The Naturalist

Zuckerman Museum of Art, August August 26-December 5, 2025

Curated by Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Director of Curatorial Affairs


In 2025 The Naturalist exhibition traveled from Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (2024) to the Zuckerman Museum. This expanded version of The Naturalist exhibition showcased By Sea, By Land, new works that introduce human migration to the exhibition's theme of the natural world and our place within it.

By Sea I
2025
Metal goldwork threads and wires, 22 karat shell gold, beach stones, cotton padding, acrylic, linen
24 x 24 inches
By Sea II
2025
Metal goldwork threads and wires, 22 karat shell gold, beach stones, leather, cotton padding, acrylic, linen
24 x 24 inches
By Land
2025
Metal goldwork threads and wires, 22 karat shell gold, beach stones, silk thread, leather, cotton & felt padding, acrylic, linen
24 x 24 inches