Birds in art®

July 1–October 9, 2011

Organized and lent by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
www.lywam.org

This summer season, the Wendell Gilley Museum welcomes the 35th anniversary
tour of Birds in Art®, the renowned traveling exhibition organized
annually, since 1976, by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau,
Wisconsin. This outstanding and popular exhibition was last hosted at the
Gilley Museum in 2005. The current tour features 60 artists from around
the globe, including established masters such as painter, Robert Bateman
and wood sculptor, John T. Sharp. Returning visitors will discover
artists new to the Gilley Museum galleries and see recent works by past
favorites, such as Nancy Howe, Allen Blagden, and Don Rambadt.

Featured above:

Robert Bateman
Redwings and Yellowthroat, 2010, Oil on canvas

Allen Blagden
Egyptian Vulture, 2010, Watercolor on Arches hot press paper

Mary Cornish
Picasso's Muse, 2009, Oil on canvas on board

Simon Gudgeon
Isis, 2009, Bronze

Jenny Hyde-Johnson
Nxai Pan, 2010, Acrylic on canvas on board

Krystii Melaine
Curlicues, 2010, Oil on canvas on board

Terry Miller
Puttin' on the Ritz, 2008, Graphite on Rising Bristol board

Peter Nilsson
Whimbrels, 2010, Watercolor on Arches paper

Manisha Padhye
Paradise-flycatcher, 2010, Watercolor on Arches paper

John T. Sharp
Mallard Pair, 2009, Black walnut

Wes Siegrist
Resting Marabou Stork, 2010, Watercolor on Ampersand claybord