Nayana Sandur is a botanical artist based in Limerick, Ireland. Born and raised in India, she graduated as a computer engineer and worked in the software industry before moving to Limerick in 2008. Her long-standing interest in art, especially watercolours, gradually evolved into a deep passion for botanical art.
Her first solo exhibition in 2012 at the University of Limerick — themed on flowers — marked the beginning of her artistic journey, strengthening her connection with botanical subjects and illustration. Since then, she has been a regular participant in national and local art exhibitions and various botanical art projects. Her botanical illustrations have also been featured in publications by the Irish Society of Botanical Artists (ISBA).
She graduated with distinction in Botanical Art from the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) Diploma Course in 2024, marking a significant milestone that brought new momentum to her artistic journey. Since then, she has been working professionally as a botanical artist, undertaking commissions and creating original illustrations and prints for galleries and private collectors. Looking ahead, she aspires to expand her practice commercially, building on her experience and dedication to botanical art.
Memberships:
RHS RCMG Competition 2025 Finalist for Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’
Plantae Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London — 2023, 2025
Rosa canina — Judges’ Pick for the Book Cover of An Fómhar Fiáin: Ireland’s Wild Food Plants, 2025
An Fómhar Fiáin Exhibition, Dublin — 2025
Watercolour Society of Ireland Annual Exhibition, Dublin — 2013–present
Bloom: Botanical and Floral Art Exhibition, Dublin — 2014–present
People’s Choice Award for Mixed Composition, Claregalway Botanical Art Expo — 2024
Claregalway Botanical Art Expo, Claregalway — 2014–present
Bees, Bugs, Birds and Botanicals – Celebrating Biodiversity, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Dublin — 2022
Dublin Painting and Sketching Club Exhibition, Town Hall — September 2021
European Confederation of Watercolour Societies (ECWS) Exhibition Kraków, Poland — 2019, Ulm, Germany — 2021
Loving Our Land – Helping Pollinators in Our Community, Tipperary Excel Arts and Heritage Centre — March 2019
Éireannach – Celebrating Native Irish Plants, ISBA Exhibition, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin — 2018
Heritage Irish Plants – Plandaí Oidhreachta, ISBA Exhibition, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin — 2016
Limerick Art Society Spring and Winter Exhibitions, Limerick — 2014–present
Solo Exhibition, University of Limerick — 2012
• An Fómhar Fiáin — A book on Irish Wild Crop Relatives to celebrate Botanical Art Worldwide, 2025
• Crainn na hEireann- Celebrating Ireland's Native Trees, 2023
• Sceitse – Irish Botanical Sketchbooks — An insight into how botanical artists prepare plant portraits, featuring sketches of plants and their natural settings across Ireland, 2020.
• Éireannach – Celebrating Native Plants of Ireland — A collection of paintings of Irish native plants for Botanical Art Worldwide, 2018.
• Heritage Irish Plants: Plandaí Oidhreachta — Produced by The Irish Society of Botanical Artists and The Irish Garden Plant Society, highlighting the beauty of Irish garden plants through botanical illustration, 2016.
• Clare Champion Newspaper — 2012
• Limerick Leader Newspaper— 2012
