About
Emily Underwood explores the natural world and its landscape histories through the mediums of painting, printmaking, and bookmaking.
She also creates illustrations and interpretive artwork for researching scientists, museums, parks, and other agencies.
Here I am talking about my work (about 26 minutes in):
CalAcademy NightSchool
EDUCATION
2013 Graduate Certificate in Scientific Illustration, California State University Monterey Bay
2007 Master of Science in Geology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
2003 Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
2014-2016 Printmaking Coursework at Monterey Peninsula College
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2019 Artist-in-Residence, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley
2018 Artist-in-Residence, Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier
2017 Artist-in-Residence, Elkhorn Slough Foundation
2016 Arts Council for Monterey County, LEAP Grant
2015 Voices of The Wilderness, U.S. Forest Service
2014 Artist-in-Residence, Joshua Tree National Park
TEACHING
University of California Santa Cruz, Natural History Illustration
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Various Illustration Workshops
Norris Center UCSC, Relief Printmaking Workshops
Lyceum of Monterey
MEarth Carmel, Nature Drawing
CLIENTS/COLLABORATORS
PlayFullGround
Jessica Mary Land Arts
U.S. Forest Service
California State Parks
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
California Native Plant Society
Randall Museum
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Esselen Tribe of Monterey County
Florida Museum of Natural History
San Francisco Public Press
City of Pacific Grove
National Park Service
Alta Magazine
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
Rana Creek Habitat Restoration
Atascadero Land Preservation Society
Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Seep City San Francisco
Watsonville Wetland Watch
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
City of San Luis Obispo/Gaia Graphics
Carmel River Conservancy
Pollinator Partnership
City Arts and Lectures/California Academy of Sciences
Bay Nature Magazine
Wild Hope Magazine
Sea Studios
Naturalists at Large
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 Pearl Hour, Monterey, CA
2019 Artists' Annual Exhibition, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2019 The Art of Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA
2018 Winter Solstice The Lab, Carmel
2018 Reserves of Inspiration Eloise Packard Smith Gallery, UCSC
2018 Sunstroke, Lalla Grill, Monterey, CA
2018 AGA Lab Prints 60 Years, AGA Lab, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018 Dream Gardens, De Bouwput, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018 The Art of Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA
2018 Botanical Art Show California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Elkhorn Slough, Porter Ranch House, Watsonville, CA
2017 Monterey County Open Studio Tour, Cachagua, CA
2017 Wild Women's Watercolor Weekend, Gospel Flat, Bolinas, CA
2017 Colorful Destinations, Transportation Office, Salinas, CA
2017 PlayFullGround, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, CA
2017 The Art of Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA
2016 Plant Portraits, Botanic and Luxe, Santa Cruz, CA
2016 99 Problems, But a Print Aint' One, The Southern, Charleston, SC
2016 Scenic Roadways of Monterey County, Transportation Office, Salinas, CA
2016 All Media Student Show, Monterey Peninsula College Gallery, Monterey, CA
2016 The Art of Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA
2016 Tracy Arm Fjord, Bolinas Book Exchange, Bolinas, CA
2015 Jewels of Nature, Tilden Park Nature Center, Berkeley, CA
2015 Wild Mushrooms and Functional Fungi, Santa Cruz Museum of Art, Santa Cruz, CA
2015 Print Show, Monterey Peninsula College Student Galley, Monterey, CA
2015 The Art of Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA
2015 Botanical Art Exhibition, California Native Plant Society, San Jose, CA
2014 Flora and Fauna, The Buckeye, Carmel Valley, CA (solo exhibition)
2014 Nature’s Jewels, Tilden Park Nature Center, Berkeley, CA
2014 Wildflowers of Garland Ranch, Garland Ranch Nature Center. Carmel Valley, CA
2014 The Art of Nature, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA
2014 Anything Goes, Kittyhawk Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
2013 Illustrating Nature, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. Pacific Grove, CA
2013 Field Guide, The Foundry, Berkeley, CA