ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2019 Submission

Keagan is a beautiful young female orangutan who resides at the Center for Great Apes. She has an interesting grunt which she uses to communicate to her keepers throughout the day. A Signature Member of both Society of Animal Artists and Artists for Conservation, I actually consider myself a portrait artist, highlighting the non-human individual.

We've lost our connection to other species, endangering and exploiting sentient individuals in the process. Every one has a story, whether used for experimentation, food or entertainment, living captive in a zoo, or facing increasing perils in the wild. Their stories are inextricably linked with our own, and like ours, are filled with both loss and hope.

I was once a graphic designer in NYC, a student of Disney in L.A., and an art teacher to midly interested middle schoolers in Colorado. But it was as head of graphic design at the Dallas Zoo, and the discomfort I felt around captive animals, that led me down my current path.

Awards include SAA's Medal of Excellence, and David Shepherd's 2018 Wildlife Artist of the Year - Vanishing Fast category.

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