Learning to Look: Nature as Teacher at The Painting Center

The Painting Center in New York City presented an exhibition titled "Learning to Look: Nature is the Teacher" in March 2011. Curated by Karen Wilkin, the show featured works by contemporary artists exploring natural observation. Participating artists included Susan Jane Walp, Catherine Murphy, and Rackstraw Downes. The exhibition highlighted how direct engagement with the natural world informs artistic practice. Works demonstrated various approaches to landscape and still life through painting and drawing. The show ran during March 2011 at The Painting Center's Chelsea location. It emphasized observational skills developed through sustained study of natural forms. The exhibition catalogued contemporary approaches to traditional artistic concerns with nature.