Botanical Art Societies in Countries, Regions, States, Counties and Cities

Below you can find links to the websites of Botanical Art Societies that have an online presence at a national or local level.
  • The national art societies come first - UK and Europe; USA and Canada, Africa, Australasia and Asia
  • Below those come the local societies. - UK and Europe (regional); USA and Canada (state and regional) and Australasia

National Botanical Art Societies
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If you want to make contact with the botanical art society in your own country check the links below - more will be added in due course.  Societies are organised by continent around the world.

Please notify me about a society which should be included in the lists below using the contact form at the bottom of this page.

I'm always happy to receive good images of an art society exhibition for use on this page.
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The Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition in 2013 had as a theme 'The Language of Flowers"

UK and Europe 

Europe
  • The Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) Founded in 1985 by the president Suzanne Lucas. This UK Society celebrated its 21st birthday in 2006 and has an annual exhibition in London. It also offers a distance learning course in botanical art.
  • Institute for Analytical Plant Illustration - botanists and illustrators drawing together. IAPI encourages the scientific illustration of flowering and non-flowering plants and communication of the diversity and intricacy of plant structures not necessarily visible to the naked eye
  • ​The Scottish Society of Botanical Artists - Founded in 2014. It has its first exhibition in Autumn 2015.​

USA and Canada 

Australasia
  • American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) The American Society of Botanical Artists, Inc. (ASBA) is a non-profit organisation. It aims to provide a thriving, interactive community dedicated to perpetuating the tradition and contemporary practice of botanical art. ​
  • Botanical Artists of Canada Formed on 2001, this not-for-profit organisation supports members through workshops, courses and critiquing sessions. 
  • Guild of Natural Science Illustrators The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is an organisation of people employed or interested in natural science illustration.
  • Botanical Art Society of Australia The Botanical Art Society of Australia (BASA) has been formed as a non-profit organisation to foster and promote the development of botanical art nationwide and to bring together people who have a love of plants and of the botanical art form.
  • The Botanical Art Society of New Zealand The Society’s aims are to foster and promote botanical art and to stimulate interest in plants, conservation and the natural environment.

Africa 

Asia - national

Local Botanical Art Societies in Regions, States, Counties and Cities

These are links to regional, state, county and city level art societies all over the world.
Please use the form at the bottom of the page to tell me about any socities which should also be included.

UK and Europe - regional

​UK - North of England

UK - Midlands and East of England
  • Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists - Formed in 1999 . The aim of the Society is to continue the skill of botanical drawing and painting and to encourage members to develop and grow. This is where they can be found on Facebook
  • Leicestershire Society of Botanical Illustrators - formed in 1987 by a small group of enthusiastic botanical artists, led by Anne Marie Evans, who is the Society’s President. Currently has 70 members. Members have won 5 RHS Gold Medals, 19 Silver Gilt Medals, 15 Silver Medals and 12 Bronze Medals.  This is their Facebook Page
  • Iceni Botanical Artists - Founded in 2010 by 23 botanical artists. There are now 25 members who all live in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. They have been painting the wild flowers of Breckland (in Norfolk) for the last three years, recording in particular those associated with Heath and Grasslands as many of the plants are only found in Breckland. Six members of Iceni Botanical Artists exhibited their work at the RHS London Botanical Art Show 2016 (see below) where they won a Silver Gilt Medal for the Society.
Leicestershire Society of Botanical Illustrators at RHS London Botanical Art Show 2016
Leicestershire Society of Botanical Illustrators at the RHS London Botanical Show 2016
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The display by the Iceni Society of Botanical Artists won a Silver Gilt Medal at RHS London Botanical Art Show 2016 for their display of "Breckland Wildflowers - Heaths and Grasslands"
UK - South and West of England
  • Bath Society of Botanical Artists - Helps develop skills in specific techniques by holding workshops with visiting artists. Also organises outings to exhibitions or gardens. 
  • Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustration - formed in 1993 for all those interested in botanical illustration, whether as botanists, botanical illustrators, gardeners or those involved in the collection and appreciation of botanical works.
  • South West Society of Botanical Artists [SWSBA] - News and Events from the South West Society of Botanical Artists. The Society welcomes anyone with an interest in botanical illustration - students, artists, teachers, collectors, enthusiasts, friends and family.​
  • Ventnor Botanical Artists - Formed in 2002, this is a small group which grew out of the classes of one botanical art tutor. It holds regular exhibitions.
UK - ScotlandUK - Wales
  • None
​UK - Northern Ireland
EUROPE - Regional

I'd be delighted to hear of any regional groups

USA and Canada - states / regional
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CANADA
  • Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists - To promote and encourage the development of botanical art in the Ottawa region with sharing and mentorship and to arrange annual exhibitions for members. Includes recommendations re. local professional services (eg plexi-glass cutting and professional scanning of artwork)
USA

PacificMountain
  • Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists - an open and diverse group of artists, collectors and admirers who share a love for the practice and perpetuation of botanical art and illustration with a fond focus on plants in the Rocky Mountain Region.​
Central
  • Great River Chapter - a chapter of ASBA. The aim is to create public awareness and appreciation for historical and contemporary botanical art in our community.
  • Reed-Turner Woodland Botanical Artists - The Group consists of a dedicated and enthusiastic group of botanical artists, students and former students associated with the botanical art classes of the Chicago Botanic Garden. guided by the parameters and goals of the American Society of Botanical Artists​
​Eastern
  • Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region (BASNCR) - an incorporated nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public interest in botanical art.
  • Botanical Artists for Education & the Environment - a nonprofit corporation established for botanical artists centered in the Washington, D.C., area. Has published a book of  plants native to the mid-Atlantic region (see below). 
  • ​Central Virginia Botanical Artists - a circle of artists interested in many aspects of the natural world, mostly plants and flowers, but also pollinators and other animals. A number of members are current or former students and teachers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Botanical Illustration Program.
  • Florida Society of Botanical Artists - the Florida chapter of ASBA formed to provide support to and professional development of botanical artists and to promote botanical art in Florida
  • New England Society of Botanical Artists - Working to promote public appreciation of the art and science of botanical art and illustration in New England.
  • Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators - to bring Botanical Illustration to the attention of many audiences, to educate, to celebrate the artistic development of our members, to provide an opportunity to exhibit together.
  • ​​​Tropical Botanical Artists - A collective established in Miami, Florida in 2006 to pursue the beauty of tropical plants through art. They collaborate with the Botany departments of the National Parks in Florida eg the Everglades
American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic by Bonnie Driggers (Editor)

Rated an average  4.8 out of 5 stars by 14 reviewers (USA)

​This was a novel and important project by the Botanical Artists for Education & the Environment - based in Washington DC.

The book features:
• 60 Botanical Painting & Drawings 
• 40 Paintings of butterflies, moths, and other insect pollinators
Obviously given the numbers this means the book is not comprehensive in relation to the area and I'm left wondering about any plans for more volumes - and how these might be organised.

For those wanting to do something similar, this is the page on the BAEE website relating to the book project
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Lydia Inglett Publishing, Ltd./Starbooks.biz (2014)

Africa

Botanical Arts Association of South Africa has three branches for activities with members

Australasia - states/regional

AUSTRALIA
  • The Botanical Artists Society of Queensland
    The Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland is a voluntary, non profit organisation formed to foster a greater knowledge, love and understanding of Botanical Art.
  • Botanical Art Society of the Sunshine Coast
    The Botanical Art Society of the Sunshine Coast is a not-for-profit organization established to cultivate and promote the creation of botanical art in the region of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 
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