NEWS about Botanical Art and for Botanical Artists

EXHIBITION: Flora of Southeast Asia

30/10/2022

Flora of Southeast Asia is an International Botanical Art Exhibition which opens on 15th November at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

It is a regional juried exhibition and a unique collaboration between FOUR botanical art societies / groups in Southeast Asia. It has been co-organised by Botanical Art Society (Singapore) (BASS) and the Singapore Botanic Gardens, in their first-ever collaboration with:

Indonesian Society of Botanical Artists (IDSBA)
Philippine Botanical Art Society (PhilBAS) and
Thai Botanical Artists (THBA).

BOTANICAL ART SOCIETIES / GROUPS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

It struck me while writing this post that all these groups and societies have been set up in the last few years. It's an indication of how a much broader range of countries in Asia (beyond Japan, China and Korea) are now much more active in the creation of botanical art and associated exhibitions.

IDSBA was officially founded at Bogor in June 2017 by Eunike Nugruho and Jenny Kartawinata
I think I'm right in saying Thai Botanic Artists formed as an informal group in response to the call for the Worldwide Exhibition of Botanical Art in 2018
BASS was founded in June 2019. The Society now has members from Singapore, across Asia and North America.
I'm not sure when the Philippine Botanical Art Society formed - but can see from their Facebook Page that they've been very active for three years - since September 2019.

SCOPE OF "FLORA OF SOUTHEAST ASIA" EXHIBITION

120 artworks featuring 115 plant species by 85 artists have been selected to be on display throughout SBG. (This was the very well organised Call for Entries website).

This exhibition showcases the native plant diversity of Southeast Asia with 80 original botanical artworks in the Botanical Art Gallery and 40 additional facsimiles in the People’s Gallery outdoor exhibit spaces of the gardens.
A wide variety of Southeast Asian native plants such as orchids, shrubs, trees, wetland species, epiphytes and fungi are depicted in watercolour, graphite, colour pencil, acrylic and ink.

The subject matter of "Flora of Southeast Asia is

Any flora native to Southeast Asia, including fungi, lichen and/or algae.
A plant is considered native if it has occurred naturally in the Southeast Asian region, ecosystem, or habitat without human introduction.

EXHIBITION DETAILS

Venue: Singapore Botanic Gardens:

80 artworks at Botanical Art Gallery: House No. 7, Gallop Extension, Singapore Botanic Gardens
- Open daily 9am - 6pm (closed on last Thursday of the month)
40 Additional Artworks / Facsimile Prints can be found at: People's Gallery exhibit spaces of Singapore Botanic Gardens, at
- the Tanglin Gate,
- Nassim Gate,
- Bukit Timah Gate and
- the Green Pavilion at Botany Centre

Dates: 15 November 2022 – 15 February 2023
Admission: FREE

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Klei Sousa wins First Prize in Margaret Flockton Award 2022

25/10/2022

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Klei Sousa has won the First Prize in the 18th Margaret Flockton Award 2022. The award comes with $5,000 but is most prized for its highly prestigious nature within the scientific botanical illustration community.

Hippeastrum sp. nov. by Klei Sousa (Brazil)

An outstanding result for a long-time entrant in the MFA. Delicately rendered in ink on board with Klei’s trade-mark restraint, the perfect line and stipple had the judges straining to find a flaw (which they didn’t). The crucial white halos around foreground features help delineate form, avoiding confusion when layering. With every essential aspect comprehensively rendered in fine stipple, and with zero superfluous information, Klei brings together scientific accuracy and an experienced artistic sensibility in this beautiful plate.

This post covers: (in order)

About the Award - why it is prestigious and what's important in a winning illustration
About the two prizewinners and three artists whose illustrations were highly commended PLUS Judges comments
About the Exhibition at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney
How you can see the images online - and view the video presentation

You can also

REVIEW my dedicated page for The Margaret Flockton Award for Excellence in Scientific Botanical Illustration
see all the selected entries on Flickr in the RBG Sydney Flickr Album Margaret Flockton Award 2022
view the YouTube video about the Award (below).

The Margaret Flockton Award

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Bath Society of Botanical Artists 20th Anniversary Exhibition

12/10/2022

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The exhibition titled “Plants for Wildlife – the importance of gardens for the natural world” is the latest exhibition of botanical artwork by members of the Bath Society of Botanical Artists. It opened last week and marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the society.

Venue: Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN,
(Google Map of location of venue) The venue is about a 12 minute walk from Bath Spa Railway Station
Dates: Friday 7th – Tuesday 25th October, 2022 (daily except Sundays)
Hours: 10am - 4pm
Entry: FREE

Paintings, cards and calendars are for sale.

See my posts about previous annual exhibitions - with a theme which engages prospective visits - by the Bath Society of Botanical Artists below

What I like about them is they always have a very clear theme - and provide enough time between exhibitions for members to produce work for that theme.

2015 - Bath: The Art of Pollination - nearly 100 paintings of plants and their pollinators produced in the previous 18 months
2015 - The Art of Pollination - Blooms, Butterflies and Bees - now open in Bath
2017 - "The Amazing World of Trees" exhibition in Bath - attracted over 1,000 visitors
2019 - Plants with a Purpose - BSBA Exhibition 2019 - over 60 paintings of plants used as food, medicine and materials.

About Bath Society of Botanical Artists

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