Visual artist Katharine Cartwright will be showcasing a selection of botanical paintings and prints at the Rockport Public Library from April 3 to 29. Cartwright, who has lifelong passions for gardening, music, and art, has created two distinct series of paintings. One series captures the beautiful symmetry of individual vegetable plants, while the other imagines plants transforming into musical instruments.

"Cartwright’s detailed and whimsical horticultural works were selected especially to complement the Rockport Library’s 2nd Annual SEED FEST, scheduled for April 11," said the Library, in a news release.

Cartwright has been designated as the featured artist for this year’s festival.

Katharine A. Cartwright is an internationally recognized artist and art instructor, according to the news release. Her paintings are housed in more than one hundred private and corporate collections. She has received numerous awards and her work has been featured in juried exhibitions and prominent publications worldwide. In 2025, her painting Alternatives was displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. as part of an exhibition titled Art X Climate. Cartwright resides in Spruce Head with her husband, Dan Verillo.