Art Exhibits

Enjoy art inspired by both nature and the human experience of life in the world at The Green Center. Exhibits are free and open to the public throughout the year. Portions of proceeds of art exhibit sales support The Green Center's youth arts and restoration programs.

Contact us if you have nature-inspired artwork that you would like to be considered for a future exhibit in 2026. We're currently booked through 2025.

Current EXHIBIT

Leaf Bugs
Ansleigh Schmid
January 16 - February 23, 2026
Free Opening Reception: Friday, January 16 4 - 6:30PM

Artist's Statement

Leaf Bugs
Leaf Bugs is a collection of painted and collaged artworks, depicting insects and arthropods, each based on a leaf or flower I collected and pressed.
Each creature begins with a walk outside, usually in autumn, collecting leaves (and some summertime flowers from my garden). I put them in a book, forget about them for a few weeks, and when the leaf is dry, I glue it to a page and look. I look for details that remind me of the forms, colors, and patterns of insects or arthropods, and that is what I paint. I reference field guides, centuries-old etched plates and illustrations, photographs, and real specimens to create each artwork.
These bugs are both real and imagined. A yellow maple leaf with several black disease spots perfectly matches the dots of a ladybug or an orange spotted fruit chafer beetle. The midrib of a willow leaf reminds me of a dragonfly’s abdomen, and the helicopter seeds of a maple tree remind me of their wings. I imagine the rest of the dragonfly myself, without a specific species in mind.
I love to look at bugs. I love the delicate details of spiders and the glow of a scorpion under UV light. I love leaves and flowers, and this collection of works is my love letter to biomimicry and the infinite creativity of all the bugs and plants in our world. They are worth observing, and each detail is worth saving.

Artist's Bio


Ansleigh Schmid
Ansleigh graduated with a BFA in art from the University of Michigan in 2021. She now continues to learn and experiment in her personal and professional practices as a St Louis transplant. When she is not working her day job as a designer, she can be found in her studio making, reading about bugs, snuggling her two dogs, or enjoying the plants in her home and garden. 

Upcoming EXHIBIT

Artist's Bio

Joe and Roxie Randolph
Joe and Roxie have always had a love for the arts, whether designing, creating, or teaching. 

“Versatility”
exhibit by
Joe & Roxie Randolph
March 13 - April 20
Free Opening:
Friday, March 13

Come celebrate the artistic talent of this dynamic duo. Joe’s Art and Roxie’s Quilts will fill the space with decades of love and creativity.

Past Exhibits