American artist Nancy Graves (1939-1995) worked across a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, drawing, print-making and film. Her personal aesthetic emerged in the late 1960s in the form of realistic life-size sculptures of camels inspired by childhood memories from the Berkshire Museum (an institution showcasing art and natural history) where her father worked. As a reaction to the idioms of Abstract Expressionism, Pop and Minimalism the camel sculptures immediately launched a career which would span three decades of innovation. By utilizing scientific source material to create her intensely expressive works, Graves brings us closer to understanding the world around us while retaining its ability to spellbind.