Artistic Endeavour

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 nationally touring exhibition explores the artistic, scientific, environmental and cultural significance of this chapter in Queensland’s botanical heritage.

Co-curated by 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 Irwin, Florence Joly, Diane 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 Sullivan, Ellen Terrell, Penny Watson, Lindsay Watts, Gwenda White.

client

Botanical Artists’ Society of Queensland and Museums & Galleries Queensland

photography

courtesy the artists