Exhibitions Archives

Note: Exhibition extended, September 12 through February 21, 2021

Artwork from 114 artists from throughout the world are included in the 45th annual Birds in Art exhibition. This year, 510 artists submitted 830 artworks for consideration by the three-person jury. The exhibition includes artwork by the Museum’s 2020 Master Artist Timothy David Mayhew, 22 who were named Master Artists during previous Birds in Art exhibitions, and 91 artists whose work was selected by the jury.

The first day to view “Birds in Art” 2020 was September 12. As a Covid-19 precaution, all Birds in Art opening-day festivities were suspended; there was no Master Artist Talk and no Artists in Action on Saturday morning, September 12. The exhibition is extended through February 21, 2021. Before visiting, check.lywam.org.

September 12, 2020 – May 31, 2021

Photographs of 2020 Birds in Art artists’ studios provide connections through the lens of creative work spaces. Sketches, specimens, skulls, instruments, and canine companions serve as studio assistants and informants. Bookshelves lined with objects and reference material allude to each artist’s distinct process and personality. Window views of trees, neighborhoods, creeks, and gardens connect makers to their environment and subjects beyond their studio walls.
Varied and inspired spaces, shared by our beloved and generous Birds in Art artists, offer a view into their studios this year in lieu of the artists’ visits to our community.

September 12, 2020 – August 22, 2021

Featuring interpretations from realistic to abstract and from fanciful to clever, these sculptures from the Woodson Art Museum’s collection depict a variety of birds and beasts. The mediums used to carve and shape the birds and animals vary, too, ranging from stone, wood, and bronze to glass and wire.

Twenty small-scale sculptures from the Museum’s collection can be viewed and studied in a specially designed case located in the lower level of the 2012 addition. Support for Cast, Carved & Cut is provided by the John A. and Elizabeth D. Slayton Fund.

June 9 – August 30, 2020

Explore the breadth of India’s cultural life and heritage through contemporary artwork from four indigenous artistic traditions. From central India’s Gond and Warli communities, the Mithila region of Bihar, and the narrative scroll painters of West Bengal, more than forty artworks are rooted in traditional culture, yet infused with issues of global interest.

September 7, 2019 – August 16, 2020

Carved and painted with a keen eye for ornithological details that convey the behavior, personality, and coloration of birds, these decorative wood sculptures often fool the eye, appearing real. From John Scheeler’s pale-colored mourning doves to Ernest F. Muehlmatt’s North American Woodcock, these realistic sculptures seem poised for flight.