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Artistic Endeavour: Contemporary botanical artists’ response to the legacy of Banks, Solander and Parkinson

The Botanical Artists’ Society of Queensland

22 April to 29 May 2021

Artistic Endeavour: Contemporary botanical artists' response to the legacy of Banks, Solander and Parkinson marks the 250th anniversary of the HMB Endeavour's voyage along the east coast of Australia. Scientists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, together with illustrator Sydney Parkinson, gathered and recorded many "... curious plants [they] met with on shore".

Showcasing new works by members of the Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland, the exhibition is an innovative exploration of the artistic, scientific, environmental and cultural significance of this chapter in Queensland's botanical heritage.

Curators: Beth Jackson and Dr Nita C Lester.

Artists: Gillian Alfredson; Catherin Bull; Edwin Butler; Robyn Douglas; Naomi Florence; Sandra Ford; Jennifer Foster-Hamilton; Maria del Carmen (K-le) Gomez Cabrera; Julia Hancock; Anne Hayes; Cassandra Hodgins; Tanya Hoolihan; Beverley J Irwin; Florence Joly; Dianne Lois Kelly; Nita C Lester; Dorothee Nijgh de Sampayo Garrido; Minjung Oh; Ann Phillips; Colin Price; Pauline Putland; Eva Richards; Beryl Robertson; Inger Rowe; Louise Saunders; Ann Schinkel; Liz Showniruk; Marcelle Stirling; Kay Sulivan; Ellen Terrell; Penny Watson; Lindsay Watts; Gwenda White

Artistic Endeavour is an initiative of the Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland in partnership with Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program; the Queensland Government through the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments; and the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Moreton Bay Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. Proudly supported by Moreton Bay Regional Council and sponsored by IAS Fine Art Logistics and Winsor & Newton.

Image: Anne Hayes, Banksia serrata, old man banksia, gabiirr (Guugu Yimithirr), 2017. Watercolour on paper, 63 x 45 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

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Hopescapes

Sue Hamlet

15 April to 22 May 2021

Emerging Warwick painter Sue Hamlet works on large canvases creating stories with themes of rain, flow, flourishing, revival of landscape, connection to nature and connection to meaning. Birds feature in her paintings as symbols of hope and tellers of story, an influence from daily bird watching. Sue holds fast to the underpinning belief that the art should uplift - herself and others. 

Image: Feathered Flow Sue Hamlet 2021 Acrylic and mixed media on canvas