Flora: Nature's Gift 2026Flora: Nature’s Gift 2026 is a BASA exhibition being held for the first time on the Gold Coast. It is a special event, as it brings together three organisations with BASA - the Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS), the Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens (GCRBG) and Native Plants Queensland (NPQ). The support of these organisations will greatly enhance the profile of botanical art in the local community, as well as attracting the attention of interstate and overseas visitors. The exhibition is open to the public at the Royal Queensland Art Society Red Wall Gallery, 25 Broadbeach Blvd, Broadbeach QLD from Sunday 5 July to Thursday 30 July 2026.
| Prize Winners: The Susannah Blaxill Award for Best in Show: Janet Matthews - Eucalyptus macrocarpa $1000 General Section First: Linda Lunnon Solanum sp. $500 Highly Commended: Harriet O’Donnell - Selenicereus anthonyanus $165 Native Plants Section (awarded by Native Plants QLD) First: Anne Hayes - Banksia serrata No. 1. $500 Highly Commended: Harriet O’Donnell - Elaeocarpus bancroftii $165 Eucalyptus Section (awarded by Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens) First: Janet Matthews Eucalyptus macrocarpa $500 Highly Commended: Linda Fiddes Corymbia ficifolia $165 |