Jean Emmons, 2023
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Botanical Artist in Residence 2023
Emmons has won many awards including two Gold Medals and a “Best Painting in Show” from the Royal Horticultural Society, London. Also, the prestigious Diane Bouchier Founders Award for Excellence in Botanical Art given by the American Society of Botanical Artists.
She has exhibited at the Smithsonian; the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library; the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; the Brooklyn Botanic Garden; the New York Botanical Garden; Wave Hill, the United States Botanic Garden and the Horticultural Society of New York.
Recent awards include the Jurors’ Award at the 20th Botanical Art Exhibition at Filoli and “Best in Show” at the American Society of Botanical Artists 21st International Exhibition, Wave Hill.
Her work is included in numerous collections including the Shirley Sherwood Collection, Kew; the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Library; the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; and the Alisa and Isaac M. Sutton Collection.
When not painting, Emmons spends her days gardening and walking the trails of Vashon Island, Washington State. She volunteers at Vashon Island Pet Protectors.