Congratulations to all the students on the DLDC’s Course 19 who have completed their journey through the course. The evening event took place at the Mary Ward rooms in Russell Square, London where the graduates were presented with their diplomas.
Frances Stanhope – Award of Excellence gaining 95.82%
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Nikki Kazmar – Jantien Burggraaff Award to the student who made the most progress.
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Ellie MaCaulay – Margaret Stevens Essay Prize
Some of the diploma pieces are on show in our online DLDC Gallery here.
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Alison Walsingham for her diploma assignment piece Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis
Olga Akimtseva for her diploma assignment piece Peonies and Irises
María Casares for her diploma assignment piece Juglans neotropica
This exhibition ‘Intricate Nature’ featuring work by SBA Fellow Dr. Pam Taylor and SBA Diploma graduate Dr. Helen Cousins promises to be stunning! The exhibition opens tomorrow, 3rd November at The Old Court in Windsor and runs until 27th November.
We are delighted to announce the details of the next Botanical Art Worldwide event in 2025, organised by the American Society of Botanical Artists. On the 18th May 2025 Botanical Art societies from around the world are coming together to celebrate the medium of botanical art with a truly international exhibition. This exhibition follows the highly successful, inaugural, World Wide Day of Botanical Art – 18th May 2018. For the 2025 exhibition, over 21 countries have expressed an interest in exhibiting some of the best botanical art you will see. The 2025 focus will be on a theme of “Crop Diversity”. The exhibition will focus on and celebrate, biodiversity in the crops that have been closely associated with the human species over thousands of years. The SBA, and a… Read more
Join Vicky Hallam SBA Fellow for an unforgettable 6 night drawing retreat in the Spanish mountains of Sierra de Grazalema, Andalucia. This relaxed but structured botanical illustration course located within a natural park will be suitable for all levels and abilities from beginner to those with botanical illustration experience or botany knowledge – for graphite, pen and coloured pencil. Visit Vicki’s website for more information. www.vickyhallamdesigns.com/residential-course
