10/03/2026
Cranes take center stage throughout Lisa A. Frank’s “Remnants,” soaring, nesting, and wading through the elaborate landscapes and patterns she constructs from her observations of the natural world.
Lisa photographed the Whooping Cranes at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, where the flock spends the winter feeding before beginning an incredible 2,500-mile return journey to its summer nesting grounds in Wood Buffalo National Park.
In 1941, the global population of Whooping Cranes had fallen to just 15 birds. Today, their numbers have slowly grown to more than 500 living in the wild. Sandhill Cranes have their own remarkable history, having been nearly hunted to extinction by the early 1900s before their populations slowly rebounded through conservation efforts. Both continue to face an uncertain future.
In “Remnants,” Lisa brings these birds together with flowers, insects, plants, and fragments of landscape to create richly detailed digital tapestries. Her admiration for the cranes is inseparable from her concern for their survival. In her own words, the works are created with “slack-jawed wonder,” tenderness, worry, and outrage. The result is as much a celebration of these remarkable birds as it is a reflection on their uncertain future.
Come see “Remnants” in Lisa A. Frank’s Set Pieces, on view through October 24. We’re open Tuesday-Saturday, 11-5!
“Aransas Whooping Crane Flock”
Digital photograph
2025
Edition A/P
29” x 36”
“When Dinosaurs Became Birds”
Digital photograph
2025
Edison 1/5
34” x 40.5”
SOLD
“For a few moments, drinking light…”
Digital photograph
2025
Edition A/P
37” x 29.5”
“The Conversation”
Digital photograph
2025
Edition 1/4
33.25” x 45.375”
“The Unbidden Miracle of Chance”
Digital photograph
2025
Edition 1/10
22.75” x 32”
