Donna Torres received undergraduate and graduate degrees in painting and drawing from the University of New Mexico and Florida International University. Donna's drawings and paintings reflect her interest in shamanism and medicinal plants. Her paintings have been exhibited widely in the US and abroad. She has taught art workshops in the US, Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Nepal. Her latest solo exhibition was, Distant Wanders, Close Enchantments at the Art Gallery at Government Center, Miami in 2008. Donna is co-director of the artist collective, Tropical Botanic Artists. She teaches painting at Florida International University and botanical art at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.