Rebecca Latham

Growing up in a family drawn to the outdoors, Rebecca has always experienced a closeness to the natural world. With the supportive encouragement of her parents, & finding a talent in art, she chose to focus her future as a painter in her mid teens.

Rebecca's primary goal in her work is to help the creatures she paints as well as their habitat. She participates in numerous wildlife & habitat conservation fundraising events to increase awareness & has generated thousands of dollars for wildlife & conservation through her work. “We live in a very diverse world filled with unique and precious inhabitants. As a painter, I hope to capture the unique beauty that I see to share it with the viewer, that they may treasure those subjects & desire to protect them as I do.”

Her paintings have been featured on several conservation stamps including the 2003 MN wild turkey stamp & the Manitoba conservation stamp. She spends as much time as possible observing & experiencing the wildlife she paints: "It is very important that the subject painted is studied from every available angle, as well as it's habits & preferences".

Because of her interest in the biological aspects of wildlife art, her work always reflects a personal experience with the species. "For me, the research and fieldwork involved are my favorite, rain or shine. There are many times I have to drag myself back to my studio to paint, as I would much rather spend all of my time outside."

Additionally, just as Rebecca is dedicated to the preservation of wild lands and the wild creatures that depend on the existence of those places for their survival, the artist is also dedicated to the preservation of true traditional miniature painting in all it's forms, a type of art that has been practiced since early writing.

• Society of Animal Artists

  Signature Member

• Artists for Conservation

  Signature Member

• International Guild of Realism

  Invitational Membership

• Illinois DNR Habitat Stamp and Print Artist

  Illinois Dept pf Natural Resources
  • 2009

  "The Illinois Habitat Stamp Program provides funding for critically needed areas in which wildlife can live and reproduce, leading to more outdoor opportunities for Illinois sportsmen. Money generated from print sales is deposited into a specific fund used to preserve, acquire and manage land to improve wildlife habitat."

• Robert & Leslie Starke Award - Best Work By A Young Artist

  Miniature Art Society of Florida
  • 2008

  Rebecca's wildlife painting judged best work by an artist age 35 or younger MASF 33rd International Exhibition, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, Florida "Symphony of Light"
  
  Rebecca earned the same achievement for another artwork in 2004

• Maryland Bear Conservation Stamp

  State of Maryland
  • 2011

• Manny Sullivan Award for Excellence & Second in Show

  Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C.
  • 2007

  Rebecca's wildlife painting awarded second in show for her wildlife painting, "Calm", at the international Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society exhibition in Washington, D.C. for the second year in a row. Rebecca's other two paintings in the exhibition were awarded first place in 'birds & animals' and first place in 'watermedia'.
  
  In 2006 Rebecca was awarded the same honor for "Bashful, Mute Swan"

• Best of Show, Miniature Show

  Florida Wildlife & Western Expo
  • 2002

• Minnesota Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year

  Minnesota Ducks Unlimited
  • 2006

• Best in Watercolor - 16th International Miniature Art Show

  Seaside Art Gallery
  • 2007

• Most Popular Exhibit Award (Artist's 2 works tied for the award)

  Hilliard Society of Miniaturists, England
  • 2005

• Best of Miniatures & Peoples Choice

  Gallery North
  • 2010

• Buyers Choice, Master Palette Award

  Gallery One, Masterworks in Miniature
  • 2010

• V is for Viking - A Minnesota Alphabet

  Team Members: Rebecca Latham, Karen Latham

  Illustration work for the award winning children's book, V is for Viking, for Thompson/Gale & Sleeping Bear Press.

1. Painting
2. Art
3. Drawing
4. Fine Art
5. Arts
6. Traditional Painting
7. Portrait Painting
8. Wildlife
9. Watercolor

Websites:

• Personal Website
• Blog
• Facebook

Interests:

art, painting, nature, wildlife, sketching, bird watching, hiking, camping, canoing, reading, gardening, photography, wildflowers, cooking, museums, research, internet, computers, technology

Honors and Awards:

Also, see 'Honors and awards' section listed above.
*"Who's Who in Art" 33rd Edition, Hilmarton Manor Press, UK

Collections
* Illinois Department of Natural Resources
* Butler Institute of American Art
* The Hartford
* Miniature Art Society of Florida, Permanent Collection
* NatureWorks, Tulsa, OK
* Private Collections, United States, Canada, Australia, Scotland, France, England, & Germany