Carrie Di Costanzo
Egg Tempera
ARTIST RESUME
Di Costanzo, Carrie
b. Passaic, New Jersey, 1967
Education
B.F.A., Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, N.Y., 1990
Career
Fashion Illustrator, Calvin Klein, Inc., New York, N.Y. 1990–1997
Fine Artist, 2010–present
Professional Memberships
American Society Of Botanical Artists
International Guild of Realism
Artwork Media
Egg Tempera, Gouache, Watercolor
Group Exhibitions
Annual Juried Art Show, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, N.J., 2010
Art in Nature, Somerset Environmental Center, Basking Ridge, N.J., 2010
Of a Botanical Nature, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James,
N.Y., 2010
Annual Exhibition of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Evergreen State College,
Olympia, Wash., 2011
14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, American
Society of Botanical Artists and Horticultural Society of New York, New York, N.Y., 2011,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 [Exhibition catalogue]
Botanical Art Exhibition, California Native Plant Society’s Conservation Conference, San Diego,
Calif., 2012, 2015
Mountain Art Show, St. John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, N.J., 2011, 2012, 2013
14th–20th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Filoli, Woodside, Calif., 2012–2016
Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps, American Society of Botanical Artists, Bartram’s Garden
Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa; South Florida Museum, Bradenton, Fla; Cherokee Garden Library/
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga; North Carolina Botanical Garden, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C; University of California Botanical Garden
at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 2013–2015 [Exhibition catalogue]
Focus on Nature XIII, New York State Museum, Albany, N.Y., 2014
Weird, Wild, and Wonderful, Second New York Botanical Garden Triennial with the American
Society of Botanical Artists, New York Botanical Garden, N.Y; Reedy Gallery, Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, Minn; The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical
Gardens, San Marino, CA; The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International
University, Miami, Fla., 2014–2016 [Exhibition catalogue]
Botanica, All Things Plant Life, Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek,
CA, 2015
The Beauty of Botanicals, OA Gallery, Kirkwood, MO, 2016
Out of the Woods, Third New York Botanical Garden Triennial with the American Society of
Botanical Artists, New York Botanical Garden, NY, 2018
Wildly Exquisite, American Society of Botanical Artists, Palm Beach, Florida, 2021
International Guild of Realism 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Annapolis, Maryland, 2022
Honors/Awards
Honorable Mention, Of a Botanical Nature, 2010
Award of Excellence, Mountain Art Show, 2012
First Place, Botanical Art Exhibition, California Native Plant Society’s Conservation
Conference of 2012
Ursus Book and Print Award, 16th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition,
American Society of Botanical Artists and Horticultural Society of New York, 2013
Roth Award for Distinction of Botanical Art Presentation, 15th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition,
Filoli, 2013
Jurors’ Award for Distinction of Botanical Art Presentation, 16th Annual Botanical Art
Exhibition, Filoli, 2014
The Presidents Award, The Beauty of Botanicals, OA Gallery, 2016
Helen Gray Garber Award, 21st Annual International, WaveHill, NY, 2018
Collections
Botanical Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens,
San Marino, CA
The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, PA
Private Collections
Work Reproduced In
The Botanical Artist: Journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists, 2010, vol. 16, no. 3,
p. 22.
The Botanical Artist: Journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists, 2013, vol. 19, no. 3,
p. 6.
Victoria Magazine, 2014, vol. 8, no 1, p. 7; vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 7 and 77; vol. 8, no. 3, p. 7; vol. 8,
no. 4, p. 7; vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 7 and 81; vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 7 and 33; vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 7 and 97.
Hue, Alumni Magazine of the Fashion Institute of Technology, 2014, vol. 7, no. 2, cover and pp.
23–25.
Colorful Edibles, A Coloring Book of the Artwork of the American Society of Botanical Artists.
American Society of Botanical Artists. Pp. 8, 12.
b. Passaic, New Jersey, 1967
Education
B.F.A., Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, N.Y., 1990
Career
Fashion Illustrator, Calvin Klein, Inc., New York, N.Y. 1990–1997
Fine Artist, 2010–present
Professional Memberships
American Society Of Botanical Artists
International Guild of Realism
Artwork Media
Egg Tempera, Gouache, Watercolor
Group Exhibitions
Annual Juried Art Show, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, N.J., 2010
Art in Nature, Somerset Environmental Center, Basking Ridge, N.J., 2010
Of a Botanical Nature, Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James,
N.Y., 2010
Annual Exhibition of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Evergreen State College,
Olympia, Wash., 2011
14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, American
Society of Botanical Artists and Horticultural Society of New York, New York, N.Y., 2011,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 [Exhibition catalogue]
Botanical Art Exhibition, California Native Plant Society’s Conservation Conference, San Diego,
Calif., 2012, 2015
Mountain Art Show, St. John on the Mountain, Bernardsville, N.J., 2011, 2012, 2013
14th–20th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Filoli, Woodside, Calif., 2012–2016
Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps, American Society of Botanical Artists, Bartram’s Garden
Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa; South Florida Museum, Bradenton, Fla; Cherokee Garden Library/
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga; North Carolina Botanical Garden, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C; University of California Botanical Garden
at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 2013–2015 [Exhibition catalogue]
Focus on Nature XIII, New York State Museum, Albany, N.Y., 2014
Weird, Wild, and Wonderful, Second New York Botanical Garden Triennial with the American
Society of Botanical Artists, New York Botanical Garden, N.Y; Reedy Gallery, Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, Minn; The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical
Gardens, San Marino, CA; The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International
University, Miami, Fla., 2014–2016 [Exhibition catalogue]
Botanica, All Things Plant Life, Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek,
CA, 2015
The Beauty of Botanicals, OA Gallery, Kirkwood, MO, 2016
Out of the Woods, Third New York Botanical Garden Triennial with the American Society of
Botanical Artists, New York Botanical Garden, NY, 2018
Wildly Exquisite, American Society of Botanical Artists, Palm Beach, Florida, 2021
International Guild of Realism 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Annapolis, Maryland, 2022
Honors/Awards
Honorable Mention, Of a Botanical Nature, 2010
Award of Excellence, Mountain Art Show, 2012
First Place, Botanical Art Exhibition, California Native Plant Society’s Conservation
Conference of 2012
Ursus Book and Print Award, 16th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition,
American Society of Botanical Artists and Horticultural Society of New York, 2013
Roth Award for Distinction of Botanical Art Presentation, 15th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition,
Filoli, 2013
Jurors’ Award for Distinction of Botanical Art Presentation, 16th Annual Botanical Art
Exhibition, Filoli, 2014
The Presidents Award, The Beauty of Botanicals, OA Gallery, 2016
Helen Gray Garber Award, 21st Annual International, WaveHill, NY, 2018
Collections
Botanical Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens,
San Marino, CA
The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, PA
Private Collections
Work Reproduced In
The Botanical Artist: Journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists, 2010, vol. 16, no. 3,
p. 22.
The Botanical Artist: Journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists, 2013, vol. 19, no. 3,
p. 6.
Victoria Magazine, 2014, vol. 8, no 1, p. 7; vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 7 and 77; vol. 8, no. 3, p. 7; vol. 8,
no. 4, p. 7; vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 7 and 81; vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 7 and 33; vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 7 and 97.
Hue, Alumni Magazine of the Fashion Institute of Technology, 2014, vol. 7, no. 2, cover and pp.
23–25.
Colorful Edibles, A Coloring Book of the Artwork of the American Society of Botanical Artists.
American Society of Botanical Artists. Pp. 8, 12.
