Art by Nature:

Rooted in Time


250 years of Lexington trees! Art by Nature: Rooted in Time opens Friday, Oct. 17, at the Living Arts and Science Center, 362 N. Martin Luther King Boulevard.

We are celebrating trees that have stood the test of time and been here 250 years or longer. Trees all around have been chosen for their beauty and resilience. You can find a list and map of trees below. Locations will be marked with an "Art by Nature" sign.

The opening reception will be held Friday, Oct. 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibit features 136 pieces from 93 local artists. Digital art, photography, painting and mixed media are all among the mediums included. Many pieces are available for purchase.

Admission to the gallery is free for Art by Nature events. Additional events include:

  • Saturday, Oct. 25 | Guided Painting | 10 a.m. – noon | Register at lexingtonky.gov/artbynature  | $5 fee for painting supplies at the door

  • Friday, Nov. 21 | LexArts HOP | 6 – 8 p.m.

  • Saturday, Dec. 13 | Closing Reception | 11 a.m. – Noon

'The Spirit of Goodrich' by Alexander DeMoll
'The Spirit of Goodrich' by Alexander DeMoll
$200.00
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"Rooted in Wire" by Amy Hoffman
$150.00
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"Blue Ash in the Hundred Acre Wood" by Ayla Brouwer (NFS)
$0.00
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"Coolavin Pecan Tree " by Darrell Doty
$0.00
"Birds Singing in the Sycamore Tree, Dream a Little Dream of Me" by Carole Frazer
$219.00
"Blackford Oaks Place" by Christopher Folio
$100.00
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"The Four Seasons" by Clancy Scalf (NFS) - 2nd Place K-12
$0.00
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"That Kissing Tree" by Darrell Doty (NFS)
"Spirit of Stillness" by Delaney Thomas
$100.00
"Legacy of Blackford Oaks" by Diana Koonce
$275.00
"Welcome" by Diana Lineberry
$50.00
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"Of The Burr Oak" by Elizabeth Noonan (NFS)
"Warmth Amidst the Barren Cold" by Erin Moore
$45.00
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"Unusual Habitant" by Gabriella Petrie
$50.00
"Blue Oak" by Amanda Stoddard
$150.00
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"The View from Mill Street" by Angela Rehorn (NFS)
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"Mighty Oak" by Ayla Brouwer (NFS)
"Bur Oak Beauty" by Bobbie Gutenson
$250.00
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"Mother Earth" by Cassandra Vogl - 1st Place Sculpture
$150.00
"Chinkapin Oak at Cabela's" by Christopher Folio
$40.00
"Pecan Canopy Summer" by Dalphna Donnelly
$850.00
"Sun Shines Bright in my Blue Kentucky Ash" by Deb Rateri
$125.00
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"Tree of Life" by Denice Bullock (NFS) - 3rd Place Sculpture
"A Seat with History by Diana Koonce
$275.00
"Cascade" by Diana Lineberry
$45.00
"Blue Ash" by Fran Redmon
$275.00
"Timeless Oak" by Ginna Wilkerson
$500.00
'Northern Catalpa' by Amanda Stoddard
'Northern Catalpa' by Amanda Stoddard
$200.00
"The Pillar" by Annalise Del Rio
$160.00
"Old Sage" by Beth Pritchett
$250.00
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"Bur Oak" by Brian Coyne (NFS)
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"Butterflies Beneath the Wishing Tree" by Charlotte Walters (NFS)
"December 15" by Chunch Evan
$57.60
"250 Pecan Skeleton" by Dalphna Donelly
$300.00
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"Spring Day at Veterans Park" by Denice Bullock (NFS)
"Rooted" by Diana Lineberry
$45.00
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"A Morning Duty" by Don (Cathy) Moore (NFS)
"Catching Waves" by Don Ament
$250.00
"Hope" by Elizabeth Lowry
$425.00
"Chinkapin Oak" by Fran Redmon
$350.00
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"Osage Orange" by Gus Moore (NFS)
"Pecan" by Amanda Stoddard
$200.00
"Elm and Poem" by Annalise Del Rio
$45.00
"Chinkapin presence from the past" by Beth Goldstein
$200.00
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"White Ash" by Brian Coyne (NFS)
"As Below..." by Chere Hughes
$600.00
"Spring Cherry" by Claire Schwartz
$100.00
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"A Coolavin Pecan Tree" by Darrell Doty (NFS)
"Crowned on Rest" by Delaney Thomas
$80.00
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"Storm over Veterans Park" by Denice Bullock (NFS)
"Bur Oak" by Donna Pizzuto
$75.00
"Strength" by Elizabeth Lowry
$425.00
"Peace Beyond Understanding" by Elizabeth Lowry
$425.00
"Northern Catalpa" by Fran Redmon
$325.00
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"Kentucky Coffeetree" by Gus Moore (NFS)
"Blue Ash has Personality" by Ian Skinner
$500.00
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"Memories" by Isabel Lawrence (NFS)
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"Over Time" by Janella Price-Lile (NFS)
"Rooted in Time" by Janella Price-Lile
$325.00
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"Natural History" by Jennifer Childress (NFS)
"Bur Oak at McConnel Springs" by Jennifer Millard
$150.00
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"Wisdom Keeper" by Jocelyn Arroyo-Yount
$55.00
"Grandmother Blue Ash" by Jocelyn Arroyo-Yount
$55.00
"Rooted in Wisdom" by Jocelyn Arroyo-Yount - 1st Place Digital
$55.00
"The Baobab" by John King
$950.00
"Rooted in Time" by Jon Gaddis - 1st Place 2D
$2,400.00
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"The Mighty Poplar" by Jonathan Green (NFS)
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"Long Armed Oak" by Jonathan Green (NFS)
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"Lexington's Canopy" by Jonathan Ashurst (NFS)
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"Charlotte Dupuy at Ashland" by Jonathan Ashurst (NFS)
"Oranges" by Justin Gill
$25.00
"Acorns" by Justin Gill
$25.00
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"Coffee" by Justin Gill
$25.00
"Blueprint of a Tree" by Kathleen McCoy
$85.00
"Circle of Leaves" by Kathleen McCoy
$50.00
"Henderson Bur" by Kathleen McCoy
$85.00
"Transylvanian Treats" by Kayla Kidwell-Snider
$100.00
"Human Nature #3" by Kiana McHolan - 3rd Place Digital
$20.00
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"Sunstitched Ginkgo" by Kimberly Walters (NFS)
$0.00
"Human Nature #1" by Kiana McHolan
$20.00
"Human Nature #2" by Kiana McHolan
$20.00
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"Safe Haven" by Nancy Little (NFS)
$0.00
"Sycamore" by, Philip Hutchens
$60.00
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"Needle & Light: The Tulip Poplar" by Kimberly Walters (NFS)
$0.00
"Catalpa" by Kristin Mehnert
$300.00
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"The Swing Remembers" by, Paul Olivia (NFS)
$0.00
"Pecan" by Kristin Mehnert
$500.00
"Untitled" by Rachel Wright
$55.00
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"Resilience" by Nara Ingram (NFS)
$0.00
"Ginkgo at Ashland" by, Nick Warner
$775.00
"Untitled" by Rachel Wright
$55.00
"Sacred Roots" by Regina Harris
$500.00
"From the womb of our ancestors" by Regina Harris
$400.00
"Cosmic Kisses" by Regina Harris
$333.00
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"Palustris" by Renee Bonzani
$0.00
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"ALL PROPPED UP" by Richard Harlow (NFS)
$0.00
" Bur Oak at Woodland Park" by Rick Davis
$100.00
"I’ve been here awhile" by Roxanne Pizzuto
$420.00
"Falling Ginkgo Leaves" by Saskia Kramer - 2nd Place Sculpture
$300.00
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"Horses in the Foliage" by Winter Poly (NFS)
$0.00
"Tire Swing in Use" by Toy Adams - 2nd Place Digital
$100.00
"Lexington Rings" by Tori Hurley - 3rd Place 2D
$250.00
"Douglas Park Blue Ash" by Stephanie Steele
$450.00
"What Once Was" by Sophie Ford
$75.00
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"McConnell’s Bur Oak" by Matthew Harshbarger (NFS)
$0.00
"Bamboo Forest" by Maria Widmer
$75.00
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"Love of Nature" by Lillybelle Barnhill (NFS) - 1st Place K-12
$0.00
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"Humbled in the Park" by Shannon Westlake (NFS)
$0.00
"250 Rings" by Vallorie Henderson
$250.00
"At Dusk in Autumn" by Toy Adams
$100.00
"Nature in our Neighborhood" by Thomas Evan
$57.60
"Guardian of the Bluegrass" Stephanie Settles
$100.00
"Morning through the Branches" by Sonja Brooks
$220.00
"Stood the Test of Time"by Marie Waddell Pearson
$95.00
"Fiber Grove" by Maria Widmer
$100.00
"Where Woof" by Majessa Ballard Dunn
$140.00
"A Quarter Century of Growth" by Sierra Paugstat
$30.00
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"Thin Spaces, A Portal to Love", by Valerie Gibbs
$50.00
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"Kissing Tree" by Toy Adams
$100.00
"Under the Tree" by Tessa Habash
$900.00
"Hidden World of the Bur Oak" by Stephanie Settles
$200.00
"Sunset through the Branches" by Sonja Brooks - 2nd Place 2D
$220.00
"Strength and Grace" by Marie Waddell Pearson
$75.00
"Hike" by Kristin Mehnert
$500.00
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"Tree Under Rainbow", by Liam Scalf (NFS)
$0.00
"The Branches of Pharmakon" by Sierra Morgan
$760.00
"The Purple church and big tree" by Tozcha Bean
$950.00
"Shared Roots" by Tori Rondon
$400.00
"Douglas Blue Ash" by Stephanie Steele
$250.00
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"Standing Strong" by Stephane Petrie (NFS)
$0.00
"Twisting Colors" by Molli Vickers
$120.00
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"Autumn Spindles" by Maria Widmer
$75.00
"Daybreak" by Liz hall
$200.00
"Time and Space" by Lauren Stanley
$400.00