Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens displays several exhibitions of artwork each year in the John J. Willaman Education Center. Our goal is to complement the natural beauty of the gardens and offer a platform to celebrate the work of regional artists. Questions about exhibitions at Jenkins? Email us at arts@jenkinsarboretum.org
Current
Stitching Climate Science & Solutions by Dr. Laura Guertin – click to learn more
On View: October 1, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Opening Reception: October 2, 2022
Upcoming
12th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition – click to learn more
Entries Due: January 9 or January 10, 2023
On View: January 14 – March 26, 2023
Opening Reception: January 22, 2023
Past
2022
From the Ground Up by Suzanne DuPlantis
Petals & Pigments: An exhibition of watercolors by Pam McKee
11th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2021
Experience Beauty: An exhibition of artwork from MMX
10th Annual Visitors’ Virtual Photography Contest: Garden Gratitude
2020
9th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2019
Hunting for Garden Treasures: An Exhibition of the Jenkins Photo Documentation Project. (Photography by Chris Swisher)
8th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2018
7th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2017
New Expressions: Trois Artistes Art Exhibition featuring Terry Boyle, Ardyth Sobyak, and Julie Spahr
Sculpted Earth: Works by Leslie Eadeh, Michelle Kalman, Wendy Liss, Bob Deane, Joon Farlam
Celebrating Two Decades of Botanical Illustration: Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
6th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2016
Land and Sky: An Exhibition of Paintings by Valerie Craig
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens 40th Anniversary – Celebrating Light and Color: A Photography Exhibition featuring Laura Ducceschi, Bob Lyons, Jane Ruffin, and Andy Smith.
Nature’s Prisms: A Quilt Display
5th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2015
The Way I See Things Now: Paintings of Suzanne DuPlanits
E-Ni Foo: Painting Exhibition II – Mosaics
French Creek Art Colony Painters Exhibition
Ten Colorful Years: An Exhibition of Paintings by ARTSisters
4th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2014
Seasons of Nature: An Exhibition of Paintings by Julie Spahr
Drawn to the Details: Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators Members’ Choice Exhibition
Inspired by Nature’s Beauty: Delaware Valley Art League Painting Exhibition
David Fox Painting Exhibition
3rd Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2013
Ellsworth and Ellsworth Exhibition
Come into My Garden: An Exhibition of Paintings by Emmy Krick
French Creek Art Colony Painters Exhibition
The Fiber Art of Japan: An Exhibition of Quilts and Costumes by Nancy Long
The Art of Ikebana: An Exhibition of Flower Arrangements and Vessels by Jose Juico
2nd Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2012
Wind and Water: An Exhibition of Paintings by Angela M. Scully
Works of Pleasure: A Painting Exhibition by Terry Boyle
1st Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
2011
A Time to Bloom: Ardyth Sobyak
E-Ni Foo: A Painting Exhibition
Celebrating Nature’s Beauty in Stitches: A Quilt Show
2010
Ana Uribe Painting Exhibition
Nature’s Embrace: Susan Stefanski Painting Exhibition
Watercolors by Siv Spurgeon
Order and Chaos – Color and Perspective: The Quilts of Nancy Cosmos
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens 35th Anniversary Exhibition – Wind Through the Trees: An Auditory and Kinetic Sculpture Exhibition
2006
Jenkins Arboretum 30th Anniversary Exhibition – Watering Can Garden Sculpture Display
2003, 2004, 2005
A Jewel in Your Backyard: Annual Juried Art Exhibition in the Jenkins Arboretum Greenhouse
2001
Jenkins Arboretum 25th Anniversary Exhibition – The Monarch Gathering
Please email arts@jenkinsarboretum.org with questions or submissions of artwork
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