The annual Birds in Art exhibition which displays contemporary artistic representations of birds, is organized by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The yearly exhibition has been held beginning the week after Labor Day since the museum’s founding in 1976. 813 artworks were submitted by 510 artists in 2021 competition. The judges selected two-dimensional and three-dimensional works by 92 artists comprising the 2021 exhibit along with the work of 21 Master Artists previously honored by the process. The artists included in this exhibit originate worldwide. The Bozeman Art Museum is proud to host the prominent exhibit for our community. Hope you can come in and enjoy it with us!
Eric van der Aa Woodchat Shrike, 2019 Watercolor on Terschelling paper
19 ½ x 30 ¼ Edward Aldrich Welcoming the Sun, 2021 Oil on linen 37 ½ x 27 ½ William Alther Random Unity, 2021
Oil on Belgian linen 29 x 34 ½ Tony Angell At the Edge, 2021 Bronze 5 x 12 x 6 Robin Berry Red Head, 2020
Transparent watercolor on Arches hot press paper 29 ½ x 29 ½ Sandra Blair Feeding Frenzy, 2020
Acrylic on canvas 17 ¼ x 29 Karen Bondarchuk Tower of London, 2021 Charcoal on Rives BFK paper 52 ½ x 33 Dennis Boyd Melting Pot, 2020 Oil on linen 37 ¾ x 32 Carel P. Brest van Kempen Stumped, 2021
Acrylic on illustration board 24 ½ x 30 Jamie Cassaboon Atlantic Puffin #1, 2020 Graphite on hot press paper 23 ½ x 30 ½ Todd A. Channer Carolina over Kentucky, 2020 Oil on canvas 26 ¾ x 36 ¾ James Coe Snowy Passage, 2021 Oil on Belgian linen 25 x 43 Tony Craig Your Canary’s Companion, 2021 Watercolor on Aquarelle paper 29 x 29 Michael A. DiGiorgio Cobalt-winged Parakeets, 2020 Transparent watercolor on Arches cold press paper 27 ½ x 33 ½ Michael Dumas The Twilight Hour, 2020 Oil on Russian birch panel 10 x 15 ½ Peter Elfman Hawk!, 2021 Watercolor on Arches paper 27 x 19 ¾ oe Garcia Not a Drop to Drink, 2021 Watercolor on Arches cold press paper mounted on board 29 ¾ x 17 ¾ Federico Gemma Eurasian Spoonbills, 2020 Watercolor on Arches paper 26 ¼ x 33 ¾ Eugen Kisselmann Pintails, 2021 Oil on canvas 28 ½ x 20 ½ Terrill A. Knaack Morning on the Marsh, 2021 Oil on Belgian linen on panel 18 ¾ x 24 ¾ Rebecca Korth Ruby-throated Hummingbirds & Hot Peppers, 2021 Oil on gessoed hardboard 32 ½ x 38 Zev Labinger Bottoms Up, 2021 Oil on canvas 47 ¼ x 19 ¾ x T. Allen Lawson The Better Side of Heckle, 2021
Graphitint on Twinrocker handmade paper 27 x 20 ¼ Patsy Lindamood Take Flight, 2021 Graphite on Ampersand cradled Claybord 25 ½ x 37 ½ Harro Maass Material Testing, 2021 Acrylic on panel 20 x 35 ½ Walter T. Matia Rabbit Run, 2019 Bronze 25 x 24 ½ x 2 ½ Timothy David Mayhew Ice Follies, 2021 Oil on Belgian linen on panel 38 x 48 Terry Miller In the Time of Isolation #1 – Bye Bye Blackbird, 2020 Graphite on Bristol board 21 ½ x 33 ¼ David Milton Chicken Pie Shop, 2020 Watercolor on Arches paper 39 ½ x 31 ¾ Johannes Nevala Persona, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 36 ¾ x 32 ¾ Peter Nilsson Southbound, 2021 Watercolor on Arches paper 19 x 25 ½ Peregrine O’Gormley Angelorum, 2020 Bronze 21 x 8 x 11 Gerald Painter Over the Moon, 2021 Spalted walnut 14 x 8 x 8
Kris Parins Traces, 2021 Transparent watercolor on
Arches cold press paper on rag board 38 ½ x 23 Jeremy Paul Waiting at the Mill, 2021 Acrylic on board 18 ½ x 29 Vida Pearson Carmine Bee-eaters, 2021 Hand-colored linocut on Magnani paper 26 x 33 ¼ Anne Peyton Dawn’s Early Light, 2020 Acrylic on Ampersand gessobord 25 ¼ x 21 ½ Tony Pridham Lady Elliot Island Magic, 2020 Oil on canvas board 20 ½ x 32 ½ Paul Rhymer War Eagle, 2020 Bronze 24 x 36 x 24 Andrea Rich Diving Murre, 2020 Woodcut on mulberry paper 30 x 24 ¾ Aleta Rossi-Steward Fallout, 2019 Oil on panel 32 x 26 Sandy Scott Flightless Tondo, 2020 Bronze 17 x 17 x 3 John T. Sharp Four Teal, 2021 Black cherry 14 x 44 x 10
Cathy Sheeter Elegance and Grace, 2021 Scratchboard 23 ¼ x 19 ¼ Steven Spazuk Smoky Owl, 2019
Fumage on wood panel 14 x 11 Rose Tanner The Gossiper, 2021 Oil on linen panel 12 ½ x 22 ½ Michael Todoroff Nightbound, 2020 Oil on linen 26 ¾ x 22 ¾ Gunnar Tryggmo A Hunter’s View, 2021 Watercolor on Arches cold press paper 38 x 50 Adelaide Murphy Tyrol Column of Ibis, 2021 Ink on Yupo paper 48 ¼ x 26 ½ Kent Ullberg Bluebird Sings, 2019 Bronze 15 x 11 x 4
Federico Uribe Blue Parrot, 2019 Bullet and shotgun shells 15 x 26 x 13 Barry W. Van Dusen Evening on the Bar, 2020 Transparent watercolor on Arches cold press paper 20 ½ x 33 ¾ Tyler Vourous Jareth, 2021 Charcoal and water on Fabriano paper mounted on canvas 38 x 56 ½ Bart Walter Owlet Trio, 2019 Bronze 15 ½ x 13 ½ x 10 ½ Paula Waterman In the Pink, 2021 Oil on canvas 27 x 51 Darren Woodhead Fieldfare among Shadowed Apple Tree, 2019 Watercolor on Arches paper 26 ½ x 22 Scott Yablonski Chelsea Morning, 2021 Acrylic on Belgian linen 25 x 31 Sherrie York Sentinel, 2021 Linocut on Rives BFK paper 32 ½ x 16 ½