Exhibitions of botanical art and illustration in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 and 2018.
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AUSTRALIA
Exhibitions of botanical and natural science art in Australia
Botanical Art Competitions in Australia - notably the Margaret Flockton Award for Botanical Illustration (and including a link to the entry requirements) International exhibitions of art by Australian Artists outside Australia |
NEW ZEALAND
Exhibitions of Botanical Art in New Zealand are listed towards the bottom of the page ARCHIVE:
PAST BOTANICAL ART EXHIBITIONS IN AUSTRALASIA You can find a listing on past exhibitions of botanical art in Australia and New Zealand on the Archive Page |
Please let me know when an exhibition is being held - see form at the end of this page
I'd love to put some images or videos of or related to art exhibitions on here
Please contact me for an address to send image and/or the link to a video.
I'd love to put some images or videos of or related to art exhibitions on here
Please contact me for an address to send image and/or the link to a video.
Banner Image: Doryanthes excelsa by Ferdinand Bauer - Plate 13 from Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae.
Exhibitions of Botanical Art in Australia
Exhibitions are organised by the State and then type of organisation.
Past exhibitions which maintain live links to catalogues etc are listed in the archive at the bottom of the page.
Past exhibitions which maintain live links to catalogues etc are listed in the archive at the bottom of the page.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Exhibitions at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
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Botanica 2018 - Symbiosis
Where: Royal Botanic Garden Sydney When: 21 April - 6 May 2018 Features work by some of the best Australian and international established and emerging botanic and natural history artists The 19th year of this annual exhibition 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 |
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The 2018 Margaret Flockton Award Exhibition
The Margaret Flockton Award commemorates the contribution Margaret Flockton made to Australian scientific botanical illustration. The exhibition focuses exclusively on contemporary scientific botanical illustration, as distinct from botanical art and attracts contributions from top botanical illustrators around the world |
Where: Maiden Theatre, Mrs Macquaries Road Sydney
When: 21 April - 6 May 2018 Where: The Australian PlantBank at The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan When: 18 May – Sunday 29 July 2018, Mon – Fri 10am – 4pm and selected weekends Where: Visitor Centre at The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah When: 11 August – Sunday 23 September 2018 daily 9.30am – 4.30pm |
Florilegium Society
There are no plans for an exhibition by The Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney in 2017 (that I can see).
Their next big exhibition will be at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew in 2018.
There are no plans for an exhibition by The Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney in 2017 (that I can see).
Their next big exhibition will be at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew in 2018.
Artists' Exhibitions
None notified at present
Please contact me - using the form at the bottom of the page
- if you know of an exhibition which should be listed on this page.
- if you know of an exhibition which should be listed on this page.
ACT - Canberra
Australian National Botanic Gardens
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The Friends Botanical Art Group - Annual Exhibition
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. The special theme for 2018 is "Threatened and Endangered Plants". Features special exhibition of eucalypt works in foyer of Visitor Centre from 23 - 31 March |
Banksia sp by Beth Roberts - scraperboard
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Other Venues
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Flora of Australia
This is Australia's contrubition to the Botanical Art Worldwide Exhibition Venue: Ainslie Arts Centre - Elouera Street, Braddon, Canberra Dates: to be announced Web Page: |
VICTORIA
Exhibitions at Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
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The Art of Botanical Illustration Exhibition is a BIENNIAL exhibition of 150+ original works of art organised by the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
The Celia Rosser Medal is awarded for botanical excellence THE NEXT EXHIBITION WILL BE IN 2018 
E. goniocalyx (bundy long-leaf box) - juvenile leaf by Kate Nolan
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Works are selected by an expert panel including an artist and a Botanist, and must meet the following criteria:
• accurate representation of the form and botany of the chosen subject • characteristics of the species or variety are adequately conveyed • representation should be an artistically pleasing, balanced and a considered work of art • subject must be identified and named accurately according to standard botanical practices • all work must have been completed within the previous two years The Friends of RBGM have been involved with the development and promotion of the work of professional and amateur botanical illustrators since 1990. The exhibitions started in 1992 as a response to the need to promote the artwork of botanical artists associated with and/or trained at the RBG Melbourne.
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Other botanical art exhibitions in Victoria
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BASA Exhibition at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Venue: Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne VIC Dates: 21 March – 25 March 2018 |
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Beckler's Botanical Bounty - The Flora of Menindie
Venue: Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat Dates: 25th February to 27th May 2018 Hours: 10am - 5pm Free Admissions (The Art Gallery of Ballarat is the oldest and largest regional art gallery in Australia.) 40 paintings, by 24 artists, have been selected from a a group of botanic artists who return each year to Menindee in outback New South Wales, Australia. These paintings are stunning representations of the plants of the Menindee area. All have been painted with scientific accuracy and many have microscopic dissections of seeds and reproductive parts of the plant.
Beckler's Botanical Beauty project: celebrates the work of Dr. Hermann Beckler, a botanical collector who was the doctor on the Victorian Exploring Expedition on its famous journey across the continent more than 150 years ago. Over eight consecutive years, twenty-six artists have visited Beckler’s collecting grounds around Menindie to locate, collect, preserve and illustrate the same 120 plants species that Beckler collected in 1860–61.Species are collected for the National Herbarium of Victoria and the New South Wales Herbarium.
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Beckler's Botanical Bounty REFERENCE:
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QUEENSLAND
Botanical Art Society of Queensland
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Floressence 2018
Venue: Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-Tha Rd, Toowong, Queensland Dates: November 2018 | Hours: 9 am—4.30 pm. 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. Framed and unframed works in a variety of media and styles are displayed and artwork and merchandise sales are available. |
Exhibitions of Botanical Art in New Zealand
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Botanical Art Society of New Zealand
Venue: Orion Powerhouse Gallery, 1 Rue Pompallier, Akaroa Dates: 2nd - 18th March A group from Christchurch specialising in exquisite & detailed botanical drawing & paintings. Botanical Artists' Exhibitions
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