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1. John Banovich:
John Banovich (b.1964) is an American oil painter known internationally for his large, dramatic
portrayals of iconic wildlife. Today, Banovich’s work can be found in museum, corporate and
private collections.
While Banovich is most closely associated with African species, namely elephants, lions,
leopards, cape buffalo and rhinoceros—he’s been to Africa three dozen times on research trips—
he has also won accolades for his realistic interpretations of Siberian tigers, Chinese pandas,
and North American megafauna (such as grizzly and polar bears, bison, and puma).

2. Adam Adamowicz:
Adam Adamowicz (March 9, 1968 – February 9, 2012) was
an
American of Polish descent. He grew up on Long Island, New
York. Adam was a video game concept artist, best known for
His work on Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at
Bethesda Softworks. He worked with Jaleco Entertainment,
Inc. between 2002-2003. Adam started working at Bethesda
Soft works in 2005.
Adam was the only concept artist to work on Fallout 3 and
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at Bethesda Softworks. Both Fallout 3
and Skyrim have been extremely popular games. As of June
2013, Skyrim has sold more than 20 million copies.[3]
Adam Adamowicz died from complications of lung cancer on
February 9, 2012, aged 43
Ai Wei Wei:

3. Ai Weiwei born 28 August 1957 in Beijing), is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in
sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural
criticism. Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on
the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics. As a political activist, he has been highly
and openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights.
Jonathan Knight:
Jonathan Knight is an accomplished artist in watercolors, oils, pastels and printmaking.
He was featured in and on the magazine covers of Watercolor, an American Artist
Publication (Fall, 1999 issue), as well as the cover of the winter, 1995 issue. Other

4. publications include Artist's Magazine, ARTnews, American Visions Magazine, American
Art Review, Flash Art International n ° 225-Italy, Daytona Beach News Journal, Décor
Magazine and IRAAA. Knight is also featured on the website AskArt.com.
Celia Smith:
Celia Smith studied at Wimbledon School of Art where she gained a BA (Hons) in Fine
Art Sculpture.
Celia draws with wire, as others draw with pencil. For her, creating sculptures out of wire is like
drawing in three dimensions. Birds are her main inspiration; capturing their movement and
character is her primary concern. She finds that wire has a spontaneity that can give her
sculptures a feeling of life and energy.

6. Chris Shields:
Chris Shields, artist and wildlife illustrator, was born in Manchester England and graduated
from Northwich College of Art and Design in 1973.
He has been painting and illustrating animals since he was knee high to a grasshopper and feels
himself fortunate indeed, to have combined his two main passions in life - wildlife and painting,
into a lifelong career as a wildlife artist.
In 1983 after a short career in advertising and commercial art he followed his passion for
wildlife and became a self-employed wildlife artist and illustrator, specializing in book
illustration.

7. Sally Mathews
Helaina Sharpley
Ernst Haeckel
Joe Macgown
Geoffry dashwood
Max Ernst