Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
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Deborah Kopka (American, b. 1952) x
A botanical artist since 1993, Deborah Kopka teaches botanical illustration in Watercolor, Graphite, Pen & Ink, and Mixed Media in university and community college adult education programs, and in botanical gardens. She was the botanical illustration instructor in the School of Art and Design at the internationally ranked Toledo Museum of Art for several years.
Deborah studied botanical illustration in England and editorial illustration at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. She earned a Botanical Painting Diploma from London Art College in the United Kingdom. Committed to lifelong learning, she is currently doing further studies in botanical illustration and botany with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
A 40-year publishing professional and a former Editorial Director of three textbook product lines with The McGraw-Hill Companies, she works with domestic and international educational and scholarly publishers and has authored or co-authored twelve non-fiction children’s books.
Deborah is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Ohio Arts Council. Her botanical art is licensed internationally.
