Amanda Krauss has been drawing and painting her entire life and birding almost as long. Thanks to her third-grade teacher she developed an early passion for birds and combined that with her love for the sciences in her artwork. Her artistic inspiration continues to come from this fascination.
Born and raised in Sonoma, California, her studio is still located there where she enjoys the variety of species of birds spotted there. She graduated from the University of California at Davis where she studied both art studio and avian sciences. She has worked for The Nature Conservancy, the University of California at Berkeley, and Point Reyes Bird Observatory observing birds in oak woodlands near vineyards throughout Sonoma County.
Birds carry significant meaning in many cultures around the world and create a different story for each person. Her work portrays the sensitive life and character of the individual bird. She hopes these works help preserve and raise curiosity about the preservation of birds and the natural world. She became involved in Sonoma’s first Christmas Bird Count in 2004 and continues to be a leader to help increase the awareness of birds. She currently works for Sempervirens Fund. Her work can be found in many private collections worldwide.
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- Podcast interview by Anna Lentz on The Art We Make, Episode 36: Amanda Krauss, May 2020.
- The Sketchbook Project. Brooklyn Art Library. Brooklyn, NY. March 2013-Ongoing.
- Quoted in the Nov/Dec Issue of National Audubon Magazine in the article “How to Draw a Bird”. November 2012.
- Published in Room to Breathe: The Wild Heart of the San Francisco Peninsula. November 2012.
- Television Interview Bird Art. SVOS Talk Art. Community Media Center. Palo Alto, CA. March 2012.
- HGTV Dream Home 2009 Sonoma.