Protectors: Saving Biodiversity in the Age of Extinction is a portfolio of fine-art silkscreen prints celebrating those taking extraordinary measures to stop endangered birds, beetles, fish, plants, turtles and other species from vanishing forever.
The portfolio features 12 original artworks produced by the artists of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative. Each depicts an extinct species, an endangered species, and a person fighting to save that species. Among those featured are a tribal elder, an artist, an Indigenous border activist, a retired teacher, and scientists from different backgrounds — all determined to stem the tide of extinction. Exploring everything from community organizing to lockdowns to science education, this project shows the myriad ways anyone and everyone can get involved to protect species from the threats they face.
Protectors is coordinated, curated and sponsored by the Center for Biological Diversity and artist Roger Peet of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative. The images were created by Molly Fair, Fernando Martí, Mary Tremonte, Sanya Hyland, Saiyare Refaei, Roger Peet, Paul Kjelland, Erik Ruin, Kill Joy, Andrea Narno, Sarah Farahat, and Aaron Hughes.
A portfolio of 12 3-color 11″ x 17″ screenprints and one cover print, packed as an exhibit ready to hang with informational cards and instructions, as well as an 80 page booklet featuring interviews with the subjects. Packaged in a glassine sleeve within a wood-type letterpress-printed kraft envelope.
Edition: 125
Printed by Seizure Palace screenprinting, Nun studios, and Roger Peet.
Produced by Roger Peet, Justseeds, and the Center for Biological Diversity
