Exhibitions
Penny exhibits her work annually with the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) at the Mall Gallery, London; with the South West Society of Botanical Artists at galleries in Ilminster, Sherborne, Taunton and Salisbury; and in private galleries and festivals around South West England and abroad.
She opens her studio up for Dorset Art Weeks and thoroughly enjoys meeting and talking to her visitors.
2020
Sculpture by the Lakes Art Festival, July 3rd-5th
Rosemoor National Trust, Cornwall, September 26th-October 11th
Supernature Exhibition at The Garden Museum, London, October 9th-11th
Art in the Barn Exhibition, Kingcombe Centre, Dorset, November 1st-30th
Some highlights from recent years are listed below:
2019
The Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London
Highcliffe Castle, Dorset, Orchid Festival
Stourhead National Trust with SWSBA
The Mall Gallery, London with SBA
Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorset
Taunton Library, Somerset Art Weeks
2018
Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid, Spain. Tulipa Tulipae Exhibition with SBA
Stourhead National Trust with SWSBA
Dorset Art Weeks open studio at home and at The Kingcombe Centre
Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany with SBA
2017
Stourhead National Trust with SWSBA
Menier Gallery, London. Society of Graphic Fine Artists
Charlfred Fine Art, London
2016
Society of Floral Painters at The Oxmarket, Chichester, where both her watercolour ‘Nut Spiral’ and her pencil drawing ‘Bamboo Orchid’ were Highly Commended
Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany with SBA
The Burton Bradstock Festival
2015
Society of Botanical Artists at Westminster Hall, London where her collage work was awarded The President’s Prize
Society of Floral Painters at The Oxmarket, Chichester, where her collage ‘Greater Butterfly Orchid’ won the prize for Design and Composition
Her pencil drawing ‘Spider Orchid’ was selected for the Dorchester Arts Open Exhibition
Hillier Gardens, Romsey, Hampshire
2014
Museo Centro Gaias, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Her painting ‘Grape Hyacinth’ is exhibited as part of the Auga Doce (Sweet Water) exhibition, hanging alongside works by Hockney, Hokusai and Constable
Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany with SBA
Hillier Gardens, Romsey, Hampshire
De Jager Bulb catalogue, Autumn 2014. ‘Flaming Parrot Tulips’ commissioned for front cover
