Ronda Dick. Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides, 2021. Watercolor. EL2026.13.29
A visual historical record of a selection of Minnesota-native flora found in the 18-acre Garden, the florilegium captures intimate details of the natural world in a changing environment.
A selection of 32 artworks from the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary’s (EBWG) Florilegium will be on exhibit Jan. 3-March 8, 2026 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). The exhibit, titled Intimate Details of the Natural World: Botanical Art of Minnesota from the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary Florilegium, will be held in the Katherine Kierland Herberger Gallery, Community Commons area of Mia on the first floor.
The EBWG Florilegium consists of illustrative artworks depicting the unique plants in the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, located in Theodore Wirth Regional Park. A visual historical record of a selection of Minnesota-native flora found in the 18-acre Garden, the florilegium captures intimate details of the natural world in a changing environment.
Created by artists of the Minnesota School of Botanical Art, these artworks bring to life native plants from the oldest public wildflower garden in the United States. They further the tradition of botanical illustration that combines both the scientific and the aesthetic in drawing and painting.
The exhibition will be free to attend. Mia is located at 2400 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, 55404.