With a Southern Accent

With a Southern Accent
September 19, 2026 – August 15, 2027
Opening Night Cocktail Party with Jim Avett:
September 18, 2025

Curated by sporting art expert Robbie Smith, With a Southern Accent highlights the human relationship with wildlife and nature through the time-honored tradition of sporting art. At the heart of the exhibition is the stunning collection of southern duck decoys collected by Bruce B. Cameron, featuring iconic works by renowned artisans such as Lee Dudley, James Best, Mitchell Fulcher, Percy Carawan, Alvirah Wright, and many others from the Upper Back Bay of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Juxtaposed with these rare working decoys are contemporary paintings by celebrated Southern artists, including John Beerman, Robert Dance, Richard Fennell, Jonathan Green, Robert Gwathmey, Ivey Hayes, Claude Howell, and Bob Timberlake. This dynamic exhibition will appeal to a wide audience and shines a spotlight on one of the South’s signature traditions.

Guest Curated by Robbie Smith

Images: Mitchell Fulcher
(American, 1869 – 1950)
Pintail
Juniper wood with paint and glass eyeballs

John Beerman
(American, b. 1958)
White Clouds, Mooselookmeguntic, 1994
Oil on canvas
Collection of Cameron Art Museum
Purchased with funds provided by Thomas Kenan III in Memory of Owen Hill Kenan and the Jessie N. Howell Memorial Fund for the Purchase of North Carolina Art