The SBA open annual exhibition Plantae 2022 has now finished; our first live exhibition since 2019. It was held at the Mall Galleries in London and showcased the incredible work of botanical artists far and wide.
You can browse the catalogue here and it is also on sale now in our online shop.
SBA AWARDS – Congratulations to all of our winners
Faber Castell Award – Prize: 120 Polychromos
Sandra Doyle – Fading Away, Veteran Beech in Epping Forest
St. Cuthberts Mill– Best use of paper in watercolour – Prize: 20 sheets Saunders Waterford HP paper
Sheryl Pape SBAF- Iris in the Sunlight
William Cowley Parchment and Vellum Makers – Prize: £75 voucher for vellum
Youngran Choi SBAF- Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’
Vintage Paper Company– Suha Kim SBAF, Phoenix dactylifera #1
Prize: Handmade VPco Agate Burnisher (value £145)
Making A Mark Award-Inês- Hermione Mulford (body of work) £100
Joyce Cumming Presentation Award -For a beautiful botanical piece
Agita Keira SBAF – Hornbeam
Margaret Granger Memorial Silver Bowl – Best Artwork for member elected in the past two years- Lynne Uptin SBAF, Banksia grandis
Joanne Craig-McFeeley Rose Bowl-
True Botanical Piece of Work – Guy William Eves SBAF, Caraway
Suzanne Lucas Memorial Award in Recognition of Services to the SBA- Billy Showell PPSBA and Gael Sellwood PPSBA
Presidents Award – Suha Kim SBAF, Phoenix dactylifera #1
Certificates of Botanical Merit judged by Lucy T Smith
Katy Bennett DipSBA – RomanescoPenny Brown SBAF – Coltsfoot
Pauline Brown SBAF- Rosa canina
Shevaun Doherty PSBA- Pinguicula grandiflora, Large Flowered Butterwort
Sandra Doyle- Fading Away, Veteran Beech in Epping Forest
Agita Keira SBAF- Hornbeam
Maryna Kyselyova- Milk Thistle
Eunhee Park SBAF- Cactus, Thelocactus rinconensis ‘Britton and Rose’
Claire Kathleen Ward PSBA- Red Marsh Orchids, Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. coccinea at Ynyslas
Pauleen Trim SBAF- Sambucas nigra, Common Elder
Chris Thorogood SBAF- Pitcher plants and orchids on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo
EXHIBITING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Inspiring Use of Colour- Edwina Keene, Brassica
Inspiring Use of Colour- Youngran Choi SBAF, Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’
Most innovative composition- Julia Patience SBAF. Acanthus spinosus
Best Graphite-Katy Bennett DipSBA – Romanesco
Contemporary Botanical Art- Sian Tillott, Magnolia in bloom at Kew
Depiction of Wild Flora- Penny Brown SBAF, Coltsfoot
Depiction of Wild Flora- Sheila Etchingham SBAF, Suffolk Shingle Street Coastal Walk
Watercolour- Anna Suprunenko SBAF, Tulipa ‘Mysterious Parrot’
Watercolour – Maryna Kyselyova Tulipa ‘Shining Parrot’
Ink- Maryna Kyselyova, Milk Thistle
Oils- Chris Thorogood SBAF, Pitcher plants and orchids on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo
Coloured pencil – Eunhee Park SBAF, Pincushion Protea
Coloured pencil -Seon Jeong Lee SBAF – Dracaena arborea
Coloured pencil -Seon Jeong Lee SBAF – Coconut Tree
Artist’s Chosen Medium- Josie White SBAF, Sambucas, Elderberry