Lions, Livestock & Living Walls Exhibition by Alison Nicholls April 21

Alison was one of our judges in April 2012, and she alerted us to an exhibit she is having in Darien, CT.

Lions, Livestock & Living Walls: An Artistic Study of Community & Conservation in Tanzania by Alison Nicholls.

Alison Nicholls is a wildlife and conservation artist who works closely with African conservation projects. In 2011 and 2012 Alison visited the African People & Wildlife Fund (APW) in northern Tanzania to sketch the people, wildlife and landscapes of the Maasai Steppe and learn more about conservation issues in the area.

This exhibit showcases her field sketches and studio paintings along with details of APW’s work with local communities to reduce human-wildlife conflict.

An Opening Reception will be held on Sunday April 21st 2013 from 3-5pm.

Dr Laly Lichtenfeld, founder and director of APW, will attend the opening. The exhibition will run from April 12 – 26, 2013. 20% of exhibition sales will benefit APW and 10% will benefit Darien Nature Center.

Darien Nature Center is located at 120 Brookside Road, Darien, CT 06820.
Telephone: (203) 655 7459. Opening Times are Monday – Friday: 9 am – 4 pm and Saturday: 9 am – 1 pm.

Alison Nicholls is a member of Artists For Conservation, the Society of Animal Artists, the Explorers Club and the Salmagundi Club. Her work has been featured in wildlife art magazines in the USA and UK, has been exhibited at the Botswana Mission to the United Nations in New York and has been used by the US Department of State to promote the “Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking” initiative. She frequently lectures about art, Africa, wildlife and conservation, and guides Art Safaris in South Africa on behalf of Africa Geographic magazine. For further information please visit www.NichollsWildlifeArt.com

For more information on this exhibition and the Darien Nature Center, please visit www.dariennaturecenter.org.