
Artists for Wildlife
Communicating
Science is an Artform
A big part of "doing" conservation is figuring out how to communicate the science of and need for conservation to a variety of audiences.
This is where the arts come in. Artists are storytellers capable of speaking across cultures and depicting the world through unique and beautiful lenses.
Illustrators, painters, graphic designers, filmmakers, singers and songwriters, actors, and writers - all of these creative souls can use their artform to educate and inspire and advocate for the conservation of forests and threatened species.
We especially love to include artists from the countries in which we work, to help us tell the story of conservation.
We have worked with artists to help increase understanding of conservation issues, introduce new perspectives, and challenge people to consider their relationship with nature and become more engaged and invested in environmental causes.
We Hire Artists

Our Wildlife Artists
We encourage you to browse through the talented people who have worked with us so far. Each one of these people brought conservation to life and has inspired others to see the beauty and importance of our natural world.

Sam Kinyua
is from Nairobi, Kenya. He is a fine artist who creates pencil work, murals, and paintings. He is also a local and international art tutor and the Kenya operations director for How to Draw a Lion. He loves traveling as a hobby!
Check out more about How to Draw a Lion: https://www.facebook.com/howtodrawalion/

Aurélien Shamamba Josias
is a visual artist, born in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. He won his first national award for comic drawing in 2016 in Kinshasa, DRC and has worked with Fauna and Flora International, WCS, and WWF. In 2020 he founded his own NGO that uses art to communicate human rights, nature protection and entrepreneurship.
Find out more on his website.

Alana Hyman
coming soon

William Raik
is from Samban, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Holding a Master's in Geo-Information Technology (MGIT) from the African Regional Institute for Geospatial Science and Technology (AFRIGIST), Ile-Ife in collaboration with the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, his expertise extends across visual arts, textile crafts, graphic design, photography, and wildlife science.

Kome Ambrose Thabang
coming soon

Lyonga Elive Peter
known as Primitive Painter, is an artist from Buea, Cameroon, and now an established artist in Limbe, Cameroon. He started painting at the age of 12 and has continued ever since. He also creates other type of artwork, like scratch art. Get in touch with us if you would like to work with him.

Dr. Kathleen Reinhardt
is an anthropologist and scientific illustrator from New York who applies her art towards science communication. As a member of the Artists for Conservation group, she employs her art to deepen appreciation for nature while advocating for science. Her artwork includes detailed illustrations of endangered species, as well as the creation of scientific figures for research and conservation-themed children's books.
Check out her Website: website: https://www.kathleenreinhardt.com/

Blaise Afrique
is from the North west of Cameroon, Blaise Afrique has experience in teaching, sculpting and painting. He used to own and run his own arts studio in the city of Bamenda- North West region of Cameroon where he taught young aspiring artists. He moved from the Northwest Limbe in early March 2021 where he plans to continue with his creative career and teaching.

Suzie Collinson
studied zoology in the United Kingdom. Suzanne combines her passion for animal conservation, art and education to encourages people to have a lasting creative connection to nature through observing and journaling what surrounds them in nature.
Explore her Etsy shop: https://edenvalleynature.etsy.com

Jeff Nesmith
grew up in the Washington DC area, but has lived and worked all over the world. He is an avid artist and musician, and loves creating work that moves people to take action. Through Nesmith Creative, he shines light on great work being done by companies, nonprofits, and schools. Find out more on https://nesmithcreative.com/

Francisca Nakachwa
is from Kampala, Uganda though she was born in Kenya. She is currently working at Kampala Community International School as a Learning Assistant and does song writing in her free time. She has has started recording her own songs and worked with Partners for Red Colobus to produce songs about monkeys! She has skills in cello, guitar, piano, and adungu, alongside a Diploma in Music.

Toh Bright
is a visual artist and entrepreneur who is engaged in creating content for visual communication from conceptual artwork to computer animations, graphics and more. His artistry is focused on the wellbeing of humanity, wildlife and the environment, starting with Africa.
Find out more at tohbright.com

Holly Wood
is a mixed media artist from Wilmington, NC, who primarily works with watercolor and acrylic mediums. She is a graduate from the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a B.A. in Anthropology. Her latest projects have included designing and painting a mural for the Mohin-Scholz Office at University of North Carolina Wilmington, and serving as the Artist in Residence for the Mosaic Faith Community UMC's Painted Saints Project.
See Holly's art at: https://linktr.ee/hollymwoodart

Will Eskridge
is a professional artist. With a father as a veterinarian and an artist mother, Will’s affinity for animals and art began when he was in pre-school. Based in Athens, Georgia, Eskridge works as a full-time artist specializing in outcast animals like bats, opossums, and raccoons in fun, bright colored environments. His work is in both private and public collections in Athens, Atlanta, Raleigh, Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Switzerland. Eskridge resides in Athens, GA with his wife, their son, and their motley crew of dogs and cats. Along with art, Will also drums and plays guitar in various musical projects.
Find out more at willeskridge.com
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