Introduction

I am an amateur artist specialising in watercolour botanical paintings.

Born and raised in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, I graduated in 2018 from Merton College, University of Oxford, with a BA in Biological Sciences. I moved to Germany in 2019. In 2021, I obtained an MSc. in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics from the Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich (LMU).

Currently, I am a PhD student at the at the LMU. My project is on the phylogeny and taxonomy of Myricaria.

I live in Herrsching am Ammersee.

Biography

2021-

Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

2019-2021

Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

2018-2019

2015-2018

Merton College, University of Oxford

PhD Student at Botanical Institute

Student Profile

MSc. Evolution, Ecology and Systematics

Science Teacher

BA Biological Sciences

1997

Born in Huddersfield, UK

Awards

20th October 2023 - 4th April 2024

Shortlisted Artist, 19-25 age range

Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art,

Kew Gardens,

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Richmond
TW9 3AE, UK

More information on the Young Botanical Artists Competition here

Follow the Shirley Sherwood Collection on Instagram

Summer 2022

ASPT T-Shirt Competition Winner

T-shirt designed for Botany Conference 2022 at Anchorage, Alaska

For more information on the American Society of Plant Taxonomists click here

Current stockists

Greetings cards

Tee am See

Seestraße 3,

82211 Herrsching am Ammersee

https://www.tee-am-see.org/

https://www.instagram.com/teeamsee/