Contemporary Botanical Artists

Botanical drawing by Holly Somerville
Private collection. © Holly Somerville

Drawn from Nature features botanical art spanning almost 300 years, from the 1720s to 2019.

Scroll down to view some of the work by contemporary botanical artists included in the exhibition. We look forward to welcoming you to see the full extent of the exhibition, in person, from 20 July to 30 August 2020.

Botanical drawing © Mary Dillon

Mary Dillon (b.1963)

Tulipa Black Parrot, 2015
Watercolour on paper

Mary Dillon

Botanical drawing by Shevaun Doherty Private collection. © Shevaun Doherty

Shevaun Doherty (b.1967)

Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, Golden eye lichen
2018
Watercolour with body colour on calfskin vellum mounted on panel

Private collection

Botanical drawing by Siobhan M. Larkin Private collection. © Siobhan M. Larkin

Siobhán M. Larkin

Apple branch
2019
Watercolour pencils

D.J. Sanfey & J.M. Williams

Botanical drawing by Margareta Pertl © Margareta Pertl

Margareta Pertl (b.1951)

Acineta moorei Rolfe
2017
Watercolour and pencil

Margareta Pertl

Botanical drawing by Yanny Petters © Yanny Petters

Yanny Petters (b.1961)

The Plants we played with 
2015
Acrylic on gesso panel

Yanny Petters Artist

Botanical drawing by Susan Sex Private collection. © Susan Sex

Susan Sex (b.1947)

Fern: Dicksonia squarrosa
2005
Watercolour

Billy Alexander

Botanical drawing by Holly Somerville Private collection. © Holly Somerville

Holly Somerville (b.1968)

Holdfasts
2004
Watercolour

Holly Somerville

Botanical drawing by Jane Stark Private collection. © Jane Stark

Jane Stark (b.1944)

Heliamphora heterodoxa, sun pitcher
2015
Watercolour

Private collection

Botanical drawing by Lynn Stringer Private collection. © Lynn Stringer

Lynn Stringer (b.1966)

Meadowsweet
2018
Watercolour

Barbara Eustace & Mark Cookman