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Fight or Flight

January 24, 2015 - August 29, 2015

From imagined battles between tigers and antelope by Antoine-Louis Barye to running pronghorn by Bob Kuhn, this exhibition explores animal instincts via animal paintings, prints, and sculptures from the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s permanent collection – and presents an opportunity to look at theories of animal instinct and the techniques used by artists to convey motion.

STRETCHING CANADA GOOSE 1983, Oil on Board ROBERT BATEMAN Canada, 1930 -
Robert F. Kuhn, Cruisin’ 1980. Acrylic on Board. National Museum of Wildlife Art Collection. © Estate of Robert F. Kuhn.
Eadweard Muybridge, Buffalo walking, 1887. Silver Gelatin photograph on linen steel-plate paper. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Carl Brenders, Without Warning, 1998. Gouache and Watercolor on Illustration Board. Gift of Jim and Maggie Hunt, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Carl Brenders.
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Impact and Entanglement: Three Video Works by Christina Seely

Through January 3, 2027

For almost two decades, Christina Seely has worked alongside scientists in the Arctic and tropics, creating immersive moving-image and sound installations that explore the changing relationships between wildlife, humans, and the planet.

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Birds in Art

Through April 25, 2027

“Birds in Art” is an annual exhibition organized by The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, each year since 1976. The exhibit typically features new works by contemporary artists. However, this special 50th anniversary edition of “Birds in Art” also includes a selection of highlights from past years.

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