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Botanical Art Exhibitions in Africa


This page will be updated with current exhibitions in Africa as and when information is these happen and I am informed.

This page covers an ARCHIVE of past exhibitions including 
  • the Kirstenbosch Biennale which features a Botanical Art Show
  • the exhibitions run by the Botanical Arts Association of South Africa

ARCHIVE: Past Exhibitions of Botanical Art in Africa
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South Africa
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Worldwide Exhibition of Botanical Art - Southern Africa 2018

Botanical Art Worldwide: South Africa
The South African exhibition will be held in Johannesburg
Organiser: Botanical Artists Association of Southern Africa, BAASA
Venue: Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
​Dates: Opens 17th May 2018  and the show will run for a month
Theme: Native flora of South Africa
More information
Picture
Artists may depict any indigenous botanical material including all types of plant material from shrubs and trees to grasses, flowers, lichen, mosses and fungi. Subject matter MUST be indigenous to southern Africa, from within the boundaries of: South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Not including the islands off the mainland.

Plant
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Picture
Plant - Link in title goes to online exhibition of artwork in the exhibition.
Venue: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Date: 17-25 September 2016
an exhibition of fine contemporary botanical artwork depicting the rich diversity of Southern African flora.  

South Africa: Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale Exhibition (2000 - 2013)

The Kirstenbosch Biennale has two functions. It:
  • focuses on the indigenous plant life of South Africa.
  • showcases top South African botanical artists as well as artists from different parts of the globe. 
​
The exhibition started in 2000 and ran every other year until 2015 - when the exhibition was postponed until 2016 - but nothing happened.

The last exhibition held was in 2013. (It seems to have been replaced by "Plant" in 2016 - see above)


​It doesn't appear to have a website. Accordingly artists wishing to find out more about the Biennale or submit work should consult. 
  • the website of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)  www.sanbi.org and/or 
  • the website of the Botanical Art Association of South Africa (BAASA) http://botanicalartistsassociationsa.blogspot.com 
Those living near any of the Botanical Gardens can seek their help with access to plant materials.

The criteria used for judging submissions for medals have been listed as follows

Media: all two-dimensional media, including watercolour, gouache, oil, acrylic, tempera, collage, original graphic works in pen, pencil, etching, engraving, linocuts, silkscreen and woodcut.

All four artworks submitted are considered as a whole, not just the “best” of the group.

All works need to demonstrate a high level of competence in:

  • Botanical accuracy
  • Composition
  • Painting, drafting, technical execution
  • Creating an exhibit that has unity and aesthetic appeal (framing is important here)
  • Making a unique contribution to botanical art.

The Kirstenbosch Biennale 2016

  • Kirstenbosch Biennale 2016  "Trees of Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and Zanzibar" 
Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale: a focus on threatened species

Previous Kirstenbosch Biennales

This is a record of previous exhibitions
  • Kirstenbosch Biennale 2015 - postponed until 2016

Kirstenbosch Biennale 2013 (29 August to 15 September 2013):
  • Kirstenbosch Biennale 2013 Catalogue - SANBI with medal winners 
  • Catalogue with Medal Winners available here (3.8Mb file)
  • or here
  • The statement about the Centenary Bienniale in 2013 is recorded on the ASBA website

Kirstenbosch Biennale 2010

Kirstenbosch Biennale 2008 (article reproduced with permission from Veld & Flora, the Journal of theBotanical Society of South Africa)

Botanical Artists Association of Southern Africa

  • Johannesburg Botanical Art Exhibition 2015 

Previous exhibitions

Venue: Morningside Shopping Centre, Johannesburg
Dates: : 11 May (opening night) to 15 May
  • Johannesburg Botanical Art Exhibition 2012
  • Johannesburg Botanical Art Exhibition 2011

Group exhibition by artists from the Botanical Artist's Association, Gauteng


UPDATES: How you can help

ANYBODY can help keep the information on the exhibition pages of this website up to date.

Please complete the form with details of:
  1. Title of the Exhibition
  2. Where it is being held (name of the place plus address PLUS State/Region and Country
  3. Start and finish dates
  4. Theme of the exhibition - what's behind the title
  5. URL for the exhibition
  6. If you'd like to send me an image e.g. an exhibition flyer you can email this to me - see CONTACT

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      • About Leonhart Fuchs
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      • About Maria Sibylla Merian
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      • About Georg Dionysius Ehret
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      • About Franz Bauer
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    • UK >
      • Botanical Art Exhibitions at Major UK Galleries & Museums >
        • ARCHIVE: Major Gallery Exhibitions
        • ARCHIVE: Shirley Sherwood Gallery Exhibitions
      • RHS Botanical Art Exhibitions >
        • ARCHIVE RHS Botanical Art Shows 2007-2018
        • Exhibit Titles at RHS Botanical Art Shows
      • Botanical Art Exhibitions in England and Wales >
        • ARCHIVE: Past Botanical Art Exhibitions in the UK
      • Botanical Art Exhibitions in Scotland >
        • ARCHIVE: Scotland - Botanical Art Exhibitions
      • Permanent Collections (UK)
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      • RHS Portfolio Photography (Botanical / Horticultural)
    • North America >
      • Calls for Entries - USA & Canada
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      • Hunt International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration
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      • Margaret Flockton Award
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      • ARCHIVE: Past Botanical Art Exhibitions in Asia
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    • World Wide Exhibition of Botanical Art 2018
  • Education
    • Tips and techniques >
      • Tips from RHS Gold Medal Winners
      • Preparation and set-up
      • Design and composition
      • Colour
      • Pen and Ink
      • How to draw and paint trees and leaves
      • Botanical Art Video Tips >
        • Video Tips: Watercolour Painting
        • Video Tips: Painting Flowers
        • Video Tips: Painting Leaves & Trees
        • Video Tips Coloured Pencils
        • Video Tips: Pencil drawing
    • Best Botanical Art Instruction Books >
      • NEW Books about Botanical Art & Illustration (2020)
      • NEW Books about Botanical Art & Illustration (2019)
      • NEW Books about Botanical Art & Illustration (2018)
      • The Art of Botanical Painting - review
      • The Botanical Palette - review
      • Botanical Sketchbook - review
      • Books By Billy Showell
      • Books - the Eden Project
      • Botanical Illustration - Books by Bobbi Angell
      • Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils - review
      • Botanical Illustration (Oxley) - review
    • International Directory: Botanical Art Teachers
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      • UK: Botanical Art Courses
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      • Australasia: Botanical Art Courses
    • Online Botanical Art Courses
    • Diplomas and Certificates >
      • SBA Diploma Assignments
    • Botanical Education on Facebook
    • Fellowships, Scholarships, Bursaries and Residencies
  • Materials
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  • Groups
    • National & Regional Botanical Art Societies
    • Florilegium Societies & Other Groups
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  • Botany
    • Why botany matters to artists
    • Botany Books for artists >
      • Botany for the Artist (Simblet)
      • The Art of Plant Evolution
      • The Concise British Flora in Colour (1965)
    • Scientific botanical illustration
    • Plant Forms and Anatomy
    • Plant Evolution and Taxonomy
    • Plant Names and Botanical Latin
    • Botanical Dictionaries
    • Identify Plants and Plant Life
    • Recording a Plant >
      • Plant Pressing for your own Herbarium
    • Gardens >
      • Global and National Networks
      • Herbaria, Seed Banks and Fungaria
      • Botanic Gardens in the UK >
        • Old Botanic & Physic Gardens in London
      • Botanic Gardens in Ireland
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