Plantae 2026

Plantae 2026 online exhibition celebrated the beauty and diversity of the plant kingdom through outstanding botanical art.

The exhibition encompasses the entire plant kingdom, depicted in a variety of media, including watercolour, oil, gouache, acrylic, graphite, coloured pencil, pen and ink. Each piece reflects botanical accuracy, artistic excellence, and originality.

It took place from 1st June to 30th June 2026. 

View the catalogue below….It is also for sale in our shop now.

You will find further information about exhibiting with us on the page Exhibition Information

John Waterman Legacy Award

Cash prize

Martine Robinson SBAF / Amaryllis belladonna

Sally Grace Bunker Award

Cash prizes for the best tree painting

1st. An suk Park SBAF Horse Chestnut
2nd. Yun-Kae Kiang Machilus thunbergii
3rd. Yunjeong Kim SBAF Castanea Crenata

Certificates of Botanical Merit - CBM's

Judges - Ros Franklin SBAF & Wendy Harvey

Jenny Cristina Ordoñez Barragan Little Matches
Dianne Sutherland SBAF Lathyrus sativus
Julie Ah Fa SBAF Dombeya umbellata
An suk Park SBAF Korean paulownia
Isabel Mischka SBAF Digitalis parviflora
Martine Robinson SBAF Aponogeton distachyos
Yeonuk Kim SBAF Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Yunjeong Kim SBAF Castanea crenata – the fruit

Exhibiting Excellence

Graphite
Marina Kiselyova SBAF Young Figs
Graphite/charcoal
Sian Tillott SBAF A Dahlia in Bloom at Kew
Pen
Olha Mi Corazon SBAF Buddha's Hand
Composition
Alison Douglas SBAF Digitalis purpurea
Composition
Tetiana Volovik Let's Go
Composition
Nurcihan Kahraman Grains of Ismir
Composition
Wendy Bull DipSBA(Dist) Protea eximia and Mimetes cucullatus at Kirstenbosch Garden
Composition
Ines Hermione Mulford SBAF Lichen Identification - Slides
Depiction of Wild Flora
Claire Kathleen Ward PSBA Pyramidals at Ynyslas
Depiction of Wild Flora
Prerna Gupta SBAF A Piece of Turf from the Chalkewadi Plateau
Inspiring use of Colour
Emma Tildesley PSBA Rubus ulmifolius
Watercolour
Dariia Pavlenko SBAF Phacelia
Watercolour
Geum Hee Choi SBAF Cedar of Lebanon
Watercolour
Yun-Kae Kiang Golden spider lilies
Watercolour
Pavlina Kourkova SBAF Offering
Oils
Chris Jones The Jewel of Borneo
Mixed media
Alona Hrinchuk SBAF Rhubarb
Vellum
Sandra Doyle SBAF Wollemia Pine
Vellum
Constance Scanlon SBAF Masting Acorns
Colour Pencil
Miyoung Kim Fatsia japonica
Colour Pencil
Eunhee Park SBAF Yeddo hawthorn(fruit)
Colour Pencil
Im Choi SBAF Sunflowers
Colour Pencil
Yeonuk Kim SBAF Strelitzia reginae banks
Artist's Chosen Medium
Chiming Tai SBAF Octopus plant
Artist's Chosen Medium
Linda Lunnon The Buzz around Town