Media Release:  Adelaide to host exclusive exhibition by world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly

The world’s most celebrated contemporary glass artist, Seattle-based Dale Chihuly, has chosen the stunning Adelaide Botanic Garden for the first major outdoor exhibition of his work in Australia and the wider southern hemisphere. 

Chihuly will present a curated selection of large-scale installations and sculptures in this Australian-exclusive exhibition from September 27, 2024, to April 29, 2025.

Interview opportunity:                          

• Michael Harvey – Director of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.

For more information, please see attached images and media release below.

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Dale Chihuly Chartreuse Hornet Polyvitro Chandelier (detail), 2001 74 x 58 x 54″ Atlanta Botanical Garden, installed 2016 © 2001 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Scott Mitchell Leen

Dale Chihuly Sapphire Star (detail), 2010 9½ x 9½ x 9½’ The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, installed 2017 © 2010 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Scott Mitchell Leen

Dale Chihuly Sapphire Star, 2010 9½ x 9½ x 9½’ The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, installed 2017 © 2010 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Scott Mitchell Leen

Dale Chihuly Red Reeds on Logs (detail), 201612 x 25 x 18’The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, installed 2017© 2016 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Scott Mitchell Leen

Dale Chihuly Float Boat (detail), 2014 3½ x 15 x 5′ The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, installed 2017 © 2014 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Scott Mitchell Leen

Dale Chihuly Ethereal Spring Persians, 2022 6 x 9 x 8′ Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, installed 2023 © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Nathaniel Willson

Dale Chihuly Polyvitro Chandelier, 2006 25 x 10 x 8′ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, installed 2014 © 2006 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Scott Mitchell Leen

Dale Chihuly Carmel and Red Fiori, 2015 Atlanta Botanical Garden, installed 2016 © 2015 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Scott Mitchell Leen

Dale Chihuly Lime and Lava Red Tower (detail), 2021 16 x 8 x 7½’ Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix © 2021 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Nathaniel Willson

Dale Chihuly Red Bamboo Reeds, 2020 Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, installed 2021 © 2020 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Nathaniel Willson

Dale Chihuly Float Boat (detail), 2014 3½ x 16 x 5½’ Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, installed 2021 © 2014 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved. Photographer: Nathaniel Willson