The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has revealed the medal and award winners of the outstanding 2024 RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show in partnership with Saatchi Gallery (London).
The 2024 show exhibits exquisite botanical art and photography from around the world and explores a rich variety of subjects and themes. The world-class artists and photographers have been awarded RHS Gold, Silver-Gilt, Silver, and Bronze medals. A series of special awards; Best Botanical Artwork, Best Botanical Art Exhibit, Best Portfolio Photography Exhibit, and Judges Special Award, have also been presented.
All entries have been reviewed by an expert judging panel during the pre-selection process, prior to the show opening, and assessed on aesthetic appeal, scientific accuracy and technical skill.
The show is open from 14 June to the extended date of 28 July and tickets are available to book now. For the first time, the public had the opportunity to vote in The People’s Choice award for their favourite entry – with Botanical Art Exhibit going to Daleen Roodt for South African Orchids: Natural Scenes of Specialised Pollination Interactions; and Photography Exhibit awarded to Barry Webb for Revealing the Unseen World of Slime Moulds.
Special Awards 2024:
Best Botanical Artwork
Daleen Roodt for: Eulophia horsfallii & Dissotis princeps with carpenter bees (Xylocopa flavorufa)
Best Botanical Art Exhibit
Lynne Uptin for the exhibit: The Genus Richea: A Relic of Gondwana
Judges’ Special Award (Botanical Art)
Sunanda Verma Widel for the exhibit: Ornamental Bananas from Southeast Asia
Best Portfolio Photography Exhibit
Andrea Jones for the exhibit: Gardens Illuminated
Best Single Image
Christine Adams for: Earthly Paradise Garden II, Phoenix dactylifera
Judges’ Special Award (Photography)
Keith Surey for the exhibit: Botanical Harmony
RHS Medals 2024:
Botanical Art
GOLD
Anne Hayes | Banksia Serrata |
Betsy Rogers-Knox | Looking Over the Overlooked – The Forest Floor |
Daleen Roodt | South African Orchids: Natural Scenes of Specialised Pollination Interactions |
Amelia Grass | Overlooked: Wildflowers in the Restored Meadows of Glyntaff, South Wales |
Hyunjin Cho | Succulents studied in stippling |
Lynne Uptin | The Genus Richea: A Relic of Gondwana |
Maria Lombardi | Tillandsia – Daughters of the Wind |
Sandunmali Kulasekara | Medicinal Plants Native to the Desert |
Sunanda Verma Widel | Ornamental Bananas from Southeast Asia |
Toni Dade | Magnolia grandiflora: From Bud to Desiccated Seedpod |
Yuko Saito | Three distinct groups of Celosia based on their structure |
SILVER-GILT
Hyojung Kim | Endangered Wild Plants of Korean Endemic Species |
Giacomina Ferrillo | Memento |
Rika Takanohashi | The life of the Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum) |
SILVER
Linda Pitkin | Native British Woodland Wildflowers |
Yumi Ohara | Cherry Blossom: winter bud ~ seed |
Masako Torii | Flowers & Butterflies of Suginami, Tokyo |
Annie Chen | Woody plants in the Amazon rainforest |
Ingrid Arthur | A Shetland Garden |
BRONZE
Hyun Jung Kim | Roses of Ilsan Lake Park at Goyang City in Republic of Korea |
Ann Saward | Sarracenia – Trumpet Pitcher Plants of North America |
Claudia Lane | Celebrating the Spider Flower |
Photography
GOLD
Vanda Ralevska | High Tatras: Rising from the Ashes |
Elaine Duigenan | Whole and In Part |
Keith Surey | Botanical Harmony |
Christine Adams | A Timeless Earthly Paradise Garden |
Andrea Jones | Gardens Illuminated |
Barry Webb | Revealing the Unseen World of Slime Moulds |
Juliette Scott | Tulips – Never Too Old to Dance |
Melanie Chalk | Cyanotype Magic in a Summer Garden |
SILVER-GILT
Michѐle Lazenby | Vessels of Light |
John Shepherd | Images from the Species Malus domestica |
Benn R. Storey | Garden Construct Series |
Mark Lunn | The Wood Recyclers |
Adam Cole | Urban Street Plants |
Sheena Roberts | Hebridean Lichens |
Anne MacIntyre | Anemones Behind The Scenes |
SILVER
Richard Milton-Worssell | Painshill Park, Surrey |
Linda Gower | Pensthorpe Millennium Garden |
Libby Ellis | Miraculum |
The show is supported by Clive Christian Perfume who will showcase their expertise in Aroma Fusion technology.
Entry to the exhibition is £7/adult, £5/concession* or £17/family* or free for RHS and Saatchi Gallery members. Tickets available to book now: saatchigallery.com/product/rhs2024
For more information about the RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show visit: https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-london-shows/rhs-botanical-art-and-photography-show
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NOTES TO EDITORS
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DATES AND OPENING HOURS
Press Preview: 13 June 10am-1pm
Winners announced: 13 June
Open to the public: 14 June – 28 July 2024
Opening Hours: Monday – Sunday: 10AM – 6PM (last admission: 5.20PM)
*ADMISSION
Saatchi Gallery & RHS Members Go Free. Standard Tickets £7; Concessions* £5; Children Under 6* Free; Family ticket £17. *T&Cs Apply. Tickets available to book now: saatchigallery.com/product/rhs2024
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ORGANISATION
The RHS Botanical Art 2024 judging panel secretary is Charlotte Brooks, Art Curator at RHS Lindley Library and the RHS Photographic Competition judging panel secretary Claire Allnutt.
ABOUT THE RHS
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) was founded in 1804 and is the UK’s largest gardening charity.
The RHS vision is to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place via its inspirational gardens and shows, science research and advisory, extensive library collections and far-reaching education and community programmes. With over 600,000 members the RHS also shares its horticultural knowledge and expertise with millions of people every year through its website and publications.
In 2021, the RHS launched its Sustainability Strategy, committing to be net positive for nature and people by 2030. The supporting RHS Planet-Friendly Gardening Campaign will continue to harness the power of the UK’s 30 million gardeners to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis.
We are solely funded by our members, visitors and supporters.
For more information visit www.rhs.org.uk
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ABOUT SAATCHI GALLERY
Since 1985, Saatchi Gallery has provided an innovative platform for contemporary art. Exhibitions have presented works by largely unseen young artists, or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK. This approach has made the Gallery one of the most recognised names in contemporary art. Since moving to its current 70,000 square feet space in the Duke of York’s Headquarters in Chelsea, London, the Gallery has welcomed over 10 million visitors. The Gallery hosts over 5,000 schools visits annually and has over 6 million followers on social media. In 2019 Saatchi Gallery became a charity, beginning a new chapter in its history.
For more information visit www.saatchigallery.com
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4RY
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