Exploring Nature
Nature and Wildlife Photography by Sheila Newenham
Creating images and stories that connect people with nature by capturing the essence of North American wildlife and wild places. Based out of Northern Illinois.
Solo Exhibitions
Wildlife of our National Parks, Gallery 338, Villa Park, IL July 11 – August 8, 2020
Connections to Nature. Limestone Gallery, Batavia, IL May 1 – 31, 2020
The World Around Us. CBS Art Space, Naperville, IL January 23 – April 30, 2020
Arts & Drafts. Riverlands Brewing, St. Charles, IL January 2020
Exploring Nature. Bartlett Village Hall, Bartlett, IL Nov – Dec 2019
Northwoods Life. Cumberland Cabins, Cumberland, WI Summer 2019
Group Shows
Macro Nature. Mayslake Nature Gallery, Oakbrook, IL Sept-Dec 2021
Year 7 Exhibition. Side Street Studios, Elgin, IL March-April 2020
Winter Art Show. Gallery 125, Sugar Grove, IL Dec 2019 – February 2020
Fall Theme. Caffe DiModa, Lisle, IL Nov 2019-Jan 2020
My Backyard. Mayslake Nature Gallery, Oakbrook, IL Oct-Dec 2019
Rotating Exhibit. The Corner House Gallery, Lombard, IL June-Dec 2019
Vicinity. Norris Art Gallery, St. Charles, IL Sept-Oct 2019
Capturing Nature. Bloomingdale History Museum, Bloomingdale, IL Sept-Oct 2019
Abstracts & Intimate Landscapes. Mayslake Nature Gallery, Oakbrook, IL Aug-Oct 2019
Dream, Imagine, See. Arts in Bartlett, Bartlett, IL May-August 2019
Macro and Close-Up Photography. Mayslake Nature Gallery, Oakbrook, IL May-July 2019
Morton Arboretum Nature Photography Show. Cudahy Gallery, Lisle April 2019
Arts in Bartlett Member’s Show. Bartlett Village Hall Gallery, Bartlett, IL April 2019
A Paler Shade of White. Arts in Bartlett, Bartlett, IL Feb-Apr 2019
Fall Colors. Mayslake Nature Gallery, Oakbrook, IL Sept-Dec 2018
Nature. Mayslake Gallery Hall, Oakbrook, IL Sept-Nov 2018
Grand Landscapes. Mayslake Nature Gallery, Oakbrook, IL July-Sept 2018
Illinois Bicentennial Exhibit. Mayslake Gallery Hall, Oakbrook, IL July-Aug 2018
The Art of Pollinators. Mayslake Gallery Hall, Oakbrook, IL May 2018
Interviews/Publications
Art Beat Artist Spotlight by Lynne Kornecki 2021
Illinois Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations 2021-2022
Exploration Interview on the Unleashed (at work & home) Podcast by Colleen Pelar
Catching Nature by Deb Humiston interview
Daily Herald article by Scott Morgan. Featured photograph for Arts in Bartlett Member’s Show article
Chicago Tribune by Sara Clarkson. Featured photograph for Illinois’ Bicentennial Exhibit article.
Fox Valley Wildlife Center Calendar cover 2021
North Pacific Research Board Calendar 2020
Images featured throughout the Wildlife Illinois Website
Images featured on the Morton Arboretum Photographic Society website
The FOCUS nature photography newsletter. Regularly featured in the Adventures column.
Contributor to Outdoor Illinois Wildlife Journal
Awards/Achievements
Fox Valley Wildlife Center Photography Contest – Grand Prize 2020
Photographic Society of America Council’s Challenge – Honors 2020
Waubonsie State Park – Artist in Residence November 2019
Wayne-DuPage Hunt Official Photographer, Wayne, IL 2019, 2020, 2021
Illinois Bicentennial Exhibit – People’s Choice Award
International Glennie Nature Salon – Acceptance
Photographic Society of America – Honorable Mention
Chicago Area Camera Clubs Association – Various Awards
Images licensed by prominent artists for derivative works