In 2024, we proudly launched the 5th annual Bad Art Fundraiser to support the lifesaving work at Oakland Animal Services! This fundraiser brought together over 480 volunteer artists, each lending their creativity, time, and heart to transform pet photos into truly one-of-a-kind portraits.
We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who made this possible: the donors who submitted 520 portrait requests, the 486 participating artists who brought them to life, and the volunteers who worked behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly.
Together, we raised over $43,000 to help fund critical programs for Oakland’s shelter animals.
And now, without further ado…
We’re thrilled to present the portraits from the 2024 Bad Art Fundraiser.
Participating artists: Carolina A, Lauren Abrams, Gael Aguilar, AJ, José Alberto Becerra, Guadalupe Albuquerque, Alexis, Amanda, Amber, Amol, Megan Anderson, Morgan Anderson, Andy, Logan Anes, Michael Angelo Torres, Tamara Aparton, Wendy Araki, Sebastian Araya, Laurel Arendal, Adwait Arun Chavan, Brandy Asher, Katy Atchison, Raga Ayyagari, Benjamin Baca, Ella Bais, Jenna Baleix, Tina Banda, Lauren Barmore, Skylar Barnes, Julie Barron, Karen Basta, Monse Beltran, Tamara Berdichevsky, Michelle Bergman, Benjamin Biddick, Marialaina Blair, Christie Blakley, Lizzy Blasingame, Beverly Blau, Beverly Blau, Christina Boekeloo, Kara Boettcher, Wesley Bolton, Jevana Bouquin, Jennifer Brabec, Sarah Braun, Rit Breisler, Lisa Brennan, Mike Brewer, Charlotte Brockman, Katie Brown, Nancy Brown, Richard Brown, Mollie Budiansky, Tracy Bugni, Silvia Bunge, Caitlin, Emily Cameresi, Alexander Campbell, Ashley Campos, Maria Caoile, Danielle Carr, Loriann Casillas, Sonal Chakrasali, Aiden Chan, Nancy Chan, Mel Chang, Megan Chao, Wendy Chau, CUEN CHAYREZ, Bryan Chen, Ellis Chen, Frances Chen, Jaclyn Chen, Joanne Chen, Katie Choo, Christine, Carolyn Chu, Belle Cifu, Eva Cordova, Jon cotter, Genevieve Cottraux, Jen Cowitz, Doug Cryns, AJ Cuartero, Cynthia, Elaine Daniels, Julia Davis, Renea Davis-Leathers, Carol de Melo, Lauren de la Parra, Dee Dee Fendley, Ryan Dempsey, Emily Derenthal, Laura DeVeber, Nikhita Dhamrait, Erica Diaz, Nathalie Dierkx, Dio, kate dobbins, Mallory Dobias, Sheila Donnelly, Stephanie Dorris, Alison Dowski, Carole Doyle, Brandy Dunn, Christine Egger, Christina Ehat, Paul Ehat, Ellen, Evelina Elwood, Stephanie Engle, Jaclyn Epter, Cynthia Espinoza, Eva, Sylvia Fajen, Donna Fenstermaker, Maria Fernanda, Shelby Fero, Anne Feste, Marisa Fiorino, Mika fisher, Elise FitzGerald, Kass Fitzgerald, Clara Flynn, Elaine Fong, axelle fortier, Anna Frankel, Sara gall, Janet Gallo, Janette Gallo, Jon Gallo, Michela Garber, Serina Garst, Heidi Giancola, Gianna, Alyssa Gill, Scotty Graham, Donna Grethen, Caroline Grossman, Alíce Guerrero, Kim Guess, Erica Gulliksen, Siena Gunari, Victoria Guzman, Adalia H, Alyssa Hall, Matthew Hall, Farah Hamade, Aeden-Grace Hamann, Monica Hanlin, Hannah, Harriet, Zachary Hart Baker, beatrice hartman, Helaine Hartman, Clare hart-slattery, Lillian Hayden, Jessica Heinzelman, Ashley Hernandez, Janelle Hessig, Tri Hoang, Joanna Hoch, Marcia Hodur, Amelia Holt, Mai Hong, Abigail Hosein, Alexandra Hsieh, Bodhi Hubbard, Jia Hui Lee, Trent Husak, Stephenie Huynh, Katy Ingram, Megan Isadore, Amber Iwata, Devin Jacobsen, Payal Jagdish Salot, Jaime, Jasmine, Christine Jean, Jean, Jennifer, Jewel, Jenny Jiang, Jo, Lynn Jobe, Joie, Julez Joseph, Shannon Juhnke, Miko K., Rachel Kadner, Nomi Kane, Joanne Kao, Gulben Karaoglu, alexis kargl, Marlowe Karim, Karina, Hannah Karpilow, Phil Kat, Sarah Kay, Kelly, Jane Khudyakov, Taylor Kim, Heather Kinney, Dorothy Ko, pinguino kolb, Erin Kripke, Laura Krizan, Laura Kukulski, Lilia Kuroda, Anastasia Kurtzman, Mijin Kwon, Julia LaChica, Wan-Yu Lai, Di Lamont, Tami Lau, David Lauer, Lauren, Fred LeBlanc, Ashley Lee, Carrie Lee McClish, Kyung Lee, Leena, arielle lehmer, Jennifer Leighton Parker, Lena, Leona, Heather Leslie, Mike Leslie, Brady Lesnikoski, Faith Levit, Judy Levit, McDilly Leviticus, Rebecca Li, Danica Liang, Lauren Liao, Joshua Lin, Karis Lin, Sara Lin, Catharine Lipto, Susan Liroff, Lisa, Cece Littlepage, Palavi Lodhia, Anton Loskoutov, Martha Lowe, Mackenzie Luna, Patrick Lundquist, Tony M, Alison Ma, Ellie Ma, Stephanie Mackley, Anna Macknick, Madeline, Maggie, Shaun manning, Marisa, Catalily Marshall, Amy Martin, Mary, Matthew, Jason Matthews, Dylan Maxwell, Aidyn May Robles, may, Pat McCabe, Ana McCormick, Rebecca McCue, Maira McDermott, Alanna McFall, Erin McGrath, Morgan McGuire, Tom McGuire, elle mckenna, Kim McKeown, Melinda McLaughlin, Chloe Medanic-Watt, Kate Meissert, Melissa, Kate Merriman, Kyle Merryman, Anne Meyer, Celeste Middleton, Matilda Milianes, Theodora Milianes, Bob Mills, Sheena Minoc, Mira & Siddhi, Katie Mirchandani, Charlotte Moon, Kelsey Moore, Anna Morris, Samantha Motz, Ellen Mulberg, Kendra N Rudelich, Niko Nada, Karen Nakakihara, Yukari Nakamura, Fazilat Nassiri, Natalie, Carmen Navarro, Nayeli, Geoffrey Nelson, Christina Neston, Val Neumark, Karina Ng, Janette Nguyen, Ann Ninh and Hara Toley, Michelle Nip, Misha Nishiki, Holly Nishimura, Morgan Noel, Mike Nolan, Robyn Norgan, Megan O’Laughlin, Katherine O’Dell, Margo Oka, Elise OKeefe, Olivia, olivia, Marina Omelianenko, Meg O’Neill, Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh, Miles Ott, Denise Owen, Mariel Paat, Kelly Paik, Jeni Paltel, Philip Pan, Isabela Paniagua, Jean Parker, Molly Parsons, Celena Peet, Tig Pell, Shiera Pelton, Joe Pena, Amy Pereira, Livy Perez, Rachel and Nina Perls, Rob Petty, Heather Phillips, Megan Phillips, Christene pinter, Ivana pinto, Audrey Pizza, Taj Porter-Brown, Sophia Pousson, Medha Prabhala, Maithili Prabhu, Anishah Pradhan, Kimberly Quon, Julie Ramsey, Rachel Rapaport, Claire Raymond, Sue Reale, Meghana Reddy, Jenny Reich, Kathleen Reinig, Dulcey Reiter, Rebecca Renfro, Jessica Revolorio-Par, Rosanne Reynolds, Andrea Ricci, Elaine Richards, Lauren Richardson, Kim Riggs, Jessica Robbins, Roberta Robertson, Maggie Robey, Henry Robinson, Jimmie Robinson, Katherine Robles, Denise Rodrigues, Hannah Roeyer, Jenny Rogers, Lucia Roibal, Leslie Rome, Rosa, Shane Rose, Rose, Mike Rossmassler, Mo rothstein, Natalia Rovira, Leah Ryan, Mindy Saetern, Amanda Sanders, Sara Sargent, Mark Schaeffer, Jamie Schecter, Katie Schwarz, Jordan Segal, Sharifa, Deb Shattil, Stephanie sheh, Sheryl, Nisha Sheth, Kim Shoffner, Savannah Shore, Emily Siegel, Lindsey Sim, Sima, Bethany Simard, Kate Sims, Ronald Siy, Judith Smith, maile smith, Maria Smith, Shane Smith, Taylor Smith, Tanza Solis, Emily Songster, Kelly Sopher, Sophie, Blake Sorensen, Nina Speak, Simon Stahl, Lisa Stanziano, ian starr, Hilary Stoermer, Angela Su, Lisa Sullivan, Susan, Susana, Sylvie, Yen T, Amber Tadena, Michelle Tam, Miyuki Tamura, adriana taranta, Amber Teran, Hazel Tesoro, Karen Thimasy, Alyssa Thompson, Dusk Thorne, Katy Tomalenas, Paul Tong, Kathy Torrez, Alison Traina, steve uurtamo, Vale, Adriana Valencia and Emil Sabel, Hillary Van Austen, Virginia Vance, Vineha, Virginia, Vish, Sonty Visuthikraisee, Lilian vonderahe, vonnie, Rusa Vuong, David Waclo, Erin Walden, Carden Waldrop, Brittany Walker, Eleanor Walker, Michele Walker, Allie Walsh, Aiko Wan, Bing Wang, Jessica Weiss, Syd Wheeler Larsen, Allie Whiteman, Jennifer whitney, Judy Wiatrek Trum, carol Wiebe, Matt Wills, Angela Windin, Paula Wirth, Natasha Wright, Evelyn Wu, Marissa Wu, Michael Wu, jonathan yada, Alyssa Yang, Tina Yang, Alice Yau, Stephanie Yee, Valerie Yee, Stephanie Zambrano, Renee Zgunda, Lisa Zomer, Linnea Zulch
Bad Art Volunteers: Ken Amunrud, Kara Boettcher, Maria Favata, Julie Fleming, Debra Goldentyer, Victoria Guzman, Lauren Hamilton, Mai Hong, Taylor Kim, Meryl Klein, Martha Lowe, Morgan McGuire, Courtney O’Connor, Allison Rea