Animal Art

The keepers at the Houston Zoo work to enrich the lives of the   animals in their care every day by adding interesting and complex activities to the animals’ daily routine. Enrichment activities are fun for both animals and keepers.

We have found that many of our animals enjoy painting with canvases,
non-toxic paints, and a little help from their keepers to create their very
own masterpieces. Each painting is unique, and each artist has his or her very different and unique techniques. Due to high demand, paintings will take 4-6 weeks to create. Paintings come un-framed with the animal’s bio and picture. Please contact tours@houstonzoo.org with questions.

$250 per painting 

Parrot 11” x 14” canvas                          Jaguar 16" x 20" canvas                   Orangutan 16" x 20" canvas
Racoon 16" x 20" canvas                      Siamang 16" x 20" canvas                Elephant 16” x 20” canvas                    White Faced Saki 8” x 10” canvas       Goat  11" x 14" canvas

    For more information about the artists click here.

                                                                    
                   Jaguar                                              Orangutans                                               Primates
        Cocoy, our female jaguar, really                Cheyenne, Rudy, Solaris and                         Harry, a White Faced Saki monkey
        gets into her canvas creations.                   Kelly use focus, concentration                       and Jambi, a Siamang, really get their
                                                                      and occasionally various mixed                      hands into painting.
                                                                      mediums for thier masterpieces.
                                                        
                   Parrots                                                  Raccoons                                                 Elephants
        Rainbo, a Red-sided Eclectus                      Stella and Adrian prefer to work                        Methai and Shanti both have
        Parrot and Larry, an African Grey                together on their masterpieces.                        their own style of painting.
        Parrot are both quite paticular about their
        painting techniques

                                                                         
                                                                                      Goats
                                                                       Domino, Peep, and Trent like to
                                                                       take up their brushes and show off
                                                                       their artistic talents.