Predominantly a self-taught artist, Carol Schaudt's education was in marine biology / botany. She studied the aesthetics of Botanical Illustration in San Francisco, California under the direction of Edythe Breshnahan and watercolor techniques at the University of Houston, Texas.

Professional Memberships

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators -- Western Federation of Watercolor Societies

Watercolor Art Society of Houston -- American Society of Botanical Artists

Shows, Exhibitions and Awards

Art in Bloom, an International Exhibition of Orchids in Art,
World Financial Center, New York City, NY, 2000 

Botanical Illustration Show, Denver Botanical Gardens

Ongoing participation in the Recycling Art Project. Verona, Italy

45^th Eastern Orchid Congress, Williamsburg, VA 2000 3^rd place

44^th Eastern Orchid Congress, Pittsburgh, PA 1999 - 2^nd place professional division

42^nd Eastern Orchid Congress, King of Prussia, PA. 1997 - 1^st and 2^nd place professional division

41^st Eastern Orchid Congress, Baltimore, MD. 1996 - Best of Show, 1^st and 2^nd places

International Orchid Art Show, National Capital Orchid Society, National Arboretum, Washington, DC.
1988 1^st place, 1989 4^th place, 1990 1^st place, 1991 3^rd place, 1992 1^st & 3^rd place, 1993, 1994 1^st place, 1996 1^st place, 1997 2^nd place, 1998, 1999 1^st place, 2000 1^st place

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Exhibition, Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,

Washington, DC.

Joint Palette: Jems on Paper Show, Houston Art Education Association, Houston, Texas. 1^st place

Guild of Natural Science Illustrator's Annual Exhibition, Bell Museum of Natural History at the

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 3^rd place award

Guild of Natural Science Illustrator's Annual Exhibition, Duke University, Durham, NC.

Cryptanthus Society Charity Auction, Miami, Florida

World Bromeliad Conference, Miami, Florida

Watercolor Art Society of Houston Gallery, Houston, Texas (various juried exhibitions and shows)

Crocker Bank Building, Walnut Creek, California

Contra Costa County Library, Pleasant Hill, California

Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, California.

Houston Orchid Society Show, Houston, Texas - Best Orchid Art Exhibit (multiple years)

Sea Bean Symposium, Cocoa Beach, Florida

Published Illustrations

Art: A Community Connection, by Eldon Katter and Marilyn Stewart, 2000

All Things Adrift, On The Sea, by Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, book in preparation

Beachcombers' Alert!, 1996, 1997,1998, 1999, 2000

American Geophysical Union Handbook, 1995

Science News, 1994 

Journal of the Bromeliad Society of Houston, 1987, 1988

Published Interviews, Articles and Papers

Schaudt, Carol. Endeavor, work in preparation

Wickenhiser-Schaudt, Carol. The Botanical Artist. Autumn 1998

Wickenhiser-Schaudt, Carol. Interview. n9ve. Autumn-Winter 1998

Wickenhiser-Schaudt, Carol. "A Trip In Time: The Oxford Botanic Garden." Journal of the Bromeliad Society of Houston Feb. 1989

The contents of this page are copyrighted (©2001) by Carol L. Wickenhiser-Schaudt. 

Revised: Jan 6, 2001.