$40,885
Total funds raised for conservation to date
A massive thank you to everyone who has helped me achieve this, I couldn’t have done it without the help, support and collaboration with staff and volunteers of conservation groups, my amazing partner Nick, everybody who has purchased my art, and also the support from everyone following on social media!
2024 – $100 – Kākāpō Recovery – Donation of behalf of Janice McKenna for photo licencing for artwork.
2024 – $800 – The Wild Dunedin Fundraising Auction – Auctioned an A2 sized ‘Albatross Landing’ limited edition print to raise funds for the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, Dunedin Wildlife Hospital and OPERA (previously Penguin Place) in support of the hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin).
2024 – $520 – Ngā Manu Nature Reserve – Charity auction – An A2 sized ‘Fluffy Fledging’ limited edition print was sold through an online auction raising funds for Ngā Manu. It was beautifully finished by a frame donated by Picture Perfect Waikanae.
2023 – $1,525 – Kōkako Ecosanctuary – Givealittle fundraiser – To increase funds raised, an A3 print was offered as a prize for anyone who donated any amount to their fundraiser. Of their total of $6,150 raised, $1,525 of donations were noted as entries.
2023 – $12,587 – New Zealand Nature Fund (Saving our Antipodean albatross) – fundraising event in collaboration with Live Ocean and Southern Seabirds. Auctioned two artworks: framed A1 size original ‘Welcome Home’ which sold for $12,000 and framed A1 size ‘Subantarctic Soaring’ print which sold for $2,265. Total funds raised was $14,265 - $1,678 (framing) = $12,587
2022 – N/A – Provided free use of multiple artworks for book ‘Letters of a Naturalist - The Field Accounts of Richard Henry of Resolution Island’, which 100% of the profits are going towards NZ conservation and the recovery of the kākāpō.
2022 – $1,050 – The New Zealand Fairy Tern Charitable Trust – Donation from fairy tern artwork licensing fee for private use.
2022 – $750 – Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust – 10% of ‘Whisper’ scarf sales.
2022 – $4,230 – Forest and Bird (for the Antipodes albatross) – 50% of ‘Subantarctic Soaring’ print sales for 2 weeks. Read the full story here on the blog.
2021 – $854 – The New Zealand Fairy Tern Charitable Trust – 30% of ‘Poised to Dive’ print sales for 2 weeks & auction of an A1 ‘Poised to Dive’ print on Trademe.
2021 – $10,750 – New Zealand Nature Fund (Shore Plover Recovery Project) – fundraising event with Hawkshead Wine and Kinross. Auctioned framed A4, A3, A2 and A1 size ‘A Lost Harmony’ (huia) prints and matching limited edition Hawkshead Wine magnums (featuring the ‘A Lost Harmony’ artwork). Read the full story here on the blog.
2021 – $2,710 – New Zealand Nature Fund (Shore Plover Recovery Project) – Auction of ‘Spring Visitor’ original on Trademe. Read the full story here on the blog.
2021 – $1,425 – New Zealand Nature Fund (Shore Plover Recovery Project) – 30% of ‘A Lost Harmony’ print sales for 2 weeks. Read the full story here on the blog.
2020 – $1,929 – Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust – 30% of ‘Whisper’ print sales for 2 weeks. Read the full story here on the blog.
2020 – $82.50 – Ngā Manu Nature Reserve – 30% of all print sales for 2 weeks.
2020 – $82.50 – Zealandia – 30% of all print sales for 2 weeks.
2020 – $210 – Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre – 30% of ‘Kōkako and Kohekohe’ print sales for 2 weeks.
2019 – $230 – Capital Kiwi – Donating 30% of sales referred through a blog feature with Predator Free NZ.
2019 – $31 – Zealandia – 10% donation from sales from ’Bringing back the birds’ exhibition at Parliament’s Bowen House.
2019 – $50 – Zealandia – 30% of ‘Kākā Revival’ print sales for 2 weeks.
2019 – $400 – Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust – Silent art auction of a framed A2 size ‘Kōkako and Kohekohe’ at Thistle Hall.
2018 – $189 – Forest and Bird – 30% of all print sales over the Bird of the Year competition (while also being a campaign manager for the NZ Robin).
2018 – $75 – Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust – 20% of ‘Falcon in flight’ print sales for 2 weeks.
2018 – $305 – Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust – Trademe auction of framed A3 size ‘Falcon in flight’ print.
Along with the money raised in the fundraisers listed above, artworks are also sold through the Zealandia giftshop, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari giftshop and Forest and Bird online shop where 35% of every print sale also supports conservation.