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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-09-03 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007477b.htm person Pieroni Margaret Edith OAM AACR2 1936 Place of Birth New South Wales, Australia Botanical artist Photographer Margaret Pieroni is one of Australia's foremost botanical artists. After two decades of working as an artist in advertising, and recovering from leukaemia, Pieroni moved to Western Australia in 1974 and became immersed in the study of the local flora. She is recognised for her significant contribution to the study of Dryandra (a series within the genus Banksia) endemic to Western Australia. For many years she has collected specimens, painted and photographed the plants, and undertaken horticultural research. Since 1987, she has been Leader of the Dryandra Study Group of the Australian Native Plants Society. In 1991, with six other eminent Western Australian botanical artists, she founded the Botanical Artists Group of Western Australia. Other groups of which she is a member include the Society for Growing Australian Plants, the Wildflower Society of Western Australia, and the Watercolour Society of Western Australia. 1987 2008 Career position - Leader, Dryandra Study Group, Association of Societies fior Growing Australian Plants 1991 Career position - Founding Member, Botanical Artists Group Western Australia 2008 Career position - Leader, Dryandra Study Group, Australian Native Plants Society 2024 2024 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to botanical art George, Elizabeth (1935 - 2012) Erickson, Frederica Lucy (Rica) (1908 - 2009)

Margaret and Rica were founding members of the Botanical Artists Group Western Australia

 'Pieroni, Margaret Edith', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pieroni, Margaret Edith Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Verticordia: the turner of hearts George, Elizabeth A.: paintings and illustrations by Margaret Pieroni Verticordia: the turner of hearts Nedlands, W.A> University of Western Australia Press 2002 Book: The dryandras Cavanagh, Tony and Pieroni, Margaret The dryandras Melbourne: Perth Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria): Wildflower Society of Western Australia 2006 Resource Section: Mrs Margaret Edith Pieroni: Medal of the Order of Australia Mrs Margaret Edith Pieroni: Medal of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2024 It's an Honour Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat Book: Brush with Gondwana: Botanical Artist's Group of Western Australia Gooding, J. Brush with Gondwana: Botanical Artist's Group of Western Australia North Fremantle, W.A. Fremantle Press 2008 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010