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Western Visions® 2026

September 5, 2026 - September 27, 2026
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EXHIBITION ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 5 – 27, 2026

Top contemporary wildlife artists and collectors from around the world will come together at the Museum for the 39th Annual Western Visions Art Show + Sale. The show features a wide selection of art for sale and this fundraiser supports numerous programs at the Museum. The week’s events, offered at the Museum’s award-winning facility across from the National Elk Refuge, draw an international crowd to this critically acclaimed gathering. During the Fall Arts Festival (and year-round), the Museum is a hub for art lovers, wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts, and more. This year’s sale includes over 170 artists, with 142 in the small format and 34 artists in the large format intent-to-purchase sale. The Western Visions exhibition will be on view from September 5 through September 27. The evening Show + Sale will take place on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

View the Full Gallery!

There are three ways to participate in this year’s sale:

In-person
Come visit us at the National Museum of Wildlife Art and see the works up close and personal!

Online
Access to the “intent to purchase” entries will be available online.

Proxy
Unable to participate in person or online? Participate by proxy!

Tickets on sale now! For more information, click here.

Hannah Harper, Buffet, oil on panel, 12 x 24 inches, $3,900.
John Perry Baumlin, The Edge of Twilight, oil on Raymar canvas panel, 36 x 36 inches, $15,500.
Walter Matia, A River Runs Through It Fender, bronze, 11 x 44 x 6 inches, $16,500.
Stella Nall Bisháakinnesh (“Rode Buffalo”), Do Wolves Eat Poppies? Not Usually…This One Did So I Had to Document It!, acrylic on reclaimed wooden panel with wood carved details, 41 x 30, $13,000.
Carol Lundeen, Still Endangered - Black Footed Ferrets, oil on linen board, 12 x 24 inches, $2,500.
Joyful Ward, Bubble Chaser, oil on linen, 15 x 30 inches, $4,950.
Paul Rhymer, America’s Bird, bronze edition of 25, 18 x 9 x 9 inches, $6,500.
Other Exhibits
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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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What People Are Saying
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"I have been to Europe multiple times—studied art in so many places—never saw anything so fantastic as this! Stunning and jaw-dropping, thank you!"
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"This museum was so intimate and inspiring. As a former art teacher, the children's center made me want to have a classroom again!"
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