Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition catalogue 2016 by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Mall Galleries .

London 2016

Wildlife Artist of the Year

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

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David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Saba House, 7 Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8JU Tel: 01483 272323, Fax: 01483 443859 www.davidshepherd.org Registered Charity No. 1106893 Front cover: Zebras Crossing by John Ashton see page 24

Photo courtesy of Will Bremridge

“For me, it doesn’t get much better than stunning wildlife art created with passion to support endangered animals”

elcome to the 2016 Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition at the Mall Galleries. This is the ninth year that my foundation - the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) has run this prestigious event. It attracts artists from all over the world and showcases some of the best wildlife art while at the same time raising vital awareness and funds for the endangered wildlife that DSWF works so hard to protect. For over forty years I have seen my art as a valuable way of raising awareness and funds for the wildlife that I love and I am thrilled that so many of the artists exhibited here share that same passion.

Every painting, sculpture, postcard, catalogue or print sold here this week, and every donation made, will help fund conservation projects across Africa and Asia which work to protect some of the planet’s most iconic and threatened species. Thank you to all our generous sponsors including Kingsley Print & Design Ltd for sponsoring this catalogue and to all of you for your support.

David Shepherd CBE, FRSA

Founder & President The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

About DSWF Founded in 1984 by wildlife artist and conservationist, David Shepherd CBE, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) works to protect some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most iconic and endangered animals. Born from the desire to give something back to the animals that helped David become as established artist, art remains key to funding our anti-poaching, conservation and education work across Africa and Asia. We FIGHT for change on the world stage, calling for an end to the trade in ivory and tiger parts; we pursue our passion to PROTECT by funding anti-poaching, conservation and park protection work and we ENGAGE communities, companies and individuals to support our work and to help create the change in attitudes and ethos that will ultimately protect the world we love. Our current funding protects: Elephants in Zambia and Uganda Lions in Uganda Painted Dogs in Zimbabwe Pangolins in Zambia Rhino in Namibia and India Snow Leopards in Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan Tigers in Thailand, India and Russia We fund undercover investigations into wildlife crime and trafficking in India, South Africa and across Asia.

DSWF would like to thank everyone who has helped make this exhibition possible including all the staff, judges, artists, celebrities and sponsors:

Mr & Mrs Covey Tilney Bestinvest, Barlow Robbins, Gary Hodges, Simon Trapnell, The Artist Magazine, Elephant Communictions

Images on this page courtesy: Andrew White & Michael Vickers www.tigersintheforest.com

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We support education and demand reduction programmes in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mongolia, India, Russia, the UK and Vietnam. We launched the TigerTime campaign in 2011 to engage new audiences in the fight to save the tiger and now have over 500,000 supporters. You can find out more at www.tigertime.info