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The Permanent Collections (UK) Page has information about botanical art and illustration in public and private collections |
I would advocate the holding of small exhibitions, changed every six months, of fine illustrated botanical books and original drawings. It ought not to be too difficult to find space in one of the museums in Kew Gardens; and the Natural History Museum has the materials for something even more impressive on similar lines |
Address: Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art is located in the grounds of the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew.
It is the first art gallery in the world DEDICATED to botanical art. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery celebrated its 10th anniversary in April 2018 and the 1,000,000 visitor arrived in the summer of 2018. Current or upcoming exhibitions are listed below. Past exhibitions are listed in the archive (see box) Hours: The gallery opens at 10am each day and admission closes at least 30 minutes before the closure of the garden. Details on the opening and closing times page. |
The Art of Food
21 May 2022 to 5 March 2023 From ginger to sugar cane, pomegranates to red currants and potatoes to rice, go on a journey of food discovery through the lens of botanical art. |
Zadok Ben-David: Natural Reserve
16th October 2021 - 27 March 2022 This is the first UK-based solo exhibition to incorporate new and existing works by Zadok Ben-David since 2008. Brand new and extended artworks are featured, including the stunning 360-degree installation Blackfield which is made up of more than 17,000 etched, hand-painted flowers. |
Elegant and Enchanting
16th October 2021 - 27 March 2022 This is an exhibition of artworks by renowned Japanese botanical artists who include Asuka Hishiki, Hideo Horikoshi, Mariko Ikeda, Mieko Ishikawa and Kimiyo Maruyama. The exhibition also includes artworks by artists from China and Thailand. |
Most of the Botanical Artists and Illustrators included in the book are not well known names. Those perhaps better known whose work is included in the book include:
Format/Pages: Paperback (112 pages) Publisher: Natural History Museum Publication date: 2014 BUY THIS BOOK Women Artists: Images of Nature
Women Artists: Images of Nature
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The Modern Botanical Illustration Collection
Recent donations of works by Norma Gregory, Jessica Tcherepnine and Jean Webb sit alongside illustrations by artists such as Margaret Stones, Stella Ross-Craig, Claire Dalby and Olga Makrushenko. This is a regular exhibition which rotates - see this 2014 blog post Images of Nature Gallery: Women artists - another new selection of artworks Posted by Andrea Hart Dec 10, 2014 |
The Artistic Legacy of Joseph Banks
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The Lindley Library only offers a small space - but it holds regular exhibitions of botanical art, some of which then tour the country to appropriate venues - including displays within the gardens - at the RHS Gardens around the country.
It also has talks and tours about its Botanical Art Collection. RHS Lindley Library also offers researcher appointments on a pre-booked basis, two days every week. |
Address: 80 Vincent Square, LONDON SW1P 2PE
Find out more about RHS Libraries exhibitions and events |
The RHS Wisley Library
Address: RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening science - the first dedicated horticultural scientific centre of excellence READ MORE about the new library Days/Times: open daily, 10am to 4pm. |
The RHS Harlow Carr Library
Address: Bramall Learning Centre, RHS Harlow Carr, Harrogate Days/Times: Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm |
Healing Garden - Curative Powers of Common Plants | DIGITAL EXHIBITION ONLINE
This is a past exhibition which has been made available as a digital exhibition This exhibition reveals some of the fascinating histories that are hidden in plain sight in our own back gardens. Focusing on popular herbs and flowers, it will look at how our understanding of these plants has changed over time and investigate their use for healing today. |
Portrait from Nature | DIGITAL EXHIBITION ONLINE
September 2nd - December 21st 2021 An online exhibition which explores nature printing. This fascinating printing technique uses pressed plants to recreate an image of the plant on the page. The exhibitions
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Worth a Thousand Words | DIGITAL EXHIBITION ONLINE
Gold Standard Botanical Art This is a digital version of the exhibition held in the RHS Lindley Library in 2019. The paintings are all those who have won RHS Gold Medals for their Botanical Art - and had their artwork added to the Lindley Library Collection Botanical artists from all over the world compete to win a prestigious Gold Medal at RHS Shows. This display of artworks, collected over the past 20 years, demonstrates how artists have used a variety of media and techniques to capture the essence of plants in exquisite detail. |
The book comprises:
The introductory essay by Charlotte Brooks is very interesting. It introduces the RHS Collection of Botanical Illustrations and its history - and how the RHS related to botanical illustrators in the past and present. I knew some of it but not all. |
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: ACC Art Books Publication date: 26 Jun. 2019 e-Book edition: none identified All images are of illustrations added to the RHS Lindley Collection BUY THIS BOOK |
Library Tour: The Art of the Orchid
Venue: Lindley Library (next to the Lindley Hall) Dates: 7–8 April 2020 Hours: 1pm–2pm and 3pm–4pm on both days FREE with the RHS Spring Launch and Orchid Show - but places are limited. Book on the day at the Lindley Library show stall in the Lindley Hall. POSTPONED A special behind the scenes tours of its spectacular collection of orchid-inspired artworks. Tours will include a curator’s introduction to our Enduring Beauty display of RHS orchid portraits. |
Library Tour: Botanical Art at the RHS
Venue: Lindley Library (next to the Lindley Hall) Dates: Friday 17th and Saturday 18th April 2020 Hours: 1pm–2pm and 3pm–4pm on both days FREE with a show ticket for the RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show - but places are limited. Book on the day at the Lindley Library show stall in the Lindley Hall. POSTPONED A special behind the scenes tours of its remarkable collection of historic and contemporary botanical art. Tours will include a curator’s introduction to our Enduring Beauty display of RHS orchid portraits. |
HISTORY: The Garden Museum, housed in the ancient church of St Mary at Lambeth is also the burial place of John Tradescant (c1570 – 1638), the first great gardener and plant-hunter in British history. His tomb is the centrepiece of a knot garden planted with the flowers which grew in his London garden four centuries ago.
Garden Museum Reference: The Tradescants |
Raymond Booth
1 December 2021 - 6 February 2022 Living in suburban Yorkshire, Raymond Booth (1929-2015) spent his time growing unusual plants in his numerous greenhouses, cold frames, the family conservatory and modest gardens. Having won a scholarship to Leeds College of Art at the age of sixteen he spent a lifetime painting plants. He studied their native habitats and corresponded with plant collectors and breeders developing a deep understanding of the exotic plants he nurtured. From his garden he earned a reputation as one of the greatest botanical painters of his generation, with a beautiful honesty to his work. This is a selling exhibition and The income from this selling exhibition will be shared between the Museum’s education programmes and the nature charities Booth to which charities he bequeathed his estate: the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Woodland Trust and Plantlife International.
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Elizabeth Blackadder: Favourite Flowers
19 October - 21 November 2021 Dame Elizabeth Blackadder was one of Scotland’s greatest artists, celebrated for her beguiling and lyrical paintings of flowers. This exhibition, curated with The Scottish Gallery, brings together a selection of watercolours, etchings and screenprints from throughout her life in the theme of growth, looking ahead to the renewal of life that is always around the corner in the garden. A passionate plantswoman, Blackadder’s garden provided her with rich inspiration year-round, from daffodils to autumn leaves, tulips, iris and lilies. |
REOPENED: Exhibitions are held at The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Holyrood.
The Queens Gallery periodically displays botanical paintings which form part of the Royal Collection. |
See Past Botanical Art Exhibitions in the UK for exhibitions which have included the paintings by Maria Sibylla Merian acquired by King George III
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Scent from Nature: Beauty's Botanical Origins
to Sunday 31st October 2021 Booking required / Free Entry The exhibition includes botanical watercolours of plants, from the permanent collection. It focuses on those used in the scent industry. These are displayed displayed alongside perfume vessels from ancient times to the 20th century. Works include those by:
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