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Past Exhibitions

Student Exhibition Botanical Art Botanical Art and Illustration School Student Exhibition
January 18 to March 9, 2008
The Desert Botanical Garden is very pleased to present an exhibition of student works from the Botanical Art and Illustration School of the Desert Botanical Garden.
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Mariposa Monarca Monarch Butterfly Exhibit Mariposa Monarca Monarch Butterfly Exhibit
at the Marshall Butterfly Pavillion
September 29 to November 11, 2007
Come celebrate monarchs at the Desert Botanical Garden. Open for its fourth year, Mariposa Monarca celebrates the amazing migration and beauty of the monarch butterfly.
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Picasso: 25 Years of Edition Ceramics Picasso: 25 Years of Edition Ceramics
From the Edward Weston Collection
September 22 to November 18, 2007
This exhibition presents a selection of 65 of the ceramics created by Pablo Picasso.
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Feast Your Eyes Feast Your Eyes
The Unexpected Beauty of Vegetable Gardens
February 24, 2007 to April 22, 2007
From the small cottage vegetable patch to the elaborate eighteenth-century ornamental farm and today’s popular ornamental arrangements, vegetable gardens have undergone dramatic transformations during their history. This traveling exhibition featuring images from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens illustrates the development and popularity of the vegetable garden through images and documents from its collections.
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Monarch Butterfly Mariposa Monarca Monarch Butterfly Exhibit
in the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion
September 29, 2006 to November 5, 2006
Once again the Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present Mariposa Monarca. Come stroll through the best butterfly habitat in the Southwest and be immersed among hundreds of colorful, fluttering monarchs.
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Paul Stankard Paul Stankard: A Floating World
40 Years of an American Master in Glass
October 1, 2006 to November 26, 2006
On loan from the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City, this exhibition features sculptural glass by the world-renowned glass artist, Paul Stankard.
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Spring Butterfly Exhibit Spring Butterfly Exhibit
in the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion
March 11, 2006 to May 14, 2006
Take a stroll through lush gardens filled with colorful flowers as hundreds of butterflies surround you. Open for its fifth year, the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion is a butterfly lover’s paradise.
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Manolo Valdes Manolo Valdés
Sculpture in the Garden
February 1, 2006 to May 14, 2006
Considered one of Spain’s foremost living contemporary artists, Valdés has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. The Desert Botanical Garden will be the first West Coast venue for Valdés, and the first U.S. exhibition of this body of work.
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Mariposa Monarca Mariposa Monarca Monarch Butterfly Exhibit
in the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion
September 30, 2005 to November 6, 2005
Mariposa Monarca, presented in English and Spanish, takes a dynamic approach to presenting one of nature’s most amazing creatures, the monarch butterfly.
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Jim Sudal Jim Sudal
Botanical Expressions in Clay
September 18, 2005 to November 13, 2005
The work of this Arizona artist reflects the beauty in the desert landscape using vibrant, garden-inspired colors and well-known imagery such as the agave and prickly pear.
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Spring Butterfly Exhibit Spring Butterfly Exhibit
in the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion
March 12, 2005 to May 18, 2005
The ever-popular spring butterfly exhibit returns on March 12, 2005 in the Garden’s Marshall Butterfly Pavilion.
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Monarch Butterflies 04 Monarch Butterfly Exhibit
in the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion
October 1, 2004 to November 7, 2004
Mariposa Monarca, presented in English and Spanish, takes a dynamic approach to presenting one of nature’s most amazing creatures, the Monarch butterfly.
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Spring Butterfly Exhibit Spring Butterfly Exhibit
in the Butterfly Pavilion
March 12, 2004 to May 9, 2004
People of all ages enjoy the experience of walking among hundreds of butterflies fluttering about their heads and perching on their shoulders.
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John Waddell John Waddell
Master Arizona Sculptor of Figure and Dance
January 18, 2004 to June 27, 2004
Considered by many as one of the most influential artists in Arizona, Mr. Waddell’s work celebrates the beauty and inspiration of the female human form in all its variations: youth, movement, motherhood, family, solitude.
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Monarch Butterfly 03 Monarch Butterfly Exhibit to Open Fall 2003
Mariposa Monarca Monarch Butterfly Exhibit
September 30, 2003 to November 5, 2003
the Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present Mariposa Monarca.
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Spring Butterflies 03 Spring Butterfly Exhibit
Reopens this March
March 8, 2003 to May 11, 2003
Spring Butterfly Pavilion to open for second season.
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Robert Wick Robert Wick Sculpture Exhibit
Incredible sculptures in bronze that reflect the beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
February 28, 2003 to August, 2003
Fifteen sculptures by nationally recognized bronze sculptor Robert Wick will be on exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden this spring.
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Gary Price Gary Lee Price
Sculpture Exhibit
October 5, 2002 to January 5, 2003
This fall the Garden’s trails will come to life with the award winning sculptures of Utah artist, Gary Price.
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Spring Butterfly 02 Spring Butterfly Exhibit
Spineless Wonders
February 12, 2002 to May 12, 2002
Take a stroll through lush gardens filled with colorful flowers as hundreds of butterflies surround you.
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Dave Rogers' Big Bugs Exhibit Dave Rogers'
Big Bugs Exhibit
February 23, 2002 to May 12, 2002
Let your imagination soar with delightful sightings of Dave Rogers' BIG BUGS along the Garden paths.
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