THE WORLD OF PLANTS 2011

The Society’s Annual Exhibition to celebrate The World of Plants was held at Westminster Central Hall in London from 8 to 17 April 2011 where 751 botanical works including miniatures and three-dimensional work were shown. We think that it is the largest Exhibition devoted to botanical art in the world and would be grateful to hear from any other botanical exhibitions which are larger. Images from the Exhibition are displayed on our Gallery page.

Photographs below of the Exhibition.

Winners of the Awards were:

SBA Awards 2011

• The President’s Award for work in other media
  Cash prize for work in media other than watercolour
  Winner: Guy William Eves SBA for the whole body of work

• The Margaret Stevens Award
  For work reflecting concern for the environment
  Winner: Reinhild Raistrick SBA for Sesamothamnus rivae, Tanzania

• The Joyce Cuming Presentation Award
  A legacy from Joyce Cuming – a sterling silver Almoner’s plate.  The winner receives a certificate.
  Winner: Sue Wickison SBA for Arisaema tortuosum
  
  Highly Commended
  Brigitte E M Daniel SBA for Fragaria fresco
  Dianne Frank SBA for Black Worcester Pears
  Amber Halsall SBA for Going, Going, Gone!
  Esther Linley SBA for Physalis Trio
  Eileen Maddison SBA for Wisteria Seed Pod
  Roberta Mattioli SBA for Prunus serrulata
  Hazel Rush AssocSBA for Digitalis purpurea
  Julia Trickey AssocSBA for Fern Crozier

• The Margaret Granger Memorial Silver Bowl
  In memory of Margaret for the best picture by a member elected in the last two years.
  Winner: Mariko Aikawa SBA for Tillandsia xerographica

• Daler-Rowney Award
  A wooden boxed set of Daler-Rowney Artists’ Watercolours
  Winner: Susan Dalton SBA for the whole body of work

• St Cuthberts Mill Award
  Good use of watercolour paper to the value of £100
  Winner: Angela Stanford for Sarracenia 1 and 2
  Good use of watercolour paper to the value of £50
  Winner: Annie Morris SBA for Cauliflower

• Derwent Award
  Winner: Susan Christopher-Coulson VPSBA for August Bloom

• Great Art Award
  Winner: Fiona Strickland SBA for Leucospermum

• People’s Choice
  An anonymous donation of £100 for the favourite picture in the exhibition as voted for by visitors
  Winner: Fiona Strickland SBA for Papaver: June Poppy

• Suzanne Lucas Memorial Award
  A certificate with the artist’s ame recorded in the Memorial Book
  Winner: Ann Swan SBA for the whole body of work

• Certificates of Botanical Merit
  Works selected by an independent judge for their botanical accuracy. This year the judge was Maureen Lazarus from the Department of Biodiversity & Systematic Biology at National Museum Wales.        
  Mariko Aikawa for Strelitzia reginae 2
  Susan Christopher-Coulson VPSBA for August Bloom
  Angeline de Meester SBA for Heuchera ‘Hollywood’
  Guy William Eves SBA for Magnolia
  Rachel Munn SBA for Wild Cherry Bark
  Barbara Munro AssocSBA for Juglans regia –Walnut
  Valerie Oxley SBA for Lilium longiflorum
  Janie Pirie SBA for Prunus communis – Conference Pear
  Nancy Staniford for Warty Ornamental Gourd
  Penny Stenning SBA for Gladiolus
  Fiona Strickland SBA for Papaver: June Poppy
  Ann Swan SBA for Collection No 2 Summer Seed Pods
  Lisa Tommasi for Taraxacum officinale
  Brenda Watts SBA for Autumn seeds
  Marilyn Wheeler AssocSBA for Rubus fruticosus