Rosalie Haizlett is an illustrator and author whose work celebrates the hidden wonders of the natural world. Haizlett has been an artist-in-residence at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with the National Audubon Society, and at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. In 2022, she was awarded the Eckelberry Fellowship for distinguished wildlife illustrators. Her clients include Smithsonian, Patagonia, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and USA Today. Rosalie also teaches workshops in person and online, and so far she has taught more than 60,000 students how to paint the natural world as a Top Teacher on Skillshare. The author and illustrator of Watercolor in Nature (Page Street Publishing, 2021) and the newly published book, Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains (Mountaineers Books, 2024), she lives on the edge of Monongahela National Forest in Elkins, West Virginia.
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IN A NUTSHELL
Rosalie Haizlett Illustration
Rosalie's work is based in the wild and wonderful mountains of West Virginia. Through her art, she shares her appreciation for the natural world by creating vibrant watercolor art prints, illustrated nature books and online classes to help others connect to their own surroundings using their creativity.
Artist residencies & awards
2024 Solo Exhibition — Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences
2024 Solo Exhibition — Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History
2023 Artist-in-Residence — Wildacres Environmental Artist & Writer Residency
2023 Artist-in-Residence — Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History
2022 Eckelberry Fellow — Drexel Academy of Natural Sciences
2021 Artist-in-Residence — Desert National Wildlife Refuge
2019 Artist-in-Residence — National Audubon Society at Hog Island, ME
2019 Artist-in-Residence — New River Gorge Creative Residency
2018 Artist-in-Residence — Great Smoky Mountains National Park
2017 Emerging Artist Fellow — Tamarack Foundation for the Arts
Press
Illustrating Appalachia's Wildlife and our Song of the Week - NPR, West Virginia Morning
A Peek at the Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountians - Orion Magazine
Watercolors in 'Tiny Worlds' Explore Flora & Fauna in Appalachia - City Cast Pittsburgh
Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains - WSAZ News
The Big Breakthrough Power of Small Focus - Creative Pep Talk Podcast
Appreciating Everyday Wonders–And One Big Trip - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tiny Worlds of the Appalachians - Foxfire Podcast
Homegrown Art - Highland Outdoors Magazine
Paint Along With Rosalie Haizlett – Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine
Where Conservation and Art Intersect – West Virginia Living Magazine
Truly Environmental Art – ArtsHelp
Ecology and Creativity, Isolation and Comradery – Audubon
Meet the 2021 Artist in Residence – U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Ginseng: The Manroot That Has Shaped Mankind – Smithsonian Folklife