Dan Lawrie International Sculpture Collection
Project Description:
After sponsoring a number of projects with the City of Burlington public art program, philanthropist and sculpture-lover Dan Lawrie approached Cobalt Connects to help him realize his dream – a publicly accessible sculpture garden in the Hamilton/Burlington Region.
Complimenting the stunning grounds of the Royal Botanical Gardens, the collection now has 14 works from artists all around the world. Each year, new works are added to the collection representing a range of styles from kinetic to classical, abstract to figurative.
Works include:
Kinetic Symmetry by Ivan Black
School of Fish by Kakkee Negeoseak
Aquagraphie by Phillippe Pallafray
In the Presence of Sakra by Peter Killeen
Hearing the Song by Mariane Reim
(H)our Glass by Ted Fullerton
Blood Root by Karl Unnasch
Jardin by Lisbet Fernandez Ramos
Generations by Edwin and Veronic Dam de Nogales
Scope of Change by Barbara Amos
On the Wing of Love by Bob and Jo Wilfong
Pollinizers by Dave Hind and the Aluminum Quilting Collective
Haven by Catherine LaValle
Rejoicing Family by Taurai Mutigwa
Client: Dan Lawrie Family Foundation
Collaborators: Royal Botanical Gardens, international artists
Website: https://www.rbg.ca/things-to-do/art-in-the-gardens/international-sculpture-collection/
City: Burlington, ON
Date: 2014 - Present