About Jeanne: My art training and education is primarily from the past 20 years with a focus on botanical illustration in colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink.  I live with cats. Pencils are safe.

I have studied under various national and international botanical artists and colored pencil artists.  Earned an Advanced Level Certificate (highest offered) in Botanical Art and Illustration from Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Participated in numerous juried national and local exhibitions.  Currently on faculty at the North Hills Art Center and most recently started teaching Botanical Art at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously taught at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Oil City Art Center, and Masonic Village Senior Community.

Recently awarded signature status (CPSA) by the Colored Pencil Society of America for having been accepted into their juried international exhibition three times within 10 years. Member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, Allegheny Highlands Botanical Art Society, Colored Pencil Society of America,  Botany Society of Western Pennsylvania, and Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.

About the Laurel Arts Clay Artists: The Laurel Arts Clay Artists formed as a group in 2018 out of a collective desire to give back to the community through their love of art and pottery. All members of the group are practicing artists and members of the Laurel Arts Gallery Committee, and have devoted countless hours to arts advocacy, education, and volunteer work.

Throughout the year, the Laurel Arts Clay Artists meet weekly to create pottery for their annual “Soup ‘er Bowl” event which is patterned after the international Empty Bowls Dinner movement. This idea originated in 1990 from a Michigan art teacher whose students created clay bowls for a fundraiser. Each attendee was served a simple meal and encouraged to take home an empty bowl as a reminder that hunger exists in our world. The Laurel Arts Clay Artists have held over ten clay-themed fundraisers over the years, with the motto of “soup feeds the body, art feeds the soul.”

If you are interested in purchasing something from this exhibit, please contact us at 814-443-2433.  

Jeanne Perrier, CPSA

Laurel Arts clay artists