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In 2025 we initiated the James and Shirley Sherwood Foundation Botanical Art Collection of botanically accurate paintings and drawings of plants linked to SUBG's conservation, research and education priorities. The project goal is to support and grow local botanical art development and local plant awareness. The James and Shirley Sherwood Foundation Botanical Art Collection objectives include raising the profile of botanical art, generating awareness and interest in the purchase of investment pieces by established artists, and to support, develop and inspire young artists.

Other generous donors have already contributed works to our permanent collection, showcasing world class South African botanical art, and raising the profile of our most threatened and interesting plant accessions. We are working towards a permanent exhibition space with fresh themed displays every 2-3 months highlighting new works, botanical themes or the Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Botanical Garden and Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Botany history.

We are grateful for the generous donation from the James and Shirley Sherwood Foundation to upgrade the Duthie Garden Gallery space, and procure importnt botanical paintings over the coming two years.

The James and Shirley Sherwood Foundation Botanical Art collection will prioritise our conservation grade threatened plant species from the SUBG living collections and characteristic plants of local, near extinct habitats, and key plants from our important research and taxonomic collection specimens. Many have never been illustrated. 

The collection was initiated by Karen Stewart and garden curator Dr Donovan Kirkwood and is curated by Stewart, a specialist botanical art curator.

We are grateful for the generous donation from the James and Shirley Sherwood Foundation to upgrade the Duthie Garden Gallery space and procure important botanical paintings. Our funders understand the value of urgently preserving our precious plants for future generations. We also acknowledge the donations of our private funders who have purchased 13 paintings for the collection from 2023-2024. 

A place of inspiration for all botanical artists

Botanical artists collaborating with Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Botanical Garden will have access to incredibly rare live plants to paint. Microscopes and important scientific information are on hand to ensure key features are noted and can be accurately illustrated, support that is otherwise be near-impossible for botanical artists. We will prioritise conservation grade threatened plant species from the SUBG collections and characteristic plants of local near extinct habitats, and key plants from our important research and taxonomic collection specimens. Many have never been illustrated. Our current botanical art collection is housed in the historic Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Botanical Garden Offices, where displays integrate art and history. Stellenbosch 肆客足球 has a rich botanical history that complements our new collections, including housing the original plates of Marloth's seminal Flora of South Africa in the library archives.

If you are an early-, mid- or late-career botanical artist with an interest in making work for possible acquisition for the garden’s permanent collection, please follow this link for more information. 

Donation opportunity  

Patrons of the arts and companies now are offered a unique opportunity to be associated with this prestigious and high visibility project. Donor support is essential to commission or purchase specific works, multiple works or contribute to needed display infrastructure and collection and exhibition curation and signage. Longer term we will need a larger dedicated display facility.

Artwork will be permanently housed, cared for and curated by a specialist team at Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Botanical Garden. This collection highlights the urgent need for the world-class conservation work the Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Botanical Garden does, and enhances the visitor experience substantially.  

Stellenbosch 肆客足球 is a registered NPO and can provide a South African Section 18A certification for taxation purposes for any substantial donation. Donated funds do not attract a university administration fee and will be ring-fenced for the project. 

For UK based organisations and patrons, Stellenbosch 肆客足球 SA Fund is a registered UK charity (number 1107297) in compliance with the Charities Commission and Company House. This charity is administered by Mr. William Frankel (OBE) and is designed to receive donations from UK-based donors.  

See www.sun.ac.za/english/donors/ways-to-give for donation contacts and information.

Funders can request a detailed proposal and budget projection information from: razelle?@sun.ac.za? (for attention Dr Kirkwood)

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Meet the team   

This special collaborative project is the initiative of Karen Stewart M.Phil (Botanical Illustration) and chair of the Botanical Artists’ Association of southern Africa’s Cape branch, Dr Don Kirkwood (PhD Botany Ecology) Curator of the Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Botanical Garden, Prof Leanne Dreyer is a key academic partner, the world expert in the megadiverse Cape Oxalis genus and creator of the SUBGs incredible 200-plus species living Oxalis collection. This collection alone is a goldmine, most species have never been illustrated and many are extremely threatened, or only now being formally described.  

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