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2012 Prizewinners At Gild Of Botanical Art's Annual Exhibition

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I ever brand a betoken each twelvemonth of listing those artists who win prizes at the Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists in addition to this twelvemonth is no different.

Society of Botanical Art: 2012 Prizewinners

The winners of the diverse Awards are listed below adjacent to an paradigm of the artwork which won the prize.  Where their website could move identified this has been linked to their cite - click the cite to see the website.

The Joyce Cuming Presentation Award: This is a legacy from founder fellow member Joyce Cuming – a sterling silvery Almoner’s plate crafted yesteryear Garrard & Co. who are the Crown Jewellers. The winner receives a certificate.  This twelvemonth this was won yesteryear Japanese artist Eiko Hamada SBA GM CBM '09.  

I am consistently impressed yesteryear the move of this creative soul who regularly wins botanical fine art awards.  She  previously won this honour inwards 2008 in addition to is the outset creative soul to win it twice.   Her move is likewise held inwards the collection of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at the Carnegie Mellon University.

The Joyce Cuming Presentation Award
Strelizia Nicolai by Eiko Hamada SBA GM CBM 09
watercolour (£500 - sold)
© Eiko Hamada


The Margaret Stevens Award: This honour is given to an creative soul whose move reflects their line concern for the surroundings in addition to inwards 2012 it was given to Marilyn Wheeler NDD DipSBA(Dist.) SBA SGM CBM '10 in addition to '11 who is based inwards Mid Wales.  Next calendar month she has a botanical fine art exhibition opening at Aberglasney House (25 May 2012 - 07 June 2012)


The Margaret Stevens Award - Botanical artwork yesteryear Marilyn Wheeler
diverse orchids inwards the wild
watercolour in addition to pencil (£500 each)
© Marilyn Wheeler
The Margaret Granger Memorial Silver Bowl: This is awarded to a fellow member inside 2 years of becoming a amount member.  The honour went to Hazel Rush DipSB(Dist.) SBA
The Margaret Granger Silver Memorial Bowl
for the best ikon yesteryear a fellow member elected inwards the previous 2 years
Botanical artwork yesteryear Hazel Rushwatercolour (£400 each)
©  Hazel Rush
Suzanne Lucas
Memorial Award
Trees
© Ian Pethers
watercolour
(£195 - all sold)
The Suzanne Lucas Memorial Award was won yesteryear Ian Pethers RMS SBA HS for a trunk of work.  The artwork inwards inquiry were miniature watercolour paintings of woodland trees inwards Spring, Autumn in addition to Winter - in addition to had all sold out good earlier the prizes were awarded!

The President's Award for Work inwards Other Media This is a cash prize for move inwards media other than watercolour - in addition to was won yesteryear Maureen Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan SBA who creates pastels of floral yet life or plants inwards gardens
The President's Award for move inwards other media
Flowers yesteryear Maureen Jordan
pastels - diverse prices
©   Maureen Jordan
The Daler Rowney Choice Award - a box fix of watercolours - was won yesteryear Jill Winch DipEGS SBA

The Daler Rowney Choice Award
Medinilla Magnifica yesteryear Jill Winch
(watercolour - £595)
© Jill Winch
The Great Art Award This was a novel honour final twelvemonth in addition to it looks similar this is going to fix a tendency for awarding this prize to a large move amongst major impact.  

Linda Alexander (formerly known every bit Linda Meaney) won this honour this year.  I've seen in addition to commented on her artwork previously in addition to I convey absolutely no uncertainty that it is in addition to volition snuff it along to move extremely popular.  Her paintings are a peachy example of artwork which beckons yous across a gallery every bit before long every bit yous run across it.
Artwork yesteryear Linda Alexander (nee Meany)
(left) Fonteyn II (oil on Linen) £3,400
(top right) Acorns (oil on linen) £995
(middle right) Autumn Light (oil on linen) £995
(bottom right) Still Life amongst Figs (oil on linen) £995
© Linda Alexander
The Derwent Award - Japanese Tassel Fern
Group of ferns (Driopteris in addition to Polystichum) yesteryear Sue Vize
graphite in addition to coloured pencil - priced betwixt £225 in addition to £325
© Sue Vize
The Derwent Award was won yesteryear Sue Vize SBA for Polystichum polyblepharum - Japanese Tassel Fern.

The photograph (right)  shows the suite of ferns she entered inwards the present - all completed inwards graphite in addition to coloured pencil.

The drawing which won the honour is hap right


The People's Choice Award will move determined yesteryear the votes cast yesteryear visitors to the exhibition which ends on Lord's Day 29th April.

Entrance to the exhibition is gratis in addition to yous volition observe it at Central hall Westminster.

You tin read my review of this year's exhibition in addition to observe out who won the Certificate of Botanical Merit inwards the posts listed at the halt of this post.

Next year's subject for the Annual Exhibition is "The Language of Flowers".  The exhibition volition again be held at Westminster Central Hall betwixt twelfth in addition to 21st Apr 2013.

Exhibition entry schedules are available from the Executive Secretary.  The deadline for entries is mostly around the halt of February.


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