The artist behind Wandering Finch
Joanna Maney is an award-winning wildlife artist with a lifelong love of birds and nature. The beauty of Hawai‘i and its unique plants and animals inspires her studio practice and her desire to do more for wildlife conservation by creating works that highlight the amazing biodiversity of the islands. Joanna enjoys working in a variety of styles and mediums including digital illustration, comics, and traditional fine arts like painting, sculpture, pencil, and pastel. In addition to selling her work in local galleries she donates a portion of every product sale to local conservation efforts in Hawai‘i.
Joanna has enjoyed the opportunity to work with many local conservation organizations, including the Honolulu Zoo and the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center. Her work can be found on window murals at the Zoo, in scientific illustrations for the Department of Land and Natural Resources(DLNR), as well as logos for local orgs like, Hui Manu-o-Kū, and the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center(KBCC). Her work has been featured on festival posters, as well as event signs, banners, and educational resources. In 2023, her painting, "ʻIʻiwi on 'Iliahi," was chosen for the Hawai‘i State Conservation Stamp.
When not in the studio drawing, Joanna volunteers as a rescue transport driver for the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center and enjoys spending time with her ʻohana on the trail, on the beach, and at the botanical gardens.
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Wandering Finch's Mission
It's thought that all Hawaiian honeycreepers descended from a flock of rosefinch. Whether by storm or some other migratory catalyst, they adventured far from Eurasia to the Hawaiian archipelago a long time before humans arrived. They were "wandering finches" in the truest sense.
Hawai‘i’s native birds are beautiful and unique, from the honeycreepers in the forests to the nesting seabirds on the shorelines, and it's sad to realize so many are critically endangered and so many have been lost to extinction already. Hawai‘i is too beautiful to bear the title of, “Extinction Capital of the World.” Island ecosystems are fragile and the native birds need help from every direction—biologists, volunteers, local leadership, creatives, and community members—or they will disappear. Our hope for Wandering Finch is that we can add to the conversation and integration of these avenues through our artwork. Our ‘ohana-owned small business is also pleased to donate a portion of product profits in support of local organizations that directly work towards conservation goals for native Hawaiian manu and the habitats that sustain them.
Wandering Finch is Hawai‘i hatched and ‘ohana owned.
All illustrations and content created by Joanna Maney. ©2021-2026 Joanna Maney. All rights reserved. Kindly do not reproduce or distribute photos, illustrations, or designs without written permission from the artist. Mahalo!
Email: Aloha@WanderingFinch.com
Find us on Instagram @Wandering_Finch
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2026 Featured Artist for Beginner Bird School | Wildlife Society, Hawai‘i Chapter
Keauhou Bird Conservation Center(KBCC)
Hawai‘i Island Festival of Birds
2022-23 Hawai‘i State Conservation Stamp
Logo | Hui Manu-o-Kū
Hawai‘i Wildlife Center Wheels for Wildlife Volunteer Program
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