Animal Artwork

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

Recently Saint Louis Zoo keepers have offered paints and canvas to some of our animals, resulting in beautiful works of art. Every original painting is very different from the next. Proceeds from the sale of animal artwork benefit the St. Louis Chapter of American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) for projects and programs to save endangered and threatened species from extinction.

Penguin Paintings

Our paintings by penguins are made with the witty inspiration of two Magellanic penguins in the Zoo’s Penguin & Puffin Coast. The penguins walk through non-toxic paints in various colors, then walk all over the canvases, resulting in stunning abstract works of art! (They even stand back and admire their art from time to time!)

Small painting: 5”x 7” - $30
Medium painting: 8” x 10” - $50
Large painting: 16” x 20” - $100

Orangutan, Chimpanzee and Gorilla Paintings

These extremely intelligent creatures work industriously and think about every stroke they make on canvas. They begin with a canvas blobbed with dollops of non-toxic paint in strategic places, and their creativity is expressed through finger painting.

Small painting: 5”x 7” - $30
Medium paining: 8” x 10” - $50

Seasonal Animal Art

Throughout the year, we will have a random selection of artwork by various animals including rhinos, hoofed stock, lemurs, big cats and reptiles. Because some of these animals do artwork on a very limited basis only at certain times of the year, we cannot guarantee selection and sizes. Please check this web page for new arrivals.

Place an Order

To place an order for artwork, please e-mail AAZK at smith@stlzoo.org.

Please give the following information (all fields are required) and someone will get in touch with you regarding your order.

Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Art piece or pieces: (i.e. large penguin painting, small gorilla painting, etc.)
Qty: of each piece
Size:

All artwork is sold unframed. Prices do not include shipping and handling.