Full Circle: An Exhibition of Community Creation, Curation, and Collaboration

May 11, 2024 - September 29, 2024

Social Scene Category: Ken Carlson (United States, b. 1937), Ladies Lunch, 1994. Oil on board. 17 x 35 1/4 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Geraghty, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Ken Carlson.

How do we explore and share our vast and diverse connections with wildlife and nature? Can artwork create a dialogue that deepens our understanding of one another and our animal neighbors?

In this exhibition, we asked creatives living in Teton County, and surrounding counties, to be inspired by or reinterpret one of four works below from our permanent collection.

Permanent collection works:

: What’s Below the Surface Category: Alberto Rey (Cuba, b. 1960), Trout Encountered – Boulder River, 2001. Oil on board. 36 x 57 inches. Anonymous Gift, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Alberto Rey.

: Social Scene Category: Ken Carlson (United States, b. 1937), Ladies Lunch, 1994. Oil on board. 17 x 35 1/4 inches. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Geraghty, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Ken Carlson.

: Wildlife Portrait Category: Tom Palmore (United States, b. 1945), The King and Queen of Dog Town, n.d. Oil. 18 x 24 inches. Gift of Debbie F. Petersen, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Tom Palmore.

: Wildlife at Play Category: Nicola Hicks (United Kingdom, b. 1960), Untitled (Bear Lying Down), 2010. Charcoal and chalk on brown butcher paper. 58 x 79 ¼ inches. Purchased with Funds Generously Donated by Julie & Will Obering, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Nicola Hicks.

Contributing artists offer us their reimaginings of these pieces and explore their own connections to wildlife, nature, and community. Works can be reflective, literal, satirical, funny, or serious; really, there’s no limit!

A jury of community members, including K-12 students, artists, and art lovers, selected the local artwork on view in this exhibition.

**Wildlife At Play Category:** Molly Moore, *Wolf Play*, 2023, pen and ink on archival paper.

**Wildlife Portraits Category:** Robert Martinez, *Buffalo Sunset*, 2024, airbrushed acrylic and graphite on antique 1897 ledger paper.

**Social Scene Category:** Sue Tyler, *The Bachelors*, 2024, acrylic on panel.

**What's Below the Surface Category:** Jennifer Kocher-Anderson, *Splashes*, 2024, pen and ink with watercolor.

**Wildlife At Play Category:** Lisa Holmes, *Dance for the Tourists*, 2024. mixed media on paper bag.

**Wildlife Portraits Category:** Charles Schneebeck, *Penguins During An Election Year*, 2018, photography on metal.

Other Exhibits

My Community Means Home

Through November 17, 2024

Curated by National Geographic Explorer Kirsten Elstner, My Community Means Home showcases the unique voices and perspectives of 40 young people across Wyoming as they embrace stories of their past, present, and future through photography and writing. Photos from the 2023 and 2024 National Geographic Photo Camps in Wyoming.

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Out of the Shadows: Prints from the Permanent Collection

Through April 27, 2025

Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Picasso, Warhol—while many of the works in this show may be small in size, they are created by some of the biggest names in the canon of art history.

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What People Are Saying

"Lunch was fab - the trout po' boy and lettuce wraps, wow!"

— Pamela Ann S.

"This is one of my happy places. I stop here every time I'm in Jackson."

— Monica M.

"Best food in town and 5-star service! We'll be coming back again! "

— Anna T.

"Not only was the museum interesting, the all gender bathroom was great. Thank you for thinking about LGBTQ and disabled people!"

— Bishnu A.

"An amazing collection of paintings, sculptures, and artifacts that preserve and celebrate the beauty of the natural world and wildlife. I was thoroughly impressed!"

— Rita D.

"What an amazing and inspiring collection. A lovely way to spend time in Jackson Hole!"

— Jo A.

"I loved it and was surprised to see a section that also encouraged children to participate, probably one of the only museums that wasn't boring!"

— Mandy L.

"This place is amazing! And I absolutely love the educational considerations for young minds. "

— Charlotte C.