Ronan Donovan’s Wolves Exhibit at The James Museum

The James Museum To Open Ronan Donovan’s Wolves Exhibition on May 9th!

Opening Reception: Friday, May 8th from 6 - 8PM
On View: May 9 - September 7th, 2026

Created by the National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Wolves exhibit by Ronan Donovan at The James Museum will present stunning photography and videos of wild wolves living in two very different environments: the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the American West and Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.

“The way that a culture views wolves can reveal a lot about how a society interacts with their environment—is there a belief of power over animals, or is there a collective shared landscape? As a visual storyteller, my goal is to portray my subjects in their most authentic way by showing the challenges they face as well as the tender moments between family members.” - Photographer Ronan Donovan

As wolves in North America are increasingly under threat due to recent extreme wolf-control laws, and humans continue to impinge on the land and food sources that these animals need to survive, Donovan hopes that his photos will provide people with a better understanding of these often misunderstood animals. He also hopes they will see wolves as they are: powerful, intelligent, social mammals that have evolved to live in family structures similar to humans.  

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