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Fairfield University Art Museum opens an exhibition exploring environmental issues through avian art
Emily Eveleth, Cardinal, After Cattelan, 2020, oil on mylar. Lent by the artist, courtesy of Miles McEnery Gallery, NY. © Emily Eveleth.
FAIRFIELD, CONN
.- Birds of the Northeast: Gulls to Great Auks features paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and natural history specimens from the early 19th century through the present day. Beyond merely connecting us to the natural world, the artworks in this exhibition remind us of the toll taken on bird habitats since the beginning of European colonialism in North America; the delicate ecosystems that allow birds of all species to thrive came under attack, as birds were hunted for food and ornamentation and their habitats were destroyed. ....

United States , Todd Mcgrain , Tod Osier , John Gould , Morgan Bulkeley , Christy Rupp , Jim Biardi , Christina Empedocles , Marsden Hartley , Walton Ford , Carey Weber , Matthew Day Jackson , Dann Craven , Paul Villinski , Alberto Rey , Brian Walker , Alexander Wilson , Carolyn Blackwood , Emily Eveleth , Rick Shaefer , James Prosek , Fairfield University Biology , Fairfield University Art Museum , Pequot Library , Greenwich Audubon Center , Great Auks ,