The reality of animal endangerment is an important topic to explore and discuss. My exhibition is designed to build awareness by using my art as a voice for animals who can’t fight back. Keeping endangered species alive benefits our food sources, environment, health, and economy. Our own human actions are causing the extinction of other species, so it is important that we acknowledge this and embrace ways to help species flourish and grow. I chose the Amur Leopard because I’ve always had a strong passion for animals and wanting to help protect them. The Amur leopard is currently the most endangered big cat and second most endangered animal in the world with only about 100 left in the wild. The exhibition is a series of five art pieces with a wide range of mediums and topics.
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Alone in the Closure of the Void
Charcoal on Paper 34” x 34” The Amur leopard in the encompassing void, encapsulates the feeling of isolation and loneliness that the few existing leopards face. This piece can be seen as either the leopard’s existence fading away or hope for the re-emergence of the endangered species to flourish. |
If you don’t look for it, you’re going to miss it
Acrylic on Canvas 16” x 40” In a snowy Russian forest landscape—the Amur Leopard’s natural habitat—a hunter and dying leopard can be found in the thick woods. A feeling of dread can be felt within the emptiness of the forest, which represents the dying leopard population, mainly influenced by poaching. The sun’s glow, weaving through the forest shows that there is still a sense of hope for the leopards. |
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When will you see my side of things?
Mixed Media on Paper Series of 3, 11” x 14” This triptych explores the concept of the 7 stages of grief, summed up into 3 main stages—pain and anger; depression; and acceptance and hope. I created this work from the perspective of the grieving leopard. I used color psychology, expressive text, and illustrations to show how they may feel as they go through the loss of their species and what may come as their species begin to recover. |
Fading Away
Acrylic on Wood 13” x 33.5” From thriving to almost non-existent, the Amur Leopard population can be represented through five stages. Inspired by Rudolph Zallinger’s ape-to-man human evolution illustration The March to Progress, the piece is based on the harming effects humans have had on the retrogression of the Amur leopard. |