Halina Steele
Halina Steele commenced painting with watercolours in 2000 and exhibited with Canberra Botanical 2003-2006; Wildlife and Botanical Artists (ACT) 2003-2006 (Canberra); Botanica 2004, 2005 and 2007-2009 (Sydney); Florilegium, the inaugural exhibition of the Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Inc (RBGSyd), Red Box Gallery, Sydney, September 2008 and the 10th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition at the Filoli Center, California, USA in July 2008.
In November 2004, Halina was awarded a Silver Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society in Westminister, London for a series of 8 paintings depicting Australian Native Hibiscus. She has also received awards for her botanical works from the Wildlife and Botanical Artists (ACT). Halina’s paintings were accepted for the 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration held in September 2007 at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA where her paintings are now held in the Institute’s permanent collection. In July of the same year, she was invited to become a member of the Florilegium Society at the Botanic Gardens Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Halina is also a member of the Botanical Art Society of Australia and the American Society of Botanical Artists.
Hibiscus insularis with Petroica multicolor multicolor
Phillip Island hibiscus with Pacific robin
45 x 54 cm
Watercolour
$3,525.00
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