Rui Jiang

China

Born 1981

Rui came to the UK to continue her studies in 2004 after finishing her undergraduate degree in BA focusing on New Media Design. She entered the master's degree of Graphic Design at the University for the Creative Arts in Maidstone, Kent. It was during this time her passion for Botanical Art began.

After a few years of being a freelance graphic designer in London, Rui's interest in painting flowers and plants grew. She joined the diploma course at the Chelsea School of Botanical Art from 2016 - 2017 and graduated with distinction for her final project. Rui is a fellow member of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society, a fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists and a member of Amicus Botanicus.

In 2022, she won an RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show Silver-Gilt medal.