Yanny Petters (1961, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow) has been painting exquisitely detailed studies of wild plants for the past 20 years. Fascinated by colour, form and detail, her love and interest in botanical art stemmed from her work as a signwriter where plant themes were common in decorative design. As well as working in oils and watercolours Yanny also specialises in 'painting on glass', a technique she has been developing since her signwriting years. Yanny is currently working on a series of paintings of sections of the bark of native trees in oils.

Solo Exhibitions:
2002 Plants with Healing Properties, Cúdos Art Centre, Mount Usher, Co. Wicklow.
2002 Nuts and Berries Gusto Cafe, in association with the Wexford Opera Festival.
2001 Fruit of the Earth, Watercolours, Signal Arts Centre, Co. Wicklow.
1997 September - "Flora", Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
1995 Glass Paintings and Mirrors Coopers Restaurant, Greystones, Co.Wicklow.

Group Exhibitions:
2004 Form in Mind Exhibition in Loughrea, Co. Galway
2004 Group Show, Glencree Reconciliation Centre, Co. Wicklow.
2003 Christmas Exhibition, Metatron Art Gallery, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow
2003 "The Living Bog." Two person show with Michael Gemmell at the Davis Gallery, Dublin
2002 Red Dot Artists group, in association with the Chelsea Flower Show.
2002 'Fruits of Desire',Two person botanical exhibition, Metatron Gallery, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow with Tamlin Blake, South African Artist.
200l Group exhibition, Department of the Arts, Mespil Road, Dublin
2000 Panoptic 2000, Bray Co. Wicklow.

Awards/Commissions:
2003 Office of Public Works, paintings for Wicklow Mountains National Park centre at Kilafin, Co. Wicklow.
1999 Mural for Brandon House Hotel, Swimming Pool, Co Wexford
1994 Designed scale models of a famine village and workhouse for 'Model World', an outdoor Historical Ireland project in Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow.
1987 Islington Borough Council design award.
1979 European Schools Award Prize for Art.

Collections: Dr. Shirley Sherwood Collection, UK
Byrne Group, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, OPW, Wicklow Mountains National Park, Co. Wicklow, Private collections.