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A Revered Raptors Return, University of California Santa Cruz Science Notes, Science Communication Program. 2018. https://ucscsciencenotes.com/feature/a-revered-raptors-return/ 2018 Hitchcock, C.L. and A. Cronquist. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an Illustrated Manual, 2nd edition. Edited by D.E. Giblin, B.S. Legler, P.F. Zika, and R.G. Olmstead. University of Washington Press. Seattle, WA. 936 pp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abd879e1137a63c727b3e58/2839de7e-5a9d-492b-9c8d-401f7148b49a/JoanneCraigMcFeelyRoseBowlAward.png Recognition PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION 2019 The Joanna Craig-McFeely Rose Bowl (above) Awarded for true botanical piece of work Plantae Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London 2017 Gold Medal — Denver Botanic Gardens Faculty Team Submission - Royal Horticultural Society 2016 Sydney Parkinson Award — Excellence in Scientific Research & Documentation - Denver Botanic Gardens 2016 Best Portfolio — Denver Botanic Gardens Graduate Exhibition 2016 American Society of Botanical Artists — Work featured in The Botanical Artist quarterly journal 2013 PlatteForum Artist Residency — Semi-finalist 2011 Vickie Ferguson Scholarship — Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, Rocky Mountain Chapter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abd879e1137a63c727b3e58/1522621450387-XK41P7DPJXJLUHSKKQBK/Screen+Shot+2018-04-01+at+3.17.39+PM.png Recognition Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art Show - Gold Medal I am so proud to be part of the team of faculty members from the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration who were awarded a gold medal for their group submission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abd879e1137a63c727b3e58/14e02869-22bf-4579-bb0d-70ffbc12a8d5/OSGF_SketchingintheGardens.png Recognition - Make it stand out ARTIST RESIDENCIES 2021 Oak Spring Garden Foundation — Botanical Artist-in-Residence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abd879e1137a63c727b3e58/1522622150043-AG5BSZXKCZ5K23TO4SZ7/9news_DBGSBAI.png Recognition 9 News Denver reported on the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration. Here I am teaching a demo on shading in the classroom. For a link to the article, click her: http://www.9news.com/article/life/you-can-learn-to-professionally-illustrate-botanicals-at-denver-botanic-gardens-school/427350574 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abd879e1137a63c727b3e58/1522620919275-VORIS8ZTNXNF5JDNJ85U/Ricker_ASBAJournal.jpg Recognition "Certificate Bound" - Article originally appeared in The Botanical Artist quarterly journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists, used with permission of ASBA, written by Donna Miskend. To view the original article on the ASBA Website click here: LINK or visit: www.asba-art.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abd879e1137a63c727b3e58/1522620564162-GS64SYEE4RZ6YIOYF3M1/Ricker_SydneyParkinsonAward.jpg Recognition I am honored and humbled to receive the Sydney Parkinson Award and Best Portfolio in this year's graduation at the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration. (November 2017) https://www.rickerstudio.com/teaching daily 0.75 2026-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abd879e1137a63c727b3e58/3fddfee1-db07-4996-9b83-51eddd8af69e/IMG_6240.JPG Teaching 2017 GNSI CONFERENCE - OPEN STUDIO Walter Wilson College (Swannanoa, North Carolina)