Exhibits

Art and flowers deserve to be together. The Wildflower Center hosts many exhibits featuring the work of Central Texas artists and photographers, as well as the work of prominent nature artists from around the world.

Anticipation

January 9 through March 7, 2010
Two Texas artists will share their nature-inspired works with Wildflower Center visitors from January 9 through March 7. Austin-based Eliza Thomas provides guests with evocative winter paintings of Vermont winter in her exhibit: “shadows, memory, and spirit.” She was born in Boston and grew up partly in Austin. Her art career began in 2005 with a painting residency in Provence, and she spent part of 2007 and 2008 as a resident artist at the Vermont Studio Center.

Also in the McDermott Learning Center will be remarkable sculptures of seeds and pods by T. J. Mabrey that reflect her lifelong interest in saving seeds. The Texan unveils her love of shape through sculptures that involve simple shapes rendered in organic material.

Group Sculptors Exhibit

Through Early March
The successful run of a sculpture exhibit by Texas artists inspired the Wildflower Center to procure another exhibit this fall of sculptures inspired by the human form and nature. Until March 7, enjoy these sculptures inspired by nature and the human form that were crafted by regional artists. The pieces include Delbert Beckham’s large flowers made of steel, titled “7 Petal Fun Flower,” Dan Pogue’s bronze “Gift of Love” near the Wetland Pond and stone tablets in the Woodland Gardens created by Cuauhtemoc Perez that were inspired by Maya and Aztec hieroglyphs.
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Water Sparks

Through March 20
The natural beauty of Central Texas is captured in this exhibit of four elegant glass-and-limestone sculptures in the central gardens through mid- December. Damian Priour’s Chair sculptures include interactive pieces, the largest being more than 7-feet-tall. All were sandblasted or hand carved and created in Priour’s studio in Austin. Several include glass inserts evoking water.

The sculptures featured at the Wildflower Center are part of a larger exhibit curated by Clint Willour of Galveston Art Center and hosted by the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. Wildflower Center members receive free admission to the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum during the WaterSparks exhibit where Priour’s land and water-inspired works are on display both indoors and outside.

Come hear Priour speak about the inspiration for his work, including the Texas Chair Project he initiated with other state artists.

Sunday, Oct. 4 at 12:30 p.m. - Wildflower Center Auditorium
Thursday Oct. 22 at 6:30p.m. – Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
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