Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 1988 — Venable Exhibit at Jabulka Pavilion [ARTICLE]

Venable Exhibit at Jabulka Pavilion

A new exhibition, Arf and Natural History: Scientific Illustrations by George Venable, opened in Bishop Museum's Jabulka Pavilion on January 22. Venable isthe Senior Scientific Illustrator for the Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution and a preeminent natural science illustrator whose work has been published in numerous medical and scientific journals, texts and monographs. He has written articles for art and science magazines, and has traveled extensively both for the Smithsonian and on his own to lecture, conduct workshops and seminars on scientific illustration, and to serve in a consultant capacity. Many of his works are in private collections here and abroad, as well as the Smithsonian Institution, and have been exhibited across the U.S. The Bishop Museum exhibition will include 24 of the best examples, in various media, of Venable's scientific, wildlife illustrations, the best of the many

illustrations that have made him preeminent in his field. The exhibition continues through March 6. During the run of the show, Venable will be at the museum for an open house to meet the public, and to conduct several lectures on his highly disciplined art. Dates for the open house and lectures will be announced later.