Photo: Tony Kearns
"My work is inspired by the minutiae of nature. I explore the detail, colour and form within the realm of plants and their environment. My wish is to share with the viewer my fascination with the beautiful and bizarre in a world which we all too easily take for granted."
Yanny Petters
Yanny is one of Ireland's foremost botanical artists and she is represented by The Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin.
Yanny's 2025 Calendar is now sold out
Thanks to everybody who bought a calendar or multiple calendars, to Sharon at The Muddle for online sales and to Reads for the printing.
Yanny's 2024 solo exhibition
Fieldwork with Mainie and Albrecht
Yanny's solo exhibition, ‘Fieldwork with Mainie and Albrecht’, was held at the Olivier Cornet Gallery from October 6th to November 10th 2024. The exhibition consisted of Verre Eglomisé glass paintings of Irish habitats which reflect the many influences on Yanny's work over the years. Please visit this gallery for more information and to view Yanny's works that were on show.
Yanny's painting on show in the National Gallery of Ireland
Yanny's painting ‘The Plants We Played With’ was on show at the National Gallery of Ireland from August 20th to November 24th 2024 as part of ‘In Real Life’, an exhibition which celebrated the beauty and fragility of nature through drawings and paintings from the Gallery’s permanent collection.Yanny is delighted that her painting was part of this beautiful exhibition. See this page for more information and to view the painting.