Wintering: A Fox Tale | Window Installation by Nicole Strasburg
January - September 2021
Experience art from the outside-in with this new window installation by artist Nicole Strasburg, designed to be viewed from the sidewalk!
Three of the windows included in artist Nicole Strasburg’s installation, A Fox Tale, on view now at the Wildling Museum.
The Wildling Museum is thrilled to announce a new window art installation, Wintering: A Fox Tale by artist Nicole Strasburg. The series of papercut fox silhouettes was specially designed by Strasburg to bring joy and wonder to passersby during the museum’s extended closure and bring art to the sidewalk for visitors to enjoy from the outside-in. The public is invited to enjoy the works - which are illuminated at night - through 2021.
“We wanted to create something exciting for the windows that would let everyone know we were only hibernating, not closed forever,” says Strasburg. “With my love for animals and the fox being the Wildling Museum mascot, it seemed fitting to do something with a fox theme.”
Strasburg’s intricate papercutting technique transformed the museum’s windows into a dramatic winter landscape once lit.
Detail image of one of the windows included in artist Nicole Strasburg’s installation, A Fox Tale, on view now outside of the Wildling Museum through 2021.
“Wintering and hibernating are not always a dormant time, it’s also a time of great imagination and rejuvenation, a time to recharge,” says Strasburg. “Designing and cutting the paper images as well as configuring the armature to hold the creation were a wonderful way to pass the time in quarantine with the added benefit of bringing attention to the museum.”
Strasburg generously donated her time to the Wildling Museum in a joint effort to find creative ways to bring visibility to the museum while continuing to inspire and engage audiences during Covid-19 restrictions on indoor museums. Originally designed for display through spring 2021, the installation is now ongoing.
We’d love to see your photos! The Wildling Museum invites viewers to share photos of their experiences with both of the new installations and tag the museum on social media at @wildlingmuseum or email info@wildlingmusuem.org.
Nicole Strasburg at work in the studio preparing her installation for the Wildling Museum, Photo courtesy the Artist.
About Nicole Strasburg
Nicole Strasburg is a locally-grown Santa Barbaran. After spending years roaming the UCSB campus where her father taught set and lighting design, it seemed a natural fit to accept a fellowship to the College of Creative Studies and later graduate in the studio art program. Nicole’s focus is contemporary landscape paintings in both oil and gouache.
Nicole has a long history with the local Santa Barbara art scene as contributing member of SB Arts Collaborative, past president of Santa Barbara Printmakers, and current member of both Westmont Arts Council and Wildling Exhibition Committee. After owning and running her own studio gallery in downtown Santa Barbara for 12 years, Nicole closed her doors to be represented locally by Sullivan Goss and nationally by the Sundance Catalog.
She is currently co-curating a new show with the Wildling for when they reopen, as well as preparing her next solo show for Sullivan Goss which opens in July 2021. For more information about Nicole Strasburg’s work, visit: www.nicolestrasburg.com.
In the Press
Wildling Museum Unveils New Tower Gallery and Window Installation, Santa Ynez Valley Star, February 16, 2021
Art Through the Glass, Santa Maria Sun, February 11, 2021
Wildling Museum of Art and Nature Features Two New Exhibits, Santa Barbara News-Press, February 1, 2021