LOGAN — From Dec. 9 through Feb. 5, the Dane G. Hansen Museum will be hosting the exhibit Birds in Art 2015. This is an exhibition of mesmerizing artwork by some of the world’s most talented artists. Birds in Art 2015 features luminous depictions of avian life that range from realistic to whimsical “trompe l’oeil” in an array of mediums. These varied and accomplished depictions of avian life highlight why throughout four decades “Birds in Art” has earned international esteem.

Each fall the “Birds in Art” exhibition presents original paintings, sculptures, and graphics created within the last three years by artists from all over the world. More than 500 artists annually submit their work for consideration by a jury of three professionals who winnow the field to about 100 works. The 2015 jurors were Danny Bills, curator of collections and exhibitions, Wichita Falls Museum at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas; Virginia Eichhorn, director and chief curator, Tom Thomson Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; and Terry Pitts, director emeritus, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Artists strive to be chosen for the internationally renowned “Birds in Art” exhibition, organized annually by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin.