WILDFLOWERING BY DESIGN 

Curated by Dr Sue Davis & Dr Lisa Chandler  

 

Exhibition Showing 

26 July – 13 September 2025 

 

Location 

John Mullins Memorial Gallery 

Dogwood Crossing, Miles 

81 Murilla Street, Miles Qld 4415 

 

Hours 

Mon–Fri: 9:00am to 5:00pm

Sat: 9.00am to 12.00pm

Sun: Closed

 

Cost 

Free Entry, no bookings required. More info

  

Wildflowering by Design explores contemporary responses to our botanical and wildflower heritage and presents works by Queensland artists who work across the art and design spectrum. The exhibition celebrates our botanical heritage through a design lens, exploring materiality, hand-crafting, and the digital realm, extending the scope of an Australian environmental design culture. In Wildflowering by Design contemporary artists take a fresh look at the historical legacy of women such as artist/environmentalist Kathleen McArthur, to engage with local landscapes, and extend their practice to create new, re-imagined works and visions.  

  

Artists included:
Rose Barrowcliffe, Nai Nai Bird, Renata Buziak, donna davis, Joolie Gibbs, Anne Harris, Nicole Jakins, Shelley Pisani, Edith Rewa, Cara-Ann Simpson, Marni Stuart & Emma Thorp.  

 

 

Image: Marni Stuart | After the Fire, (detail) 2022 | Digital surface design  

 

 

This project was made possible by funding from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and through RADF. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Western Downs Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.  

 

 

WILDFLOWERING BY DESIGN – LOCAL COMPONENT

Curated by Dr Sue Davis & Dr Lisa Chandler  

 

Exhibition Showing 

26 July – 13 September 2025 

 

Location 

Curved Wall 

Dogwood Crossing, Miles 

81 Murilla Street, Miles Qld 4415 

 

Hours 

Mon–Fri: 9:00am to 5:00pm

Sat: 9.00am to 12.00pm

Sun: Closed

 

Cost 

Free Entry, no bookings required. More info

 

In August of 2024 a group of local Western Downs Artists were selected to take part in the Western Downs Artist’s Retreat, based at Possum Park 15km north of Miles. During this retreat the artists partook in a range of professional development workshops that were centred on plant knowledge, usage and contemporary artforms. Focusing on wildflowers and Botanicals of the diverse Western Downs Region these 10 local creatives have produced a body of work together in a variety of mediums that responds to the beauty and uniqueness of the flora in the region, including that of Gurulmundi. 

 

Local Artists:
Michelle Black, Helen Dennis, Cindy Grimes, Patricia Hinz, Kay Joyce, Leigh Nicholson, Meg Noack, Eileen Parker, Christopher Rigg & Kath Truscott. 

 

 

Image: 2024 Western Downs Wildflowering Artist Retreat