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Artists for Conservation
The Artists for Conservation Foundation (AFC) is a non-profit,
international organization dedicated to the celebration and
preservation of the natural world. The Foundation represents the
world's leading collective of nature artists and an unparalleled pool
of artistic talent focused 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
Douglas Aja
Doug is both a sculptor and photographer. He has been casting in bronze
since the late '90s. Though he is interested in all African wildlife,
his favorite subject is the African elephant. Many of his elephant
sculptures are of known individuals from Amboseli National Park. These
elephants have been studied since the early '70s and made famous
through countless books and films. A large portion of the sales
proceeds of his sculptures and photographs are donated to Elephant
Voices and Amboseli Trust for Elephants.
Guy Combes
Guy has had interests and involvements with a number of conservation
organizations. His father, Simon, was director of ground operations in
Nakuru National Park for Rhino Res cue, who are responsible for fencing
the park to protect a very successful introduction program of White and
Black Rhino. Guy has been on action committee meetings and has helped
his stepmother, Kat, to continue this very important work. He also
intends to help his good friend, Mary Wykstra, director of the Kenya
chapter of Cheetah Conservation Fund in any future projects. Further,
and more importantly, when he returns to Kenya he hopes to be directly
involved in a project to turn the 50,000 acre farm where he's based
into the 'Soysambu Conservancy'.
Kim R. Diment
Kim became addicted to Africa in the early nineties. She makes a
pilgrimage there once a year. Lately these trips have involved
gathering referencing for certain endangered species which Kim will
paint and then donate back part of the sales proceeds. A couple of her
most recent works supported Grevy's Zebra and Black Rhino projects for
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. She hopes to expand her endangered
species work to non African animals as well.
Rosemary Conroy
Rosemary Conroy is a wildlife painter, freelance-writer and naturalist
living on a small farm and wild bird sanctuary in Weare, NH. While
gaining acclaim as a professional artist, Rosemary is also well known
for her work as co-host and writer for New Hampshire Public
Radio’s weekly “Something Wild” nature
spots.
Conservation
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