Featured Piece in 2026  Birds In Art Exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
"Holding On"  
Original - Oil on Canvas

Some birds that I see regularly become like old friends: I learn their attitudes and behaviors. I am fortunate that a Kestrel inhabits the roadside and fields near my home, providing many opportunities to observe it. I've seen it dive with great speed and precision, and I've seen it cling to the dried stalks of a Compass Plant against the autumn wind of an open prairie. Kestrel populations have declined by at least 50% over the last 50 years, and if this rate of decline continues, we will lose another 50% by 2075. Prairie restoration and nestbox programs, such as those in Wisconsin, help. I created Holding On to share my love of the Kestrel.

For this 51st Birds in Art exhibit, a total of 1,108 artworks  were submitted by 672 artists from around the world. Terrill’s work was one of 101 works selected for the exhibition. Terrill has been in numerous ‘Birds in Art' exhibits and accompanied national museum tours. The 51st annual, internationally renowned, 2026   Birds in Art exhibition, will be on display at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI from Sept. 12- Jan. 3, 2027.

The Woodson Museum is one of America’s premier museums featuring contemporary art of the natural world, located right here in Wisconsin. For details on the exhibit, directions to the museum and museum hours, see www.lywam.org