The Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens, who manage the Geelong School of Botanical Art, are pleased to present the 7th biennial ‘Inspired by Nature’ exhibition at which over 70 artworks by 21 students and their tutors will be featured.
This ‘Inspired by Nature 7’ exhibition will be held at the Exhibition Gallery, Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Western Beach Road, Geelong, from 5th March to 1st April 2022, Tuesdays - Saturday, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Many of the artists have received numerous awards and are represented in botanical art collections both nationally and internationally. We also have many beginner artists who will also be featured.
Of note are the works by Amanda Ahmed, Amanda Blake Sutterby, Deborah Chirnside, Rosemary Donnelly, Craig Lidgerwood, and John Pastoriza-Piñol. John Pastoriza-Piñol, Amanda Ahmed and Craig Lidgerwood are also tutors for the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
Of particular interest is the bibliography of John Pastoriza-Piñol, who also tutors in the USA, and elsewhere overseas. His artworks are included in the both the ‘Highgrove Florilegium’ and ‘Transylvania Florilegium’, projects created under the aegis of the H.R.H Prince of Wales’ Charitable Foundation. John, Rosemary and Deborah have all exhibited their work and /or contributed to the prestigious collection at the Hunt Library - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA.
For more information contact:
http://www.friendsgbg.org.au
Judy Lavery, GSBA Convenor 0417 427 486
Denise Feldman, FGBG President 0407 833 266
Tracey Tilbury, FGBG Administration Officer 5222 6053
