Botanical Life

Botanical Life celebrates the diversity and intricate beauty of plant life represented in art and botanical illustrations. The exhibition includes pieces from the LRG Collection, ranging from prints incorporating Australian flora within still life arrangements, to photographs where flowers appear as symbolic elements of identity, and to a selection of delicate glass objects expressing the fragility, complexity, and wonders of the natural environment.

Featuring alongside the collection pieces are botanical illustrations by Henry Tisdall, who as an amateur botanist, identified and illustrated Gippsland wildflowers and fungi. A series of his illustrations is held at LRG on long term loan from Moe Historical Society.

As a continuation of the tradition, visitors will also have the opportunity to create their own botanical drawing with reference images and provided materials.