WHEN PRESENCE BECOMES ART

WHEN PRESENCE BECOMES ART

africa wildlife art collection

My work exists at the intersection of wild instinct and visual poetry.

Animals are not my subjects—they are the art of the wild, sculpted by old Earth, drawn in shadow and sun.

Art translates what we cannot witness.

It reminds us that we belong to the wild, not apart from it.

Deanna DeShea

Where the wild endures.
Art remembers.

AFRICAN COLLECTIONS

Where the wild endures.
Art remembers.

Works made in the presence of Africa’s wild and its first peoples. Animals and Indigenous communities are encountered as living expressions of land, memory, and survival.

Each work emerges from direct observation—unmediated, unaltered, and without artificial fabrication.

A portion of all acquisitions supports conservation and community initiatives across Africa.

African Collections

Works made in the presence of Africa’s wild and its first peoples. Animals and Indigenous communities are encountered as living expressions of land, memory, and survival.

Each work emerges from direct observation—unmediated, unaltered, and without artificial fabrication. A portion of all acquisitions supports conservation and community initiatives across Africa.

art-book-animals

ICON takes you on a poetic journey through the wild, a love letter to Africa’s sacred wildlife.

for those who believe in beauty, in the wild, and in what must never be lost.

Each, an ICON.

icon book

Conservationist and photographer Deanna DeShea travels alone into Africa’s wild places, using her camera to tell quiet, honest stories of animals and landscapes. Her images are calm and earthy, reminding us that the wild is still alive, still powerful, and still worth protecting.

wildlife & nature photographer

I can’t even begin to describe what I feel when I gaze upon your photos. To try and describe what I feel, I would say that I can feel their soul, and yours. Thank you for sharing.

Brown

reteti elephant sanctuary

This work exists within a living ecosystem—of land, wildlife, and Indigenous communities. A portion of all acquisitions supports conservation and community-led initiatives across Africa.