Cardinal Art Gallery presents exhibit on wolves

Vernon — The Cardinal Art Gallery will present an art exhibit Feb. 10 through March 18, devoted entirely to the wolf, one of history’s most maligned and misunderstood animals. More than 35 works of art showing the wolf in its natural environment will be featured. Artists represented in this exhibit include Robert Bateman, Carl Brenders, Jorge Mayol, Terry Isaac and John Seerey-Lester, among other nationally and locally known artists. Historically, fear of the wolf has been responsible for most of the woe the wolf has received. In North America, however, in over 100 years of documentation, there have been no verified human fatalities caused by an attack from a healthy wolf. Much debate has occurred over the relationship between the wolf and the domestic dog, which is now normally classified as a subspecies of the wolf. Main differences are that the wolves have an average 30% larger brain, a better immune system, better sense of smell and are generally much larger than domestic dogs. The Cardinal Art Gallery is located at the corner of Rte. 94 and Vernon Crossing Rd. in Vernon. The gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information contact Bob Wilson at 973-764-5050. Admission is free.