"Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature" showcases the artist’s unconventional mix of sculpture, photography, and installation.

Known for her meticulous detail and playful repetition, Skoglund constructs tableaux with handmade objects, found materials, and live models to create visually striking scenes. The exhibition features two of her most celebrated installations—"Radioactive Cats" and "Revenge of the Goldfish"—alongside the debut of "Fresh Hybrid."

For the first time, Skoglund presents large-scale photographic enlargements pulled from details of her well-known images. Complementing the exhibition is an AT&T Lobby wallpaper installation with imagery drawn from Skoglund’s iconic 1981 photograph "Revenge of the Goldfish." The exhibition merges photographic imagery and gallery architecture, offering an entirely new way of experiencing Skoglund’s art.

The McNay’s commitment to the artist and her body of artworks spans over two decades, including exhibitions and acquisitions. "Enchanting Nature" is a deeply-rooted collaboration between the artist and the Museum, highlighting recurring themes in her art: the tension between the artificial and the organic, the environment, and interspecies kinship.

Published by Damiani Books in collaboration with the McNay and Paci Contemporary Gallery—and bearing the same title as the McNay’s exhibition—an accompanying book serves not only as the catalogue but also provides photographic documentation of the exhibition "Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature." The 64-page full color publication includes an interview with Skoglund by Laura van Straaten, a former contributing editor and writer for many leading art publications and sites, as well as photographs of the artist’s wallpaper hung on the McNay’s gallery walls.

"Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature" is organized for McNay Art Museum by René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs, with Sandy Skoglund.

Presenting Sponsorship is most generously provided by Bank of America. Lead funding is provided by the Arthur and Jane Stieren Fund for Exhibitions; and Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992.

Enjoy free general admission every Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m., courtesy of H-E-B, and the first Sunday of every month from Noon to 5 p.m., courtesy of the Dickson Allen Foundation.
Special exhibition access is $10 during these times.