From the ancient world through to the present day, 'Menagerie' curated by Elizabeth Shannon, PhD, Collections Curator, explores how humans have utilized animal iconography across all areas of cultural production and encourages a thoughtful and conscious understanding of the presence of animals in our everyday lives.
The exhibition presents a large survey of artworks and artifacts drawn from the Wellin’s collection that feature representations of real and imagined creatures, from across eras and cultures. It includes works that engage with animal imagery for symbolic, cultural, ceremonial, and religious purposes; as decorative motifs; and to comment—often satirically—upon human relations and events.
Asad Faulwell presents Artificeas part of *Menagerie: Animals in Art*. Read more.
