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The first time I met photographer Bill Owens was in 1980 in the women’s bathroom. I was 21. We were in the building where I … Continue reading
Photographer David Turner, the former executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, along with local historian Douglas Card, … Continue reading
Half a century ago in Los Angeles, Jim Tronson was a young architect fresh out of the University of Arizona and seeking his fortune. He … Continue reading
Just after I moved to Eugene about a year and a half ago, Eugene Weekly ran a story titled “Art: It Could Happen Here” [EW, … Continue reading
An entire room at the Maude Kerns Art Center is dedicated to Melissa Sikes’ series of artworks titled The Back Dock. Other paintings from the … Continue reading
Google “Oregon street artist” and you get just two results, both seemingly generated by bots. That puts us a bit behind Alabama (7 results) and … Continue reading
“Mírame Bien!” pleads the current photography exhibit in the Morris Graves gallery at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art — “Take a good look at … Continue reading
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question asked of children, and they know to pick just one thing. Sometimes … Continue reading
For photographers who came of age during the film era, the experience of seeing that very first image materialize in the developing tray is remembered … Continue reading
James Nares might be called a Renaissance artist, though he is associated with the 1970’s No Wave movement, where he played in a band and … Continue reading