Archive · 26 May 2025
India Hosts Global Botanical Art Exhibition
Imagine a special art show in India where artists from all over the world showed paintings of plants!
This event, India's first global botanical art exhibition, featured detailed pictures of plants like Ashwagandha and Bajra.
The artists aimed to show how beautiful and important these plants are, especially rare ones.
One artist, Lenin Dani Raj, was even on the cover of the catalog.
The exhibition was part of a larger worldwide event, bringing together art and science to celebrate plants and teach people to appreciate nature.
India hosted its first global botanical art exhibition.
The exhibition took place at Pune’s RRBCEA from May 17-24.
The event was part of the Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 initiative.
Artists from India and Sri Lanka showcased their botanical artworks.
The exhibition aimed to celebrate crop diversity and the art of botanical illustration.
- Who
- Indian Botanical Art Society and participating artists
- What
- India's first global botanical art exhibition, part of the Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 initiative, showcasing botanical art from India and Sri Lanka.
- When
- May 17-24, 2025, coinciding with Worldwide Day of Botanical Art on May 18
- Where
- Rupa Rahul Bajaj Center for Environment and Art (RRBCEA) in Pune, India
- Why
- To celebrate botanical art, crop diversity, and the connection between art, science, and sustainability.
- Location
- Pune's Rupa Rahul Bajaj Center for Environment and Art (RRBCEA)
- Dates
- May 17-24, 2025
- Collaborator
- Indian Botanical Art Society
- Theme
- Celebrating Crop Diversity
- Artists Featured
- 18 artists
- Works Displayed
- 32