Date: 10/4/25 11:29 am From: San Mateo County Bird Alliance via groups.io <office...> Subject: [pen-bird] Thurs. Oct. 9 Zoom with Jane Kim
*Join us Thursday, October 9, at 7:00 pm.*
*A Once in a Lifetime Work: The Wall of Birds Turns Ten*
*Jane Kim*
With 2025 marking the 10th anniversary of the "Wall of Birds" at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, artist Jane Kim takes the audience on a spectacular 375-million-year artistic journey celebrating the evolution and diversity of birds. Jane reflects on how the mural has shaped her career and reveals lessons and tales learned from the project that hold more relevance today than ever before.
If you're not familiar with it, the Wall of Birds is a 2,500-square-foot mural at Cornell that celebrates the diversity and evolution of birds. It took 2.5 years to make and is the only mural depicting the modern family of birds.
Additionally, Jane has curated "Yay Birds!", a collection of her favorite avian artists, including George Boorujy, Kirsten Furlong, and James Prosek, who created a sibling mural to Jane's at the Cornell Lab. "Yay Birds!" is a poignant, timely, and riotously fun visual reminder of the way birds connect us. Through birds, we explore the enduring importance of science, diversity, conservation, and the arts. The opening reception is on October 11, from 4 to 6 pm, and will run through November 8th at Andra Norris Gallery, 311 Lorton Ave, Burlingame.
