This is an ARCHIVED LIST of past botanical art exhibitions held in Scotland
in association with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society and the various Botanic Gardens
- by botanical art groups and societies, botanical artists and art galleries
in association with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society and the various Botanic Gardens
- by botanical art groups and societies, botanical artists and art galleries
The main botanical art exhibitions - and the order of exhibitions below - relate to:
- BISCOT - Botanical Images Scotia which is a collaboration between the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society and the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh projects resulting in a botanical art exhibition which can travel across the various gardens
- Scottish Society of Botanical Artists - which has a Spring and Autumn Exhibition
- Edinburgh Society of Botanical Artists exhibitions
Image: View of the Colours of Nature Exhibition by the Scottish Society of Botanical Artists 2017
BISCOT
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Scotland hosts an annual open art exhibition for botanical painting and illustration by international artists called BISCOT - meaning "Botanical Images Scotia". It aims to show and encourage excellence in botanical painting and illustration in Scotland.
Information: BISCOT - Botanical illustration International competition | Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society It has two venues:
Venue #1: Gardening Scotland Show, at the Royal Highland Showground at Ingliston (Thursday (hanging day) to Sunday) Venue #2: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, John Hope Gateway Building. |
Preview evening at the RBGE for BISCOT 2017
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13th BISCOT 2017
Show: 2nd-4th June 2017 RBGE: – 22 June 2017 Blog posts about the exhibition:
Fran Thomas with the Mary Mendum Medal for Best Exhibit at BISCOT 2017.
She won a Gold Medal for "Native plants of the coasts and islands of the Firth of Forth"
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Billy Showell - Gold Medal for her exhibit - "Black flowers and cultivars; an exploration into mixing colours to create black" and BEST PAINTING award for her tulip
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12th BISCOT 2016
Show: 3rd - 5th June RBGE: 8th - 23rd June Blog posts: |
BISCOT at the RBGE
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Hye Woo Shin - Best in Show BISCOT 2015 - Seeds of Gymnosperms
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The Scottish Botanical Art Collective
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Flora Scotia: Worldwide Botanical Art Exhibition 2018.
Linking People to Plants through Contemporary Botanical Art This was an exhibition of artworks of native Scottish plants which formed Scotland's contribution to a worldwide exhibition of contemporary botanical art in 2018 Organiser: The Scottish Botanical Art Collective (SBAC) - an umbrella organisation formed to represent the interests of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Edinburgh Society of Botanical Artists, Scottish Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Images Scotia and independent artists Venue: John Hope Gateway at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Dates: April and May 2018 |
FOR THE RECORD:
Call for Entries The call for artists to register interest in participating in a juried exhibition of artworks of native Scottish plants. Details are included in the Call For Entries which can be read online or downloaded (see right)
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Botanic Gardens
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)
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An international project to identify and record the Flora of Nepal has been ongoing for some years. Nepal is a globally important biodiversity hot-spot - with 75 vegetation types, 35 forest types and an estimated 7,000 vascular (flowering) plants. Plants are used by the Nepalese people for food, medicine, construction and fuel, and plants continue to sustain livelihoods.
Flora of Nepal Exhibition
An exhibition highlighting the exquisite flora of Nepal Venue: Logan Botanic Garden (Studio) Dates: Tues 3 May — Sun 31 July 2016 Venue: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (John Hope Gateway) Dates: Sat 6 Aug — Sun 6 Nov 2016 Venue: Courtyard Gallery, Benmore Botanic Garden, Dunoon, Argyll PA23 8QU Dates: Mon 1 May — Mon 28 Aug 2017 (10.30 am — 5.30 pm) Garden admission applies to non-members. This exhibition was part of a series of UK wide events to commemorate the bicentenary of British Nepalese diplomatic relations - and included
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Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile
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The exhibitions included a selection of watercolour paintings illustrating the remarkable diversity of plants associated with Chile by three award-winning Turkish artists: Gülnur Ekşi, Işık Güner and Hülya Korkmaz. These botanical paintings were specially commissioned for a book on plants found in the woods and forests of Chile. Both Gülnur Ekşi and Işık Güner won RHS Gold Medals for the paintings they produced for this project and the associated book.
Venue: Gateway Gallery, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Dates: 15 May - 18 July 2010 Venue: Gateway Gallery, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Dates: 10 October 2015 - 6 March 2016 The second exhibition was associated with the publication of Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile - a new book about a major project which highlights the important research and conservation work undertaken by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Both Gülnur Ekşi and Işık Güner have won RHS Gold Medals for the paintings they have produced for this book. Venue: Benmore Botanic Garden, Courtyard Gallery Dates: Fri 25 Mar — Mon 29 Aug 2016 Venue: Logan Botanic Garden (Studio). Port Logan, Dumfries & Galloway, DG9 9ND Dates: 15 March - 15 July 2017 |
Sylva
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Thirty five pen and ink drawings from The New Sylva, selected from over 200 drawings commissioned to illustrate The New Sylva, a contemporary version of Evelyn’s classic text, were presented in public for the first time. A film featuring Sarah Simblet, sponsored by RBGE, (see below) was also been released to coincide with the opening of the exhibitions.
See Sylva exhibitions open in Scotland and Wales |
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Venue: the John Hope Gateway, at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)
Dates: 17th April until 31st May 2014
Dates: 17th April until 31st May 2014
Graduate Show - RBGE Diploma in Botanical Illustration
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Graduate Show - RBGE Diploma in Botanical Illustration (2016/17)
Venue: Fletcher Building, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Dates: 9-17th September 2017 Hours: Open daily from 11am - 4pm. An exhibition of botanical artwork by the graduating diplomates of the RBGE Diploma Course in Botanical Illustration. |
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Botanical Art Societies and Group Exhibitions
Scottish Society of Botanical Artists
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SSBA 2nd Annual Exhibition - “The Colours of Nature”
Venue: Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2RQ. Dates: 2 September – 22 October 2017 
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2nd SSBA Spring exhibition
Venue: Scottish Arts Club, 24 Rutland Square Edinburgh, EH1 2BW Dates: (5 April – 29th April 2017) 
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"Enchanted Forrest"
Venue: Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk FK1 1 YR. Dates: Monday 12th September - Sunday 16th October 2016 The first major exhibition of the Scottish Society of Botanical Artists (SSBA). It focused on the plants brought back to Scotland by Falkirk-born plant hunter George Forrest, who was known as the "Indiana Jones of the plant world". |
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Edinburgh Society of Botanical Artists
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2016 Annual Exhibition
Venue - The Dundas Street Gallery, 6 Dundass Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ Dates - 28th November - 3rd December 2016 2015 Annual Exhibition Venue - Gallery Seventeen, 17 Dundass Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG Dates - 27th November - 30th November 2015 2014 Annual Exhibition Venue - Gallery Seventeen, 17 Dundass Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG Dates - 5th to 14th September 2014 2013 Annual Exhibition Venue - Gladstone's Land, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Dates - 15th to 20th October 2013 2012 Annual Exhibition Venue - Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR Dates - 7th to 22nd September 2012 |
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Past Solo Shows by Scottish Botanical Artists
Pittenweem Arts Festival
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Artist: Marianne Hazlewood
Venue: Venue 26, 4 West Shore, The Pittenweem Arts Festival (From the harbour, keep walking along the lane that goes along the rocky beach right the way along) Dates: 4th – 12th August 2018 This annual festival takes in Pittenweem on the coast of Fife. It's a celebration of the visual arts, takes place in galleries, homes, studios and other venues and features 120 artists. Marianne completed the Diploma in Botanical Illustration (with Distinction) at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 2017. Her show was made up of work pre and post Diploma.
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The Park Gallery, Callendar Park
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Fiona Strickland: Strictly Botanical at The Park Gallery
Venue: The Park Gallery, Callendar Park, Falkirk Dates: 10th November 2014 - 17th January 2015 Curated by Fiona Strickland, the exhibition brings together a stunning collection of botanical watercolours and works in pencil by a dedicated group of artists who are passionate and committed to documenting plants in minute detail. |
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