Craig’s working life began in the arts but moved to the travel industry 24 years ago. He has since travelled extensively recording, photographing and drawing plants in their natural habitat. In the late 1980’s Craig studied drawing and watercolour at the Council of Adult Education, Melbourne, and art classes in the Macedon Ranges. From 2006 to 2013 Craig attended botanic art classes with renowned artist Anita Barley and attended various botanic art workshops through the Mt Macedon Horticultural Society with established botanic artists. In 2008 he illustrated Stephen Ryan’s book, the Dicksonia Rare Plants Manual and in 2010 Craig and his artwork were featured on ABC television’s Sunday arts programme, Art Nation. Exhibitions include The Art of Botanical Illustration 2010 & 2012, Melbourne Botanic Gardens, Botanica 2012 & 2013, Sydney Botanic Gardens, Capturing Flora: 300 years of Australian botanical art a major retrospective at the Ballarat Art Gallery (2012), and also in 2012 Craig’s first solo exhibition, An Inquisitive Eye: the Botanical Art of Craig Lidgerwood was held at the Sofitel Hotel, Collins Street, Melbourne.
Catalogue Number 80
Escallonia 'Iveyi', Chauliognathus lugubris
watercolour on paper
460mm by 380mm
$1,200
Catalogue Number 81
Iris 'Katherine Hodgkin'
watercolour on vellum
380mm by 320mm
$950
