Beyond Biodiversity (2025)

Created and curated by botanical artist Anastasia Maximova from local business LetPlantsBe this exhibition features 10 watercolour-based works of native flora found thriving within Darwin’s rich biodiversity. 

Beyond Biodiversity aims to celebrate a selection of native plant species found in the Casuarina Coastal Reserve and the greater Darwin region. The series hopes to draw attention to the unique properties of each specimen and their integral roles in our environment. Anastasia is passionate in sharing the colour and beauty of native environments, through the precision of botanical artistry techniques. She is dedicated in her support for maintaining sustainable practices in the Top End and her work as a visual artist.

Inspired by her research for the vivid biodiverse and natural world that she is enchanted by Anastasia invites viewers to perceive the lively native beauty that is flourishing all around us in our local environment.

Meet the Artist

Anastasia Maksimova is an award-winning botanical artist, educator, and researcher with a PhD in scientific environmental communication through visual arts. Her work celebrates the unique nature of the Top End and advocates for botanical art and sustainable development.

To find out more about Anastasia and her work, visit LetPlantsBe

Photographer: Helspix