As fellow residents of Earth, animals have always fascinated humans, especially the artists among us. Thus many creatures appear in prehistoric cave paintings, and today the desire to depict them endures, actually stronger than ever. This season is an ideal time to learn why, thanks to an array of exhibitions on view across North America.
Among the finest is the 58th annual exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), on view at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg, Florida, from July 28 through October 23. After this show closes in Florida, it will travel as part of SAA’s Art and the Animal exhibition to the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum (Oradell, NJ, November 17, 2018–March 15, 2019), then to the Sternberg Museum of Natural History…
