Art In The Garden
Myall Park Botanic Garden Art Gallery was built in 1995 to provide a safe haven for all of Dorothy Gordon’s original wildflower botanical watercolours. The Gallery houses this permanent collection as well as temporary exhibitions with an environmental focus. Art and science go hand in hand so visit each location and enjoy the environment through the eyes of the artist. Art in the Garden also includes sculptures, the Gallery wall mural, painted tiles by local children [Enchanted Pathway] and musical instruments. In 2023 a new labyrinth was added to the Garden art collection. Here are a few of the treasures to be found in the Garden.
Below are two examples of Dorothy Gordon’s paintings. Copies are available in A4 size, framed or unframed, and in card size with envelope. Alternatively a book containing copies of all 48 paintings is also available.
The Gallery is a wonderful space in which to exhibit art works and in 2024 we are installing a new lighting system which will give greater brightness and flexibility to the lighting of the art works. The Myall Park Botanic Garden Gallery is available to hire for functions and events, and its surrounding gardens and facilities are the main activity hub during Myall Park Botanic Garden’s annual Spring Day in August each year. Contact us to learn more.
Exhibitions and Workshops
A variety of walks take you through a number of the planted areas of the Garden. Easy walking and all on level ground. Car parks are at the beginning of each walk. Each car park has information brochures for that walk in a logbox. All brochures are also available at the Garden Office.
Showcases numerous plantings from the early 1940s. Dave Gordon began planting his dream botanic garden right here in 1942 and it was revamped and celebrated in 2021 to celebrate the 80th year of planting at the Garden.
“Art in The Garden” exhibition Glenmorgan Art Group August 28th to mid October 2022
“A Walk in the Park” Photographs taken at the Garden over the past thirteen years by photographers David and Theresa King – June to August 2022
August 4th to October 1st 2019 – ‘Anything Goes‘ exhibition Glenmorgan Art Group
July 20 to October 5, 2016 – ‘Offshoots‘ exhibition – botanical art – both traditional and innovative. See the below botanical Art by Julie McEnerny.
November – December 2015 – Botanical art – Dr Nita C Lester
June 2014- Local Photographers Exhibition.
June 2013- ‘A Passion for Eucalypts’ by Marcelle Stirling.
May 2013 – Photography Exhibition by Scott Bridle
To be announced.
September 2022 – ‘Nature Journaling’ by Dr Paula Peters
September 2022 Bird Tours by David and Theresa King
July 2013 – ‘Introduction to floral drawing’ by Tanya Scharaschkin
Our Art
An Art Trail brochure was developed in 2023 to facilitate the discovery of these unique artworks whilst visiting the garden. Ask to borrow a copy of the brochure from the office for your exploration of Art in the Garden. Many people who have been involved with the Garden have been artists and so slowly, over the years, art pieces have been created and are permanently on display at the Garden. For visitors who are not birders or botanists or historians or night sky enthusiasts, they can enjoy thirteen different art pieces found in various places in the Garden, with a brochure to explain the when, why and by whom. See the below detail on some of the park’s artworks.
The Art Gallery at the Garden entry is dedicated to Dorothy Gordon and displays her beautiful water colour paintings of favourite wildflowers grown in the Garden. As part of the Gallery you will find a leadlight window inspired by the three hybrid grevilleas and the blue faced honeyeater.
Adorning the front wall of the Gallery is the spectacular ‘Cyberflora’ mural which was a collaborative effort by many local artists and five from other parts of the world who sent digital images for the local artists to paint. The lower section of the picture below shows the digital image while the upper section is the final work. It took four years to complete.
The Wedge-tailed eagle sits high on a wooden stand and will be spotted by those who drive slowly around the Garden Circuit.
The students from local schools participated in workshops and painted tiles which have formed pathways in several parts of the Garden.
Dave Gordon’s grand daughter, Jenny Cameron, designed two large metal panels when the entry grid was being planned. Her husband, Andy Cameron, laser cut the panels and they create a ‘sense of arrival’ as they welcome all visitors at the Garden entry. Similar panels, also created by Andy, can be found elsewhere in the Garden.
The most recently created art work at the Garden is the labyrinth, found close to the Gallery and the car park. Local school students participated as did the Dalby Potters Club.
