wildlife art

● Launced in 2004 by Willem H. Smith and Frank Wolf, www.wildlife-art.nl is the first and main website in The Netherlands to promote and provide details of all Dutch wildlife artists. Both contemporary artists and artists from the past such as Rien Poortvliet, Pieter Dik and John Keulemans. This non-profit website also focuses the attention on national and international events and activities and offers a host of information and facts about wildlife art in general. Contact: mail@wildlife-art.nl



● individual artists arranged by country.

● Artists for Conservation represents the world's leading collective of nature artists and an unparalleled pool of artistic talent focussed on nature. The organization's mission is to support wildlife and habitat conservation, biodiversity, sustainability and environmental education through art that celebrates our natural heritage.



● Artists for Nature Foundation brings together renowned artists from all over the world to endangered locations. Their artwork focuses attention on the need for nature conservation.



● Society of Animal Artists  is an association of animal and wildlife painters and sculptors. Founded in 1960, the Society is devoted to promoting excellence in the portrayal of the creatures sharing our planet, and to the education of the public through its informative art seminars, lectures and teaching demonstrations. Some of the finest animal artists from the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Japan, and Australia are represented in the Society's membership.



● Society of Wildlife Artists is a registered charity that seeks to generate an appreciation of and delight in the natural world through all forms of fine art based on or representing the world's wildlife. Through exhibitions and publications of fine art the society aims to further an awareness of the importance of conservation in order to maintian the variety of world's ecosystems and its wildlife.



● The Wildlife Art Society International was founded in 1992 with the purpose of promoting a greater appreciation of the wildlife art genre, the animals, plants and wild places which provide the stimulus and inspiration for all such work. The society acts as a forum for wildlife artists, providing opportunities for them to share their common interests and raise their individual profiles through society exhibitions and other events. The society also focuses member's attention on the activities in the national and international wildlife art arena.



● Nature in Art in Gloucester (GB), the world's first museum dedicated exclusively to fine, decorative and applied art inspired by nature from any period, any culture and in any media.



● Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau (Wisconsin, VS) is well-known for the internationally acclaimed  Birds in Art, an annual juried exhibition that showcases a variety of artistic styles –from impressionism to satirical caricature– created by artists the world over.



● The Wildlife Art Gallery in Lavenham (GB) was opened in 1988 to specialise in 20th century and contemporary wildlife art.



● The Southern Gallery  in Liskeard (GB) has the world's largest exhibition of work by internationally renowned Belgian wildlife and nature artist Carl Brenders. 



● Wildscape is a magazine which focussed on the interests of animal artists. een Brits magazine over wildlife art. Founded in 2000 by Ken Stroud, also the founder of The Wildlife Art Society in the UK.


● Wildlife Art Journal, an interactive medium about wildlife art, online since June 2009. Gives wildlife art news from around the globe, and much more. 

● Wildlife Art was until the end of 2008 an American journal for information about art and artists depicting the natural world, including wildlife, Western, Southwestern, Indian, landscapes and more. Readers are treated to a wide array of subjects including a myriad of artistic media, the masters and new artists, regional and national art shows, and collectibles. 

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