Shirley Sherwood
Shirley Angela Sherwood OBE is a collector of, and author of books about, botanical illustrations. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened on 19 April 2008, at Kew Gardens houses her collection, and is named after her. It is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art. Sherwood has been described as "the driving force behind a revival of interest in botanical art".She is a Vice-President of the Nature in Art Trust. Her husband is railway and shipping magnate James B. Sherwood, who featured in the 2004 Sunday Times Rich List.Sherwood was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to botanical art.
