Contemporary Botanical Artist
Internationally renowned as a leading botanical artist, Fiona Strickland inspires through unrivalled technical virtuosity in the application transparent watercolour. With a passion for colour, and an extraordinary attention to detail, her paintings travel beyond pure scientific representation, and challenge perceptions of botanical art.
A Postgraduate of Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art, she was selected to study at Hospitalfield House Arbroath and awarded an Andrew Grant travelling Scholarship to Italy and France. She has received an R.H.S. Gold Medal, the ASBA Diane Bouchier Award for Excellence in Botanical Art, multiple awards from the Society of Botanical Artists, and ‘Best in Show’ award from the American Society of Botanical Artists. She has work in the collections of Dr Shirley Sherwood O.B.E., the R.H.S Lindley Library and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation as well as numerous private collections worldwide. With paintings exhibited in New York, Pittsburgh, Masterpiece London, Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art the Royal Botanical Garden Kew, Germany, the Manggha Museum, Krakow Poland, and solo exhibitions with the Jonathan Cooper Gallery London, it is perhaps no wonder her work is highly sought after by collectors and individuals alike.
2024
Twelve Jewels, An Outstanding Collection, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
35 years Anniversary Show Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
2023
Treasure House Fair. Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
The Winter Show New York, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
2022
Masterpiece Art Fair London, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
2021
Exploring Botany, Manggha Museum, Krakow Poland.
Masterworks 11, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
Chelsea Townhouse Exhibition, Johnathan Cooper Gallery
2020
Tulipa, Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
2019
Bada Art Fair, Jonathan Cooper Gallery
The Shirley Sherwood Collection. Modern Masterpieces of Botanical Art, Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, RBGK
New Year New Art, Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London
Bada Art Fair, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
Newhouse Galleries – ILLUMINATIONS II
Dianne Bouchier Award for Excellence in Botanical Art, American Society of Botanical Artists.
2018
30 Years Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
Masterpiece London
2017
British Artists in the Shirley Sherwood Collection, Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, RBGK
Masterpiece, Jonathan Cooper Gallery
2016
The Vital Moment, Solo show, Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London
Masterpiece, Jonathan Cooper Gallery
2015
18th Annual International Juried Exhibition, ASBA/The Horticultural Society of New York (Best in Show Award)
Strictly Botanical, The Park Gallery, Falkirk (Curated)
Botanical Artists in the Collection of Dr Shirley Sherwood OBE, Celebrating 25 Years, Jonathan Cooper Gallery
Masterpiece Jonathan Cooper Gallery
18th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Best in Show Award
2014
17th Annual International Juried Exhibition, ASBA/The Hort. New York
Royal Mail Commemoration of the Great War, exhibition launch, The Garden Lobby, The Scottish Parliament
Botanical Garden, The Society of Botanical Artists, Westminster central Hall London
Mellerstain Gallery, Summer Exhibition
2013
Into the Third Millennium, Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art. RBGK
The Language of Flowers, The Society of Botanical Artists, Westminster central Hall London
25 Years Anniversary Exhibition, Jonathan Cooper Gallery, London
Illuminations, Botanicals and Birds, Newhouse Gallery Oyster Bay New York
2012
15th Annual Juried Exhibition of Botanical Art ASBA/The Horticultural Society of New York
Eats, Fruits and Leaves, Art Amatoria, Edinburgh
Botanical Celebration, The Society of Botanical Artists, Westminster central Hall London
Edinburgh Art Fair
Fluer Fatale, Forum Botanische Kunst, Germany
Flowers and Gardens, John Noott Gallery Costwolds
2011
Floras Neue Meister, Forum Botanische Kunst, PalmenGarten, Germany
Laubwerk Asterwerk Forum Botanische Kunst, Germany
14th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, ASBA/The Horticultural Society of New York
A Mixed Exhibition of Scotlands Artists, House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
Palmengarten, Frankfurt Germany SBA
Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park
2010
13th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentaion, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
Silver Jubilee Exhibition Society of Botanical Artists, Westminster Central Hall, London.
Summerblues, Forum Botanische Kunst, Germany
Botanical Paintings, Art Amatoria, Edinburgh
John Noott Gallery, Costswolds
Gold Standard, An Exhibition of Botanical Art, Fulam Palace, London
House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
Cumberland Lodge Exhibition, Winsdor Great Park
2009
Botanical Paintings Solo exhibition, East Kilbride Arts Centre
Flowers and Gardens, The Society of Botanical Artists, Westminster Central Hall, London
Judith Blacklock Flower Gallery, Knightsbridge, London
2008
The Botanical Palette, The Society of Botanical Artists, Westminster Central Hall, London
RSW 128th Annual Exhibition the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
SSA Annual Open Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburg
RHS Botanical Paintings, Linley Hall, London
2007
A Celebration of Hospitalfield, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
2006
RGI 145th Annual Exhibition, The Mitchell, Glasgow
2005
RGI 144th Annual Exhibition, The Mitchell, Glasgow
RSA Open Exhibition
2004
RGI 143RD Annual Exhibition, The Roger Bilcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
2003
Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy
SSA Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
RGI 142nd Annual Exhibition, The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
SSA Touring Exhibition, Moving Solutions, Cardiff, Shetland, Inverness
2002
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, 141st Annual Exhibition, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, Mitchell Library
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, Christmas Exhibition, Glasgow
Royal Scottish Academy, Open Exhibition, the Mound Edinburgh.
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art, Roger Bilcliffe Gallery, Glasgow.
1999
Visual Arts Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1997
Aberlady Gallery, Aberlady
1995
Cyberia Internet Café, Edinburgh
1994
Aberdonna Gallery, Fife
Collective Gallery, Christmas Exhibition
1990
Tillicoultry Artists, Wasps Gallery, Glasgow
1989
SSA, The Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh
W.A.S.P.S. Exhibition, Tillicoultry
1988
SSA The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1987
SSA, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1985
Solo Exhibition, The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
1978
RSA Student Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Winsor and Newton Finalist Exhibition Edinburgh College of Art,
Winsor and Newton Finalist Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London
1977
Hospitalfield House Group Exhibition, Arbroath