Florae II is a group exhibition featuring artworks across diverse media, created in response to native plants and the endemic plant communities of the wet and dry tropics of North Queensland. 

The artists collectively share concern for humanity’s growing disconnection from the natural world and with Florae II, aim to propagate a richer appreciation of native flora to encourage greater connection between people and the environment.

The five artists each present their unique perspectives on plants growing in some of these urban, liminal and wild spaces, and their artworks are presented as a an organic installation.

Exhibition launch
6pm Friday 7 November 2025
Speeches from approx. 6:30pm

Florae II Floortalk
10am Sunday 23 November 2025
Full details here.

Florae Workshops

Botanical Eco Printing Workshop
10am - 12:30pm Saturday 22 November 2025
Book here. 

Intricate Habitats Painting Workshop
10am - 1pm Saturday 6 December 2025
Book here.

Exhibition catalogue:

The Florae Collective is composed of an intergenerational group of five north Queensland women. Alexandra Boscacci, Bernadette Boscacci, Ellen Clark, Katherine Cornwall and Naomi Smith each share an interest in arts and culture, and value the positive holistic effects that plants and nature have on health and wellbeing. 

Alexandra Boscacci (b. 1985, Gurambilbarra / Townsville, QLD) is an artist working with photography, video, and digital media. Since 2009, she has explored the arts through performance, music, and singing. Her practice has also evolved into a more personal visual language rooted in photo and video montage. Living rurally for many years, Alexandra worked closely with the land through organic and regenerative systems of management. Immersed in cycles of care and renewal, she deepened her understanding of ecological processes and developed a strong connection to plants—as healers, allies, and teachers. This work with the earth continues to shape both her horticultural practice and her art.

Bernadette Boscacci (b. 1969, Juru Country / Bowen, QLD) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, graphic design, performance and writing—across both poetry and prose. Her artworks are often created using found, recycled, and locally sourced materials, and inspired by the northern Australian environment. Active in the arts since 1980 and working professionally since 1987, her practice explores the intersections of nature, culture, community and environmental philosophy. Boscacci holds tertiary qualifications in Fine Art, Visual Arts, Psychology and Social Work. She is a longtime member of Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and has curated and exhibited in Australia and internationally.

Ellen Clark (b. 1999, Bundjalung Country / Grafton) is a budding ecologist and artist whose practice is deeply informed by her scientific work and field experience. Ellen’s creative work draws inspiration from the natural world in which she works, lives and travels. The macro perspective of plants observed in situ is the foundation for Ellen’s works which focus on the finer details of her subject matter.  She works across drawing, painting and photography and is excited to continue developing her practice alongside and under the mentorship of experienced creatives.

Katherine Cornwall (b. 1980, Fiji) earned her Bachelor of Visual Arts from James Cook University in 2005. She has curated and exhibited locally, as well as in Naarm / Melbourne, Gadigal / Sydney, and in Nadi and Suva, Fiji. Her work has been shortlisted for the Heysen Prize for Landscape at Hahndorf Academy and Townsville City Gallery’s The Percivals. Katherine experiences the natural world through observational response. Painted shapes and organic linework permeate the layers of her paintings. Her visual practice also features drypoint, linocut, ceramics, and wooden forms. She is a multi-disciplinary artist who has recorded an original album, Shiny Dirt, and holds a Bachelor of Professional and Creative Writing from Deakin University. Her poems engage with philosophy and the environment.

Naomi Smith (b. 1965, Mulubinba / Newcastle, NSW) is a multidisciplinary artist working with drawing, gouache, screen printing and botanical printmaking. Her practice is inspired by North Queensland’s plants and ecosystems, shaped by time living across Queensland and New South Wales, working in health and with Cape York Aboriginal communities on arts and cultural projects. Her experiences have deepened her connection to local knowledge, landscapes and places, and creative practices. Now based in Gurambilbarra / Townsville, she creates habitat gardens for native species, and is inspired by close observation of the cycles and seasons of the natural world. Naomi is also a long-time Landcare volunteer and bush regeneration advocate.