Vicki Philipson inherited a great love of plants from both her botanist parents and has always enjoyed a keen interest in the visual arts. After a 30 year career playing Associate Principal Oboe with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra she now devotes her time to Botanic Art.
In 2016, at ‘The Art of Botanical Illustration’ exhibition, Vicki was awarded an Honourable Mention by Celia Rosser for three paintings: ‘Akane apple’s, ‘Black Genoa figs’ and ‘Blackberry leaf’. She received another Honourable Mention in 2018 for ‘Red poppy’. This painting was chosen to advertise the exhibition on flyers, banners and billboards. The hero image featured for TABI 2020 exhibition was Vick’s painting ‘Agapanthus seed head’.
Vicki has a close association with the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, where she began botanic painting classes with Dianne Emery in 2010. Vicki’s ‘Summer sampler’ painting was selected for the 2017 calendar and ‘Akane apples’ featured on the 2018 calendar cover.
December 2019 marked Vicki’s first solo exhibition. A very successful show held at the Meeniyan Art Gallery. Vicki passionately pursues excellence in her botanical paintings. Inspiration is found beyond her studio window in the extensive garden at her home in South Gippsland, Victoria.
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- Red flowering gum 61x49cm unframed ltd ed print $165
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- White eucalyptus blossom 30x42cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Pink flowering gum 61x50cm unframed ltd ed print $180
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- Red poppy 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Purple poppy 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Fringed poppy 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $95
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- Agapanthus seed head 48x33cm unframed ltd ed print $95
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- Nerine ‘Coral Queen’ 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- White belladonna lily 48x33cm unframed ltd ed print $95
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- Red poppy with seed heads 48x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Hellebore hybrid 48x33cm unframed ltd ed print SOLD
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- Purple poppies unframed 48x33cm ltd ed print SOLD
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- Large poppy 61x46cm unframed ltd ed print $140
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- Magnolia 33x48cm unframed ltd ed print SOLD
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- Frilly pink poppy 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Grevillea ‘Ned Kelly’ 61x46cm unframed ltd ed print $140
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- Rose hip compilation 30x42cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Sweet Briar rosehips 30x21cm unframed ltd ed print $70
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- Southern Blue Gum leaves 33x48cm unframed ltd ed print $75
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- 5 eucalyptus leaves 24x33cm unframed ltd ed print $75
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- Blue gum leaf 38x61cm unframed ltd ed print $100
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- Purple bearded iris 33x24cm unframed ltd ed print $75
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- Aquilegia 48x33cm unframed ltd ed print $95
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- ‘Alida’ 33x24cm unframed ltd ed print $70
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- Seville oranges 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Black genoa figs 21x30cm unframed ltd ed print $70
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- Akane apples 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Purple smoke bush autumn unframed 43x56cm ltd ed print $120
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- Blackberry leaf 30x21cm unframed ltd ed print $70
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- Thornless blackberry leaflet 42x30cm unframed ltd ed print $90
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- Plane leaf 33x48cm unframed ltd ed print $95