Botanical Art Exhibitions
by Botanical Art Societies, Florilegium Societies, Groups and individual artists
in England and Wales
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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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Three SEPARATE pages are devoted to other exhibitions at:
There is also an ARCHIVE for past exhibitions relating to this page. |
Banner Image: Artwork in the Exhibition by the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Florilegium at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery at Lew
GROUP SHOWS
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
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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.
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In 2018, SBA members are exhibiting in Europe at:
Tulipa Tulipae - 20 March - 20 May Madrid Botanical Gardens, Spain - this is a collaboration between the SBA, the Real (Royal) Botanical Gardens in Madrid and the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas. The Seasonal Garden - 26 October - 25 November Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany This is a biennial exhibition (since 2010) - see Botanical Art Exhibitions in Europe |
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SBA Annual Exhibition 2019 - Plantae
Venue: Mall Galleries, The Mall, London Private View: 4th June 2019 - pm only Dates: 5-9 June 2019 Hours: 10am - 5pm (1pm on 9 June) A new and prestigious venue - and a much shorter time period - for the annual exhibition. Cann for Entries details to be formally issued later. Submissions will open in January. |
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Association of British Botanical Artists
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The Botanical Art Worldwide Exhibition for England & Wales - In Ruskin's Footsteps
a juried exhibition of artworks of plants native to the UK. Selected artworks: see Selected UK artists for 'In Ruskin's Footsteps' (Botanical Art Worldwide #4) Venue: Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster University Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YH (Part of the Great Hall Complex) Dates: Friday 18 May and Saturday 9 June 2018 Hours: weekdays only 12-5pm Theme: Native flora of the UK (see UK Native Plants page) (Sponsored by the RHS Dawn Jolliffe Botanical Art Bursary Fund Organiser: Association of British Botanical Artists (ABBA) - a new organisation set up to organise this exhibition in liaison with the ASBA initiative to have a Worldwide Exhibition of Botanical Art with activities in a number of different countries around the world.
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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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The Royal College of Physicians Florilegium (2018)
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EXHIBITION: The College Herbal
This two week long exhibition will contain
Venue: Royal College of Physicians Opening times: 10am – 5pm Dates:
Founded in 1518 by a Royal Charter from King Henry VIII, The Royal College of Physicians will celebrate their 500th anniversary in 2018. The book and exhibition are part of the celebrations.
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BOOK: The College Herbal,
A Florilegium celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Pharmacopoea Londinensis 80 artists, 125 paintings and about 70 late medieval woodcuts of the plants used to make the medicines in this pharmacopoeia: Hardback, 200 pages, 150gms silk, 210 x 240mm, Limited edition, £20 + p&p. Compilers: Jane Knowles, Gillian Barlow, Dr. Henry Oakeley and 80 botanical artists Book Launch: tbc, 11 May 2018 |
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.
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Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists Exhibition
Venue: The Core, Courtyard Gallery, Solihull B91 3RG Dates: 18th April – 5th May 2018 After a number of years of being unable to find a suitable place BSBA have found and booked a new venue for an exhibition in 2018. |
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Venue: Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire (8 to 28 May 2018)
Venue: Apex, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk (13 August to 10 September 2018) Iceni Botanical Artists were founded with the aim of encouraging and practising a high standard of all forms of botanical art through annual exhibitions by members. They exhibit on an annual basis around East Anglia. Around 80 paintings will be on show from their 27 members, all devoted to the plant kingdom ranging from scientifically accurate plant portraits to freer interpretations, mostly in watercolour. |
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The Ely Exhibition will also include two workshops:
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Other Group Shows of Botanical Art
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.
Exhibitions in 2019
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Plants and Pollinators
Venue: Easton Walled Garden - in the Coach House Date: Saturday 16th February - Sunday 17th March 2019, on our usual open days* (i.e. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays) Hours: 11am to 4pm Admission: Normal garden admission applies. Free admission for Friends of Easton Walled Gardens. The artists participating in this exhibition are:
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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.
Current and Future Exhibitions 2018
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Lyndsay Ingram
Venue: 20 Bourdon Street, London W1K 3PL Date: 26 September - 2nd November 2018 Hours: 10 am – 6 pm Monday – Friday Sarah Graham The exhibition will comprise coloured ink drawings and black and white graphites on the theme of the medinilla flower, the subject of Graham’s focus over the past year. Graham works across several sheets of handmade paper to construct these larger-than-life organic forms. The gallery will produce an exhibition catalogue with a scholarly essay to accompany the show. |
Medinilla magnifica by Sarah Graham (ink on paper 72.4 x 53.1 inches / 184 x 135 cm)
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Galleries solo exhibitions by botanical artists in the past
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Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery
Venue: 20 Park Walk, London SW10 0AQ Hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 6.30pm; Saturday 11am-4pm Gallery Artists: Beverley Allen; Rosie Sanders; Fiona Strickland; Jane Wormell 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 Thomas Gibson Fine Art
Venue: 39 St James's Street London SW1A 1JD Hours: By appointment Gallery artists: Brigid Edwards |
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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PROFESSIONAL BOTANICAL ARTISTS - SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN THE UK
Exhibitions are in chronological order of CLOSING DATE
HAMPSHIRE
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Botanical Artist: Christina Hart-Davies
Exhibition: Treesome Venue: Sir Harold Hillier Gardens , Jermyns Lane,Ampfield, Romsey, Hants, SO51 0QA Dates: 28 September-7 October, daily 10-5. Admission: Free (and free parking) An exhibition by three artists:
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BIRMINGHAM
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Botanical Artist: Jane Edwards
Exhibition: Botanical Art by Jane Edwards Venue: Coach House Gallery, Winterbourne House and Garden, University of Birmingham, 58 Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2RT Dates: 31st August - 16th October 2018 Hours: 10.30am - 5.30pm |
The latest exhibitor in the Coach House Gallery is botanical artist Jane Edwards. Jane creates fine, accurate drawings of plants and trees resulting from her experience as a botanical illustrator and founder member of the Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists.
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CAMBRIDGE
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Botanical Artist: Gael Sellwood GM VPSBA
Exhibition: Tiffany Scull, Gael Sellwood and Margaret Gardiner The Measure of the Year Venue: Cambridge Contemporary Art, 6 Trinity Street | Cambridge CB2 1SU Dates: 6th to 28th October 2018 Hours: Monday to Saturday 9am - 5:30pm; Sundays & bank holidays: 11am - 5pm Gael's exhibition includes some of the 150 paintings included her new book 'The Measure of the Year - Seasons in an Artist's Garden' - which will be launched at the exhibition. The book is organised by season and takes us through Gael's year in her garden and as a botanical artist. Hardback, 144 pages and limited to just 1,500 copies. |
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