Jack Hines
Terry Isaac
Tom Lynch
Bruce Miller
Daniel Smith
Mort Solberg
Wayne Trimm
Ray "Paco" Young
Jessica Zemsky
Gallery Representation

(Current)
Artiques Gallery - Snowhill, Maryland www.artiquescollection.com
Artistic Designs Gallery, Brownsburg, IN (Miniature Exhibition/Seasonal)
Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey www.decoyswildlife.com
Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com
Moose Horn Gallery - Livingston, Montana www.moosehorngallery.com
Whistle Pik Galleries - Fredericksburg, Texas www.whistlepik.com

Nature's Palette Art Gallery - Hastings, Minnesota (1996 - 2002)
Picture Gardens Art Gallery - Hastings, Minnesota (2002 - 2004)
Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming (2001 - 2005)
Ron Stewart Gallery - Scottsdale, Arizona (2004 - 2005)
Gabrielles Gallery - Frenchtown, NJ
Yoshida's Fine Art Gallery - Portland, Oregon (2007)
Miller Gallery - Cincinatti, Ohio (2005 - 2008)

Three Person Exhibitions (Family Group Shows)

2007
  • Featured Artists - Moosehorn Gallery - Livingston, Montana
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
2006
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
2005
  • "Natural Inspirations"- A Latham Family Painting Exhibition - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
2004
  • "Nature's Details"- a Family of Painters Capturing Nature's Elusive Beauty - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • "Spirit of the Wild"- a Family of Painters Capturing Nature's Elusive Beauty - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
    Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Ctr. - Hastings, Minnesota
2003
  • "Into the Wild"-The Lathams a Family of Painters - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Latham Studios Spring Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Latham Studios Fall Show - Carpenter Nature Center - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Three person show - Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Gallery - Bloomington, Minnesota
2001
  • Featured at the Frances Jacques Master exhibit at the James Ford Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota
Group Exhibitions (Group Shows)
2008
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom XIII - Bennington, Vermont
  • Hilliard Society of Miniaturists International Exhibition - Wells, Somerset, United Kingdom
  • Miniatures in Mariposa, Northern California Society of Arts in Miniature - Mariposa, CA
  • Second Annual Miniature Fine Art Show - Artistic Designs Gallery, Brownsburg, IN
  • 33rd Annual International Miniature Art Show, Miniature Art Society of Florida - Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, Florida
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Spring Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Miniatures Show - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 17th International Miniature Art Show - Seaside Art Gallery - Nags Head, North Carolina
  • It's for the Birds - Eugene H. & Dorothy Kleinpell Gallery - River Falls, Wisconsin
  • 4th World Federation of Miniaturists Exhibition - Burnie Regional Art Gallery - Tasmania, Australia
  • Moosehorn Gallery Show - Livingston, Montana
  • Thought to Finish: the Creative Process behind the Finished Works - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 6th Annual Fall Roundup (Fall Arts Festival) - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Little Jewels Miniature Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 13th Annual Christmas Miniature Show - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • 47th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists Museum Tour
-- Jun - Aug Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
-- Aug - Oct Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH
-- Nov - Dec Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute, Tucson, AZ
-- Apr - May West Valley Art Museum, Surprise(Phoenix), AZ
2007
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Spring Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Miniatures Show - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • El Dorado Fine Art Gallery’s 26th Annual Miniature Show
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom XII - Bennington, Vermont
  • Small Works Show - Bennington, Vermont
  • 4th Internationale d’art Miniature - Québec, Canada
  • 16th International Miniature Art Show - Seaside Art Gallery - Nags Head, North Carolina
  • 15th Annual Miniature Show - Parklane Gallery - Kirkland, Washington
  • Hilliard Society of Miniaturists International Exhibition - Wells, Somerset, United Kingdom
  • 47th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists - Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, Colorado
  • Miniatures in Mariposa, Northern California Society of Arts in Miniature - Mariposa, CA
  • Marwell Wildlife Art Exhibition - Marwell Zoo - England
  • The Wildlife Art Society's 15th Anniversary Exhibition - Nature in Art Museum - England
  • The National Exhibition of Wildlife Art (NEWA) - England
  • Wild Spirit: Interpretations of Wildlife - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 5th Annual Fall Roundup (Fall Arts Festival) - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Royal Miniature Society (RMS) 2007 Exhibition - London, England
  • Special Featured Exhibition - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) - 74th Annual Miniature Art Exhibition - Bethesda, Maryland
  • 24th Annual North American Miniature Art Exhibition - Baltimore, Maryland
  • Little Jewels Miniature Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 12th Annual Christmas Miniature Show - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Objects of Desire XVI Holiday Miniature Exhibition - Miller Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Planet Bronze Miniature Show - Bozeman, Montana
2006
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) - 73rd Annual Miniature Art Exhibition - Bethesda, Maryland
  • Little Jewels Miniature Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 4th Annual Fall Roundup (Fall Arts Festival) - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 2006 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit - Henderson, Kentucky
  • 11th Annual Christmas Miniature Show - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Arts for the Parks Competition - Mini 100 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • The Wildlife Art Society International (TWASI) - Annual International Exhibition - Georgian House at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park - Port Lympne, Kent, England (UK)
  • Objects of Desire XV Holiday Miniature Exhibition - Miller Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Spring Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF) 31st Annual International Miniature Art Show - Dunedin Fine Arts Center - Dunedin, Florida
2005
  • Little Jewels Miniature Show - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Miniature Art Society of New Jersey (MASNJ) - 2005 Fine Art in Miniature Winter Holiday Exhibition - World Fine Art Gallery - New York, New York
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) - 72nd Annual Miniature Art Exhibition - Bethesda, Maryland
  • Objects of Desire XIV Holiday Miniature Exhibition - Miller Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Hilliard Society of Miniaturists (HS) Miniature Art Exhibition & Sale - Wells, Somerset, England (UK)
  • The Wildlife Art Society International (TWASI) - Annual International Exhibition - Georgian House at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park - Port Lympne, Kent, England (UK)
  • 10th Annual Christmas Miniature Show - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Arts for the Parks Competition - Mini 100 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • 3rd Annual Fall Roundup (Fall Arts Festival) - Galleries West Fine Art - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom X - Bennington, Vermont
  • Impressions of New England VI - Bennington, Vermont
  • Drawn to Nature Art Exhibition & Sale - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • American Artists for Tsunami Victims Art Auction - Arden House Estate, Harriman, New York - Columbia University & Orange Co. Art League
  • 17th Annual Papermill Playhouse International Miniature Art Exhibit - Millburn, New Jersey
  • Spring Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
2004
  • It's a Small World Miniature Show - Horizon Fine Art Gallery- Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) - 71st Annual Miniature Art Exhibition - Bethesda, Marylan
  • 2004 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit - Henderson, Kentucky
  • Arts for the Parks "Mini 100" Miniature Painting Exhibit - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Easton Waterfowl Festival - Easton, Maryland
    Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Southern Wildlife Festival - Decatur, Alabama
  • Christmas Miniature Show - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Small Works Show - Bennington, Vermont
  • Art of the Animal Kingdom IX - Bennington, Vermont
  • Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony & Signing - UMD Campus - Duluth, Minnesota
  • 1st Annual Minnesota Festival of Books & Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony - Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Royal Miniature Art Society Exhibition - Mall Galleries - London, England
  • British Society of Miniaturists - Summer Exhibition - Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England
  • 16th Annual Papermill Playhouse International Miniature Art Exhibit - Millburn, New Jersey
  • Platte River Wildlife Art Show - Ashland, Nebraska
  • NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show & Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF) 29th Annual International Miniature Art Show - Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art - Tarpon Springs, Florida
  • World Federation of Miniaturists Exhibition - Smithsonian Museum, International Gallery - Washington, D.C.
  • Florida Wildlife Exposition - Lakeland, Florida
  • Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery/Gabriele's Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Minnesota Safari Club State Convention & Auction - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
  • Miniature Art Society of New Jersey Exhibition, World Fine Art Gallery, New York, New York
2003
  • It's a Small World Miniature & Small Works Exhibition - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Christmas Miniature Show - Whistle Pik Galleries - Fredericksburg, Texas
  • Fall Show & Shoot - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Open House - Decoys & Wildlife Gallery/Gabriele's Gallery - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Easton Waterfowl Festival - Easton, Maryland
  • Wildlife Art in the Park (a featured artist) - Henderson, Kentucky
  • NatureWorks Art Show and Sale - Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Southern Wildlife Festival - Decatur, Alabama
  • Watertown Art Festival - Watertown, South Dakota
  • Art Barbarians Fall Art Cruise - St. Croix River, Minnesota
  • Como Fest - Como Zoo - St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Florida Wildlife Exposition - Lakeland, Florida
  • Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • L!CENSING 2003 International - New York, New York
2002
  • "It's a Small World" Miniature & Small Works Show - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • San Bernardino County Museum - Redlands, California - Federal Duck Stamp Tour
  • (5th Biennial) 2002 Kentucky Wildlife Art Exhibition - Henderson, Kentucky
  • Wild Wings Fall Festival & Miniature Show - Lake City, Minnesota
  • Wings'n Water Festival - Stone Harbor, New Jersey
  • Watertown Art Festival - Watertown, South Dakota
  • Art Barbarians Riverboat Cruise Show & Sale - St. Croix River, Minnesota
  • Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival - Horizon Fine Art Gallery - Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Decoys & Wildlife Annual Wildlife and Sporting Art Show - Frenchtown, New Jersey
  • Cabela's Fall Expo - Owatonna, Minnesota
  • Paper Mill Playhouse International Miniature Exhibition - Millburn, New Jersey
  • NC Estuarium - Washington, North Carolina - Federal Duck Stamp Tour
  • Artist Workshop - Gransonville, Maryland - Federal Duck Stamp Tour
  • Rough Riders International Art Show - Williston, North Dakota
  • Front Porch Days Fine Art Show - Hastings, Minnesota
  • Milwaukee County Zoo, Wisconsin (Mig. Bird Day) ~ Federal Duck Stamp Tour
  • Southeastern Wildlife Expo - Charleston, South Carolina ~ Federal Duck Stamp Tour
  • Ohio Decoy Collectors Expo - Ohio ~ Federal Duck Stamp Tour
  • Minnesota Bowhunters chapter Safari Club - Woodbury, Minnesota
  • Florida Wildlife & Western Exposition - Lakeland, Florida
  • 2003 Minnesota Wild Turkey Stamp exhibit - MN DNR, St Paul, Minnesota
2001
  • Watertown Art Festival - Watertown, South Dakota
  • 19th Annual Wings' n Water Festival - Wetlands Institute, New Jersey
  • Paper Mill Playhouse International Miniature Exhibition - Millburn, New Jersey
  • L!CENSING 2001 International - New York, New York
  • Minnesota Jaycees benefit - Edina, Minnesota
  • Twentieth Annual Miniature Juried Art Show - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Rough Riders International Art Show - Williston, North Dakota
  • James Ford Bell Museum - Demonstrating Guest artist - Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 6th Annual 2001 Sulpher Springs Valley National Miniature & Small Works Show - Wilcox, Arizona
  • Safari Club International, Iowa Chapter - Des Moines, Iowa
  • Grand National Art Competition - National Wild Turkey Federation Convention - Columbus, Ohio
  • Safari Club International, Northern Bowhunters Chapter show - Woodbury, Minnesota
  • Twentieth Annual Miniature Juried Art Show - Colorado Springs, Colorado
2000
  • "2000 Kentucky National Traveling Wildlife Art Exhibit" tour to various locations in Kentucky
  • "2000 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit" - Arts Center - Henderson, Kentucky
  • "2000 Kentucky Art in the Park" Henderson, Kentucky
  • Show & Demonstrations at "National Wildlife Refuge Week" Minnesota
  • Valley NWR-USFWS Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Featured Artist "Cabelas Fall Expo" - Owatanna, Minnesota
  • 7th Annual International Miniature Show - Casper, Wyoming
  • Paper Mill Playhouse International Miniature Art Exhibit - Millburn, New Jersey
  • 19th Annual Miniature Show - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Artists of Minnesota - Advanced Opaque - Hastings, Minnesota
1999
  • Wyoming Game & Fish Dept Headquarters - Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • Federal Duck Stamp Competition - Washington, D.C.
  • Minnesota Duck Stamp Competition - MN DNR, St. Paul, Minnesota, Semi-finalist
  • Minnesota Pheasant Stamp Competition - MN DNR, St. Paul, Minnesota, Semi-finalist
  • Minnesota Turkey Stamp Competition - Minnesota, Semi-finalist
  • Artists of Minnesota - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
1998
  • Le Blanc Memorial Wildlife Art Show - Iron River, Michigan - Federal Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana - Federal Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Watertown Wildlife and Western Art Show - Watertown, South Dakota
  • Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge gallery - Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Como Zoo - St. Paul, Minnesota
  • School of Environmental Studies - Apple Valley, Minnesota - Federal Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Prairie Pothole Days - Willmar, Minnesota
  • Federal Duck Stamp Contest - Washington D.C.
  • Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show, Seattle, Washington - Federal Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Smithsonian Institute , Washington D.C. - July 1998 ~ Federal Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • 1997-1998 Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest, Washington D.C.
  • 1997-1998 Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp "Best of Show", Nicollet, Minnesota
  • Artists of Minnesota Spring Show - Little Falls, Minnesota
  • "Pastels Only..." Lake Country, Pastel Society juried show ~ Vern Carver and Beard Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Northern Expo Nature Art Show - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Artists Association - Juried Show at Augsburg College,
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
1997
  • Wild Wings Gallery, Lake City, Minnesota ~ Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Gallery, Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Farmington Public Library, Farmington, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp, Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Artists of Minnesota Spring Show - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul Minnesota
  • Dakota Valley Art Council Fine Art Show, Farmington, Minnesota
  • Carpenter Nature Center Harvest Fest, Hastings, Minnesota
1996
  • Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge gallery - Bloomington, Minnesota - Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Wild Wings Gallery - Lake City, Minnesota - Minnesota Junior Duck Stamp Tour
  • Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp, Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Duck Stamp Exhibit, Minnesota DNR, ST. Paul, Minnesota - Semi-finalist
  • Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota

Awards and Honors
2009
  • Illinois Habitat Conservation Stamp & Print Artist - Illinois Department of Natural Resources
2008
  • People's Choice Award & Second Place in Animals - Miniatures in Mariposa, Northern California Society of Arts in Miniature - Mariposa, CA
  • Robert and Leslie Starke Award for Best Work by an Artist age 35 or younger - Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF)
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    2007
    • Best in Watercolor - 16th International Miniature Art Show - Seaside Art Gallery - Nags Head, North Carolina
    • Illinois Habitat Conservation Stamp & Print Artist - Illinois Department of Natural Resources
    • Northwest Watercolor Society Award - 15th Annual Miniature Show - Parklane Gallery - Kirkland, Washington
    • Second Place Watercolor - El Dorado Fine Art Gallery’s 26th Annual Miniature Show
    • First Place Watercolor - 24th Annual North American Miniature Art Exhibition - Baltimore, Maryland
    • The Manny Sullivan Award for Excellence Second in Show, First Place Watermedia, First Place Birds & Animals - Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) - 74th Annual Miniature Art Exhibition - Bethesda, Maryland
    2006
    • The Manny Sullivan Award for Excellence Second in Show - Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) - 73rd Annual Miniature Art Exhibition - Bethesda, Maryland
    • MN Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year (Sponsor Print Artist)
    2005
    • Most Popular Exhibit Award (2 of the artist's works tied for the award) - Hilliard Society of Miniaturists (Wells, England)
    • 2005 Mentoring Month Design Artist - "Who Mentored You?" Harvard University
    2004
    • Honorable Mention - watermedia - Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society (MPSGS) of Washington, D.C. 71st Annual Exhibition - Bethesda, Maryland
    • 5th/3rd Bank Award - 2004 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit - Henderson, Kentucky
    • Rowland Hilder Shield - British Society of Miniaturists - Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England
    • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award - Non-fiction -- "V is for Viking - A Minnesota Alphabet" children's book co-illustrator of ("V is for Viking" with Karen)
    • Robert and Leslie Starke Award for Best Work by an Artist age 35 or younger - Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF)
    • Miniature Art Society of Florida (MASF) Purchase Award - MASF Permanent Collection
    • Finalist (1of5) - Minnesota Book Awards - Children's Non-fiction (co-illustrator of "V is for Viking" with Karen)
    2003
    • Manitoba Canadian Conservation Stamp
    • Tuck Stone Memorial Best of Show and 1st place in Feather category and
    • 2nd place in Fur category - Southern Wildlife Festival, Decatur, Alabama
    • co-Illustrator of "V is for Viking - A Minnesota Alphabet" book, 2003 release
    • co-Illustrator of letter J for "P is for Passport - A World Alphabet" book, 2003 release
    2002
    • 9th Place - Federal Duck Stamp Competition, Washington, D.C.
    • Purchase Award - 2002 Kentucky Wildlife Art Exhibition & Tour - Henderson, Kentucky
    • "Dawn" selected as Christmas Card for the Audubon Society
    • Award of Excellence ~ Paper Mill Playhouse International Miniature Exhibition, Millburn, New Jersey
    • Buckskinner-Watercolour best of show - Rough Riders International Art Show & Sale - Williston, North Dakota
    • Best of Show, Miniature Show ~ Florida Wildlife & Western Exposition - Lakeland, Florida
    • 2003 Minnesota Wild Turkey Stamp, Minnesota
    2001
    • Second Place, Wildlife ~ 19th Annual Wings' n Water Festival - Avalon, New Jersey
    • Award of Merit ~ Paper Mill Playhouse International Miniature Exhibition - Millburn, New Jersey
    • El Dorado Award (Gallery Choice) ~ Twentieth Annual Miniature Juried Art Show - Colorado Springs, Colorado
    • First Place Small Works, People's Choice Award, Third Place Miniatures ~ 6th Annual Sulpher Springs Valley National Miniature & Small Works Show - Wilcox, Arizona
    • Third runner-up ~ Grand National Art Competition - National Wild Turkey Federation Convention - Columbus, Ohio
    2000
    • Selected Participant "2000 Kentucky National Traveling Wildlife Art Exhibit" Various locations, Kentucky
    • Award of Merit ~ Paper Mill Playhouse International Miniature Art Exhibit - Millburn, New Jersey
    • Award of Merit ~ 19th Annual Miniature Show - Colorado Springs, Colorado
      First Place, Opaque ~ Artists of Minnesota - Advanced Opaque - Hastings, Minnesota
    1999
    • 10th Place ~ Federal Duck Stamp Competition - Washington, D.C.
      Merit Award, Miniatures (painting was 1/6th) - Artists of Minnesota - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
    1998
    • Second Place ~ 1997-1998 Federal Junior Duck Stamp - Washington D.C.
    • Best of Show ~ 1997-1998 Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp - Nicollet, Minnesota
    • Adv. Portrait & Adv. Watercolour Categories - Artists of Minnesota - Little Falls, Minnesota
    • Distinguished Award ~ "Pastels Only..." Lake Country, Pastel Society juried show ~ Vern Carver and Beard Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bryan Moon - judge
    • Best of Show & Windsor Newton Award, Northern Expo Nature Art Show - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
    • Merit Award, Minnesota Artists Association, Augsburg College - Minneapolis, Minnesota
    1997
    • Second Place ~ Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp - Bloomington, Minnesota
    • First Place, Intermediate Opaque - Artists of Minnesota - Coon Rapids, Minnesota
    • People's Choice & Merit ~ Dakota Valley Art Council Fine Art Show - Farmington, Minnesota
    • Two First Places ~ Carpenter Nature Center Harvest Fest - Hastings, Minnesota
    1996
    • First Place ~ Minnesota Federal Junior Duck Stamp, - Bloomington, Minnesota
    • Champion ~ Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, Minnesota
    Collections
     
    • Butler Institute of American Art
    • Illinois Department of Natural Resources
    • The Hartford
    • Wildlife Art Magazine, Burnsville, Minnesota
    • Miniature Art Society of Florida, Permanent Collection, Florida
    • Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings, Minnesota
    • Regina Medical Center, Hastings, Minnesota
    • Hastings Public Library, Hastings, Minnesota
    • Private Collections - United States, Canada, England, & Germany
    Selected Publications
     
    Books
    • V is for Viking - a Minnesota Alphabet - Children's Literature/Non-fiction - 2003
    • P is for Passport - a World Alphabet - Children's Literature/Non-fiction - 2003

    Authored Articles

    • What is Miniature Painting? - Non-fiction - 2007

    http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/what-is-miniature-painting/

    • 7 Tips for Artists - How to Paint Miniature Art - Non-fiction - 2007

    http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/articles-art-articles-informative-posts/

    7-tips-for-artists-how-to-paint-miniature-art/

    • Texture Dilemma - Surfaces in Miniature Painting - Non-fiction - 2007

    http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/articles-art-articles-informative-posts

    /texture-dilemma--surfaces-in-miniature-painting/

     

    Selected Bibliography & Media

     
    Printed Media
    • "Who's Who in Art" 33rd Edition, Hilmarton Manor Press, UK - 2008
    • A 24/7 Family Affair, All in the Family, Wildlife Art Magazine (CA) - 2008
    • Marwell International Wildlife Art Society Magazine, UK - 2006
    • Wildscape Magazine - "Get Up and Go!", Darwin Publishing, UK - 2006
    • Wildscape Magazine feature, Darwin Publishing, UK - 2006
    • Miniature Art Society of Florida Permanent Collection Catalog (FL) - 2005
    • "The Lathams Live, Work, & Paint Together" Informart Magazine (WY/CT) - 2005
    • Art of the Animal Kingdom Exhibition Catalog (VT) - 2004, 2005, 2007
    • "Minnesota Reads from A to Z" - Mpls. St. Paul Magazine - 2005
    • "Like Mother, Like Daughter" Sketchbook Magazine - F&W Publications - 2005
    • Ode Magazine - Inside Cover (National Mentoring Month) - 2005
    • Newsweek (National Mentoring Month) - 2005
    • Miniature Art Society of Florida Exhibition Catalog (FL) - 2004, 2006, 2008
    • Jackson Hole News & Guide (WY) - August 2003 & June 2004
    • Decatur Daily (AL) - October 2003
    • Applause Magazine (MD) - November 2003
    • "Women Tout Artistic Parity" - Wildlife Art Magazine (MN) - 2002
    • "Generation Next" - US Art Magazine (MN) - 2000
    • Minneapolis Star Tribune (MN) - 1998
    • St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - 1998
    • Outdoor News (MN) - 1998 & 2002
    • "News & Notes" - Wildlife Art Magazine (MN) - Numerous Issues
    Radio & Television
    • Minnesota Bound television program/rebroadcast on KARE 11 News (MN)
    • KDWA radio interview (MN)
    • The Environmental Journal television program - sponsored by MN state lottery (MN)
    • KFAN Sports Radio (MN)
    Selected Commissions
     
    • National Mentoring Month - Harvard University Mentoring Project - 2005
    Professional Affiliations
     
    • SAA - Society of Animal Artists, Worldwide based in New York, NY (Signature Membership)
    • IGOR - International Guild of Realism, Worldwide based in Scottsdale, AZ (Membership by invitation only)
    • AFC (WNAG) - Artists for Conservation, Worldwide based in Canada (Signature Membership)
    • AAA - Allied Artists of America, New York, NY
    • CLWCA - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY
    • MIWAS - Marwell International Wildlife Art Society, Worldwide based in the UK
    • TWASI - The Wildlife Art Society International, Worldwide based in the UK
    • PSOA - Portrait Society of America, Worldwide based in FL
    • The Cecilia Beaux Forum, Worldwide based in FL
    • AWS - American Watercolor Society, Worldwide based in New York, NY
    • UAN - Untamed Artists Network, Worldwide based in AU (Core Member)
    • BSM - British Society of Miniaturists, UK (full membership, first International member)
    • HS - Hilliard Society of Miniaturists, Worldwide based in the UK (Signature Membership)
    • WFM - World Federation of Miniaturists, Worldwide based in AU
    • CPA - Cider Painters of America, Worldwide based in Dallas, PA (Membership by invitation only)
    • MASF - Miniature Art Society of Florida, Worldwide based in Clearwater, FL
    Public Speaking & Teaching Experience
     
    • Lecture/Demonstration Instructor - Young Writers & Artists Conference (MN)
    • Lecture/Workshop Instructor - Artists of MN
    • Lecture/Federal Junior Duck Stamp Coordinators Convention (MN)
    • Workshop Instructor - Federal Duck Stamp Workshop, Stone Harbor, NJ
    • Art Teacher - S. Washington Co. Community Education (MN)
    • Art Teacher & Workshop Instructor - Nature's Palette (MN)
    • Art Teacher - Studio 61 (MN)
    • Art Teacher - Christian Homeschoolers Co-op (MN)
    • Numerous Book Signings & School Artist/Illustrator Presentations (MN)
    Scholarships
     
    • Minnesota Waterfowl Association & Hiawatha Chapter MWA
    Last Updated ( Monday, 19 May 2008 )