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Ester Barkai

Author: Ester Barkai

The Beauty of Ordinary Things

Phil Coleman brings life to flower photographs at The Arts Center in Corvallis 

Visual Arts 4 years ago

There’s an adage that knowing the explanation for something ruins the ability to appreciate that thing’s beauty. For retired physicist Phil Coleman, it’s the opposite. … Continue reading →

Monologue is Serious Fun

Garrick Imatani’s exhibit at ANTI-AESTHETIC gallery addresses perceptions about cultural identity 

Visual Arts 4 years ago

Garrick Imatani’s Monologue is one exhibit in Dismantling the House, a series of public programs and exhibitions curated by Yaelle Amir, the 2020-2021 curator-in residence … Continue reading →

Margaret Prentice Just Wants to Paint

A show at White Lotus reflects a new beginning for the ‘retired’ Eugene artist

Visual Arts 4 years ago

Just as artist Margaret Prentice was nearing retirement, she experienced a rebirth of sorts. She began a new way of working and even of seeing … Continue reading →

Is It Art or Is It Science? 

Visual Arts 4 years ago

The art in Uncanny Sensing, Remote Valleys could just as well be referred to as data, which in fact is what the artist Steve Rowell … Continue reading →

Critical Art

Eugene Contemporary Art’s interdisciplinary art exhibit examines race, identity and privilege

Visual Arts 4 years ago

Lane Community College art instructor Kathleen Caprario was a textile design artist in New York City before she moved to Oregon. When she came to … Continue reading →

A History of Eugene’s History Pub 

The popular discussion series is online during the pandemic 

Arts 4 years ago

“Don’t make this about me,” Bob Hart says. He is executive director of Lane County History Museum and co-founder, along with Marsha Weisiger, of Eugene’s … Continue reading →

Art from Near and Far

Highlights from White Lotus Gallery’s permanent collection 

Visual Arts 4 years ago

In this moment of COVID-19 restrictions, when people around the world are being asked to limit  their travel, Eugene’s White Lotus Gallery presents us with … Continue reading →

Taking a Chance on Art

As other arts businesses struggle in Eugene and elsewhere, Karin Clarke Gallery opens a new branch at 5th Street Market Expansion 

Visual Arts 4 years ago

The last time Karin Clarke opened a second gallery was in 2005. Called the Karin Clarke Gallery Annex, it was located across the street from … Continue reading →

Artful Survival

Three Lane County artists share their stories of life in 2020

Visual Arts 4 years ago

Even without a pandemic to contend with, artists struggle. The difficulty is associated with both making art and making a living. The living part is … Continue reading →

The Romance of Solitude

Gallerist Karin Clarke mounts a show of her own paintings from France and Oregon

Visual Arts 5 years ago

Paintings from Château Orquevaux is a before-and-after show. The relatively small oil paintings by Karin Clarke at the Karin Clarke Gallery were done during an … Continue reading →

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