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                       Maned Wolves 16" x 20" canvas
Lions 16" x 20" 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                                                 Maned Wolves                                            Lions
          Domino, Peep, and Trent like to                   Seis and Lucy both seem to enjoy                When Mattie, Nimue, and Uzima 
          take up their brushes and show off              painting as it involves meat and                    paint it usually involves a lot of
          their artistic talents.                                   mice, which are their favorite treats.              paint, meat, and patience.