In July 2023, we put out a call for an illustrator to help bring a handful of extinct species to life. We received a huge number of applications (102) from all around the world (27 countries) and took great pleasure in reviewing all the artwork. Here are the shortlisted artists who made it into the final top ten.
Erika Torres Hoyos
Colombia
Erika Torres Hoyos on Behance and Instagram
Van Wangye
Singapore
Oscar Vilca
Peru
Oscar Vilca on Instagram and interviewed by Mongabay
Pooja Gupta
India
Pooja Gupta on Instagram and Pooja’s Laboratory
Chiara Parolin
Italy
Ferne Glannan-MacRae
United Kingdom