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RHS ​Botanical Art Shows

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Botanical Art & Photography Exhibitions

The RHS Botanical Art Show is the TOP juried botanical art show in the UK - and the world!
No other show displays a minimum of six botanical artworks from each exhibiting botanical artist/illustrator. 
The show always includes international exhibitors from Europe, Asia, Australasia and Africa.
​
READ THIS PAGE to
  • VISIT the next Botanical Art and Photography Show  at the Saatchi Gallery in London
  • FIND OUT how to exhibit in future shows​
  • LEARN about the Regulations and Guidance - and Judgement Criteria
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Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea - home of the new longer exhibition of botanical art and photography
VIEW ​ARCHIVE: RHS Botanical Art Shows 2007-2021
This includes:
  • images from the shows
  • notes about who won the Best Painting and the Best Exhibit at each show and the Gold Medals
  • archive files of all Exhibiting Artists and Awards
  • links to reviews of past RHS Shows in London - which include both images and interviews

VIEW Exhibit Titles at RHS Botanical Art Shows - categorises the titles of past gold medal winning exhibits. You may be surprised at the result....

READ Tips from RHS Gold Medal Winners in the Education section

​​The RHS Exhibitions include both 
​Botanical Illustration and Art and ​Botanical Photography (Portfolio). 
​

RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show 2022

The RHS Botanical Art & Botanical Photography Show 2022 is being held at the Saatchi Gallery over a period of c. 3 weeks in April 2022.

It now is much more on an exhibition and much less like of the very popular event at which botanical artists from all over the world met one another. 
  • in 2021 it was held at this venue for the first time the same time as the Chelsea Flower Show
  • in 2022 it's being held between Saturday 9th - Friday 29th April
  • it's open 10am - 6pm) each day
  • ​you can BOOK TICKETS here
  • members of the RHS and Saatchi Gallery have free entry (on production of their membership card)

​BELOW are the two lists of Awards made at the 2022 Show
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History of Venues and Timing
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​​The banner picture at the top is of the RHS Botanical Art Show in London in July 2018.
In the past, The RHS Botanical Art Shows have 'been held at:
  • The Horticultural Halls in Victoria, London - initially the Lawrence Hall but latterly mainly in the RHS Lindley Hall (until 2019).
  • The main Botanical Art Show used to be held on two days generally between February and April. 
    • In 2018, the timing switched to July.
    • In July 2019 it was held during a heatwave!
    • In 2020 it was cancelled due to the pandemic
    • In 2021 AND 2022 (during the Pandemic) it switched to the Saatchi Gallery and the length extended. However this switch lost the community event that previous shows - and botanical artists - had very much enjoyed when visitors got to meet the artists.
  • Malvern (up until 2018) This was a small show at RHS Malvern Spring Festival Show in May.  Judging and medals are, in theory, just the same. However those who have viewed both commonly consider competition has been more intense in London. i.e. a Gold Medal won at London is a major achievement!​
Botanical illustration emphasises the depiction of accurate botanical information with aesthetic appeal and should document the anatomical and functional aspect of a plant through its lifecycle. Artists are strongly advised to paint from living plant specimens and to make use of photographs for reference only.
IF YOU WANT TO EXHIBIT - below and on other pages you will find more information about:

RHS Shows: Regulations and Guidance - This tells you "How to be approved to exhibit" and "How to Exhibit" 
​
RHS Botanical Art Shows - Future
- provides notes about future shows

READ about Exhibit Titles at RHS Botanical Art Shows - the titles of past gold medal winning exhibits have been categorised. You may be surprised at the result....
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​RHS Botanical Photography Shows - tap the link to find out more on this site
LEARN FROM PAST GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
READ
Tips from RHS Botanical Art Gold Medal Winners (in EDUCATION). These include:
  • an outline of the process from application to exhibit through to the exhibition
  • several articles about TIPS FROM RHS Gold Medal-winning artists about how to be successful at an RHS Botanical Art Show. Every year they come up with new tips!
  • Practical matters e.g. how to mount the display and how to transport your exhibit
NEWS for botanical artists wanting to exhibit at the RHS Botanical Art Show in 2021 and 2022 (May 2021)
To be eligible to apply for space to display work at an RHS Show, you (an individual or a group) must first submit a sample of four pieces of work to the RHS Picture Panel for assessment and approval to exhibit. ​Approval lasts five years.  This assessment takes place at the annual Submission Selection Meeting of the Picture Panel.

The Selection Meeting for new botanical artists to exhibit with the RHS in 2023 and onwards is on Thursday 7 July 2022.

Most people find it very difficult to find the information about the Botanical Art Exhibition on the RHS website.
​It's in the RHS Libraries Section as Exhibition of Botanical Art . 
Further information below
Botanical Illustration from the Royal Horticultural Society: The Gold Medal Winners
Contents include:
  • a diverse set of botanical illustrations by a cross-section of 60 Gold Medal winning botanical artists and illustrators from across the world
  • Each image is accompanied by a short biography of the gold medal winning artist and discussion of their winning composition
  • Images are of illustrations added to the RHS Lindley Collection
  • an essay looking at the relationship between botanical artists and the RHS over time
​Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: ACC Art Books
Publication date: 26 Jun. 2019

ORDER THIS BOOK
Botanical Illustration from the Royal Horticultural Society: The Gold Medal Winners from Amazon UK
Botanical Illustration from the Royal Horticultural Society: The Gold Medal Winners from Amazon.com

RHS Botanical Art and Photography Shows 2022
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RHS London Botanical Art and Photography Show

In 2020, the botanical art show at the RHS Horticultural Halls (Lindley Hall) was CANCELLED until further notice due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

In 2021, the RHS relocated the Botanical Art Show in 2021 to the Saatchi Gallery in London where an exhibition was held - menu artists - for three weeks.

This is the 
RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show SELECTION MEETING FACTSHEET 2022
  • the deadline for all submissions of portfolios is Tuesday 22nd June 2022
  • the Selection Meeting is on 7th July 2022​

This was the RHS Guidance Exhibition FactSheet for Botanical Art 2020 

​
Who can exhibit: 
  • Artists previously approved to exhibit
  • The selection meeting to consider artists to exhibit in 2020 or subsequent years was held in 2019. ​​
Botanical Illustration is a genre of art that endeavours to faithfully depict and represent the form, colour and detail of a plant, identifiable to species or cultivar level.

As a technical discipline, botanical illustration emphasizes the depiction of accurate information, documenting the anatomical and functional aspect of a plant throughout its life cycle.

The best botanical illustration successfully combines scientific accuracy with visual appeal. It must portray a plant with the precision and level of detail for it to be recognised and distinguished from another species. 
Botanical Illustration Exhibitor Factsheet

FUTURE - RHS Botanical Art Exhibitions 2023 -2028
​

If you want to exhibit between 2020 and 2025 
​

​Apply to Exhibit at the next 
​RHS London Botanical Art Show
​(2023-2028)

  • You must be first be approved to exhibit before you can apply for a place in an exhibition - see the section on Assessment and Approval to exhibit below. 
  • Dates and deadlines for Submissions and the Selection Meeting are typically in the Spring ​/ early summer
  • see NEWS for botanical artists wanting to exhibit at the RHS Botanical Art Show in 2021 and 2022
  • If you are not yet approved to exhibit, the first RHS botanical Art Show you MAY be able to exhibit at is in 2023. (It depends on the competition for space by those approved before you!)
  • ​Once approved you have five years to stage your exhibit​ - after which your approval lapses if you have not exhibited and you will need to apply again.

​See RHS Photography Exhibition for details of how to submit botanical photography.
  • ​The next Selection Meeting: Thursday 7 July 2022. 
  • This is the SELECTION MEETING FACTSHEET for the RHS Botanical Art & Photography Shows IN 2023 (and beyond0
  • ​Submission of artwork for review (this does NOT need to be artwork for exhibition):
    • either postage of prints
    • or hand-delivery of original art (UK-based artists only) to Lindley Library in London - by Tuesday 28th June 2022
  • BEFORE sending any artwork, please contact the Picture Panel Secretary. It's recommended that you hand deliver artworks. The are special arrangements for overseas applicants.
  • Confirmation of acceptance for exhibition: date to be announced

For more on how to exhibit see below.


​How to exhibit at the RHS Botanical Art Shows​
​

​The RHS Picture Committee leads on the Botanical Art Shows (with the RHS Show Organisers)
RHS Lindley Library 80 Vincent Square London SW1 2PE Telephone: 020 7821 3051

RHS Regulation and Guidance
​

The RHS webpage about the Exhibition of Botanical Art 
aims to provide everything you need to know to help you
  • get approved to exhibit,
  • get your artwork into a show and then
  • presented well for assessment.
(The tab sequence on the website is Education & Learning | Libraries | Exhibitions & events | Botanical art 
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​Including a link to: The Selection Meeting Factsheet 2022 (PDF) which sets out all the rules and regulations and "how tos"

READ MORE BELOW about
  • the regulations and guidance on what to do below - split between the different stages
  • what the show looks like on the floor - see my video of the 2017 show in the RHS Lindley Hall
  • a video interview with an artist explaining how she won a RHS Gold Medal ​
Botanical Illustration is a genre of art that endeavours to faithfully depict and represent the form, colour and detail of a plant, identifiable to species level.

As a technical discipline, botanical illustration emphasizes the depiction of accurate information, documenting the anatomical and functional aspect of a plant throughout its life cycle.

The best botanical illustration successfully combines scientific accuracy with visual appeal. It must portray a plant with the precision and level of detail for it to be recognised and distinguished from another species. 

​RHS Guidance to artists wanting to exhibit at RHS Botanical Art Shows​
PLUS Read more in Tips from RHS Gold Medal Winners 
​- which includes 
an outline of the different stages of the process
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View of the RHS Botanical Art Show in February 2017

#1.  Selection for new exhibitors - submission to be "approved to exhibit"
​

A very high standard of work (equivalent at least to a Silver RHS medal) is required to be selected to display botanical illustration at a RHS show.  
​RHS Botanical Art Show Exhibitor Factsheet 2019
To be able to exhibit you must first be APPROVED TO EXHIBIT by the RHS Picture Committee.  In other words your botanical artwork must be formally assessed to see if it meets the standard for exhibition.
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READ RHS Botanical Art Show #1 Approval to Submit - which is my blog post containing information approved by the Picture Committee for publication 

​Getting approval to submit involves submitting work to the Picture Committee by the deadline for submission.
  • UK and Irish artists need to submit 4 pieces of original, recent and high quality artwork (i.e. this does not need to be the work you intend to exhibit)
  • Artists based outside the UK can submit rolled prints of the same rather than original art. These must be valued at 'no value' (£0) to enable them to get through Customs without problems. (Prints are not returned)
  • Group exhibits require one artwork from each artist

The deadline for submission is not always obvious or announced but is generally around about September. This year it is 28 June 2022
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Once you are approved to exhibit you then have five years to APPLY FOR SPACE TO EXHIBIT at a specific exhibition - otherwise you have to be assessed and approved again.

This is because the Picture Committee recognises that many people's projects often take two to three years to complete.

2022: Selection for New Exhibitors
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This is the formal communication from the Picture Committee which includes details about
  • how to get approved to exhibit.
  • how to apply for space at an exhibition
  • how to exhibit
  • rules of conduct
DEADLINE for 2022 Selection Meeting: 
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
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The Selection Meeting: Submissions (4 artworks per artist) laid on the long table in the RHS Council Chamber. Reviewing a submission left to right Charlotte Brooks, Helen Allen and Dr Shirley Sherwood
Quotations are from the ​Botanical Illustration Exhibitor Factsheet (557kB pdf) unless otherwise indicated.
Selection criteria
- Quality of botanical illustration
- Quality of the presentation
- Overall impression
Emphasis is placed primarily on botanical accuracy in combination with aesthetic appeal. Artists should present examples of their work that is of the highest quality and has been completed in recent years. 
  • Four original examples of botanical illustration, mounted but not framed, should be sent to the Picture Panel Secretary before the selection meeting. Artists from overseas should send actual-size unmounted prints of their work. Rolled in a poster tube. Prints cannot be returned.
  • Each piece should be labelled with the artist’s name and address, and the subject of the drawing. These works do not need to be on a theme.
  • Group exhibitors should ensure that one piece from each artist is submitted.
  • RHS Guidance on Submission to Exhibit applications

Deadline for your submission for consideration by 2019 Selection Meeting
​

Artists may submit their works to the Lindley Library by 28th June 2022
RECOMMENDED: Contact the relevant personnel listed in the Factsheet with any detailed queries - emails and telephone numbers are included. ​​The email address for both submission and show enquiries are detailed on the RHS webpage.
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RHS Botanical Art Show 2018 - PREVIEW Evening (which tends to be quieter than the two full days)

​#2 The Selection Meeting - the approval process by the RHS
​

BOTANICAL ART AND ARTISTS RECOMMENDS - PLAN AHEAD! ​
​The Picture Committee's Selection Meeting can be 12 - 15 months or more PRIOR to the date of the next exhibition you can submit to - if approved to exhibit by the Selection Meeting  
The NEXT Picture Committee Selection Meeting to consider submissions for approval to exhibit is on on 7th July 2022 
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Tuesday 28th June 2022.
  • This considers submissions from artists wanting to submit to exhibit in the next five years (2023-2028)​
  • Successful applicants MAY then be able to exhibit at the 2023 exhibition. It depends on the competition for space from previously approved artists and those approved prior to 2022.
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RHS Botanical Art Show 2017 - Saturday 25th February

#3 What to exhibit
​

Botanical illustration emphasises the depiction of accurate botanical information with aesthetic appeal and should document the anatomical and functional aspect of a plant throughout its lifecycle. Artists are strongly advised to paint from living plant specimens and to make use of photographs for reference only.
Exhibiting at RHS Shows
Below are images of the"Best Exhibits" at four RHS Botanical Art Shows in the Lindley Hall (2015-2018)
​

IMPORTANT NOTE:  During the Pandemic, the 2020 Show was cancelled, and the shows in 2021 and 2022 were held at the Saatchi Gallery where exhibits were framed and the amount of explanatory text was reduced to 150 words.

​HOWEVER key points about exhibits remain the same
​
Commonalities that I can observe are that:
  • they are ALL by Japanese Artists.
  • three of the four place considerable emphasis on the leaves
  • the whole exhibit has a distinct unity - even where the size of images of individual paintings vary
  • three of the four have informative labels that are not overly complex 
  • the names of the plants are correct and easy to see
  • they are all relatively simple - and allow the images to do the talking
SEE MORE IMAGES OF PAST SHOWS

BOTANICAL ART AND ARTISTS RECOMMENDS Become very familiar with the standard of Gold Medal winning artwork.

You can see more images of exhibits in past shows in
  • ARCHIVE: RHS Botanical Art Shows 2007-2021
  • the blog posts and videos I have made about past shows - which are listed on the above page
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Best Exhibit 2018: "Wild Roses in Japan" by Michie Yamada (Japan)
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Best Botanical Art Exhibit 2017: Pandanus by Mariko Ikeda (Japan)
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Best Exhibit 2016: Tillandsias by Mariko Aikawa (Japan) - this photo shows four of the six large paintings
BOTANICAL ART AND ARTISTS RECOMMENDS

THEME
  • Your display needs to be unified and a well chosen exhibit theme can help or hinder the unity of the whole and the impression the exhibit makes
SIZE
  • BEFORE you start to paint, determine the size you will work only after you have considered how you are going to transport your work (and protect during transportation) and then display it in the exhibition.
  • Multiple Gold Medal Winner Julia Trickey has always planned her large paintings and had her entire exhibit planned to scale on paper BEFORE she began her paintings.
DISPLAY & SIGNAGE 
  • You MUST exhibit and stage work as defined in the guidelines. This includes all labels and a limited amount of text (and if in the Lindley Hall will also include signage for the exhibit - and more scope for text)
TRANSPORT
  • Make sure the size of your (protected) paintings will fit in a carrier / on a train/plane and/or in a car!!! (I do not jest!) You might want to price shipping before deciding on the size of your exhibit paintings.
MORE TIPS
  • You can find more practical tips in Tips from RHS Gold Medal Winners 
EXHIBIT TITLES

BOTANICAL ART AND ARTISTS RECOMMENDS - VIEW 
Exhibit Titles at RHS Botanical Art Shows


This dedicated page CATEGORISES and HIGHLIGHTS Exhibit Titles used by botanical artists who have won RHS Gold Medals in recent years

MOST Gold Medal winning exhibits fall into just two of the categories!
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Best Exhibit (Feb) 2015: Climbing Plants by Kumiko Takano (Japan)

#4 How to apply for a space at a SPECIFIC RHS Exhibition of Botanical Art
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Only artists who have been accepted by the Picture Panel are eligible to apply for space. 

Applications for space to display exhibits of botanical illustration should be made using the online application form emailed by the RHS Shows Department. Botanical illustration is exhibited at London and Malvern Shows. Contact details for eligible artists are automatically sent to the RHS Shows Department following acceptance by the Picture Panel.....​
You can only apply for space in an RHS Botanical Art Show IF:
  • you have been assessed and approved (see #1 and #2 above)
  • you use the online application form which is ONLY emailed to those approved to exhibit by the RHS Shows Department.
IF THE EXHIBITION RETURNS TO ITS TRADITIONAL HOME AT THE LINDLEY HALL You need to bear in mind that:
  • somebody must man your stand for the entirety of the exhibition - although you can ask somebody to do this on your behalf.
  • the RHS does not supply ANY fixings for your exhibit - you need to bring these to the show
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RHS London Botanical Art Show 2016 - with the new display boards - on the Saturday

#5 How botanical artwork is judged at the RHS Show
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Gold medals are only awarded to displays of outstanding and consistent excellence.
There are four types of Royal Horticultural Society Medal available for awards to exhibits. These are:
  • Gold
  • Silver-Gilt
  • Silver
  • Bronze
It's not unknown for no award to be made.

In addition, THREE additional awards have been made in recent years if an exhibit merits them:
  • Best Botanical Painting
  • Best Exhibit in Show
  • Judges Special Award - introduced in 2018
See ​Best Exhibit and Best Painting in RHS Botanical Art 2017
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Plus a Special Judges Award in 2018
The Judging Panel currently includes experienced practising botanical artists and teachers, botanists, an art collector, horticultural experts and garden writing editors.
The aim is to achieve the right combination of skills.  
  • Gillian Barlow has been the Chair of the Panel for over 10 years and continues to be a respected botanical artist. She brings a wealth of experience as a practicing artist, a previous gold medal winner and a judge. (She won three Gold Medals in the 1990s and has also been awarded the Veitch Gold Medal)​
  • Along with other members of the judging panel, Gillian is supported by Deborah Lambkin (the RHS Orchid Artist) and Helen Allen, both of whom are also practicing artists and teachers and Dr Andrew Brown who has four Gold Medals and illustrates for Kew
  • Horticulturalists and Botanists (may vary)
  • An RHS Moderator - a very experienced individual who moderates other RHS decisions about the award of Medals (e.g, for gardens and plants) to ensure consistency with standards and criteria
Whether or not you get the plant name correct - and write the Latin correctly - actually matters a lot!
Judging Criteria for RHS Botanical Art Medals

This section comes in two parts - in terms of:
  • official guidance issued re 2020 Show - which summarises the Judging Criteria to date.
  • official guidance issued for 2022 Selection Meeting - where the NEW JUDGING CRITERIA are spelt out
Judging Criteria (2020)
The headings for the Judging Criteria for Shows in the Lindley Hall were described as follows in the 2020 Factsheet as follows:

Quality of Botanical Illustration
  • Horticultural Content
  • Draughtsmanship/painterly skills
  • Composition
Quality of Presentation
  • Balance of exhibit
  • Unity of exhibit
  • Design enhances pictures
  • New ideas
  • Good frames, mounts etc.
  • Written information
Overall Impression
  • Artistic effect 
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Panel explaining the assessment criteria at the RHS London Botanical Art Show 2017
You can also read how botanical art is judged and what colour of medal is awarded in two of my blog posts published in 2018
  • RHS Botanical Art Show #2: The Judges and Judging Process
  • RHS Botanical Art Show #3: Medals Awards and Feedback
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RHS Botanical Art Show 2015 (27th - 28th February 2015) . This was the first ever show in the Lindley Hall completely dedicated to Botanical Art - however the display boards have now changed
BOTANICAL ART AND ARTISTS RECOMMENDS:  Those aspiring to exhibit at RHS Botanical Art Shows should
  • pay particular attention to the Judging Criteria
  • BEFORE making a choice as to the plants / theme for their exhibit and designing and creating it.​​
In 2022, The Selection Meeting Factsheet provides much clearer guidance on the Judging Criteria as follows. The subtitles in capitals are mine.

BOTANICAL ARTWORK
1. Drawing skills 
  • How well observed is the plant and is the drawing accurate Are the forms well modelled
  • Is the perspective true?
  • Is there clear delineation of botanical elements?
2. Technical skill: draughtsmanship 
  • Pen and ink, pencil, coloured pencil, graphite etc How well has the medium been used?
  • Clarity of draughtsmanship and delineation of form?
  • For monochrome, is the shading appropriate (stippling etc)?
3. Paint and colour handling 
  • Is the colouring accurate and sufficiently varied?
  • How well has the colour been applied?
  • For colour, is the shading appropriate?
  • Where appropriate, have washes been used to good effect and a breadth of tonal ranges achieved?
5. Composition and arrangement on the page 
  • Is the composition well arranged?
  • Is the artistic impression aesthetically pleasing?
  • How much white space is there on the page; is it appropriate
  • How easy is it to make sense of the picture; does it ‘read well’ ?
PLANTS
5. Botanical details 
  • Do the dissections and magnifications, if used, reveal additional information about the plant
  • Scale bars or indications of magnifications must be present
  • Are the points of attachment (of buds, leaves, flowers etc) accurately observed
Horticultural / Ecological / local environment content 
  • Is the subject a wild plant or a garden plant?
  • If appropriate, is the character and habit of the plant described in the picture ie. Is it a climber, clump forming, does it exhibit colour change through its life cycle?
  • If appropriate, is the habitat or local ecology illustrated, or described in the written information?​

EXHIBIT OVERALL / PRESENTATION
Balance of exhibit 
  • Do the pictures hang well together as a set
  • Are the pictures of a consistent size and presentation
  • Is the theme coherent
  • Do the pictures meet the artists own brief
​New ideas / Scale of endeavour 
  • Do the pictures offer new ways of interpreting the subject
  • What is the scale and scope of the project ​​

#6 How to win an RHS Gold Medal
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Katherine Tyrrell interviews Denise Ramsay after winning an RHS Gold Medal for her botanical art exhibit of "A Brilliant Life - Papaver Orientale" at the RHS Show in the Lindley Hall, London on 22nd October 2014. 
The complete suite of works exhibited are now owned by Dr Shirley Sherwood - and have subsequently been exhibited at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery at Kew

Tips from RHS Gold Medal winners
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My dedicated TIPS page Tips from RHS Gold Medal Winners also provides a wealth of useful information - including tips from artists like Annie Hughes, Işık Güner, Julia Trickey, and Esmee Winkel - who have won multiple Gold Medals. 

Tips cover:
  • sourcing plants
  • recording plant data prior to painting
  • art materials
  • planning the display
  • signage and presentation
  • transporting artwork (across the world)

#7 Visit the Show BEFORE you decide your theme or start your project
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BOTANICAL ART AND ARTISTS RECOMMENDS:  I very much RECOMMEND that all those who aspire to become approved and then exhibit at an RHS Botanical Art Show should check out the show if at all possiblE

Like any other open exhibition or art competition, visiting the show to take a look at the standard of the work and how work is presented pays dividends for those who do their homework. 

Warning - standards seem to rise every year.
 
  • If you haven't seen a show for some time and are able to get to see one, I suggest you come and take a look. You might be surprised at how different it is. 
  • Anne Marie Evans visited the show in 2018 after a break of some years and commented that she was amazed at how the different the show is now compared to those she visited in the past..​
For those who are unable to get to the show, do
  • take a look at my blog posts (SEE ARCHIVE: RHS Botanical Art Shows 2007-2021) and also
  • view my BOTANICAL ART VIDEOS on YouTube (see examples above and below)

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