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title: "Day Five of ‘WADWEEK2026’.  Art students in India support World Albatross Day with their paintings"
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# Day Five of ‘WADWEEK2026’.  Art students in India support World Albatross Day with their paintings

*![Yash Upadhyay Age 6 years](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/Yash_Upadhyay_Age-_6_years.jpeg)Six-year-old Yash Upadhyay holds up his painting of a Chatham Albatross*

 The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels has collaborated with the international collective Artists & Biologists Unite for Nature ([ABUN](https://abun4nature.org/)) every year since 2020 in support of World Albatross Day, held on 19 June.  This year, [ABUN Project #52](https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/the-seventh-art-collaboration-with-abun-in-support-of-world-albatross-day-ends-with-a-collage-poster) has resulted in 64 artworks by 37 artists, that can be viewed in an [ACAP Facebook photo album](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1322769853209648&type=3).  Ten of the artists are young students of [Deepti Jain](https://abun4nature.org/deepti/), who is based in Mumbai, India. Seven of her students are shown here holding their artworks that depict the [Endangered](https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/atlantic-yellow-nosed-albatross-thalassarche-chlororhynchos?utm_source=Birdlife+Supporters&utm_campaign=0d993e5f91-2025Q2E1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a4fc849385-0d993e5f91-134249258&mc_cid=0d993e5f91&mc_eid=ed7bde3a2c) Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross *Thalassarche chlororhynchos*, endemic to the Tristan da Cunha islands, part of the United Kingdom Overseas Territory of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic, and the [Vulnerable](https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chatham-albatross-thalassarche-eremita) Chatham Albatross *Thalassarche eremita*, endemic to The Pyramid, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

 *![Arya Binu Nambiar Age 13 years](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/Arya_Binu_Nambiar_Age-_13_years.jpeg)Arya Binu Nambiar, who is 13, with her artwork depicting an Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross tending its chick on Gough Island*

 *![Yuvraj Pravin Pawar Age 11 years](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/Yuvraj_Pravin_Pawar_Age-11_years.jpeg)  
Yuvraj Pravin Pawar Age-11 years holds his artwork of* *an Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross with two chicks on Gough Island*

 *ACAP Latest News* got in touch with Deepti to learn more about her art classes and herself.  She writes: “I have been teaching art for over 15 years, helping students develop their artistic skills while encouraging an appreciation for wildlife and nature through art.  I teach both online and offline classes.  Sessions are held twice a week and last approximately one hour each.  There is a total of 20 students in my classes.  The focus is on developing observation skills, artistic techniques, creativity, patience and confidence through a structured yet encouraging learning environment.  Alongside learning artistic techniques, students are encouraged to explore and learn about wildlife species from around the world, using art as a way to connect with conservation and the natural environment.

 **![Dhir Shah Age 9 years](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/Dhir_Shah_Age-9_years.jpeg)*Dhir Shah (aged nine) with his depiction of a Chatham Albatross*

 *![Twesha Chatterjee Age 11years](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/Twesha_Chatterjee_Age-11years.jpeg)Eleven-year-old Twesha Chatterjee has drawn a flying Chatham Albatross*

 Deepti continues: “It is very encouraging for the students to know that their artworks may contribute to raising awareness about albatross conservation through World Albatross Day.”  Deepti has submitted [her own art](https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/acaps-seventh-collaboration-with-abun-is-underway-with-the-first-artworks-produced-for-the-atlantic-yellow-nosed-and-chatham-albatrosses) to ACAP over several years of ABUN collaborations, one of which, entitled “A New Dawn”, has been made into a [WAD2026 poster](https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/day-three-of-wadweek2026-acap-releases-five-artwork-posters-to-celebrate-world-albatross-day).

 *![Varnika Gottapu Age 10years](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/Varnika_Gottapu_Age-10years.jpeg)Varnika Gottapu, 10 years of age, with her painting of an Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross with two chicks – a rare occurrence*

 *![class photo 2](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/class_photo_2.jpeg)Students of Deepti Jain Art Classes, with Deepti offering advice*

 *![Aashvi Kumar age 11 years](https://www.acap.aq/images/WAD/WAD2026/Aashvi_Kumar_age-_11_years.jpeg)Aashvi Kumar, aged 11, has chosen a Chatham Albatross*

 Note that Deepti has obtained the permission of the students' parents for *ACAP Latest News t*o post their childrens’ photos holding their artworks.

 With thanks to Deepti Jain and all her students who have produced albatross artworks for WAD2026.

 *John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 17 May 2026*