Exhibitions of Botanical Art and Illustration in Australia and New Zealand - in 2019
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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 in 2019
Exhibitions are organised by the State, type of organisation and date
Dates and details of future exhibitions listed are based on past experience where there is no current live link
Past exhibitions which maintain live links to catalogues etc are listed in the archive
Dates and details of future exhibitions listed are based on past experience where there is no current live link
Past exhibitions which maintain live links to catalogues etc are listed in the archive
NEW SOUTH WALES
Exhibitions at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
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Botanica 2019 (20th anniversary)
Venue: Lion Gate Lodge Garden, The Royal Botanic Garden Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney When: Saturday 30 March - Sunday 14 April (10 am - 4 pm daily) Entry: FREE An annual exhibition - now in its 20TH YEAR - featuring work by some of the best Australian and international established and emerging botanic and natural history artists. Proceeds from all sales of original and limited-edition prints go to the artists and to Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens, helping the not-for-profit organisation to continue its support of the horticulture, conservation, scientific research and education programs within your Botanic Gardens. |
Eucalyptus youngiana by Annie Hughes, watercolour
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The 2019 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
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Dates below are "best guess" based on previous years
Venue: Maiden Theatre, Mrs Macquaries Road Sydney When: April - May 2019 Venue: The Australian PlantBank at The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan When: May – July 2019 Venue: Visitor Centre at The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah When: August – September 2019 |
Florilegium Society
There are no current plans for an exhibition by The Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney in the future that I am aware of. Their last big exhibition was at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew in 2018.
There are no current plans for an exhibition by The Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney in the future that I am aware of. Their last big exhibition was at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew in 2018.
Artists Groups
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"For The Love Of Plants"
an exhibition by the Bowral Botanic Artists Group Venue: Bowral District Art Gallery, bdasgallery.com, 1 Short Street, Bowral, NSW, Australia Dates: 19 to 30 October 2018 Hours: 10am to 4 pm daily The exhibition focuses on the ways in which botanical artists can make others really "see" plants, as well as showcasing works towards a Florilegium of Endangered Plants of the Southern Highlands. |
Plus two BIG weekends of workshops:
Workshops will run on both weekends of the exhibition, featuring prominent artists
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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
None listed at present.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha.
Floressence - Annual Exhibition of Botanical Society of Queensland
Venue: auditorium of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha.
Dates: November
Venue: auditorium of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha.
Dates: November
Exhibitions at Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
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The Art of Botanical Illustration Exhibition 2018
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 Venue: Domain House, Dallas Brooks Drive, Melbourne, VIC 3004 Dates: 13 to 28 October 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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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Nikulinsky Naturally
Venue: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (University of Western Australia) Dates: 25 May — 17 August 2019 Philippa Nikulinsky AM is a Perth-based, internationally recognised botanical and wildlife artist. Nikulinsky Naturally is a survey of her work from the 1970s to the present which provides a perspective on the unique qualities of her practice - focusing on the evolution of her working methodology and exploring the ways in which she continues to interrogate the botanical riches of the Western Australian landscape. |
Image: Philippa Nikulinsky, Mistletoe, Mulgul Station 2014 (detail), 2014, pencil & watercolour on Arches hot press paper, 100 x 68cm
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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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