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The Story Behind the Exhibition

The Story Behind the Exhibition

Following the Where Did All the Animals Go? (WDATAG?) 2019 pilot exhibition, over the last couple of years and throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jane has worked with Born Free Education Team, Laura Gosset, Head...
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Great North Museum: Hancock Exhibition

Great North Museum: Hancock Exhibition

Where did all the Animals Go? 2021 by Jane Lee McCracken exhibits printed vinyls of original Biro drawings by over 600 children from North East and international schools, who participated in...
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Making Paradise Exhibition

Making Paradise Exhibition

Making Paradise: Exploring the concept of Eden through Art & Islamic Garden Design opens 29 April at the Aga Khan Centre Gallery, London. It is a privilege to have been...
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Kai

Kai

Kai, March 15 2006 - July 19 2020 Late 2020 I created a portrait in commemoration of a very special canine for a very special human. Kai, a beautiful German Shepherd, much beloved companion of...
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Silver Linings That Made This Year!

Silver Linings That Made This Year!

Over twenty workshops since September, Chimpanzee Community mural installed at BALTIC, four new artworks, a book and a project that has gone global… Beyond the anguish of 2020 many have...
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Chimpanzee Community Mural at BALTIC

Chimpanzee Community Mural at BALTIC

'Chimpanzee Community' Mural BALTIC Learning Lounge As part of BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Creativity Day in March 2020, I was invited by BALTIC LEARN to deliver Biro drawing workshops to around 120 children from Wardley Primary...
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Lily

Lily

26 September 2007 - 2 May 2020 Our hearts are broken at the loss of Lily, our butterfly girl, our best everything. She was, simply, an angel on earth. It...
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Laguna Art Museum Collaboration - drawing California Wildlife

Laguna Art Museum Collaboration - drawing California Wildlife

Laguna Art Museum(LAM) and my Where Did All the Animals Go? (WDATAG) art and environmental education project in partnership with international wildlife charity Born Free and a group of dynamic North East England teachers are...
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Project Outreach Program in California

Project Outreach Program in California

Early February 2020, I flew out to California as part of the outreach program for my Where Did All the Animals Go? art and environmental education project, in partnership with international wildlife charity Born...
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New Artwork - 'Home' Drawing

New Artwork - 'Home' Drawing

  It was sheer bliss making another drawing of the Wolf Conservation Center's legendary Ambassador wolf Atka, this winter. Home also known as Atka’s Home 2019 Biro drawing is up for auction at this year's Wine...
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Workshops - New Web Page

Workshops - New Web Page

It's been a busy few weeks with wall to wall workshops and many beautiful drawings created by attendees. So over the last month, I've been developing a new web page...
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Amazon Rainforest Fires: How you can help

Amazon Rainforest Fires: How you can help

The Amazon rainforest fires are breaking hearts across the globe and leaving many feeling powerless to help. Wildlife and indigenous peoples as well as the health of our planet are...
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World Elephant Day

World Elephant Day

It's World Elephant Day! Did you know that elephants are one of the only known species apart from humans to practice ritual behaviour when confronting death? They are a truly...
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Sweet T-shirt - A Wolves Tale in Two Tees

Sweet T-shirt - A Wolves Tale in Two Tees

I am thrilled to launch Sweet men's and women's 100% organic cotton T-shirt design featuring my original Biro drawing, which joins Revenge T-shirt design to complete the tale of two star-crossed wolves.   SWEET REVENGESweet design is inspired...
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Endangered Species Conference

Endangered Species Conference

What an incredible day at the Endangered Species Conference, 22 June 2019 at Thought Foundation! A massive thank you to all who attended, I am thrilled you enjoyed it as much...
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Where Did All the Animals Go? Exhibition Preview

Where Did All the Animals Go? Exhibition Preview

  Where Did All the Animals Go? An Exhibition of North East School Children's Drawings Working with Artist, Jane Lee McCracken  20 June - 22 July, Thought Foundation, Birtley, DH3...
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Orangutan Posters

Orangutan Posters

You've got to love Orangutans? Unfortunately palm oil producers and illegal pet traders don't. Now critically endangered, one of our closest living relatives is walking towards extinction. This poster has...
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The Crack Magazine Exhibition & Conference Article

The Crack Magazine Exhibition & Conference Article

With just a few weeks to go until the preview of Where Did All the Animals Go? An Exhibition of North East School Children's Drawings Working with Artist, Jane Lee...
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