Botanical Art Exhibitions
by Botanical Art Societies, Florilegium Societies, Groups and individual artists
in England and Wales
ALL Botanical Art Exhibitions in England and Wales in 2020 are currently affected
by the social distancing constraints relating to the Coronavirus Pandemic
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:
The Groups section has listings of
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SEPARATE pages are devoted to other exhibitions at:
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) |
GROUP SHOWS
National Botanical Art Societies
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Compared to more informal groups, 'proper' Botanical Art Societies typically have:
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Art society exhibitions may be
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The banner image at the top comes from the 2017 Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists.
Society of Botanical Artists (SBA)
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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:
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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. |
Local Botanical Art Societies
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
You can find details of the local botanical art societies in the UK on this page
Other GROUP SHOWS of Botanical Art in 2020
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.
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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
Commercial Art Galleries - exhibiting botanical art
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.
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.
Current and Future Exhibitions 2020
Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery
Venue: 20 Park Walk, London SW10 0AQ
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)
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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
Exhibitions are in chronological order of CLOSING DATE
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ANYBODY can help keep the information on the exhibition pages of this website up to date.
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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.
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