Art exhibitions featuring original illustrations by Rebecca Sawyer

A Walk
on the

Wild Side

Client

Wildlife exhibition exploring biodiversity in the United Kingdom

About the exhibiton

Hosted by the Umbrella Fair Organisation

This exhibition explored the beauty of the native and non-native animals that make up the United Kingdom’s biodiversity and our relationships with these animals. With our dwindling natural environments seeing our wild animals in their natural habitats is harder than ever before and many of our native species largely go unseen and unappreciated. The hidden beauty of our diverse wildlife should be celebrated and preserved, but what should we be preserving? Should we be preserving a pristine native environment, like a snapshot of the world in the 21st century, frozen in time or should we be striving to preserve a dynamic earth, embracing the non-native species that now call the UK home and the successful native species that are able to adapt to their changing landscape?

Insects Table

Insects are an important part of our ecosystem and to highlight this in the exhibiton space they were layed out upon a seperate table to create a point of interest in the hall

Interview with the Artist

I was interviewed as part of the exhibiton for a talk about the art and the conservation message held during a private viewing evening

Bees and Butterflies

A closer look at the bees and butterflies on the insect table

Exhibition Hall

75 pieces of unique wildlife art was created for the exhibtion, the bird wall is highlighted here

Mammals Display

Close up of part of the mammals display in the exhibiton

Wildlife information

Each of the 75 illustrations were accompanied by a description which highlighted the conservation challenges faced by the species in the UK and some information about the species to help visitors become more familiar with the animals on display