Leopard: Honouring the Muse

Leopard: Honouring the Muse is a collaborative exhibition between the artist Celina Chien and luxury Italian fashion house Dolce&Gabbana in support of Panthera. 

The leopard print is a fashion constant — it may go in and out of season, but it never goes out of style. So how much longer before the spots are back in season, but the creature that inspired it has been extinguished from this Earth? I want every eye that falls on this design to remember its origins. To remember the beauty and pulsing life of the leopard — and to be compelled to protect it."

A portion of this auction's sales will be donated to Panthera's on-the-ground conservation work to protect wild cats and the vast landscapes they steward.

The Artist
Celina Chien is an artist & storyteller, combining her roles as an ecologist, award-winning photojournalist and actor to tell stories, harness empathy for change, and advocate for biodiversity in the Anthropocene. 

Celina is a TEDx speaker and serves on the board and council of numerous international NGOs such as Panthera, Rewriting Extinction, Reserva Youth Land Trust, Girls Who Click and more. In 2021, Celina placed in the 57th Wildlife Photographer of the Year and was awarded as a highly commended finalist, and in 2023, she will be on the judging panel of the same competition. Celina has a BSc in Biological Sciences (2020) and MRes in Tropical Forest Ecology (2021) from Imperial College London. She is now local to London after an upbringing in Italy and Switzerland with origins in the Netherlands and China.

Featured Artist 
This auction featured a unique painting by Valentina Nieto Fernández, a Colombian artist who has dedicated her work to biodiversity conservation. 

Exhibition
13-20 October
Dolce&Gabbana 
6/8 Old Bond Street
London 
W1S 4PH

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