Walks and tours - An Exhibition Talk with Dr Shirley Sherwood

Tue 21 May 2013, 2pm

Join Dr Sherwood at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Kew, for a tour around our forthcoming exhibition on the botanical artist, Rory McEwen.

Courgette Tendrils II by Annie Farrer

Event Details

Date: Tuesday 21 May 2013
Time: 2pm
Price: FREE on entry to the Gardens
Tours start: In the reception area of the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
The tour is limited to 20 places. Please contact the gallery staff by telephoning 020 8332 3622 or emailing shirleysherwoodgallery@kew.org to reserve a place on this tour. This tour is now full. Dr Sherwood will be doing another tour on 17 July 2013.

The Exhibition Tour

Come and join Dr. Shirley Sherwood to learn more about Rory McEwen as an artist and how he has inspired the artists that are represented in her famous collection. Discover how Dr. Sherwood curates her shows and find out about the botanical artists who were influenced by McEwen's techniques and style.

Snake's Head fritillaries and cowslips by Pandora Sellars (Copyright the artist)

About the Exhibition

The next exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Rory McEwen, The Colours of Reality, will showcase the botanical paintings and other creative talents of Rory McEwen (1932-1982). The exhibition will feature several pieces of his work which have been loaned from both his family's collection and other private collectors. This exhibition will provide you a rare opportunity to see many pieces of his stunning work and to learn more about his life.

Alongside Rory McEwen, The Colours of Reality, Dr. Sherwood has curated her own supporting exhibition, Rory McEwen’s Legacy: Artists influenced by him in the Shirley Sherwood Collection, and has carefully selected paintings from her own collection to show how he inspired many of the contemporary artists we see today.

About 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.