Wildlife artist, John Seerey-Lester travels the world extensively to study wildlife in its natural habitat so that he may paint those subjects which he has seen firsthand. A resident of Florida's West Coast, Seerey-Lester was born in Manchester, England, and studied art at Salford Technical College in Lancashire, England. He worked in the fields of advertising and publishing before becoming a professional artist, and in 1980, after his first trip to East Africa, Seerey-Lester found his passion for wildlife. It was then that he decided to paint images of the natural world, and two years later, he moved to the United States.

Seerey-Lester has been honored with many awards. A one-man sell-out show in Great Britain, opened by renowned o...