Experience nature in art.

A Conceptual Thread

Various types of textile art—quilting, weaving, tapestry, and knitting—will be featured in this exhibit, each showcasing its unique ability to tell stories about wildlife and nature. The exhibition will also include a large communal loom in the Wapiti Gallery; Museum visitors will have the opportunity to contribute to the exhibition by weaving on this loom during their visit.

Staff Picks

Curating this exhibit has been an exercise in collaboration, which is one of our core values at the Museum. We began by asking each staff member to make a short list of some of their favorite works in the collection. Then, the curatorial team took them to see a few of those pieces. We asked the staff to look for artworks that were not already on display and would not be part of any upcoming exhibitions. A person’s taste in art is so uniquely personal and individual to who they are. This exhibition is not only an opportunity for you to get to know our staff, but it is also a chance to discover new pieces in the permanent collection—or perhaps to see old favorites in a new light.

Two of a Kind?

This exhibition is an exercise in comparison. It invites visitors to consider pairs of artworks, drawn primarily from the Museum’s permanent collection, and contemplate the question posed by its title: are these artworks truly Two of a Kind?

Tiffany Deater: What Lives Underneath

Through her video work, Tiffany Deater aims to connect the viewer with other forms of life, sometimes by journeying through their perspectives to help us reimagine our relationship with animals, the environment, and each other, and decentering the human perspective. The three videos in this exhibition explore how we empathize with other animals, how we value some over others, what insight we can gain from their world, and how to find our human place in the universe.

Prismatic Menagerie: Origami-Inspired Sculptures by Hacer

We are adding a bold pop of color to the Cache corridor this summer! Take a wander on the wild side and explore the Prismatic Menagerie from the National Museum of Wildlife Art to Center for the Arts—it's a straight shot down Cache/Hwy 89. With five bold origami-inspired sculptures, this exciting outdoor exhibition brings Hacer's work to Jackson Hole through a collaboration between two of Jackson’s impactful art institutions.

Exploring Wildlife Art

Featuring old favorites and never-before-seen acquisitions, this new gallery layout explores humanity’s relationship with wildlife via the art of nature.

American Black Bear - Carl Rungius

Black Peacocks with Japanese Persimmons - Jessie Arms Botke

Caravan (Owl) - Peter Gerakaris

African Lions - Wilhelm Kuhnert

Leopard in a Sausage Tree - Robert Bateman

Pas de Deux - Robert F. Kuhn

Run River Run - Steve Kestrel

Chamois Mother and Baby - Rosa Bonheur

Wingmead - Richard E. Bishop

Belly Deep - Astley David Middleton Cooper

Artist Talk with Roy Kady

Fables, Feathers & Fur

Sneak Peek of Staff Picks

Make it Wild: Heart and Hands – The Art of Rug Hooking with Alissa Ehrenkranz

Sneak Peek of Two of a Kind?

First Sundays – Locals’ Free Day at the Museum

Fables, Feathers & Fur

Sneak Peek of Tiffany Deater: What Lives Underneath

Pairs (Pears) & Prosecco – Community Exhibition Opening

Fables, Feathers & Fur