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Lucy T Smith is an Australian botanical artist and illustrator, resident for the past twenty-four years in the UK. Since 1999, she has worked as a freelance botanical artist for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, producing botanical illustrations in both pen and ink, and watercolour. Her illustrations have been published in many scientific journals worldwide. She has received many awards for her artwork, including the Jill Smythies Award for Botanical Illustration (Linnean Society), two gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society, and First Prize (twice) in the Margaret Flockton Award for Botanical Illustration. In 2020 she was awarded the Botanical Illustrator Award for Excellence in Scientific Botanical Art from American Society of Botanical Artists. As well as illustrating, she leads the teaching of the botanical illustration programme at Kew Gardens. She has previously taught for The English Gardening School, and the Chelsea School of Botanical Art, as well as given workshops for many amateur and professional groups. Lucy takes on custom commissions. Notable commissions include a 90th birthday present for Sir David Attenborough. Lucy is a regular judge for botanical art exhibitions including the Society of Botanical Artists’ annual Plantae exhibition in London. Lucy’s first how-to book “Botanical Sketchbooks, an Artist’s Guide to Plant Studies,” has just been published by The Crowood Press.