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2022 ASBA Botanical Illustrator Award for Excellence in Scientific Botanical Art
Author of 'Natural History Illustration in Pen & Ink' Published by The Crowood Press
Artist Profile
Sarah’s fascination and passion of illustrating the natural world stems from childhood and throughout her life this has followed alongside her main careers, in education for nearly 20 years and then working in conservation as an ecologist.
Her experience of specialising in curriculum development combined with her knowledge of ecology and conservation, come together in a dynamic way with her present career as an artist, illustrator and tutor.
In her artwork and teaching she aims to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of nature in all its forms - from individual species to declining habitats. This knowledge and experience means that she has been able to produce illustrations and designs to be used for interpretation resources for green spaces; fine ceramic ware and private commissions.
She specialises in pen and ink illustration, but also produces work in graphite pencil, gouache, and watercolour on vellum and paper. Her work is exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Education
BSc Hons Ecology & Conservation Biology
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Certificate in Botanical Illustration ~ Distinction
PTLLS - Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
ADCE - Advanced Diploma in Childcare & Education
NAMCW Diploma ~ National Association for Maternal & Child Welfare
Awards
Certificate of Botanical Merit, Society of Botanical Artists ~ 2014
Royal Horticultural Society Silver Medal ~ 2016
Exhibitions
Society of Floral Painters 2000-2015 ~ various venues
Artist in Residence Solo Exhibition, Hants & IOW Wildlife Trust ~ 2011
Society of Botanical Artists, London ~ 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020
Hants & IOW Wildlife Trust, Making Waves Exhibition, Emsworth Museum ~ 2013
Hardings Gallery, Warsash, Solo exhibition ~ 2014
Florum Exhibition, Kent ~ 2015, 2016
New Forest Open Art, Lyndhurst, Hampshire ~ 2015, 2018
Kingcombe Centre, Dorset, Art Weeks ~ 2015
Dorset Art Weeks, Kingcombe Centre ~ 2016
Royal Horticultural Society London Botanical Art Show ~ 2016
Hampshire Open Studios ~ 2017
American Society of Botanical Artists, Out of the Woods Exhibition, New York, California, Missouri, Arizona, Minnesota ~ 2017-2019
The Illustrated College Herbal: Plants from the Pharmacopoea Londinensis of 1618, Royal College of Physicians, London ~ 2018
Our World Imagined Exhibition, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire ~ 2018
Allen Gallery, Alton, Hampshire, Open Exhibition ~ 2019
'A Journey through Nature' Solo exhibition ~ 2021
Teaching
Art Tutor, Hants & IOW Wildlife Trust ~ 2005-2015
Independent Art Tutor ~ 2010 - present day
Art Tutor, Peter Symonds College AHED ~ 2012-2017
Art Tutor, Kingcombe Centre, Dorset Wildlife Trust ~ 2013 - 2020
Art Tutor Rums Eg Gallery, Romsey, Hampshire ~ 2014
Bath Society of Botanical Artists ~ 2016, 2017, 2020
Workshop Tutor, American Society of Botanical Artists, San Francisco Conference ~ 2017
Nature in Art, Gloucestershire ~ 2018
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ~ 2018
Teaching cover tutor, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew ~2018
Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists ~ 2019
Irish Society of Botanical Artists ~ 2020 (online)
Oregon Botanical Artists ~ 2020 (online)
Master Demo Artist, American Society of Botanical Artists, Virtual Conference ~ 2020
New England Society of Botanical Artists ~ 2020 (online)
Reed Turner Botanical Artists, Illinois ~ 2020 (online)
Hampton Court Palace Florilegium Society ~ 2021 (online)
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern Alberta ~ 2021 (online)
Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, Massachusetts ~ 2021 (online)
Botanical Art Talk ~ organised by Julia Trickey ~ 2021 (online)
Irish Society of Botanical Artists ~ 2021 (online)
Eden Project Florilegium Society ~ 2021
Instructor, American Society of Botanical Artists, Virtual Conference ~ 2021
Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists ~ 2021 (online)
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens ~ 2022 (online)
Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft ~2022
Collections
Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society Archive
Private collections in UK, USA, Japan, Thailand, New Zealand & Ireland
Memberships
Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society
Eden Project Florilegium Society
Fellow of the Linnean Society
Association of British Botanical Artists
Irish Society of Botanical Artists
American Society of Botanical Artists
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Commissions
Commissioned by the Natural History Museum London to produce online learning resources on the theme of natural science illustration for their Introduction to British Natural History Studies Training Course in 2021
Commissioned by publisher The Crowood Press to illustrate and write a book 'Natural History Illustration in Pen and Ink' ~ published 2021
Logo design commissions ~ Ecological Consultancies
Interpretation design for green spaces ~ Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, Graffam Water. Ecological Planning & Research Ltd.
Jayne Chapman Pottery, feather portraits for fine ceramic ware
Numerous private commissions
Residencies, Community Events & Event Organisation
Joint Co-ordinator (England), Botanical Art Worldwide Project, Event & Exhibition ~ 2018
Artist in Residence, Swanwick lakes Nature Reserve, Hants & IOW Wildlife Trust ~ 2010-2011
Heritage Apple Day Event, King John's House, Romsey, Hampshire ~ 2016
Heritage Tomato Day Event, King John's House, Romsey, Hampshire ~ 2018