Pigcasso The Rescued Pig Is An Artist And Paints Masterpieces

Joanne Lefson rescued Pigcasso in 2016 as a 1 month-old from a slaughterhouse. She brought her to Farm Sanctuary SA located in Franschhoek in South Africa to live her life. While Pigcasso was being an adorable but naughty little piglet, destroying everything in her stall except for some paint brushes, Joanne knew she was special. It wasn't long before Pigcasso started painting and this extraordinary artist came to being. Both Pigcasso and Joanne work together to create beautiful paintings, with Joanne selecting the colours for Pigcasso to paint with. Pigcasso paints by holding the paintbrush in her mouth and creates magical pieces of art on white canvas. To make these works even more special, Pigcasso signs every single one with the tip of her nose, followed by a countersign by Joanne and a Certificate of Authenticity. All the proceeds from sales of Pigcasso's artwork go towards supporting the work Lefson does at Farm Sanctuary SA.

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This is Pigcasso, the world's first pig artist.
She was rescued from a slaughterhouse when she was just a month old by Joanne Lefson.
Joanne knew Pigcasso was special when she destroyed everything except paintbrushes. The little pig took to painting like a pro.
Pigcasso and Joanne make the artwork together. Joanne picks the colours and Pigcasso makes the beautiful paintings on her own.
Pigcasso has made many paintings and they have sold for up to thousands of euros! One of her paintings, titled "Wild and Free", was sold for 20,000 euros recently.
The adorable piggy even signs her own paintings by putting her nose print on the paintings!
Pigcasso has a lot of fans from around the world. Just on Instagram, she has over 55k followers!
Pigcasso's artwork has broken records for being the most expensive work of art made by an animal.
Before Pigcasso, Congo the chimpanzee held the record at 14,000 euros back in 2015.
With the proceeds from selling Pigcasso's artwork, Joanne is able to fund Farm Sanctuary SA, the rescue she started in 2016 and where Pigcasso resides.
To think that this all began with Pigcasso being unwilling to destroy paintbrushes and paint cans when playing as a piglet is amazing.
It was then that Joanne knew that the tiny piglet she had rescued was a very special one.
Little Pigcasso had a special talent for painting and genuinely seemed to enjoy it with little guidance and influence from Joanne.
Before long, Pigcasso was making beautiful and colourful works of art with a tiny bit of help from Joanne.
People from around the world come to visit Pigcasso and see her at work, making her beautiful art.
People love her not just because she is a pig who paints, but also because she makes such bright and cheerful paintings.
She has even had exhibitions of her paintings and a lot of people came to see her work in person.
She has more exhibitions planned during this year as well!
Pigcasso has also been talked about a lot in the news for her unique talent.
With her art, Pigcasso not only brings a lot of joy into the world, but creates awareness about the harms of farming to make a better and more sustainable world. She is a truly special pig.

Recently, one of Pigcasso's artworks titled "Wild and Free" was bought by a German buyer for about 20,000 euros after just 72 hours. With this sale, Pigcasso holds the record for having sold the most expensive art created by an animal. Previously, the record was held by Congo the chimpanzee whose painting sold for 14,000 euros in 2015.

Scroll down to read about the extraordinary Pigcasso and her beautiful relationship with her human, Joanne Lefson.

This is Pigcasso, the world's first pig artist.

She was rescued from a slaughterhouse when she was just a month old by Joanne Lefson.

Joanne knew Pigcasso was special when she destroyed everything except paintbrushes. The little pig took to painting like a pro.

Pigcasso and Joanne make the artwork together. Joanne picks the colours and Pigcasso makes the beautiful paintings on her own.

Pigcasso has made many paintings and they have sold for up to thousands of euros! One of her paintings, titled "Wild and Free", was sold for 20,000 euros recently.

The adorable piggy even signs her own paintings by putting her nose print on the paintings!

Pigcasso has a lot of fans from around the world. Just on Instagram, she has over 55k followers!

Pigcasso's artwork has broken records for being the most expensive work of art made by an animal.

Before Pigcasso, Congo the chimpanzee held the record at 14,000 euros back in 2015.

With the proceeds from selling Pigcasso's artwork, Joanne is able to fund Farm Sanctuary SA, the rescue she started in 2016 and where Pigcasso resides.

To think that this all began with Pigcasso being unwilling to destroy paintbrushes and paint cans when playing as a piglet is amazing.

It was then that Joanne knew that the tiny piglet she had rescued was a very special one.

Little Pigcasso had a special talent for painting and genuinely seemed to enjoy it with little guidance and influence from Joanne.

Before long, Pigcasso was making beautiful and colourful works of art with a tiny bit of help from Joanne.

People from around the world come to visit Pigcasso and see her at work, making her beautiful art.

People love her not just because she is a pig who paints, but also because she makes such bright and cheerful paintings.

She has even had exhibitions of her paintings and a lot of people came to see her work in person.

She has more exhibitions planned during this year as well!

Pigcasso has also been talked about a lot in the news for her unique talent.

With her art, Pigcasso not only brings a lot of joy into the world, but creates awareness about the harms of farming to make a better and more sustainable world. She is a truly special pig.

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