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Vicky Bowskill

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Award-winning illustrator, environmental scientist and tutor 🌼🎨🌍 Founding Director of Inklusive Nature CIC: connecting science & society through inclusive visuals https://linktr.ee/vicky_bowskill #SciComm #SketchNotes #VisualThinking #ActuallyAustistic

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to share that my work has been recognised with 2 new awards!! 🏆✨

ILLUSTRATION ARTIST of the year 2025-26
Prestige Awards London & South East (2nd year in a row!)

EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ADVOCACY - UK
2025 Global Excellence Awards

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!! 😁

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · 3d

Happy #GeodiversityDay folks! Check it out 👇🎨

UNESCO International Geodiversity Day @geodiversityday.bsky.social · 4d

🎨 To help promote the benefits of geodiversity, a team from the Open University have worked with artscientist Dr Vicky Bowskill to produce this amazing new image!

🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...

Visualising the Benefits of Geodiversity

International Geodiversity Day 2025 is approaching, and many people worldwide have organised events based on their professional or personal connections with geodiversity; whether these be around under...

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Aug 31

It's been a busy month working on various projects that bring together people, research & nature through art. More to follow on those 🎨🍃

On Tues I found a pocket of time in my happy place: doodling in the forest 🌳✏️

I highly recommend their lemon drizzle cake too! 🍰🍋

#sketchnote #forestbathing

Vicky sitting on a felled tree and doodling in a sketchbook

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Jul 20

Amazing time on the Creative Community Fellows retreat last week! Huge thanks to @derbymuseums.bsky.social and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social for the opportunity. Lots more to come out of this 🎨✨🍃

Group photo of 20 or so community members standing on the grass

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Jun 27

Have you ever thought about how artists and scientist view the world? 🌍👀 Find out more about this @openuniversity.bsky.social research & download the illustrated leaflet 🎨👇
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#SciArt #SciComm

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Jun 11

I had a fab day creating this #SketchNote at the @openuniversity.bsky.social Challenge Us! Showcase on Monday. An inspiring collection of projects, displays, talks & conversations showcasing the power of collaboration between charities, businesses and academia in tackling real-world challenges ✨🌍🎨

SketchNote summary of the event by Vicky Bowskill

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 27

I enjoyed today’s @conservoptimism.bsky.social webinar: “From Stories to Systems: How Storytelling Can Influence Policy”, with a special focus on how African youth voices are shaping conservation policy and action🌍🍃

#SketchNote #SciComm #BiophilicConversations #StorytellingForChange

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 21

It begins! We had a warm and inclusive welcome from the Creative Communities Fellowship team this afternoon. With the upcoming residentials, coaching and jamouts, the next few months are going to rock! ✨🎉🎨🍃

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 20

A brilliant blog about a fantastic & meaningful day of celebration & connection. Honoured to have been a part of it 🍃

Kate Ashbrook @campaignerkate.bsky.social · May 19

Amazing event to celebrate life of Dadima, Santosh Kumari Ludhra, and her legacy of Dadima's walks in nature @chilternsnl.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @vickybowskill.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/d...

Dadima’s legacy

I felt honoured when Subash and Geeta Ludhra invited me to dedicate two benches to Subash’s late mother, the inspiration behind Dadima’s walks. The benches are on the slope of Bald Hill…

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 20

A brilliant blog about a fantastic & meaningful day of celebration & connection. Honoured to have been a part of it 🍃

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 16

Thanks Sara! ✨

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 16

Had a fab time this week becoming a Mental Health First Aider with @openuniversity.bsky.social & @mhfaengland.bsky.social . It is so important to normalise talking skilfully about mental health, especially amongst minoritised communities. Highly recommended! 🍃🧠👇
mhfaengland.org
#SketchNote

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 16

I'm excited to be a part of this year's Creative Community Fellows! Can't wait to get started on this creative, changemaking adventure 👇✨🎨
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UK Creative Community Fellows Welcomes 20 New Leaders Using Arts to Transform Communities » NAS

United Kingdom – Derby Museums, The Bowes Museum and NAS are proud to announce the…

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 2

I'm just off out for a spot of nature connection and to post my 4th and final letter to this year's #STEMpenpal with Letters to a Prescientist.

It's been lovely getting to know a keen young future scientist and sharing experiences. I highly recommend doing it!

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · May 1

Great Sustainability Research Festival at The Open University this week! We heard from staff across the OU to explore what is working well & find new opps for future work. It's also a great chance to catch up with friends! 👇🎨🌍
societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/blog
#SciComm #SciArt #engagedresearch

Sketchnote summary of the Sustainability Research Fesitval

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Apr 23

Mitti Matters in the Meadow. Find out about this doodle-powered collaboration that saw school groups, practitioners and community groups helping to shape future research on #floodplain meadows by co-creating a funding bid 🎨🌼✏️ 👇
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#SciComm #SciArt #engagedresearch

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Apr 22

#EarthDay2025 is all about the Power of Collective Action. It's an appropriate time for Inklusive Nature to have joined @Conservation Optimism's Network Of Optimists #ConservationNOW community! Together we can do more 🌍🍃💚💪

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Screenshot from the linked webpage for Conservation NOW

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Apr 20

Pillowy mounds of freshly plucked dandelion petals, destined to be dandelion syrup. I love this spring treat 🍯🤤. Of course I made sure to leave plenty of blooms for the bees 🐝🌱☀️

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Kate Ashbrook @campaignerkate.bsky.social · Mar 18

Another lovely Dadima's walk @vickybowskill.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/i...

Inklusion in the Chilterns

Dadima’s stroll through the Chilterns was the perfect antidote to a late night home, after six hours in a train from Glasgow with noisy rugby fans. It had been a short night but I felt revive…

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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thank you Kate for a lovely blog. Such a joy to walk with you 🙏🍃

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Mar 17

It was such a lovely, accepting space 🍃

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Mar 17

Happy #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek! ✨🌈
We recently celebrated our #Neurodivergent staff & students at Open University at 'SpoonFest: a festival of neurodivergent projects & passions' #SketchNote 🎨✏️

Read about what, why & how much this meant to our community 👇
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Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Mar 16

Inklusive Nature CIC is 1 today!🥳
It's been an amazing year. I've worked on some really inspiring projects with a range of brilliant people. Find out more on my blog, link in bio. Huge thanks and leafy gratitude to everyone who has shared the journey! 🙏🍃🎨

SketchNote reads 'Happy 1st birthday Inklusive Nature'. Photographed in a sketchbook surrounded by pencils, ivy and plum blossom

Vicky Bowskill @vickybowskill.bsky.social · Mar 8

An #InternationalWomensDay shout out to all the amazing humans out there who identify as women or non-binary, in all your fabulous variety. Together we are a much needed and unstoppable force. Keep shining your light, my friends ✨🌈🍃🙏

cartoon of five diverse women and/or non-binary people