A Life’s Work
Eugene’s Mike Van has been making and showing art for half a century

Eugene artist Mike Van doesn’t want to call his new exhibition at White Lotus a “retrospective,” even though the title of the show refers to … Continue reading
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Eugene artist Mike Van doesn’t want to call his new exhibition at White Lotus a “retrospective,” even though the title of the show refers to … Continue reading
For the first time in its three years of operation, Eugene Visual Arts Week is trying to make it so people don’t have to show … 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
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
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
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