Beatrice Bork

Beatrice’s artistic inspiration and knowledge of nature come from firsthand field experiences, both at home in New Jersey, as well as abroad. Through the medium of watercolor, Beatrice displays not only her sensitivity to detail and composition, but also the emotional and personal connections she has with her subjects. Beatrice has established herself within the genre of animal art locally, nationally, and internationally. Her extensive career has included numerous solo and juried exhibits at galleries, educational institutions, and museums — with far reaching group exhibits, from the U.S.,  the U.K., to China. Over the course of 30 years as a professional artist, Beatrice has achieved Signature status with the prestigious groups; Society of Animal Artists and Artists For Conservation, and her paintings have amassed a list of honors, been published in a variety of books and magazines, and have been acquired by collectors from around the world.  




Abridged Highlights:

—Awards

Award for Watercolor given by Marvin Harold Cheiten  |  2023
94th Annual Phillips Mill Art Show—Regional Juried Exhibit at Phillips Mill, PA 

Albert Hunker Memorial Award  |  2022
52nd Annual Open Juried Exhibit of the Garden State Watercolor Society (GSWCS), AOY, Yardley PA

—National/International Exhibits:

Juried International Group Exhibits of the Society of Animal Artists:
 

  “Winged Things” Special Exhibit   |   2022
   • Online virtual exhibit of International Artists

 "The Animals of North America" Special Exhibit |   2022
  • The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN

  “Art that Matters to the Planet” Special Exhibit   |   2021-2022
    • The Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, NY   
    • Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell NJ    • The Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays KS

   “2020 Society of Animal Artists Special Exhibit”    |   2020
    • Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell NJ

    “Art and the Animal” 59th Annual Premier Exhibit   |   2019–2020
    • The Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
   
    "Wildlife Treasures”   |   2017
    Nature In Art, Gloucester, England UK 

    “Art and the Animal” 55th Annual Premier Exhibit & Tour   |   2015–2016
    • Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown NY  • Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell NJ 
    • Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson AZ   • Canton Art Museum, Canton OH

    “Art and the Animal” 51st Annual Premier Exhibit & Tour   |   2011–2012
    • The Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City MI   • Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News VA
    • Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala FL

     “Small Works/Big Impressions”    |   2007   |   2009
     Juried National Group Exhibit. The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO

     “Art and the Animal” 46th Annual Premier Exhibit & Tour   |   2006–2007  
    • Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington VT   • The Wildlife Experience, Parker CO   • West Valley Art Museum, Surprise AZ
    • Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah WI   • Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory NC

    “Art and the Animal” 45th Annual Premier Exhibit  |   2005
    • Nevada State Museum, Carson City NV

    “Art and the Animal” 44th Annual Premier Exhibit & Tour  |   2004–2006
    • The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell NJ   • Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria IL  
    • West Valley Art Museum, Surprise AZ   • Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman OK
    • University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln NE   • The Art Institute at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson AZ 

    “Art and the Animal” 43th Annual Premier Exhibit & Tour  |   2003–2004
    • The Hiram Blauvelt Museum, Oradell, NJ   • The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO



Other Juried International Group Exhibits:

“Artists for Conservation Festival Exhibit   |   2020–2021
Juried International Group Exhibit — Virtual Exhibit

“Artists for Conservation Festival Exhibit   |   2017–2018
Juried International Group Exhibit
Premier Exhibit: Fairmont Hotel and Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tour: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ

“Artists for Conservation Festival Exhibit 2016”   |   2016–2017
Juried International Group Exhibit
Premier Exhibit: Fairmont Hotel and Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tour: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
           Lanwan Art Museum, Lanwan Eco Park, Qingdao, China

“Artists for Conservation Festival Exhibit”    |   2013  |  2015
Juried International Group Exhibit Fairmont Hotel and Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Twentieth Annual “Animals in Art”  |   2007
Juried International Group Exhibit School of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

“Art of the Animal Kingdom”  |   2008  |   2014
Juried National Group Exhibit The Bennington Center for the Arts, VT

“Sixth Bi-Annual American Women Artists National Competition Exhibit”  |   2004
Juried National Group Exhibit McLarry Fine Art Gallery, Sante Fe, NM

“12th Annual Art Center of Northern NJ National Juried Show”  |   2003
Juried National Group Exhibit.  Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ

Permanent Collection of the Asa Wright Nature Centre 
Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima, Trinidad & Tobago 



—Selected Regional Exhibits:

Featured Yearly Duo Exhibits   |   2007–2023 
Duo exhibits annually, as well as continuous representation and special event exhibits throughout the year.
Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ

Annual Open Juried Exhibit of the Garden State Watercolor Society   |   2022   |   2023
AOY (Artists of Yardley) Art Center, Yardley PA (2022), D&R Greenway, Princeton NJ (2023)

“Phillips Mill Art Exhibit”    |   1994  |   1996  |   1998  |   2001  |   2010   |   2017   |   2021   |   2022  |   2023
Juried group exhibit. Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA

“Ellarslie Open“    |   2017    |   2018   |   2019   |   2021   |   2022   |   2023
Juried group exhibit. Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

WOWSA—Wonders of Wildlife Spirits and Art   |   2019   |   2022
Invitational Exhibit benefiting Woodlands Wildlife Refuge 
Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ and Stangl Factory, Flemington, NJ

“Perfecting Passions” Four Person Group Exhibit    | 2019
Small group invitational exhibit
The Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia PA

“Feathers and Flight”    |   2017*
Juried Exhibit. Marie L. Matthews Gallery, D&R Greenway, Princeton, NJ
* Note: Various invitational  and  group exhibits at D&R, since 2007.

“47th Annual Garden State Watercolor Society Exhibit”    |   2016 –2017
Juried group exhibit. Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

“Variations in Watercolor“    |   2016
Quartet invitational exhibit. Present Day Club, Princeton, NJ

“Animal Nature”    |   2015–2016
Small group invitational exhibit. Art Times Two Gallery. Princeton Brain and Spine Care, Princeton, NJ

“Abbott Marshlands, More Than Meets the Eye“    |   2014
Invitational group exhibit. Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton NJ

“In Their Eyes”    |   2013
Quartet invitational exhibit. Clifton Arts Center, Clifton, NJ

Solo Exhibits with the Hopewell Frame Shop   |   1999–2007  |   2009–2011   |  2013
(Lambertville NJ location, 2009–2011, 2013. Hopewell, NJ location, 1999–2007.) 

“Bork — A Father & Daughter Exhibit”    |   2011 Duo exhibit.
Soul Made Gallery, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ

“Animal Attraction“   |   2008
Solo exhibit. Queenstown Gallery, Hopewell, NJ

“B is for Bird“   |   2006 Solo exhibit.
The Gallery at Chapin, Princeton NJ

“TAWA @ 25”    |   2004
Invitational group exhibit. Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

“Birds and Deviations“   |   2003
Solo exhibit. Juried selection by ETS Art Review Committee. ETS/Brodsky Gallery, Princeton, NJ. 

“Art and Animal”    |   2001
Small group invitational exhibit, curated by Gary Snyder Fine Art, NY. Stark & Stark Law Offices, Lawrenceville, NJ

“Wildlife Paintings of Beatrice Bork“     |   1996
Solo exhibit. NJ Audubon, Sherman/Hoffman Sanctuary, Bernardsville, NJ 

“For the birds...“    |   1995
Solo exhibit. Program in the Study of Women and Gender, Princeton University, NJ

“Paintings by Beatrice Bork“   |   1995
Solo exhibit. Nassau Club, Princeton, NJ

“Interpretations of Nature“    |   1995
Solo exhibit. Berlex Laboratories, Inc., Wayne, NJ



—Selected Lectures/Public-Speaking/Juror Engagements:

“Pecha 5”, on-line presentation presented by Arts Council of Princeton. Featuring 6 Artists' Gallery artists,  (also available on YouTube)— January 2022

“An Evening with Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk”, Morven Museum On-line live presentation, “An Evening with Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk”, Morven Museum On-line live presentation,  (also available on YouTube)— May 2021

Juror “Works on Paper”, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA. 2014, 2016

“Distinguished Artist” speaker, Artsbridge, Stockton, NJ, 2013

“Wildlife in Watercolor”, Fall Classes at Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ, 2009

Juror “The Art of Nature”, Somerset Environmental Education Center, Basking Ridge, NJ. 2005, 2006

One-day Watercolor Workshop, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, West Indies. 2005

Adjunct Professor, The College of New Jersey 1999



—Selected Reviews/Publications/Video:

“Take a nature walk through 'Journeys' exhibit”  by Janet Purcell, The Times of Trenton July 21, 2017

Push Pause / Fios1 program, “Watercolor in the Garden Workshop” by video journalist Tom DiDonato, 2016

"The show that never was", by Gwen Shrift, The Bucks County Courier Times, Aug. 12, 2015

“Beatrice Bork and Jennifer Cadoff show works at Artists' Gallery”  by Janet Purcell, The Times of Trenton Nov. 1, 2013

“Birds, Barns, Flocks, & Crops ” by Susan Van Dongen, US 1, Aug. 14, 2013

Cover*: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA), American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol 237, No. 1, Jul. 1, 2010. 

Cover*: Hunterdon Life magazine, NJN Publishing, Jan. 2010.

“Ever on the hunt for wildlife, captured on canvas ” by Janet Purcell, The Times, Nov. 21, 2008

“Making a Splash–Shades of Green” by Jessica Canterbury Watercolor Artist magazine,  F+W Publications Inc. Oct. 2008

“Painting wildlife without wilderness ” by Shirley J. Sassor Hunterdon Life magazine, NJN Publishing. Feb. 2008

“Fine Feathered Friends” by Susan Van Dongen Time Off—The Princeton Packet, Apr. 7, 2006

“Noted bird artist paints spirited subjects” by Bernie Abrams The Animal Companion, Dec./Jan. 2005

“Of animals and artistry” by Bruce B. VanDusen, TCNJ Magazine, Spring 2004

“Bird Artist Flies Off With Nature Prize” by Bernie Abrams Today in Hunterdon, Nov. 10, 2004

“Artist’s exhibit captures moments in bird’s time” by Janet Purcell, The Times, Mar. 29, 2002

New Jersey Outdoors magazine inside back cover art*: Winter 2000; Summer 1999; Summer 1997; Spring 1996;  Winter 1992/1993.

The Best of Wildlife Art, Vol 2. 86 international artists. North Light Books, (juried selection),1999

“Final Touch”, Wildlife Art magazine, April/May issue, 1999

The Best of Wildlife Art. 96 international artists. North Light Books, (juried selection), 1997

*Commissioned artwork.





Professional Affiliations
 


Artists’ Gallery — Continuous Representation.
18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ.

Society of Animal Artists — Signature Status Artist. 
An association of animal and wildlife artists devoted to promoting excellence in the genre, 
and education of the public. International organization. Juried membership.

Garden State Watercolor Society — Signature Status Artist 

Former member Artists for Conservation — Signature Status Achieved.
 
 
Education
 BA graphic design, specialization in illustration, Magna Cum Laude, The College of New Jersey 
(formerly, Trenton State College), Ewing, NJ. 1988