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