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- ↑ "ASBA Strategic Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "13th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition 2010" . Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "17th International ASBA Botanical Art Exhibition Opens at the NY Hort" . Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Exhibitions by the American Society of Botanical Artists" . Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "21st Annual International Exhibition — American Society of Botanical Artists" . Retrieved 20 February 2018.
