Where Are The Birds? Retracing Audubon
Krista Elrick
Exhibition: March 5 - April 30, 2023
Mondays & Wednesdays: 10am - 3pm
Sundays: 1pm - 3pm
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
John James Audubon’s birds “drawn from nature” represent one of the lasting legacies of American ornithological art, but how does the world he depicted compare to the world we live in today, and how has our view of the artist and his work changed? Artist, activist, and writer Krista Elrick’s exhibition, Where Are the Birds? Retracing Audubon, explores this idea by revisiting the history, sites and species of Audubon’s work and documenting and responding to the changes since his original visits. Using her silver gelatin photographs along with archival research, Elrick’s work documents both how the world, and the people in it, have changed, and why many are now rethinking their admiration of Audubon.
Brushwood Center works to improve health equity through community, nature, and the arts. Brushwood Center's art exhibitions reflect diverse voices, whose work explore themes on justice and freedom, identity, and the expanding narratives on the natural world. Brushwood invites you to view this timely exhibition as we enter migratory bird season in Chicago and the surrounding areas. If you're interested in birding or intersectional environmental work, Krista Elrick's engaging and impactful exhibition is not to be missed!
Mondays & Wednesdays: 10am - 3pm
Sundays: 1pm - 3pm
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
John James Audubon’s birds “drawn from nature” represent one of the lasting legacies of American ornithological art, but how does the world he depicted compare to the world we live in today, and how has our view of the artist and his work changed? Artist, activist, and writer Krista Elrick’s exhibition, Where Are the Birds? Retracing Audubon, explores this idea by revisiting the history, sites and species of Audubon’s work and documenting and responding to the changes since his original visits. Using her silver gelatin photographs along with archival research, Elrick’s work documents both how the world, and the people in it, have changed, and why many are now rethinking their admiration of Audubon.
Brushwood Center works to improve health equity through community, nature, and the arts. Brushwood Center's art exhibitions reflect diverse voices, whose work explore themes on justice and freedom, identity, and the expanding narratives on the natural world. Brushwood invites you to view this timely exhibition as we enter migratory bird season in Chicago and the surrounding areas. If you're interested in birding or intersectional environmental work, Krista Elrick's engaging and impactful exhibition is not to be missed!
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Krista Elrick
Featured Artist Krista Elrick has more than thirty-five years’ experience as an exhibiting artist and activist. She considers herself a catalyst who initiates conversations about environmental change, particularly in the United States. Elrick has worked with scientists and Native peoples throughout her career, all of who have helped her to continually reframe and refine her ideas about time and narrative. Elrick holds a B.A in Visual Anthropology from Hampshire College (1980) and an M.F.A. in Photography from Arizona State University (1990). She is also the recipient of numerous fellowships including Jay and Deborah Last Visiting Fellowship for Creative Artists from The American Antiquarian Society (2016) and a Chairman’s Action Grant from The National Endowment for the Arts (1994), as well as Artist Residencies from Everglades National Park in Florida (2012) and the John James Audubon Museum in Henderson, Kentucky (2011). |
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