The starting point for information about current and future botanical art exhibitions in the UK 

​PLUS an archive of links to and details of the more important exhibitions held in recent years

Botanical Art Exhibitions in the UK
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Botanical art is so active in the UK and there are now so many botanical art and illustration exhibitions in the UK that this page got VERY big very fast!  
  • Exhibitions are now split across various pages to make them much more accessible to view. 
  • They are ordered according to type, location and date (see Index below) and 
  • Calls for Entries are below the Index
  • Use the form on this page to tell me about a relevant exhibition you'd like including on this website

On this page

INDEX to information about exhibitions on other pages
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CALLS FOR ENTRIES for open exhibitions in the UK

​How to tell me about an exhibition - guidance and form

On other pages

​How these categories work is explained in more detail at the bottom of this page.
MAJOR ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
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​Curated exhibitions on a botanical art topic or about an artist
INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS

Open juried exhibitions by the major horticultural societies in the UK (RHS and BISCOT)
BOTANICAL ART EXHIBITIONS - with artwork "for sale"These cover:
  • Juried/curated exhibitions by Botanical Art Societies & Groups;
  • ​curated exhibitions by Florilegium Societies
  • exhibitions in commercial galleries
  • solo exhibitions / open art studios by professional botanical artists
ARCHIVED EXHIBITIONS
Find out more about:

Open Botanical Art & Illustration Exhibitions in the UK
CALL FOR ENTRIES 2018
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The CALLS FOR ENTRIES for open exhibitions in the UK are listed BELOW. Find out more about the Call for Entries and information relating to the exhibition below and/or by clicking the link in the title of the exhibition.
Contact me if you have an open botanical art exhibition with a reputable organisation that needs listing
Association of British Artists - In Ruskin's Footsteps (2018)
​This the UK entry to the WorldWide Botanical Art Exhibition in 2018.
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Venue:  Ruskin Library at Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YH
​Dates: May 2018 (Precise dates to be finalised)
Theme: Native flora of the UK
Digital submission: Professional digital images 300dpi x 8” high, Tiff or jpg, taken without mount, frame and glass required for the digital submission
Registration:
  • Deadline for Intention to Submit Form: 4th August 2017 Deadline passed
Submission Dates:  
  • Submission dates: 1 October to 27 November 2017
  • Receiving Deadline: Electronically by 27 November 2017
The Scottish Botanical Art Collective (SBAC) - Flora Scotia 2018
This the Scottish entry to the WorldWide Botanical Art Exhibition in 2018.
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​Venue: John Hope Gateway at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
​Dates: April and May 2018
Theme: Native Plants of Scotland
Submission Dates: 1 October 2017 through November 27 2017
See Flora Scotia (May 2018) - Call for Entries​ for more information and this site for more updates
RHS Botanical Art 2018
Venue: RHS Lindley Hall, Westminster
Dates: 2018 dates to be confirmed (usually late February)

The important principle about this exhibition is you MUST first apply to exhibit. The judgement about whether you can exhibit is NOT based on your exhibit but rather on artwork you submit up to a year in advance which clearly demonstrates you can produce art of exhibition standard

Submission dates:
  • 2018: The application process to exhibit at RHS will close in the summer (but it may be October as the date of the exhibition is being moved) and the applications for space are only notified to those approved to exhibition.
  • 2019: Details to be notified
See the RHS Botanical Art Exhibition page for more details​
Botanical Scotia (BISCOT) 2018 
​Venue #1: Gardening Scotland Show 
Venue #2: Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Dates: June 2018 (to be confirmed)
​Submission dates: Invitations are normally sent out to eligible artists by email in November/December. A copy of the 2017 regulations, application form and advice on the recommended method of mounting is now available here.
See 
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View of BISCOT 2016

Botanical Art Exhibitions in Galleries, Museums and Libraries in the UK
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Major Botanical Art Exhibitions are held in the Major Art Galleries and Museums in the UK
  • primarily the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens. Occasional exhibitions include art for sale. The listing below includes details of past exhibitions and associated catalogues and reviews.
  • the Natural History Museum​ in South Kensington
There are occasional exhibitions of significance at:
  • The Queens Gallery, London
  • ​the British Museum, London
  • Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
  • Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

Minor exhibitions are regularly held at the Royal Horticultural Society at its Lindley Libraries in London and the RHS Gardens - typically of work from the Lindley Collection.

International Juried Botanical Art Exhibitions in the UK
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Major Open Exhibitions of artwork juried/selected for exhibition from entries by botanical artists from all over the world are held by:
Horticultural Societies & Botanic Gardens - Details about 
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View of the RHS Botanical Art Show in the RHS Lindley Hall in London in February 2017

Major Open (Juried) Exhibitions in England and Scotland
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National Botanical Art Societies / Groups - with botanical art for sale  Note: These might also have entries from international artists but this is a much smaller percentage of the entries.
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​Minor exhibitions are also held by regional / local groups across the UK (see relevant country)
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A view of an annual exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists

Groups: Members Only Exhibitions in the UK
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Regional/Local Botanical Art Societies and Florilegium Societies tend to have a focus on location.

They also typically stage "members only" exhibitions - in the UK and other countries - which are exclusively about the work by members. (as opposed to open exhibitions which are more typical of national groups)

Typically these include:
  • art exhibitions of work by Florilegium artists
  • minor exhibitions by established botanical art societies
  • new or emerging Botanical Art Societies eg Scottish Society of Botanical Artists

For past exhibitions see ​ARCHIVE: Past Exhibitions in the UK
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Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society 20th anniversary exhibition in 2015

Botanical Artwork for Sale
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Botanical artwork can be bought in exhibitions held in galleries and other venues.

If you are want to start or add to a botanical art collection, you can find botanical art for sale in
  • Botanical Art Societies / Groups - at a national or local level, with botanical art for sale​
  • Exhibitions organised by major Horticultural Societies or in Botanical Gardens
  • Commercial Art Galleries - typically small exhibitions of top quality art (see country pages)
  • Spaces/Galleries for Hire - small independent exhibitions by solo artists or small groups of artists
​Alternatively you can buy direct from 
  • Professional Artists - at home, via participation in Open Studios events or their website or in solo exhibitions of botanical art only 
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The Amicus Botanicus New Leaf Exhibition in 2012

Calls for Entries - Botanical Art in the UK
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Society of Botanical Artists

Worldwide Exhibition of Botanical Art 2018

The exhibition is split within the UK between:

Do you know about a Botanical Art Exhibition?
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UPDATES: How you can help

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

The only exhibitions eligible to be included are those solely devoted to botanical art and/or illustration.

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 City / County / Country
  3. Start and finish dates
  4. Theme of the exhibition - what's behind the title (two or three sentences of explanation only please)
  5. URL for the exhibition webpage
  6. PLUS send me an image e.g. an exhibition flyer if you want your exhibition to stand out! You can email this to me - see CONTACT

    Tell me about an Exhibition