2000

Animals in African Art – Carvings, textiles & metal sculptures of animals- from the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communication, Washington, D.C Nanticoke Traditions: Postcards from the River (Included memorabilia & artwork by local artists) Bird Sculptures of the Millennium

1999

Witness for Nature: The World of Rachel Carson Wildlife Images: Sculptures in Metal, Wood, & Stone Visions of the Eastern Shore: A Presentation of Paintings (Juried art from Delmarva Peninsula) Louisiana Lures & Legends

1998

Interpretive Sculpture by John Sharp Chesapeake Spring: The Art of John Taylor Painters of the Eastern Shore (Juried art from local artists) Cobb’s Island Decoys & Artifacts: An Historical Perspective

Larry Barth: Birds, Art & Design

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Over the past several decades wildfowl artists have dramatically extended the creative ways that they represent birds and their habitats. At the forefront of these changes, influencing the trajectory of the art form itself, is 16-time Best in World winner Larry Barth. The Ward Museum is excited to showcase many of Barth’s finest works of… Read more »

1997

The Lure of Fish Art: A Collection of Decorative Carvings State Birds in Art – An exhibit of flat art & carved birds and flowers from all states Antique Quilt & Folk Art

1996

Sporting Dogs in Art: Past & Present 1996 Maryland Duck Stamp Exhibits Shadowbirds (Photograph of rails by William Burt- rental) Chesapeake Bay Boat Models and Paintings Frank W. Benson: His Sporting Art

1995

Images of the North Country: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques 1995 Maryland Duck Stamp Exhibit Art and the Animal (Society of Animal Artists) Painters of the Eastern Shore Classic Decoys & Sporting Art – Featuring the Art of Milton C. Weiler

1994

Shootin’ the Shore – Scorchy Tawes Photography 1994 Maryland Duck Stamp Exhibit The Wildlife of Maynard Reece Sporting Art from the Golden Age (Paul Tudor Jones) Classic Hunting Decoys & Sporting Art

1993

Birds of the Chesapeake- John Taylor Painters of the Eastern Shore The Bronze Age Spirits in the Wood Kwa Gulths

1992

Birds in Art – Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (held in the Education Room because the galleries weren’t finished at the time). Guy Coheleach Exhibit