Olly and Suzi

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Olly and Suzi (Olly Williams and Suzi Winstanley) are two British artists who specialise in collaborative painting of endangered wildlife. Olly and Suzi met at Saint Martin's School of Art in London, in 1987, and developed their unique art making technique on an exchange to Syracuse University in New York from 1988 to 1989. Here they graduated with a joint degree, despite protests from the board of directors. At Syracuse, they learned about the Native American Mohawk/Iroquois belief in "animals as brothers" which has been an integral part of their work since then. Olly and Suzi have spent almost 35 years travelling to the most remote parts of the world to paint and photograph wild animals in their natural habitat. Olly and Suzi collaborate closely with biologists, conservationists, and research scientists during their expeditions, to minimise their impact on the wildlife and to gain a deeper understanding of species they are working with. They value the complexity of mixing art and science...

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