Welcome to the Edinburgh Society of Botanical Artists
The Edinburgh Society of Botanical Artists was formed in 2011 and is an Alumni Association for graduates of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s botanical illustration diploma course.
We are an international group of artists drawing and painting plants in a variety of styles and media. Our aims are to to encourage public engagement with Botanical Art as a contemporary art form and provide members with the facilities to discuss, practice and exhibit botanical art.
Newsletter
Read our latest newsletter: ESBA Autumn Newsletter 2021
News from the members
Members Exhibition – Marianne Hazlewood
Members Exhibition
Tuesday 6th October to Saturday 24th October 2020
Tues – Fri 11 – 5, Sat 11 – 4 at Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
SSBA Exhibition – Blooming Lockdown
Scottish Society of Botanical Artists 5th Annual Exhibition
Saturday 19th September to Saturday 10th October 2020
Monday to Friday 10am – 5.30pm, Saturday 10.30am – 5pm at Frames Gallery, Perth
ESBA Exhibition – Infinite Beauty
ESBA 8th Annual Exhibition
Edinburgh Society of Botanical Artists
Saturday 26th October to Friday 1st November 2019
Open 10am-5pm, except 1st 10am -12pm
at The John Hope Gateway
Members Exhibition: Karyn Dalrymple, Nicola Laura Adams and Nicola Macartney
Botanical in Nature 7th and 8th of September 2019 Dundas Street Gallery 6 Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6HZ 10am – 6pm
Members Exhibition: Marianne Hazlewood
Pittenweem Arts Festival 2019
Pittenweem Arts Festival Venue 64, 4 West Shore, Open 3rd – 11th August 2019 – 10am – 5pm
Members Workshop: Bill Phillips
Foxgloves in Graphite and Watercolour
With Bill Phillips, RBGE Dip BI
Botanical Images Scotia BISCOT 2019
The 2019 BISCOT exhibition will provide the launch site for the new Florilegium at RBGE, recording the prestigious gardens living collection.
Royal Highland Showground, & John Hope Gateway,
31st May to 20th June
Members Exhibition: Fusation presents High Places – Jan Miller
From:
4th to 19th May 2019
Open daily 10am to 4pm
Admission free
Members Exhibition: Marianne Hazlewood
VAS ALIGHT 2019
Marianne Hazlewood has two pieces in the current Visual Arts Scotland open exhibition ALIGHT 2019 at the Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh, awarded the Open Eye Gallery award
Members Exhibition: Marianne Hazlewood
Society of Scottish Artists Annual Exhibition
Marianne Hazlewood has two fern paintings in the next SSA open exhibition.
The exhibition comprises painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, video and performance art featuring established and new artists based in Scotland and internationally.
Spring Flowers