Rui Jiang

Rui Jiang is a botanical artist based in London, England.

She holds a BA in New Media from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, China, and an MA in Graphic Design from the University for the Creative Arts, Maidstone, Kent. It was during her postgraduate studies her passion for botanical art first began.

After several years working as a freelance graphic designer in London, Rui increasingly devoted her attention to painting plants and flowers. She completed the Diploma in Botanical Art at the Chelsea School of Botanical Art (2016–2017), graduating with Distinction for her final project.

Rui has a particular interest in English roses and has cultivated more than 90 varieties in her own garden, using them as subjects for both artistic and botanical study. Her work has been exhibited widely in the United Kingdom, including at the Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition Plantae and the RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show.

Rui was awarded Silver-Gilt Medals at the RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show in both 2022 and 2023.

She is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists, a Fellow of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society, a Member of the Association of Botanical Artists, a Member of Amicus Botanicus, a Member of the National Trust Munstead Wood Florilegium, and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers.

Artworks by Rui Jiang have been acquired by the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library and are also held in the Shirley Sherwood Collection at Kew Gardens.