Celebrate American Bird Decoys with Carver Mark McNair and Decoy Specialist Colin McNair

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CELEBRATE AMERICAN BIRD DECOYS

With Carver Mark McNair and Decoy Specialist at Copley Fine Art Auctions Colin McNair

Saturday | June 7, 2025 | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 

Decoys are in their DNA.

Colin McNair has been in the decoy carving business since birth. His father, Mark McNair is a carver, and Mark himself went on to be a decoy specialist for one of the most important fine art auctions in America, Copley Fine Art Auctions. Enjoy a carving demonstration, a special introduction to decoys by Colin McNair and a gallery tour of Folk: Selections from the American Folk Art Museum with curator of art Zac Zetterberg, in conversation with the McNairs. 

Schedule of events:

  • Carving Demonstration | 1 p.m. 
          
  • An Introduction to Decoys, presented by Colin McNair | 2:45 p.m. 
           
  • Gallery Tour of Folk: Selections from the American Folk Art Museum with Zac Zetterberg and the McNairs | 3:45 p.m. 

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation, Copley Fine Art Auctions, Visionary Society, and Illinois Arts Council.