News

Here you can keep up to date with what I am up to and any exciting news I have to share.

Kibibi has been shortlisted in Sketch for Survival. Thank you to head judge Gary Hodges who left this wonderful comment,

“It is astounding how glueing tiny pieces of paper together can create such an artwork full of life. Sarah Lake shows us yet again how to do it perfectly. She simply had to be in the SFS top ten.” 

You can see her alongside the other finalists.

Dates and venues are below. She will be auctioned off online raising money for the charities.

 

 

 

Kaimana has reached the final for David Shepherd’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025, It will be on show alongside all the other finalists in the Mall Galleries London bewteen 9th – 13th September.

I also have a exhibition Paper Safari, there at the same time, Its definitely worth a visit. You can preview these in my available artwork now

 

Im very excited to share with you some news, although still not quite believing it all happened.

Mon 1st July was the awards ceremony for David Shepherd’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2024.

Jara my elephant trunk was announced as the overall winner!

Im thrilled that both pieces sold on Monday and 50% will be going to the charity for their work across Africa and Asia

 

 

Echiche the Western Chimpanzee and Jara the African Elephant have made the final of David Shepherd’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2024. 

They will be in the exhibition in The Mall Galleries London from 2nd – 6th July.

 

My smaller, face on Abou was entered into Explorers Against Extinction’s Sketch for Survival this year, and I am thrilled to say she was shorlisted for the final, then one of the runners up, with some lovely comments from the judges.

Abou will be on show in in Edinburgh, Dundas Street Gallery, in October and the OXO Gallery in London in November 2023.

All pieces will be auctioned off with all money raised going to the supported projects.

 

 

 

 

Abou is a Shoebill Stork and was one of my entries into David Shepherd’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2023

I’m Thrilled to annouce that Abou won the wings category and will be in the Mall Galleries in London from the 12th – 16th September. Pleased to say she sold which means the foundation received 50% of the sale price.

 

Sigit the Silvery Gibbon was one of my entries into David Shepherd’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2022

He was lucky enough to make it to the Final, where he was then sold with 50% being donated back to the charity.

 

 

In June 2021, I saw on social media an art competition which also raised awareness and funds for conservation around the world.

Explorers against extinction Sketch for survival 2021.

I went out of my comfort zone and I decided to enter, not thinking I would stand a chance with all the other amazing art that had been entered already from all over the world.

In September I was shortlisted to the final 12 for Wildlife 100 artist of the year. Then in November I found out I had won
Achilles was in the OXO gallery in London before being auctioned off to raise money for the 21 projects across the world.

 

 

Regularly supporting charity events with donations of art work for auctions and prizes. Orgainsied and run 2 art & photography auctions for the charity

 

Proud to be an art ambassador for the Charity Helping Rhinos