Botanica 2012 Exhibition

The Masters & Moore. A spectacular exhibition of contemporary botanical art display in the historic Maiden Theatre and Moore Room in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, including 10 Gold Medal winners from the Royal Horticultural Society Exhibitions in London.

Botanica is acknowledged as one of Australia’s leading botanical art exhibitions where many of the invited artists are highly regarded, both nationally and internationally.

All works are for sale (including a selection of unframed originals, prints and limited edition prints).

Friends of the Botanic Gardens is proud to have been involved since 1999 with the development and promotion of the work of professional and amateur botanical illustrators and artists, this Botanica being its twelfth exhibition.

In this exhibition there are 159 framed paintings selected from over 250 submitted. They represent the work of 86 artists from all states of Australia. The works were selected on the following basis: that they should accurately represent the form and botany of the chosen subject; they should adequately convey the characteristics of the species or variety; and they should be artistically pleasing, balanced and considered works of art. They must also be identified and named accurately according to standard botanical practices.

The final collection on display offered an outstanding opportunity to acquire works by talented emerging artists as well as those by artists with well-established national and international reputations. For some artists this was the first time they have exhibited at a major exhibition. We were delighted to be able to offer so many artists this opportunity to display their work.

Exhibition details

Please note that the exhibition is open all days over the Easter break.

When: 31 March - 22 April 2012, open daily 10 am - 4 pm
Where: Maiden Theatre & Moore Room, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney - see map below.
Cost: Entry is free