Unleashed by Adrian Hirsch – Animals in art

This weekend, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine opens its 25th Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art, which remains on display until through April 29. More than 225 artists from 40 states, Canada, and Mexico submitted original artwork for consideration. Of those 506 entries, Judge and Juror William A. Fagaly selected 70 pieces for the 2012 collection. Co-founder of New Orleans’ Contemporary Art Center, Fagaly is the Francoise Billion Richardson curator of African art at the New Orleans Museum of Art. During his 45-year tenure at NOMA, he has organized over 80 art exhibitions and produced shows for Washington’s Corcoran Gallery and New York’s Museum of American Folk Art among other national projects. Read more…