Leigh Ann Gale

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Tuition

Leigh Ann is available for private tuition from her home in West Sussex or at your own venue within a radius 40 miles. (Further afield by special request.) Tuition arrangements can be made for one-to-one, small groups (max 6 students), and art groups, and tailored to suit your requirements. All abilities are welcome. Correspondence courses for individual students can also be set up according to your ability. Please get in touch for more information

Short courses, workshops and demonstrations can also be arranged. Please contact Leigh Ann with your enquiry.

For more information and details about forthcoming workshops and courses, please visit Leigh Ann's website www.la-botanicalart.co.uk.

 

Biography

Leigh Ann is a professional botanical artist and diploma graduate of the English Gardening School, Chelsea Physic Garden. She is an RHS group medallist, Fellow
of the Hampton Court Palace Florilegium Society and member of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Her work is included in the Royal Archives and featured in the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, USA, as well as many private collections both in the UK and abroad.

Although now drawing and painting botanical subjects, Leigh Ann pursued a career in the design industry after obtaining a BA(Hons) in Graphic Design. She also holds
a Diploma in Technical Illustration.

Leigh Ann teaches botanical illustration in Sussex, Surrey and south London, and undertakes commissioned work.

 

Exhibitions

2005 Society of Floral Painters, Mottisfont Abbey
2005 Society of Floral Painters, Hilliers Gardens
2006 Society of Floral Painters, Mottisfont Abbey (Poster competition winner)
2007 Hampton Court Palace Florilegium Society, Florimania event Hampton Court Palace
2008 Hampton Court Palace Florilegium Society, Florimania event Hampton Court Palace
2008 Society of Floral Painters, Mottisfont Abbey
2009 RHS London Orchid Show, group exhibition with Hampton Court Palace Florilegium Society, Silver Grenfell Award
2010 Society of Floral Painters, Compton Acres
2010 Horsham Museum, West Sussex
2010 Hampton Court Palace Florilegium, Archive and selling exhibition: The Clore Gallery, Hampton Court Palace 27th-31st October
2010 Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh USA, 13th International exhibition 24th Sept-17th December
2011 Kew Gardens 5th Feb-1st June

 

Awards

RHS London Orchid Show 2009, Group silver grenfell award

 

Media

Coloured Pencil, Drawing, Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil

 

Subjects

Botanical Illustration