Curated by Aaron Moses, administrator of art collections

ALTUS – Artists take a look at birds in a new art exhibit at NBC Oklahoma’s Wigwam Gallery in Altus.

“Birds of a Feather” opened this month (2017) and will be on display through Feb. 8 at the gallery, located next to the bank downtown. It is available for viewing by appointment by calling Aaron Moses, Wigwam Gallery curator, at (580) 481-3150.

The exhibit’s spotlight artist is D.J. Lafon, an Ogden, Utah, native, who spent most of his career in Oklahoma – as an instructor in Ada and later as a Norman studio owner and arts director of Oklahoma Arts Institute. He worked in a variety of media, and his paintings often featured black birds.

Other featured artists include Marvin Begaye, Bill Cale, Cecil dink, Mikel Donahue, Veryl Goodnight, Harold Holden, Paul Moore, Tom Palmore, Bert Seabourn, Eric Tippeconnic, Ed Trask and Rikk Traweek.

The exhibit includes sculptures, paintings and other media and contemporary works by both Native American and non-native artists celebrating the relationships between birds and people.