What’s Happening?
Learn more about upcoming events.
Suzy Abbott is the featured artist for January
Suzy Abbott is January’s botanical artist of the month and her print of Orchid Cymbidium ‘Ruby’ will be part of Kings Seeds giveaway this month.
December’s ‘Botanical Artist of the Month’ is Janet Marshall.
Janet Marshall is Kings Seeds ‘Botanical Artist of the Month’ - a print of her pen and wash botanical illustration of Coprosma robusta will be part of Kings Seeds give-away.
Member’s Festive Social Evening - Thursday, 1st December
Come along to our Member’s zoom social evening and hear artist Suzy Abbott talk about Zentangles and create a few festive gift tags and cards!
Lesley Alexander - November’s ‘Botanical Artist of the Month’
BASNZ member, Lesley Alexander is ‘Botanical Artist of the Month’ for November in Kings Seeds newsletter.
Member’s Social evening - Thursday, October 27th - meet artist Heike Jane Zimmermann
Come and meet BASNZ member, Heike Jane Zimmermann and be inspired by her watercolour and colour pencil illustrations and plants and animals.
Sandra Morris - October’s ‘Botanical Artist of the Month’
Nature, botanical artist and author, Sandra Morris, is the featured artist in the Kings Seeds October newsletter.
Botanical Art Worldwide 2025
Botanical Art Worldwide, the very successful global exhibition will be happening again in 2025!
Claire Broughton - September Featured Artist
BASNZ member, Claire Broughton, is the featured botanical artist in the Kings Seeds newletter. A print of her gorgeous watercolour Kowhai will be part of a give-away later in the year
Member’s Social Evening
Our September Member’s Social Meeting will be on September 15th at 7pm. Zoom invite will be sent out to members soon.
Lisa Dickson - August’s ‘Botanical Artist of the Month’
BASNZ member, Lisa Dickson features in the August Kings Seeds newsletter - a print of her gorgeous watercolour - ‘Clematis - Ville de Lyon’ will be part of a give-away later in the year.
Jennifer Duval-Smith - July’s ‘Botanical Artist of the Month’
BASNZ member, Jennifer Duval-Smith gets the ball rolling, being the first of 12 members featured botanical artists in Kings Seeds newsletter.
An exciting new partnership with Kings Seeds
More exposure for our artists as BASNZ partners with Kings Seeds
‘Saving Bell’s Garden’ - Sandra Morris’ latest project
Sandra Morris talks about her involvement in saving Bell’s Garden, a heritage garden in Whanganui. Hear about the background to this garden, its legacy and her involvement and upcoming exhibition of Sandra’s botanicla art works in Whanganui in late July 2022.
Member’s Social Evening
Sunday, 12th June - 6.30pm via Zoom
Come along our next Zoom ‘Social Meeting’ and meet BASNZ member, scientist and botanical artist, Wilma Blom.
Autumn 2021 newsletter
Our ‘Autumn 2021’ newsletter is now available to read online! Meet featured artist, Tracy Byatt, read Lisa Dickson’s next installment in her ‘Story of Colour’ series and find out what our members are up to!
‘Botanica’ - members exhibition at the Welcome Swallow Gallery in Hamilton
Botanical art from nine members of the BASNZinc at Welcome Swallow Gallery in Hamilton runs til 24th June 2022
Botanical Art Book Club
Thursday, 21st October, 7.00pm
What is your favourite botanical art book?
Join Us!
Deepen your creative connection to the natural world through botanical art. Join us to build your skills with like-minded artists. We welcome new members.