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 Bonner County, Idaho.
Solo Exhibitions
Inland Northwest Wild, Coeur d’Alene Visitors Center, CDA, ID April-June 2025
Get to Know Your Wild Neighbors, East Bonner Library, Sandpoint, ID Summer 2025
Bears!, Coeur d’Alene Visitors Center, CDA, ID April 2024
Wild Mustangs, The Max, Spokane, WA April 2023
Nature Around Us, The Max, Spokane, WA October 2022
Our Wild Neighbors, Springhill Suites, Coeur d’Alene, ID Aug – Oct 2022
Wildlife of our National Parks, Gallery 338, Villa Park, IL July – August 2020
Connections to Nature. Limestone Gallery, Batavia, IL May 2020
The World Around Us. CBS Art Space, Naperville, IL January – April 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
Natural Focus. Liberty Gallery, Spokane, WA, July 2025
Terrain 15. Terrain Gallery, Spokane, WA, October 2024
Miniature Masterpieces. Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery, Sandpoint, ID, July 2024
Art Uplifts. Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, Post Falls, ID, June 2024
Art Walk. Burlwood Dreams, Sandpoint, ID, May 2024
Winter Mosaics. Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery, Sandpoint, ID, Jan 2024
Art Walk. Burlwood Dreams, Sandpoint, ID, May 2023
Unwrap the Creative. Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID Nov – Dec 2022
Capturing Nature. Tallgrass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL Jan – Feb 2022
Macro Nature. Mayslake Nature Gallery, Oakbrook, IL Sept – Dec 2021
Pollinators in Action Mayslake Gallery Hall, Oakbrook, IL May 2021
Nature Photography Show Morton Arboretum Cudahy Gallery, Lisle, IL April 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
Dream, Imagine, See. Arts in Bartlett, Bartlett, IL May-August 2019
Morton Arboretum Nature Photography Show. Cudahy Gallery, Lisle, IL April 2019
Interviews/Publications
Seasons of the 208 Intricate Autumn photography, Fall 2025
Pets N Pals – “Coyotes Are Quietly Solving Ten Problems”, June 2025
The Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon. “Climate’s Toll: Birds on the Brink”, March 2025
Idaho Magazine Eye to Eye article and photography August 2024
Spokesman-Review artist profile May 2024
US Times Post Article, March 2024
Images featured throughout the Wildlife Illinois Website and the USFWS Turnbull Wildlife Refuge website
Western Confluence University of Wyoming Ruckelshaus Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, October 2023
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 Members’ 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
The FOCUS nature photography newsletter. Regularly featured in the Adventures column.
Contributor to Outdoor Illinois Wildlife Journal
Awards/Achievements
West Chicago, IL Summer Art Banner featured artist 2021, 2022
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
Images licensed by prominent artists for derivative works