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An exhibition of Guy’s work is coming up at the Aldeburgh Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk – 27th August to 2nd September 2026. Be sure to visit if you’re in the area.
Anthographia II – an exhibition of botanical art in Greece is on now – 17 July to 21 August 2026. At the Municipal Gallery of central Corfu & Diapontian Islands Art Hall “Thanos Christou”. SBA members Shevaun Doherty and Maggy Fitzpatrick are represented with pollinators and flora.
We have exciting news – The SBA are starting a new Foundation Certificate course to start next February 2027. It’ll run for 10 months and be an entry into the world of botanical art. Tutors are all respected Fellow members of the SBA. Enrol from October 2026. Please see the Foundation Course Page for more information. The Course Objectives: To introduce the fundamental techniques and principles of botanical art. To foster a deep appreciation for plant diversity, form, and function. To develop observational skills crucial for accurate botanical illustration. To encourage personal artistic development and scientifically accurate interpretation of plant subjects. To establish a foundation for further study or professional practice in botanical art.
GeumHee Choi SBA Fellow, will be holding an exhibition to celebrate the publication of her book, Botanical Paintings with Watercolour. The exhibition will take place from 29 July to 3 August at Gallery INSA ART in Seoul, Korea. “It will be a wonderful opportunity to meet readers in person and to share the peace and happiness that botanical art brings to our lives.”
Congratulations go out to all of Course 21 who graduated on the 22nd May 2026. The ceremony was held in London at the Mary Ward House. Ann Fowler won the award of Excellence, Rachel Hammel won the Most Progress Award and Wendy Bull, won the essay prize.
SBA is taking part in the new ROSA Botanical Art Fair which opens at West Dean, Chichester 1-4 May. This is a brand new art fair and we are delighted to partner with it. You will find the SBA exhibition in the Estate Boardroom in the historic Estate House showing works by 18 members. Sandrine Maugy will be demonstrating on Saturday at 2pm. Other members will also be there to meet. In addition to the exhibition, you will find enough at the fair to merit a full day’s visit: An Art + Design Marquee, contemporary floristry installations and a programme of events. There are musical and poetry performances, exclusive historic house tours, garden tours, and workshops to book into including botanical art taster sessions which you can… Read more
Botanical Reverie is a new solo exhibition by SBA Fellow Inês Hermione Mulford, bringing together intricate botanical works alongside anthropological explorations of our relationship with the more-than-human world. Supported by a grant from the Society of Botanical Artists, with whom Mulford has previously received both the Making a Mark Award for drawing and the Excellence in Oils Award, the exhibition reflects a practice that sits between scientific observation, artistic interpretation, and human experience. Mulford’s work moves beyond traditional botanical illustration, combining detailed studies of plant life with a wider enquiry into how we see, understand, and situate ourselves within the natural world. Guest Speakers – Opening Weekend As part of the exhibition programme, two leading scientists from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will present public… Read more
Say it with flowers – 9th to 21st June 2026, Chichester, West Sussex.
Join Margaret Best SBAF for 90 minutes of discussions and demonstrations with Dianne Emery and David Reynolds, internationally renowned Australian botanical artists and instructors. Free event for all SBA members around the world – the link for the event will be in your SBA email newsletter sent in early January, so no need to register if you are an SBA member. (Check junk/spam folders for your SBA emails). Non-member fee: £10 pounds UK, 20 AUD For date and times in your region see image below….Registration required – to join us click here:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/sba-talks-margaret-best…
We’re delighted to share this wonderful feature from Daler-Rowney, highlighting our Plantae 2025: 40th Anniversary exhibition and celebrating the incredible work of our members. This year’s Plantae 2025: 40th Anniversary exhibition brought together a carefully curated selection of work from both established specialists and emerging artists. Themes of conservation, climate impact, and plant diversity ran through the show, with detailed studies that combined observational rigour with personal interpretation. The Mall Galleries provided a fitting backdrop, allowing viewers to appreciate the craftsmanship botanical art demands. A special congratulations to Sarah Wood, whose watercolour Ilex aquifolium, Holly, received the Daler-Rowney / Princeton Brush Prize. We’re thrilled to see her work recognised, and to read more about her artistic journey and upcoming projects. Sarah also shared how much… Read more
The Garden Museum, London (@gardenmuseum) will present Rory McEwen: Nature’s Song from 8 October 2025 – 25 January 2026. Celebrating one of the 20th century’s greatest botanical painters, this exhibition will feature 50 botanical paintings, sculptures, experimental works, and personal items that reveal McEwen’s unique creative process. Known for blending scientific precision with modern creativity, McEwen transformed botanical art into something poetic and contemporary. His luminous works of flowers, leaves, and decaying plants changed the course of botanical painting and inspired a new generation of artists. Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London 8 October 2025 – 25 January 2026 Open daily: 10am – 5pm Admission: £16 (concessions apply) www.gardenmuseum.org.uk
The book ‘Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China’ , which Sally Bunker SBA Fellow, co-authored along with Prof Richard Saunders of Hong Kong University, has now had a second edition, and has also been translated into Chinese. Sally has finally decided what to do with the collection of over one hundred of the highly-detailed original watercolours from this book. She did not want to sell them, nor want the collection to be broken up and disposed of individually, so in order to keep them together as one collection, Sally has donated them all to the Library of Chinese University of Hong Kong, who are delighted to receive them, and they will be kept as the ‘Sally Bunker Collection’. They will be digitized… Read more
