Botanical Art Exhibitions
by Botanical Art Societies, Florilegium Societies, Groups and individual artists
in England and Wales 
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ALL Botanical Art Exhibitions in England and Wales in 2020 are currently affected
by the social distancing constraints relating to the  Coronavirus Pandemic
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Find out about botanical art exhibitions in England and Wales via the efforts of botanical art societies, groups and individual artists. 

This covers exhibitions by botanical art GROUPS:

• national botanical art societies
• florilegium art societies and groups
• local botanical art societies
• ​botanical art schools

and exhibitions by INDIVIDUAL botanical artists at

• commercial art galleries
• gardens and other venues​

​The Groups section has listings of

• the various botanical art societies in the UK and 
• Florilegium Societies and other Groups in the UK 

SEPARATE pages are devoted to other exhibitions at:

• the Major Galleries and Museums (eg Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Natural History Museum etc) and
• the RHS Botanical Art Show​
• in Scotland

PLUS Permanent Collections of Botanical Art and Illustrations 

PLUS an ARCHIVE for past exhibitions by botanical art societies, groups and England and Wales

Banner Image:
​Fiona Strickland: Tulipa at the Jonathan Cooper Gallery (September 2020)

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GROUP SHOWS
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National Botanical Art Societies
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Compared to more informal groups, 'proper' Botanical Art Societies typically have:

• formal organisational status (constitution etc)
• a membership scheme
  
• offer signature status to members meeting specific standards of excellence.
  
• a much higher ratio of professional and semi-professional botanical artists

Art society exhibitions may be

• closed (members only) or
  
• open i.e. anybody can enter artwork and the artwork selected will be that which has met the standard required - irrespective of whether it is by members or non-members. ​

The banner image at the top comes from the 2017 Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists.

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Society of Botanical Artists (SBA)
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The Society of Botanical Artists is national botanical art society for the UK. It is also the oldest society of botanical artists in the world.​ 

• This is its exhibitions page
• ​The annual exhibition resumed in June 2019 at the Mall Galleries 

Plantae 2020

• Dates: 3-7 June 2020
• Venue: Mall Galleries. The exhibition is online as the MALL GALLERIES are closed until further notice due to the Coronavirus Pandemic​

My blog posts

• Call for Entries: Society of Botanical Artists' Annual Exhibition 2020
• SBA Annual Exhibition to go online - from 3rd June
• SBA's VIRTUAL Online Annual Exhibition opens
• Plantae 2020: Selected Artists

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Association of British Botanical Artists
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The Association of British Botanical Artists was formed to organise the Botanical Art Worldwide Exhibition for England and Wales.
It is currently reconfiguring its purpose and website. Any future notices about exhibitions will be posted here.

​They have Virtual Exhibitions on their website:

• ​The Autumn 2020 Exhibition (for Members) is Purely Botanical which can now be seen online
• Their 2019 Exhibition was Winter Warmer 

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Florilegium Exhibitions in England
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Florilegium Societies are typically comprised of professional or semi-professional botanical artists. 
See a list of Florilegium Societies in the UK. ​

Their exhibitions tend to be more ad hoc and are certainly not held every year. ​

​Exhibitions will be listed here as an when I become aware of them. 

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Local Botanical Art Societies
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Local botanical art societies very often emerge if there is active teaching of botanical art and illustration in an area. Students learn, then want to exhibit and before you know it another society of botanical artists has been formed.

You can find details of the local botanical art societies in the UK on this page

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Other GROUP SHOWS of Botanical Art in 2020
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The difference between an art society and a group is that

• the latter tends to be more informal
• it may not necessarily have a formal membership scheme. 
• it may form purely for the purpose of having an exhibition
• Members may be professional artists, semi-professional or amateur artists.

Easton Walled Gardens
​Botanical Art Exhibition: British Wild Flowers
An exhibition of 38 original botanical artworks about wild flowers found in Britain by Dianne Sutherland, Dawn Wright and Polly Sutherland. All original artwork (except for 3 pieces) is for for sale, plus limited edition prints, regular prints and cards are available.
Venue: Coach House, Easton Walled Gardens
Dates: Sunday 16th February - Sunday 15th March (On usual open days: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays)
Hours: 11am - 4pm 

Fritillari melagris by Dianne Sutherland

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INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL BOTANICAL ARTISTS
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Commercial Art Galleries - exhibiting botanical art
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The only galleries listed below are reputable galleries with a history of exhibiting botanical art. New galleries may be shown - but this depends on who the artist(s) are.

​ALL EXHIBITIONS  SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION DUE TO THE PANDEMIC
Please contact the organiser for the latest situation.
Exhibitions may be rescheduled for a later date and/or postponed for a year.
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Current and Future Exhibitions 2020
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Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery
Venue: 20 Park Walk, London SW10 0AQ
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Exhibition: Tulipa - a solo exhibition by Fiona Strickland
Dates: 4th - 26th September 2020

Fiona Strickland will be holding her second solo show with Jonathan Cooper, Chelsea.
​This exhibition features 18 paintings and is dedicated to the vibrant and fragile beauty of the tulip, portrayed in the challenging medium of watercolour on vellum.

English Florist Tulip Group Portrait by Fiona Strickland - Tulipa ‘Lord Stanley’ Tulipa ‘Talisman’ Tulipa ‘Joseph Paxton Flame’, watercolour on Kelmscott vellum, 16 .14 x 24.8ins (41 x 63cm)

Jonathan Cooper - Park Walk Gallery in Chelsea has regular exhibitions of botanical art - including the exhibition to celebrate 25 years of the Shirley Sherwood Collection

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Galleries which have had solo exhibitions by botanical artists in the past
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Abbott and Holder Gallery.
​Venue: 30 Museum Street -opposite the British Museum- London, WC1A 1LH
​Hours: Hours: 9.30am - 6pm Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 7pm Thursday

​Lyndsay Ingram
Venue: 20 Bourdon Street, London W1K 3PL
Date: 26 September - 2nd November 2018
Hours: 10 am – 6 pm Monday – Friday

Thomas Gibson Fine Art
Venue: 39 St James's Street London SW1A 1JD
​Hours: By appointment
​Gallery artists: Brigid Edwards

​Tristan Hoare Gallery
Venue: 6 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 5HJ
Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 11am – 6pm; Saturday: 11am – 6pm (during exhibitions)

Botanica curated by Flora Goodwin and Omar Mazhar at the Tristan Hoare Gallery

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PROFESSIONAL BOTANICAL ARTISTS - SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN THE UK
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Exhibitions are in chronological order of CLOSING DATE

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Do you know about a Botanical Art Exhibition in the UK?
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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.

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 + postcode
   
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

If you send me images of an exhibition once it is hung, I will try and do a blog post sharing what it looks like with others. This is often a great way of generating interest and visitors.