Artist in Residence
The Idaho Conservation League’s Artist in Residence program explores the nexus of art and nature. Launched in 2013, the program shares the beauty of the places we work to protect and tells stories of Idaho in creative new ways.
ICL's 2024 Artist in Residence
Taelyn Baiza
Taelyn Baiza is a 2024 graduate of Boise High School with a special interest in nature and wildlife illustration. She started creating drawings focusing on biodiversity and the importance of healthy ecosystems during the pandemic and has since gone on to sell her art as cards, puzzles, and prints at regional stores and artisan fairs. She enjoys working with a variety of mediums, including colored pencil, pen and ink, woodburning, markers, and oil paint. Taelyn’s art has been featured in the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) publication, by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Advocates for the West environmental law firm, and in the Honor: People and Salmon juried art exhibit. Taelyn continues working on new creative projects and hopes her nature artwork helps to remind us of the importance and beauty of our natural world.
Special thanks to the 2024 AiR selection tier-one committee (Mitch Cutter, Lana Weber, Naomi Clayton, Erin Pardi, Kyla Smith, Jeff Abrams) and final selection committee (Diana Burrell, Abby Urbanek, Mary Beth Whitaker)
Thanks to our 2020 Artist in Residence, Andy Sewell.
Previous Artists in Residence
2020 — Andy Sewell
2019 — Carl Rowe
2018 — Jessica L. Bryant
2017 — Linda Lantzy
2016 — Josh Udesen
2015 — Peter Lovera
2013-2014 — Rachel Teannalach
