This is a list of

botanical illustrator Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species, frequently in watercolor paintings. They must be scientifically accurate but often also have an artistic component and may be printed with a botanical ...

s who were/are active or born in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

Botanical illustration Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species, frequently in watercolor paintings. They must be scientifically accurate but often also have an artistic component and may be printed with a botanical ...

involves the painting, drawing and illustration of plants and ecosystems. Often meticulously observed, the botanical art tradition combines both science and art, and botanical artists throughout the centuries have been active in collecting and cataloguing a huge variety of species.

Australian botanical illustrators

A

* Beverley Allen * Mary Morton Allport (1806–1895) - born

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, England * Annick Ansselin - born in France, lives in Tasmania, Australia. Member of Botaniko * Alison Marjorie Ashby (1901–1987) - botanical artist and plant collector *

Louisa Atkinson Caroline Louisa Waring Calvert (; 25 February 1834 – 28 April 1872) was an early Australian writer, botanist and illustrator. While she was well known for her fiction during her lifetime, her long-term significance rests on her botanical work ...

(1834–1872) - writer, botanist and illustrator

B

* Kim Bagot-Hiller (born 1975) - born in New South Wales *

Ferdinand Bauer Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (20 January 1760 – 17 March 1826) was an Austrian botanical illustrator who travelled on Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia. Biography Early life and career Bauer was born in Feldsberg in 1760, the youngest son ...

(1760–1826) - born in

Feldsberg Valtice (; german: Feldsberg) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. It is known as part of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town c ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

; travelled on

Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland. He is also credited as being the first person to u ...

' expedition to Australia * Susannah Blaxill - born in NSW, trained in UK and returned to Australia in 1992

C

* Kaye Chin * Margaret Castle - born in

Kyabram Kyabram is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. Kyabram is located in the centre of a rich irrigation district in the Goulburn River Valley, north of Melbourne. It is the second-largest town in the Shire of Campaspe, situated between ...

, Victoria, Australia * Elizabeth Vivienne Conabere (1929–2009) - born in

Alexandra, Victoria Alexandra is a town in north-east Victoria, Australia, 130 kilometres north-east of the State Capital, Melbourne. It is located at the junction of the Goulburn Valley Highway (B340) and Maroondah Highway (B360), in the Shire of Murrindindi ...

, botanical artist, writer and conservationist

D

Luke Davis People *Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...

(born 1982) - born in Victoria, Australia * Edgar Dell (1901–2008) - born in England * Pauline Dewar (born 1955) - born in Perth, Australia

E

* Lesley Elkan (born 1972) - born in Sydney * Melinda Edstein - born in Sydney

F

* Susan Fereday (1815–1878) - born in

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

, England *

Margaret Flockton Margaret Lilian Flockton (29 September 1861 Sussex – 12 August 1953 Sydney), is most commonly recognized as a botanical artist famous for her botanical illustrations of ''"The Forest Flora of New South Wales"'' (some 300 plates), ''"A Cri ...

(1861–1963) - born in

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

, England *

Sandra Ford Sandra or SANDRA may refer to: People * Sandra (given name) * Sandra (singer) (born 1962), German pop singer * Margaretha Sandra (1629–1674), Dutch soldier * Sandra (orangutan), who won the legal right to be defined as a "non-human person" ...

Margaret Forrest Margaret Elvire Forrest, Lady Forrest (née Hamersley; 22 October 1844 – 13 June 1929 in Picton, Bunbury) was the wife of Sir John Forrest. Personal life Born in Le Havre, France, she was a member of the prominent and wealthy Hamersley ...

(1844–1929) - born in

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very cl ...

, France

G

* E. E. Gostelow (1866–1944) - born in Sydney, NSW * Beverley Graham (1932–2010) - born in Melbourne, Victoria

H

Tanya Hoolihan Tanya may refer to: * Tanya (Judaism),an early work of Hasidic philosophy by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. * Tanya (name), a given name and list of people with the name * Tanya or Lara Saint Paul (born 1946) * List of Mortal Kombat characters#Tan ...

- born in western NSW * Malcolm Ian Howie (1900–1936) - born in Creswick, Victoria. * Annie Hughes - born in Sydney

I

* Anabella Innes (1826–1916) - born in Bathurst, died in Scotland. Her paintings are now kept at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra Born Annabella Innes in 1826 in Bathurst. She moved to Port Macquarie as a 16yo after the death of her father. She lived in Port Macquarie with her mother at her Uncle's home from 1843-1848. She published her watercolours under her married name Boswell.

K

L

John Lewin John William Lewin (1770 – 27 August 1819) was an English-born artist active in Australia from 1800. The first professional artist of the colony of New South Wales, he illustrated the earliest volumes of Australian natural history. Many of his ...

(1770–1819) - born in England * Angela Lober (born 1966) - born in Sydney * Marina Lommerse - born in Stamford, England. Cited in: Artists of Perth, Editor: Gabi Mills, M&P Publishing, Perth, Australia, 2017

M

Kathleen McArthur Kathleen McArthur (1915–2000) was an Australian naturalist, writer, botanical illustrator and conservationist. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to Catherine and Daniel Evans. Her mother was a daughter of the Durack pastoral family, he ...

(1915–2001) - born in Brisbane, Queensland *

Edward Minchen Edward William Minchen/Minchin (25 June 1852 – 1913) was an Australian botanical artist. Minchen was born in Middle Swan, Perth, Western Australia, the son of James Minchen and Elizabeth Fisher, and had a fairly checkered career pursuing job ...

(1852–1913) - born in

Middle Swan Middle or The Middle may refer to: * Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits. Places * Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man * Middle Bay (disambiguation) * Middle Brook (disambiguation) * Middle Creek ...

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia * Steffi Michalski (born 1995) - born in New South Wales, Australia

N

Philippa Nikulinsky Philippa Mary Nikulinsky (born 1942) is an artist and botanical illustrator based in Western Australia. Biography Nikulinsky was born in Kalgoorlie in 1942, a remote region in central Western Australia. She began working as an illustrator of ...

(born 1942) - born in

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...

, WA * Leonie Norton (born 1948) Sydney NSW

O

P

Sydney Parkinson Sydney Parkinson (c. 1745 – 26 January 1771) was a Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist. He was the first European artist to visit Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. Parkinson was the first Quaker to visit New Zealand. ...

(c. 1745–1771) - born in Scotland *

Emily Pelloe Emily Harriet Pelloe (3 May 1878 – 15 April 1941) was a botanical illustrator, and author of books, of the flowering plants of Western Australia. Her work in watercolour, extensive illustrations, and English language descriptions were included ...

(1878–1941) - born in St Kilda, Victoria * Jacqueline Pemberton (born 1958) - born in

Andover Andover may refer to: Places Australia * Andover, Tasmania Canada * Andover Parish, New Brunswick * Perth-Andover, New Brunswick United Kingdom * Andover, Hampshire, England ** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station United States * Ando ...

, England *

Jenny Phillips Jenny Phillips (1942 – July 9, 2018) was an American documentary filmmaker. She directed many films, including ''The Dhamma Brothers'' and ''Beyond the Wall''. She drowned in Wauwinet, Massachusetts on July 9, 2018, age 76. Career Phillips had ...

(1942–2018) *

Olive Pink Olive Muriel Pink (17 March 1884 – 6 July 1975) was an Australian botanical illustrator, anthropologist, gardener, and activist for Aboriginal rights. Pink spent much of her life agitating and being a passionate advocate for improved rights ...

(1884–1975) - born in

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

, Tasmania

Q

R

* Lewis Roberts (born 1950) *

Celia Rosser Celia Elizabeth Rosser (born 1930) is an Australian botanical illustrator, best known for having published ''The Banksias'', a three-volume series of monographs containing watercolour paintings of every ''Banksia'' species. Born Celia Eliza ...

(born 1930) *

Ellis Rowan Marian Ellis Rowan (30 July 18484 October 1922), known as Ellis Rowan, was a well-known Australian artist and botanical illustrator. She also did a series of illustrations on birds, butterflies and insects. Life Marian, the daughter of Maria ...

(1847?–1922) - born near Longwood, Victoria

S

Vera Scarth-Johnson Vera Scarth-Johnson (1912 – 19 May 1999) was a noted botanist and botanical illustrator who is also remembered for her continual efforts to teach others to treasure the flora and environment of Australia and, in particular, the botanically r ...

(1912–1999) - born in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

, England *

Margaret Stones Elsie Margaret Stones (28 August 1920 – 26 December 2018), was an Australian botanical illustrator. Life Stones was born on 28 August 1920 in Colac, Victoria, Australia. Stones worked as principal contributing artist to ''Curtis's Bota ...

(1920–2018) - born in Colac, Victoria * Louise Janette Saunders (born 1955) - born in Benalla, Victoria

T

Emil Todt Emil Hermann Todt (c. 1810 – 10 July 1900) was a German botanical artist and sculptor who was active in Australia from the 1850s to the 1880s. Todt was born in Berlin in 1810 or 1811, and studied sculpture under Ludwig Wilhelm Wichmann from ...

(1810–1900) - born in Berlin, Germany

U V W

* Patricia Weeks (born 1938) - Alice Springs, Central Australia; born in Melbourne * Jennifer Wilkinson (born 1947) - born in Tasmania

X Y Z

References

* Botanical Art School of Melbourne * Shirley Sherwood's books on botanical illustration

External links

Olive Pink Botanic GardenNature's_Powerhouse:_

Nature's_Powerhouse:_Cooktown
_Botanic_Gardens">Cooktown">Nature's_Powerhouse:_Cooktown
_Botanic_Gardens*Australian_women_wildflower_artists
''Women_of_Flowers:_Botanical_Art_in_Australia_from_the_1830s_to_the_1960s''_(2009)
{{DEFAULTSORT:List_Of_Australian_Botanical_Illustrators Lists_of_Australian_people_by_occupation.html" "title="Cooktown
_Botanic_Gardens.html" ;"title="Cooktown">Nature's Powerhouse: Cooktown">Nature's_Powerhouse:_Cooktown
_Botanic_Gardens*Australian_women_wildflower_artists
''Women_of_Flowers:_Botanical_Art_in_Australia_from_the_1830s_to_the_1960s''_(2009)
{{DEFAULTSORT:List_Of_Australian_Botanical_Illustrators Lists_of_Australian_people_by_occupation">Botanical_illustrators_ Botany,_also_called_,_plant_biology_or_phytology,_is_the_science_of_plant_life_and_a_branch_of_biology._A_botanist,_plant_scientist_or_phytologist_is_a_scientist_who_specialises_in_this_field._The_term_"botany"_comes_from_the_Ancient_Greek_wo_...

Cooktown">Nature's_Powerhouse:_Cooktown
_Botanic_Gardens*Australian_women_wildflower_artists
''Women_of_Flowers:_Botanical_Art_in_Australia_from_the_1830s_to_the_1960s''_(2009)
{{DEFAULTSORT:List_Of_Australian_Botanical_Illustrators Lists_of_Australian_people_by_occupation">Botanical_illustrators_ Botany,_also_called_,_plant_biology_or_phytology,_is_the_science_of_plant_life_and_a_branch_of_biology._A_botanist,_plant_scientist_or_phytologist_is_a_scientist_who_specialises_in_this_field._The_term_"botany"_comes_from_the_Ancient_Greek_wo_...

Australian botanical illustrators

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U V W

X Y Z

See also

References

External links