The York Botanic Art Prize is a collaboration between the York branch of the Wildflower Society of WA and Gallery 152. The $7500 first prize was sponsored by the Wildflower Society of Western Australia, with the aim of inspiring and encouraging interest and engagement with WA's extraordinary wildflowers. First prize was awarded to Kirsten Hudson pictured with the Hon Darren West MLC with her entry, Requiem (Kalyakoorl). Said the judges: "As the inaugural winner of the York Botanic Art Prize, Kirsten Hudson's work Requiem (Kalyakoorl) impressed on so many levels. At a time when many of us are turning our work and interests towards the local, this four minute film perfectly encapsulates how creativity can be utilised to investigate matters of profound complexity. By examining the full life cycle of a planting of everlastings in her backyard, this iconic WA species has become the perfect portal through which both art and science are embraced – the hallmarks of all great botanic art. Where this work expands the genre however, is that it has employed time as a medium, and evolution across deep time is a distinctive characteristic of Western Australian ecosystems with some of the oldest flowering plant lineages on earth. By planting strips of 16 mm film along with Western Australian everlasting seeds, the artist has set up a symbiotic relationship between the two, and the film stock has acquired a striking amount of detail that takes us inside the hidden processes of growth and decay of these plants and exposes the hidden world of soil organisms. Not only has the work captured the minutiae that is so important in botanical science, but the ground-breaking methodology makes it a striking example of contemporary art practice." judges; Gregory Pryor, Helen Turner, Professor Kingsley Dixon and Angela Stewart. The award for the $500 People's Choice was shared by Elizabeth Edmonds for 'Modong Weathered by Elements' and Jason McDonald (details pictured here). 
Announcing YBAP 2020 joint people’s choice winners Elizabeth Edmonds and Jason McDonald. Congratulations Elizabeth and Jason. Exhibition runs until Jan 24 2021. #botanicalart #botanical #art #exhibition #thingstodoinwesternaustralia #supportartists 
There’s still time to see the inaugural York Botanic Art Prize exhibition - due to overwhelming visitor numbers it’s extended until January 24 2021! Open daily 10am – 3pm 📷 Louise Coghill #artprize #contemporaryart #australianart #wildflowers #sculpture #drawing #printmaking #objectdesign #fibreart #stitch #ceramics #painting #textile #photography #artprize2020 #yorkbotanicartprize #daytrip #coffee #exhibition 
“The Wandoo tree detail of a large scale watercolour a finalist for the York Botanic Art Prize”. repost from @jodarvall #gallery152 #YBAP #yorkbotanicartprize2020 #waflora #endangeredspecies #flora #botanicalart #australianflora #australianplants #australianmade #painting #artprize2020 #yorkbotanicartprize #daytrip #coffee #exhibition 
Gallery 152 open daily 10am-3pm Currently showing finalists from the inaugural York Botanic Art Prize. Western Australia is renowned worldwide for its incredible diversity of plant life, with some of the richest biodiversity on the planet. Many are endemic to this land. The York Botanic Art Prize aims to celebrate this abundance of unique flora and highlight the importance of its conservation. exhibition November 2, 2020 – January 3, 2021 The award was judged by Professor Kingsley Dixon, Helen Turner, Gregory Pryor and Angela Stewart 📸 credit: installation shots by Louise Coghill 📷 Photos of individual artworks supplied by artists 1: Hilary Buckland, Jenni Vacca, Christophe Canato 2: Hilary Buckland 3: Christophe Canato 4: Kate Campbell-Pope, Sujora Conrad 5: Sujora Conrad 6: Jason McDonald 7: Shenade Unicomb 8: Judith Willis 9: Angela Heffer #artprize #contemporaryart #australianart #wildflowers #sculpture #drawing #printmaking #objectdesign #fibreart #stitch #ceramics #painting #textile #photography #artprize2020 #yorkbotanicartprize #daytrip #coffee #exhibition 
Gallery 152 open daily 10am-3pm Currently showing finalists from the inaugural York Botanic Art Prize. Western Australia is renowned worldwide for its incredible diversity of plant life, with some of the richest biodiversity on the planet. Many are endemic to this land. The York Botanic Art Prize aims to celebrate this abundance of unique flora and highlight the importance of its conservation. exhibition November 2, 2020 – January 3, 2021 The award was judged by Professor Kingsley Dixon, Helen Turner, Gregory Pryor and Angela Stewart 📸 credit: Louise Coghill #artprize #contemporaryart #australianart #wildflowers #sculpture #drawing #printmaking #objectdesign #fibreart #stitch #ceramics #painting #textile #photography #artprize2020 #yorkbotanicartprize #daytrip #coffee #exhibition 
“Delighted to have been chosen as a finalist in the inaugural York Botanic art prize 2020. The two-toned colours of the Eucalyptus Rhodantha have had me intrigued for some time now and they were a joy to study and paint for this art prize.” Jen Mellor . ’Ray of sunshine - Eucalyptus Rhodantha’ Oil on Linen🍃Western Australian Flora. 📸 text and image reposted from the artists instagram @jenmellorart #jenmellorart #eucalyptus #westernaustralianflora #botanicalart #nativeflora #australianart #wildflowers #painting #exhibition #artprize2020 #yorkbotanicartprize #artist #artprize #coffee #gallery #australianartists #contemporaryart #artcollector 
reposted from finalist Eva Glac: “This little number participated as a finalist in the York Botanic Art Prize in WA.... @gallery152 and SOLD” 📸 @lewis_georgina 😘and text reposted from Eva Glac instagram post. #grevillea #ceramicsculpture #ceramics #sculpture #porcelain #gallery152 #YBAP #victoriansculptors #yorkbotanicartprize2020 #australianceramics #victorianceramics #waflora #endangeredspecies #flora #firecracker #botany #botanicalart #botanicalsculpture #australianflora #australianplants #australianmade