EXHIBITIONS

Current and past exhibitions featuring drawings by Michael E. Dorcas through Tantilla Art, with highlights from juried selections and awards in 2026.

FEATURED EXHIBITIONS

Close-up portrait of a Copperhead with its tongue extended and body coiled, graphite pencil wildlife artwork by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

ACADEMIC ARTISTS ASSOCIATION

76th Annual National Exhibition

Ambush · Graphite

Graphic Merit Award — $300
Awards judge: Wende Caporale-Greene

National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, celebrating realistic fine art for more than 75 years.

October 1–31, 2026
New Hartford Artisans Guild
New Hartford, Connecticut

Selected August 24, 2026

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Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) with a broken horn and weathered hide, graphite pencil wildlife artwork by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

Extreme close-up of a Green Anole eye surrounded by green, yellow, and blue scales, colored pencil wildlife artwork by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) eating ripe blackberries, colored pencil wildlife artwork by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

THE ALMENARA COLLECTION

2026 Almenara Art Prize

Eye of the Beholder
Blackberry Season
Survivor

Three drawings selected for the international online exhibition. Survivor appears in Drawing; Blackberry Season and Eye of the Beholder appear in Wildlife and Animal.

2026 · International Online Exhibition

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Santa Ana Flame, pair of Altamira Orioles (Icterus gularis) colored pencil wildlife artwork by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

LSU SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Animals in Art

Santa Ana Flame · Colored pencil

32nd Annual International Exhibition on Animals in Art. One of 60 works selected from 293 entries.

October 10–November 6, 2026
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Selected August 14, 2026

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More 2026 Exhibitions

Blue Vigil, Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) graphite wildlife artwork by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER

Call of the Wild

Blackberry Season & Blue Vigil

Selected August 18 by juror Dale Youngman for a virtual exhibition exploring connections with wildlife and the natural world.

September 1–October 31, 2026 · Online

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Native American elder in traditional attire, graphite pencil portrait by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF ATLANTA

Fall 2026 Open Juried Exhibition

Plains Elder · Graphite

Selected August 26 for the portrait exhibition juried by Dawn Whitelaw. Also selected for this year's Greeley Stampede exhibition.

October 3–December 5, 2026
Quinlan Visual Arts Center · Gainesville, Georgia

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Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper (*Bothriechis aurifer*) emerging from a black background, colored-pencil wildlife artwork by Michael E. Dorcas, Tantilla Art.

EXPLORERS AGAINST EXTINCTION

Sketch for Survival 100

Stealth · Colored pencil

Selected September 3 as one of 100 finalists in the international conservation art competition. Yellow-blotched Palm Pitviper (Bothriechis aurifer).

Crypt Gallery, Norwich · October 1–3
Oxo Gallery, London · November 18–22, 2026

Charity auction supports conservation worldwide and closes November 22.

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