Featured Stories
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View McEwen's remarkable paintings and find out more about his lifelong enquiry into light and colour
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As well as being beautiful, botanical illustrations are used as important scientific records.
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An exhibition showing how Rory inspired contemporary artists
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art opened at Kew Gardens in April 2008 and is the only continuously open gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art. It holds regular exhibitions throughout the year featuring historical and contemporary botanical illustrations.
Gallery announcements
- On Monday 13 May, Tuesday 14 May and Monday 20 May the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art will close at the earlier time of 4.30pm due to private events.
Visiting the Gallery
The Gallery is located within
Kew Gardens, adjacent to
the Marianne North Gallery
and halfway between Victoria
and Lion Gates.
Past Exhibitions
& Events
The Gallery has featured
a number of temporary
exhibitions since its
opening in April 2008.
Dr Shirley Sherwood
Dr Shirley Sherwood is a contemporary botanical art collector who is world renowned for her extensive collections and regular exhibitions. Her comprehensive collection of over 200 artists documents the emergence of a new wave of botanical painting and the renaissance of their art form.
Current Exhibitions
We currently have
Rory McEwen The Colours of Reality
and Dr Sherwood's exhibition:
Rory McEwen's Legacy
on show.
Showcasing Kew's
Collections
The Library at Kew holds
one of the world's greatest
collections of botanical art.
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