Sophie Green

Green was born on 28 February 1992 and grew up in Surrey, South East England.[6][7] As a child, she suffered from selective mutism, an anxiety disorder manifesting in an inability to speak.[8][3][9] Green told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour that as a child suffering from selective mutism, she sought solace in nature and art.[3] At the age of 19, Green's mother passed away from cancer.[10] Green went on to study at the University of Brighton, England, where she gained a First Class Bachelor of Arts degree.

Green paints hyper-realistic paintings of wildlife and uses art to raise awareness and money for conservation issues.[11][12][8] She is an ambassador for The Jane Goodall Institute UK and Helping Rhinos.[13][14][15] Green's artwork was displayed at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.[9] In 2022, Green's painting of an African elephant, 'Broken', sold at auction in New York City for $24,000, all of which she donated to community and wildlife conservation projects in Africa.[16][1] Green's painting of 'Wounda' the chimpanzee, later sold at auction at the Royal Geographical Society in London for $24,000, which was donated to the Jane Goodall Institute.[8][17] In 2021, Green went on an expedition to the Arctic, a trip which inspired her 2022 solo exhibition 'Impermanence'; a collection of paintings of some of the most vulnerable species in the world, which exhibited at the Oxo Tower in London.[1][8][18]

• Medal of Excellence from the Artists for Conservation Foundation.[1][19][12]
• Winner of the Leisure Painter People’s Choice (x2)[20][21]
• Selected to exhibit artwork at COP26 in 2021.[9]
• Shortlisted as the 'Wildlife Artist of the Year' in association with the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation and went on to co-host the event in 2022.[22][23]

East Sussex