Berkshire Botanical Garden warmly welcomed Nancy Lorenz on Friday, May 31, 2019, for an opening reception of its ART/GARDEN exhibition Shimmering Flowers: Nancy Lorenz’s Lacquer and Bronze Landscapes. The reception included a demonstration presented by floral designer and ikebana master Kan Asakura.

See a collection of images from Shimmering Flowers.  

A New York City based artist, Nancy Lorenz incorporates techniques from traditional Asian crafts, drawing on her years spent living in Japan and a 35-year career as a noted contemporary abstract painter.

For Shimmering Flowers, Ms. Lorenz created gilt and mother-of-pearl paintings that complemented the Garden’s collection of flora. She presented table-top landscape vessels in cast bronze, creating a dialogue with the galleries and their surrounding gardens. Throughout the summer, these vessels displayed arrangements created by a rotating group of talented floral designers whose interpretations of the art are reflected in unique displays of flowers and other natural materials.

Shimmering Flowers was made possible through the generous assistance of the Dorothea L Leonhardt Foundation, Inc.

Read an article about the exhibit published in the Garden's Cuttings magazine.