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Beach, bringing nature back into the urban en-
vironment. In 2019 we were recognised for our
artistic excellence by the Sydney Opera House,
becoming the first winners of their Uncovered
Program, with our work selected as the best in
the category of Prints, Photography and Art.
Eggpicnic is a Sydney-based design We have been closely involved in working with
studio devoted to wildlife conservation set up government organisations, NGOs and councils,
by designers and birders Camila De Gregorio including Transport for NSW and we have taken
and Christopher Macaluso. We produce fine part in the Saving Our Species program by the
art prints and public art to end wildlife NSW Government.
extinction through education. Creating We work with local and international scientists,
characters that tread a fine-line between art with our work exhibited in New York in 2019 as
and design, we aim to capture the beauty of part of New York Audubon’s Summer Exhibition
the natural world with the hope of inspiring and at The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney in 2019
others to protect it. and 2020.
We actively support conservation programs We take part in Key Biodiversity Area surveys,
within Australia with profits from our work helping to collect data on the ground for
donated to support scientific research. Simple research and policy implementation purposes.
yet striking, our work has been transformed Our collection features over 200 species of
into large-scale public art by the City of Australian birds including Australia’s critically
Sydney, in Sydney Olympic Park and Bondi endangered, vulnerable and iconic fauna.
