February 5, 2019
"THE FLORIDA PANTHER AND WHITE IBIS: A story of successful land conservation and scientific intervention" Â
by Chaya
Born in Miami and now living on Florida's Space Coast, Chaya Av creates colorful and free-flowing work heavily influenced by natural organic forms. In addition to creating work for galleries and corporate clients her spontaneous stream-of-consciousness style is well suited to live painting at music festivals across the state. When Chaya was born there was widespread fear that the official state animal, the Florida Panther, would be extinct by 2017. When 2017 actually rolled around and Chaya was given an opportunity to paint this mural at Sam Flax art store on Colonial Dr in Orlando, she highlighted the hard work done to save the panther. Chaya also added the White Ibis, representing the danger and optimism in Native American folklore and as warning that we must continue to value and protect our wildlife. @chayaav_/ @samflaxorlando/
