Sarah Kaizar
Fall migration observation at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, Pennsylvania, 2021. Gouache paint, pen and ink. 


RARE AIR

Bird Conservation Book Project + Touring Exhibition



2020 — Current


RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies, and Bees is an illustrated book and dynamic educational museum exhibition sharing stories of North American bird conservation and citizen science. This title was published by Mountaineers Books in 2023 and was recognized as a finalist for Foreword’s INDIES 2023 Book of the Year in the Ecology and Environment category.   

A nationally-touring companion exhibition was developed to expand on the book’s stories and research. This family-friendly exhibition features 72 original gouache and ink artworks from the publication as well as playful interactive experiences to engage audiences of all ages with urgent issues in wildlife conservation.  


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RARE AIR exhibition at the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington. 2024.


Exhibition Tour Schedule

 
1.     James A. Michener Art Museum
        Doylestown, Pennsylvania
        May 13, 2023–November 5, 2023

2.     Great Plains Art Museum
        University of Nebraska-Lincoln
        Lincoln, Nebraska
        January 23, 2024-May 4, 2024

3.    Catalina Museum of Art & History
        Avalon, California
        June 8, 2024-September 8, 2024

4.    Burke Museum of Natural History
       University of Washington
       Seattle, Washington
       October 19, 2024-March 30, 2025

5.   The James Museum
       St. Petersburg, Florida
       May 9, 2025-September 14, 2025  

6.   The Evergreen Museum & Library
       Johns Hopkins University
       Baltimore, Maryland
       January 21, 2026-August 22, 2026 

7.    Buffalo Museum of Science
       Buffalo, New York
       September 6, 2026-January 22, 2027

8.   The Dunn Museum
       Lake County Forest Preserves
       Libertyville, Illinois
       February 20, 2027-May 31, 2027


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Atlantic Puffin, 2020. Gouache paint, pen and ink.  
RARE AIR exhibition at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2023. Installation includes specimens on loan from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Photo by Jessica Kourkounis.

Black Rail, 2020. Gouache paint, pen and ink.




“My two daughters (ages 9 & 7) and I visited the James Museum recently, and they lit up when they saw your drawings. They were so inspired that they grabbed paper and made their own in the museum 😍 Thanks for making work that not only inspires grown-ups but gets kids excited to create, too!”  — Rich Kazbour, PhD





RARE AIR exhibition at the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington. 2024. 



RARE AIR installation at the James Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. 2025. Photo by Steven Le, courtesy of the James Museum.


Yellow Bumblebee
American Bumblebee
Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumblebee
(No Name) Bombus Fraternus
Western Bumblebee
Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Crotch Bumblebee
Obscure Bumblebee
Yellow-Banded Bumblebee
Morrison Bumblebee
Variable Cuckoo Bumblebee
Franklin’s Bumblebee




Live video feeds from the Cornell Lab of Orninthology were included in exhibition installations, bringing the outdoors in. 








RARE AIR installation at the James Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. 2025. Photo by Steven Le, courtesy of the James Museum.
Tricolored Blackbird, 2020. Gouache paint, pen and ink.



RARE AIR exhibition at the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington. 2024. 





RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Butterflies, Bats & Bees

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist


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Limited Edition Risographs 

Select works available in editions of 50, available through Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia. 


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