On-campus exhibit educates on Texas reptiles
Open to the public now at Texas A&M University’s Memorial Student Center
The Toll of Texas Roads on Turtles and Snakes exhibition is now on display at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center. The exhibit runs from March 5 to April 7.
Visitors to the Texas A&M campus are invited to come and appreciate the beauty and diversity of reptiles in Texas through educational displays while learning about their vulnerabilities on the roads. Texas is home to more reptile species than any other state, making the exhibit’s focus impactful to Texans statewide.
Meet the curators
The exhibit curators are Amanda Stronza, Ph.D., a professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology; Lee A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., a herpetologist and professor in the Department Ecology and Conservation Biology; and Rachel Ivanyi, a contemporary nature artist, illustrator and educator who explores nature-related motifs such as conservation.
“The Toll of Texas Roads on Turtles and Snakes exhibit combines both art and science, aiming to showcase the diversity of these creatures while also shedding light on the challenges they face in the wild,” Stronza said.
To learn more about the exhibit, visit the Texas A&M University Art Galleries website.
