A Botanical Fine Art Bonaza - Inwards England, Scotland Too Ireland

Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark has been serenity for the yesteryear calendar week because I've been diligently writing weblog posts almost juried opened upwards botanical fine art exhibitions opening inwards England, Scotland as well as Republic of Ireland - at the same time(!) - on my Botanical Art as well as Artists News blog

Here's a summary - alongside approximately pics - of what's going on inwards London, Edinburgh as well as Dublin correct now!

ENGLAND: Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA)

the cease wall display inwards the Main Gallery at the Mall Galleries

To appointment I've written the next posts almost "Plantae" the 2019 Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists which is an international exhibition alongside 431 artworks yesteryear c.190 botanical artists

It's on at the Mall Galleries until 1pm on Dominicus ninth June - alongside demonstrations of botanical artwork inwards coloured pencil (today) as well as epitome on vellum (tomorrow).

It's the SBA's commencement fourth dimension at the Mall Galleries. Everybody participating as well as regular visitors are real impressed alongside the surround as well as wonderful lighting as well as how adept the artwork looks. Plus the Manager of the Mall Galleries told me on Tuesday black that he knew it was going to last adept but it's truly much better!

• Plantae: SBA Annual Exhibition 2019 - Selected Artists profiles most of the c.190 botanical artists whose operate was selected for the exhibition - with links to their websites are embedded inwards their names. (If you're wondering why it's circa it's because it comes out every bit a dissimilar pose out every fourth dimension I counted as well as refer subsequently the 3rd count!)
• Awards - Society of Botanical Artists' Annual Exhibition 2019 - includes information as well as images of the artwork receiving awards as well as to a greater extent than information almost the artists who created them

Winner of the Joyce Cuming Presentation Plate
The Secret World of Potatoes yesteryear Lidiya Doukhnevitch (watercolour £1,500)

Coming upwards adjacent is

• a postal service almost those artists who were awarded a Certificate of Botanical Merit - which was judged yesteryear Lucy T Smith, who illustrates plants for Kew Gardens.  (These are artists who instruct judged on scientific discipline likewise every bit art!)
• finally, the 4th postal service volition last a review of the exhibition every bit a whole as well as a commentary on its movement to the Mall Galleries. I've been quest people what they intend almost the novel environment.

Incidentally, the SBA raised the bar considerably yesteryear putting their exhibition catalogue online and including images of ALL the artwork inwards the show.

SCOTLAND: Annual Exhibition of Botanical Images Scotia (BISCOT)

BISCOT is an acronym for "Botanical Images Scotia". It's annual exhibition of contemporary botanical instance which

• promotes excellence inwards botanical epitome as well as illustration.
• gives both national as well as international artists an chance to exhibit inwards Edinburgh as well as presents novel as well as master copy botanical work.

Each exhibitor creates a display of SIX artworks - as well as the exhibition is opened upwards to as well as attracts international entrants. In this honor BISCOT is the Scottish equivalent of the RHS Botanical Art Show inwards London - as well as is regarded every bit the transcend exhibit inwards Scotland inwards damage of awards as well as prestige.

The BISCOT Exhibition is held annually at

• Gardening Scotland (sponsored yesteryear the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society) (31 May - 2 June)
• the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) - John Hope Gateway (5-20 June 2019)​

Sansanee Deekrajang (Thailand) won a BISCOT Gold Medal as well as Best inwards Show for her Exhibit of Tropical Palms

BISCOT Medal Winners 2019 is almost those artists who won their medals a calendar week agone at the Annual BISCOT Exhibition at the Gardening Scotland exhibit at the Ingliston Showground inwards Edinburgh

This calendar week the exhibition transferred to the John Hope Gateway at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) where it continues until the 20th June.

I'll last writing approximately other postal service almost this exhibition every bit it contains a novel category - which is the newly launched RBGE Florilegium (see below)

IRELAND: Annual Botanical as well as Floral Exhibition at Bloom

Iris “Red Rum”” yesteryear Siobhan Larkin
Gold Medal as well as BEST IN SHOW (BOTANICAL)

Last calendar week Ireland's premier juried botanical fine art exhibition, the 7th Annual ​​Exhibition of Botanical as well as Floral Art inwards Bloom opened at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre inwards Phoenix Park, Dublin - where it remains until the cease of June 2019.

Bloom 2019 - Botanical Art Medal Winners is almost the honour winners inwards the botanical fine art side of the Bloom show. Medals for this exhibit are awarded merely for ane work.

I'm truly hoping that at approximately indicate Bloom volition upgrade to the same type as well as criterion of exhibition every bit the RHS as well as BISCOT which both require exhibits of vi paintings yesteryear each exhibiting creative individual - as well as medal judgements are made almost the vi paintings every bit a whole.

But perchance that needs to last a dissimilar exhibit - linked to as well as partnered alongside a Horticultural Society or Botanic Garden. It volition almost surely demand to last inwards a dissimilar venue

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