Past Botanical Art Exhibitions at Museums, Art Galleries & Botanic Gardens
The archive of Exhibitions is organised by (1) Country (2) State (3) importance (4) date.
You can see CURRENT exhibitions of botanical art in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 on the main page.
You can see CURRENT exhibitions of botanical art in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 on the main page.
INTERNATIONAL - ARCHIVE
EXHIBITIONS OF AUSTRALASIAN BOTANICAL ART OUTSIDE AUSTRALASIA
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'Down Under:
Contemporary Botanical Artists from Australia and New Zealand in the Shirley Sherwood Collection' Venue: Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art Date: 2009 An exhibition of contemporary botanical art by exceptional Australian and New Zealand artists at the in 2009. This is my review of the exhibition Exhibition review: Contemporary Australasian Botanical Artists Note: Down Under II takes place 31 March to 16 September 2018 |
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AUSTRALIA - ARCHIVE
NEW SOUTH WALES
Exhibitions at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney are deleted from the website as soon as they are over.
Exhibitions at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney are deleted from the website as soon as they are over.
- There is no archive of exhibitions held.
- Those listed below are ones where there is a visual image associated with the exhibition.
The Florilegium Society of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney - Past Exhibitions
Above (left to right):
Annie Hughes, Banksia integrifolia (Coast Banksia) © Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Jenny Phillips, Magnolia grandiflora (Bull Bay Magnolia) © Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
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Florilegium: Sydney’s painted garden
Venue: Sydney Living Museums at the Museum of Sydney Dates: 30 July to 30 October 2016. Paintings in this exhibition have been gifted by the Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney to the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. They include paintings of the most significant plants in the current collection of living plants. The exhibition also explores the role of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and its influence on the private gardens, public parks and landscapes of New South Wales in the last 200 years - between 1816 and 2016 A book has been published about the paintings in the Florilegium and the exhibition. Each of the 87 full-colour plates of a plant is complemented by its botanical description and text relating to its historical significance. It also describes the plants’ role in the 200 year history of the Trust’s three Botanic Gardens. |
The book is available from the Botanic Garden and good bookstores. Enquiries to: gil@florilegium.com.au or Gil Teague 61 (0)2 9571 8222
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Flora - Past Exhibitions by the Botanical Art Society of Australia
- at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and other venues
"Flora" is is the Annual Exhibition by members of the Botanical Society of Australia - generally held around August-September.
It includes both botanical art and illustration in a variety of mediums. Admission is free and all works are for sale.
Links in the Annual Exhibitions below go to the BASA website where each has a page with details of entries, award winners and images of the events
It includes both botanical art and illustration in a variety of mediums. Admission is free and all works are for sale.
Links in the Annual Exhibitions below go to the BASA website where each has a page with details of entries, award winners and images of the events
Flora 2020: ONLINE
This was the first BASA exhibition to be held online as it was not possible to hold an in-person exhibition due to COVID restrictions. Entries were received from 54 artists to show 104 original works which could be framed or unframed.
(Images to be posted)
This was the first BASA exhibition to be held online as it was not possible to hold an in-person exhibition due to COVID restrictions. Entries were received from 54 artists to show 104 original works which could be framed or unframed.
(Images to be posted)
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Flora 2019: The Art and Science of the Plant
Venue: The Art Space on The Concourse, Chatswood NSW Dates: 28th August - 8th September 2019 Entries were received from 57 artists entering 90 framed works, 17 unframed, 37 prints and 402 cards |
image relates to a PAST EXHIBITION
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Flora 2017: The Art and Science of the Plant
Where: the Palm House, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney When: 30 August – 12 September 2017 |
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Flora 2016: The Art and Science of the Plant
Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney NSW 2000 27 July - 7 August 2016 61 BASA members exhibited 117 framed works, 10 unframed works and 81 high quality prints 
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FLORA: The Art and Science of the Plant
Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia 14-22 July 2015 
Flyer for 2015 Annual Exhibition by the Botanical Art Society of Australia
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Flora 2014 at the Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Flora 2012 at the Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Flora 2012 at the Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Botanica - Past Exhibitions at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
'Botanica' is the annual contemporary botanical art exhibition by the Foundation & Friends' of the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney.
- It features Australia’s finest botanical and natural science artists.
- Works are for sale with proceeds being split between the artists and the Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens.
- It's always held at the Lion Gate Lodge, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney - generally during April / May
- Albums of the artwork on display can be found on the Foundation and Friends Flickr page. Links to the relevant album are show beneath each title
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Botanica 2020
Venue: Lion Gate Lodge Garden, The Royal Botanic Garden Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney When: April 2020 |
Eucalyptus youngiana by Annie Hughes, watercolour
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Botanica 2019: Celebration
The 20th Anniversary Exhibition REFERENCE: |
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Botanica: Symbiosis
The 19th year of this annual exhibition (in 2018) has invited Australian and international botanic and natural history artists to reflect on the theme of the symbiotic relationships some plants have with other plants and animals REFERENCE:
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Botanica in Sickness and Health
(The link is to the Flickr album of artwork in the exhibition) The focus in 2017 was on the many ways we use plants for medicines, oxygen, poisons, fragrances, in celebrations etc. REFERENCE:
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Compilation of images from the exhibition on Flickr
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Botanica 2016 - Botanica at Farm Cove
This exhibition focuses on the bicentennial year of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and the establishment of the first farm which provided the foundation site and plantings of the Gardens and Domain. The exhibition included:
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Compilation of images on Flickr
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Botanica 2015 - The Birds and the Bees
The focus in 2015 was on the complex relationship between plants and their pollinators.
The focus in 2015 was on the complex relationship between plants and their pollinators.
- Lagoons Gallery, Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens, 9 Lagoon Street, West Mackay QLD 4740 - 2 September 2015 - 25 October 2015
- This is a link to a Flickr Album of artworks in the exhibition - this includes 96 photos of watermarked images of botanical art
The drawing in the video below depicts an Australian Gymea Lily as well as several Eastern Spinebills.
The original drawing was created for the 2015 Botanica award held at the Sydney Botanic Gardens and is life-sized.
The original drawing was created for the 2015 Botanica award held at the Sydney Botanic Gardens and is life-sized.
Past exhibitions at the Museum of Sydney
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"The Artist & the Botanical Collector: the Lost Works of Lovegrove & Bäuerlen"
Venue: Museum of Sydney Dates: 13 August 2016 until 20 November 2016. The exhibition explores the partnership between
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Kennedia prostrata, watercolour by Gertrude Lovegrove, c1891
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OTHER EXHIBITIONS
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Mangroves of Australia: Living On The Edge
Over half of the world’s mangrove species found in Australia. This is an exhibition of 20 original watercolour illustrations of Australia’s mangroves by Deirdre Bean GM. For the last seven years she has worked with Dr Norm Duke so she can explore and study Australia’s mangrove species and then produce illustrations of them. Mangroves are plants that are adpated to live in saline water. They only inhabit tropical and warm temperate coastal and estuarine intertidal zones. Deirdre is a PhD candidate in Natural History Illustration at the University of Newcastle. Her research title is ‘Australia’s mangroves: a plant community facing an uncertain future’. |
When: Monday 6 March – Friday 9 June 2017 | 9.30am – 4.30pm
Where: Red Box Gallery, National Herbarium of NSW Cost: Free |
VICTORIA
'The Art of Botanical Illustration' - Past Exhibitions - at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne
Links to details of some past exhibitions held at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne are maintained on the website of the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
There is also an archive of past 'Art of Botanical Illustration' Exhibitions via the catalogues (see below)
There is also an archive of past 'Art of Botanical Illustration' Exhibitions via the catalogues (see below)
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The Art of Botanical Illustration: A new direction
Dates: October 15, 2016 – October 30, 2016 (daily) Hours: 10 am to 4 pm Venue: Domain House Gallery, Dallas Brooks Drive, Melbourne 3004 (see Map of the Gardens) Entry open to members of Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Deadline for entries: 26th August 2016 Pollinators will be accepted, but only if they play a minor role in the painting. |
The Art of Botanical Illustration Exhibition
2014: The Art of Botanical Illustration 2014 Exhibition
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DOWNLOAD catalogues (as Adobe PDF files) of previous "The Art of Botanical Illustration" (TABI) exhibitions at RBG Melbourne. The catalogues include images and details of the size and media used and the price plus details of the artists. They can be downloaded for free. Artwork is by botanical artists and illustrators from from around Australia and overseas
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The Illustrated Garden Project
Works are selected from each exhibition for inclusion in the the Friends’ Illustrated Garden Collection.
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Other Past Exhibitions at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne and/or University of Melbourne
Venue: Noel Shaw Gallery, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne
Venue: the Domain House Gallery, Dallas Brooks Drive, Melb 3004
- 2015: From Botanical Illustrations to Research: Watercolours from the University of Melbourne Herbarium. 27 March - 28 June 2015. The website includes a slideshow of images on display
Venue: the Domain House Gallery, Dallas Brooks Drive, Melb 3004
- 2013: From the Forest to the Foreshore Natural History: Fungi, Ferns and their Allies 5-20 October 2013
- 2011: The Eternal Order in Nature: The Science of Botanical Illustration 18 July to 7 August 2011. This coincided with The XVIII International Botanical Congress held in Melbourne, Australian from 23 -30 July 2011 (The link is to mali Moir's website which is the only visual record of this exhibition online)
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
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The Society of Botanical Artists in Australia has exhibited at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show on a regular basis. There are no awards for botanical art at this show - by the show.
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The links below provide access to images of past exhibitions by BASA at the show.
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QUEENSLAND
Botanical Art Society of QueenslandFloressence 2018
Floressence 2017 Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland Where: Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-Tha Rd, Toowong, Queensland When: November Hours: 9 am—4.30 pm. Closing 1 pm Monday The Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland hold their annual exhibition Floressence in November, in the auditorium of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. Artwork and associated merchandise for sale. |
Previous Exhibitions
Exhibitions have been held at a variety of galleries outside Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. These focus on a particular historical or botanical perspective of plants. |
ACT
Canberra Botanical
Flora of Australia
This is Australia's contrubition to the Botanical Art Worldwide Exhibition
Venue: Ainslie Arts Centre - Elouera Street, Braddon, Canberra
Dates: May 18 - May 27, 2018
Web Page: https://www.botanicalartworldwide.info/australia/
This is Australia's contrubition to the Botanical Art Worldwide Exhibition
Venue: Ainslie Arts Centre - Elouera Street, Braddon, Canberra
Dates: May 18 - May 27, 2018
Web Page: https://www.botanicalartworldwide.info/australia/
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The Friends Botanical Art Group - Annual Exhibition
The special theme for 2018 is "Threatened and Endangered Plants". Where: Visitors Gallery, Australian National Botanic Gardens When: 17th March to Sunday 15th April. Comprises work using a variety of mediums including watercolour, coloured pencil, graphite and scraperboard. All artwork exhibited will portray native Australian plants, many of which can be found in the Gardens. |
Banksia sp by Beth Roberts - scraperboard
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Canberra Botanical 2016 exhibition
Dates: 14 September to 9 October 2016 Venue: Nishi Gallery 17 Kendall Lane, off Edinburgh Ave Acton A.C.T. Terms & Conditions of Entry are available online. Entries to Canberra Botanical are via the on-line form Deadline for entries - Friday 8 August 2016 |
Previous exhibitions
Note Site appears to be down for maintenance Jan 2017 |
NEW ZEALAND - ARCHIVE
Exhibitions by The Botanical Art Society of New Zealand
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Exhibitions of paintings by botanical artists in New Zealand
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