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.
We are not accepting submissions of artwork for consideration at this time. Please check back in 2025 for information about submitting artwork to be considered for an exhibition.
Current
Environmental Poster Show by Students from the Department of Graphic and Interactive Design, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University – click here to learn more
On View: September 30, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 2 – 4 PM
Up Next
13th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition – Click to learn more
Submission Date: January 13 – 14, 2024
On View: January 16 – March 24, 2024
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 17, 2024 from 2 – 4 PM
Past
2023
Expressions of Light by Ardyth Sobyak
Drawn from Nature by Judy Antonelli & Terry Boyle
12th Annual Visitors’ Photography Exhibition
Botanical Fainting Couch by Sarah Peters
2022
Stitching Climate Science & Solutions by Dr. Laura Guertin
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 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
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