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Coronavirus restrictions have made this a forgettable spring on Eugene’s art gallery circuit. But as we turn the corner into summer, things are beginning to … Continue reading
Eugene artists Jon Jay Cruson and Satoko Motouji both paint landscapes, but with strikingly different results. Cruson’s acrylic paintings are crisp exercises in design with … Continue reading
Things are looking up for Eugene-area art galleries in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown. After a spring of virtual exhibits and video tours in … Continue reading
Just before Oregon plunged into lockdown this spring, Eugene artist Julia Oldham began a new art project. She had brought home an elderly, sick and … Continue reading
Art began to creep into my social media feed not long after isolation hit: parents sharing their children’s sketches or their own personal doodles. Some … Continue reading
When I called Karin Clarke to suggest we switch from the in-person meeting we had planned to a phone interview, we were in that very … Continue reading
On my way to Salem recently to review Capturing Power: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, an exhibit at the Hallie Ford Museum of … Continue reading
When Marjorie Taylor made her first piece of vegan taxidermy she wasn’t sure what she’d done. “I didn’t know if I was making art or … Continue reading
The Lane County History Museum is celebrating poor taste. The Culture of Kitsch, curator Faith Kreskey says, is meant to be a lighthearted look at … Continue reading
Roger Shimomura’s life story is, mostly, all-American. Born in Seattle in 1939, he studied art at the University of Washington, joined ROTC and then the … Continue reading
Upon meeting Lidoña Wagner I am presented with a guide to her book Seed of Imagination: An Ancestral Creative Journey. The guide is one printed … Continue reading
It’s nice to discover, at long last, that Eugene’s Wayne L. Morse Federal Courthouse is officially un-American. Who hasn’t suspected this all along? When the … Continue reading
Claire Burbridge is moved by small things. Her drawings in Claire Burbridge: Pathways to the Invisible at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art are of … Continue reading
Members of the art collective the New Zone Gallery get a guaranteed “Featured Artist” show once a year and a “Spotlight” show afterward. The relatively … Continue reading