Image: Josh Smith

Colleen Flanigan (Metals, ‘97) plans to go back to Bali this December to build some more reefs (hoping wave energy) and do R&D with Capacitor http://www.capacitor.org  for a performance, art, science production about the oceans, corals, and movement. The mission to bring more awareness and empathy through the arts to the beauty and fragility of the mystery below the surface.  More information about the art piece she is hoping to incorporate at http://biorockbali.webs.com/  and http://www.globalcoral.org
Colleen Flanigan is also the Sept-Oct ‘09 featured member for Art and Science Collaborations, Inc. http://www.asci.org/artikel1053.htm

Ryan Pierce (Drawing ‘03) presents “Written from Exile,“ a solo exhibition at Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, October 1-31. The suite of new paintings and sculptures recycles the narrative themes of Jerzy Kosinski’s “The Painted Bird,“ to pose questions about the human displacement that will occur due to global warming. A related book, partially funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, will be released at a gallery reception October 31. Also in October, Igloo Gallery will host a group show highlighting the 2009 residents of the Signal Fire program. http://www.ryanpierce.net and http://www.signalfirearts.org.

Sarah Turner (Metalsmithing ‘99) is co-curating an exhibition, ‘to be determined - an exhibiton of the first five’ with Maria Phillips (AIR ‘98) at the University of Colorado, Fort Collins (10/23-11/20/09) http://welcome2.libarts.colostate.edu/centers/hatton/first-five/first_five.html. At the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Sarah introduced a new lecture series, [FALL] Edition, and has started a new visiting fellowship in critical studies http://www.cranbrookart.edu/Pages/CriticalStudies.html.

Lori (Weyand) Mason (Fibers ‘95)  has recently been focusing on her memorial quilt commissions in addition to continuing her partnership with RJR Fabrics in producing a line of printed fabrics for quilters.  Look for her newly designed website to launch in the coming few months at http://www.lorimasondesign.com/

Judilee Fitzhugh (Fibers ‘02) and Peggy Harkins (Fibers ‘04) are showing at the annual Local 14 Show and Sale October 1-4 at the Forestry Center. This year’s theme is “Warm Your Heart with Local Art.“

Josh Smith (Wood ‘08) has been selected to participate in K Space Contemporary’s Third Coast National juried by Fairfax Dorn, founder of Ballroom Marfa. Smith’s work will be on exhibit Oct. 17-Nov. 28. He is also currently the Artist-In-Residence in Sculpture at Pacific NW College of Art.  http://www.kspacecontemporary.org

Image: Steve Hohenboken

Steve Hohenboken (Drawing and Textiles ‘91) is starting the MA in Art Therapy Counseling program at Marylhurst University this Fall. His photography can be seen at http://www.stevehphoto.blogspot.com.

Brandy Cochrane (Metals ’04) has an upcoming exhibition with local artist and director of galleryHOMELAND Paul Middendorf.  Part sculptural collaboration and part installation, The Dregs will be an examination of and tribute to the simple yet unusual life of a small Portland family using items that remained in their Irvington duplex after it was inherited by the current occupants. This show will take place at The Art Gym at Marylhurst University from January 10 to February 15, 2010 and is generously funded by a RACC project grant.

Marilyn Joyce (Drawing/Painting ‘06), Moe Snyder (Book Arts ‘07), Andi Smith (Metals ‘06) and Warren Buss have joined forces to form Random Occurrences Press. Their first group effort has been juried into Broadsided, the October show at 23 Sandy Gallery, NE 23rd and Sandy, in Portland.

Gail Cunningham (Fibers ‘03) had a solo show “Social Diagrams” at Bambi Gallery in Philadelphia, PA in September, and has another show planned for May at Hudson Beach Glass, also in Philadelphia. She just launched a website of her work: http://www.gailcunningham.com

Heidi Paul (Fiber ‘96) exhibited 3 conceptual felt pieces at the Santa Cruz Art League’s annual Fiber Exhibit this past July and will be teaching a feltmaking class at the Southwest School of Art & Craft in San Antonio in October.  Heidi also participated in the SF ACC show last August with her reclaimed cashmere work.  http://www.designbyheidipaul.com

Mary Wells (Book Arts ‘03) will be participating in the 16th Annual Sitka Art Invitational to be held November 13 – 15th at the World Forestry Center, Portland, OR. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology located on Cascade Head on the Oregon coast. http://www.sitkacenter.org

Lisa Sikorski (Metals ‘03) finished her MFA this May with a project titled “Bake Sale”. The project is a response to our current economic climate (CEC) and raised money for 5 different departments across the UW Madison campus. Please visit her blog for more info this and upcoming projects: http://onesmartcooky.blogspot.com/. Lisa also was an Artist in Residence and a guest chef at Mildred’s Lane, a J Morgan Puett/Mark Dion collaboration, in eastern Pennsylvania in August. 

Alissa Barbato (Ceramics ’05) began the MFA in Ceramics program at Rochester Institute of Technology in September.

Image: Janice Green

Janice Green (Ceramics, ’03) had a group of tea sets shown and sold at the spring Oregon Potter’s Association Showcase at the Oregon Convention Center. She also has work at White Bird gallery in Canon Beach, Oregon.

Shannon Lowry (Ceramics ‘08) current graduate student at the University of Colorado, has images of her in-progress performance/installation , titled   ‘f-r-a-g-m-e-n-t-e-d-s-e-l-f’ in addition to related writings and process photos available to view at http://adventuresofshalo.blogspot.com/

Danielle Sommer (Postbaccalaureate, Book Arts ‘07) is finishing her MFA in Printmaking at the California College of Arts in San Francisco.  She works as an arts writer for KQED and is participating in SMITHS, a storefront project organized by the artist Allison Smith.

Dan Anderson, Chris Held and Brian Pietrowski of VonTundra showed new installation based works at galleryhomeland in Portland in September. Von Tundra is a Portland-based design house specializing in the creation of contemporary furniture, fixtures, installations, and interiors. Since the group’s founding in 2007 its three members have honed an aesthetic vision that unites Modernism’s efficient lines with the warmth of familiar materials and handcrafted integrity. As both a licensed company and artist collaborative, Von Tundra pursues a range creative endeavors from client-inspired projects to conceptually focused gallery exhibitions.

Sam McKenzie organized the Heidel and Marino Sculptures Show at the Sixth Street Gallery, 105 W. 6th St. Vancouver, in September 2009.

Image: Leigh Radford

Leigh Radford published a free pattern for “Recycled Glass Covers” on the popular design blog, designsponge. 
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/09/diy-project-leigh-radfords-recycled-glass-covers.html

Read the review by Portland Monthly magazine of the work by OCAC student Jason Rens at Nationale.
http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/jasoncharlesrens-nationale/

Tiandra Cumminswon a scholarship from the Seattle Metals Guild, and was a featured artist in their newsletter.
http://www.seattlemetalsguild.org

Image: Karl Burkheimer and Matt Johnson discuss their collaborative project on view at the Museum of Contemporary Craft.
Image courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Craft.

Karl Burkheimer, OCAC Wood Department Head, will be featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon ArtBeat on October 15.  http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/

OCAC Studio School instructor, Rebecca Scheer, and Miel Paredes, OCAC metals studio manager collaborated on work they showed at Art in the Pearl over Labor Day weekend in Portland.
http://www.mielmargarita.com and http://www.rebeccascheer.blogspot.com

Micki Skudlarczyk, former OCAC studio manager and Studio School instructor, is in Holland for the next 3 months collaborating on an art project with dutch artist Jacomijn Schellevis. They are researching the mythology and belief systems around death and the afterlife as they were experienced in the Province of Overijssel, Netherlands from the Stone Age to the advent of Christianity.  http://www.origin-oorsprong.com

Paul Kottke, current student, is showing new work at Valentines at 232 SW Ankeny in Portland this month. An artist reception will take place on September 3 from 6:00PM-2:30AM.

Image: Jason Rens

Jason Charles Rens, current OCAC student, is showing “Non-jewelry,“ a series of wall-hung sculptures happened through a combination of processes and materials at NATIONALE at 2730 E Burnside in Portland. The show runs September 9-October 4, with an opening reception Saturday September 12th from 6:00-8:00PM. The sculptures utilize rope, hydro-cal, two-part marine resin, equestrian hardware, paint, and casting techniques to create unique art things which employ the language of jewelry in a new context. The resulting compositions took form under conscious meditations on the topics of economy, duality, hierarchy, and decorative practices. Additionally, the unique space at NATIONALE, which combines the boutique and gallery into a modern hybrid environment, became essential to the presentation of the collection. Hours: Wed-Sun, 1:00-7:00PM
http://www.thisisdrala.blogspot.com
http://www.nationaleportland.blogspot.com

Colleen Flanigan (Metals, ‘97) plans to go back to Bali this December to build some more reefs (hoping wave energy) and do R&D with Capacitor for a performance, art, science production about the oceans, corals, and movement. The mission to bring more awareness and empathy through the arts to the beauty and fragility of the mystery below the surface.
http://www.capacitor.org 
http://biorockbali.webs.com
http://www.globalcoral.org

Jiseon Lee Isbara, fibers department head, is showing “Accumulated,” her solo installation at Nine Gallery in Portland this September.

Ellen Goldschmidt’s show “Pressed” opens at Blackfish opens Thursday, August 6 and runs through August 29.  All details are available on Blackfish’s website, http://www.blackfish.com  including a statement.
Hope to see you there!
Blackfish Gallery
420 NW Ninth Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
Tues-Sat, 11-5

Watch OCAC faculty Karl Burkheimer and Heidi Schwegler discuss their work in “Call + Response” exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, OR.
http://www.youtube.com/user/contemporarycraft

Christine Clark, metals department head, participated in Tacoma, WA’s Metal-Urge,a city-wide celebration of the metal arts. http://www.tacomaculture.org/arts/MetalUrge.asp
Her work was in a group show at The Robert Daniel Gallery of eleven Northwest artists. http://www.therobertdanielgallery.com
Her installation, “Woolworth Windows,“ will be on display until September 19 at Tacoma Contemporary. http://www.tacomacontemporary.org

Image: Inge Bruggeman

Read about the work of book arts faculty, Inge Bruggeman, in Fine Books Magazine.
http://finebooksmagazine.com/issue/200907/bruggeman-1.phtml

Michael deForest, wood faculty, is living in Ghana this summer learning how to make Ga Coffins.
He started a blog, http://www.michaeldeforeststudio.blogspot.com, called Apprentice Coffin Maker.

Read the Oregon’s review of a collaborative art installation by OCAC faculty Karl Burkheimer and Michelle Ross.
http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2009/07/review_open_house_opening_cura.html

Image: Tricia Hoffman

Tricia Hoffman, current OCAC student, is participating in Newspace Center for Photography’s 2009 Juried Exhibition. Curated by Chris Pichler, Publisher of Nazraeli Press, the show runs August 7-30 with an opening reception on Friday, August 7 from 7:00-10:00pm. From over 300 entries and about 1,500 individual images, Mr. Pichler selected five photographers to exhibit five images each, including Hoffman, Joe Sumner, Kevin G. Malella, Christine Laptuta, and Jacqueline Bates. Newspace Center for Photography | 1632 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214
Tricia’s photographs are held in private and corporate collections and she has been published in the book of Alternative Photographic Processes, 2nd Edition, by Christopher James. http://triciahoffman.com/

Image: Paul Kottke

Paul Kottke, current OCAC student, is showing, “The Flesh Pot,“ new paintings at The Fresh Pot at 4001 N Mississippi Avenue in Portland. The show runs August 1-September 3, 2009.

OCAC wood students are showing work at Together Gallery in Portland, OR July 30-August 23, 2009. Together Gallery is located at 2916 NE Alberta Street, Suite A.
http://www.togethergallery.com

Erin Knight (Metals/Fibers ’08) will marry Gus Nicklos in Portland on August 7, 2009 and begin graduate studies in fall 2009 at Loyola College in Maryland in cooperation with the Montessori Institute Northwest in Portland.

Heidi Paul (Fiber 96’) is currently showing her work at the Santa Cruz Art League’s 5th Annual Fiber Art Show.  Heidi will be participating in the American Craft Council show in San Francisco this August, the 14 - 16th.  She will be teaching a beginning Feltmaking workshop at the Southwest School of Craft in San Antonio in October.  Also, the last weekend of November and the first weekend of December, Heidi has been accepted to the 31th Annual Celebration of Craftswomen, a well received local San Francisco Craft show.  Visit Heidi’s website at: http://www.designbyheidipaul.com

Hilary Pfeifer (Metals ‘09) has work in Stimulus, a summer show at Sienna Gallery in Lenox, Massachusetts.

Lori Mason (Fibers ‘95) has just had a collection of fabric designs accepted by RJR Fabrics, a Los Angeles based fabric house whose focus is manufacturing fabrics for the quilting industry. The fabrics are currently scheduled to hit the market in May 2010.  Lori was asked to be the first designer to create a line for their new Modern Division.  Look for Lori’s newly designed website this coming Fall.  http://www.lorimasondesign.com/

Carly Kellogg (Metals, ’09) and Allie Bentley (Metals, ’09) are hosting their very own jewelry Trunk Show at 1945 SE Harrison Street (20th & Harrison SE).  The event will feature handmade, one-of-a-kind jewelry by both artists on Saturday, July 25 2009 from 9am to 2pm.  For more information please visit:  http://www.alliebonline.etsy.com 

Image: Ellen Goldschmidt

Ellen Goldschmidt (Drawing/Painting ’00) is showing new work at Blackfish Gallery this August. There is a First Thursday reception on Thursday, August 6 from 6:00-9:00pm. The show, titled “Pressed,“ showcases her unique method of off-press printing combined with painting and drawing.  For a preview of the images, go to http://www.blackfish.com, click on artists and then Ellen’s name.

 
Kimo Nelson (Drawing/Painting ’09) showed “Canyon Musings” at Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City, UT in July. Kimo Nelson splits his time between Portland, Oregon and the Colorado Plateau in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. He completed a BA in Environmental Studies and studied painting at Lewis & Clark College and received a Post - Baccalaureate certificate in drawing and painting from OCAC. For the past 15 years, he has spent his summers working as a river guide with Colorado River & Trail Expedition, an experience that has had a profound effect on his art and left him with the belief that “the landscape of the Colorado Plateau is a place that strains perception and comprehension. Confronting this place can illicit a mixture of awe, disbelief, and fear. It is not surprising that many who encounter these spaces feel themselves challenged, awakened, or simply at peace. Call it what you will, an encounter with the sublime, a religious experience, or a spiritual connection, no one sees these places and leaves unchanged. Anyone who experiences this connection, be it to this landscape or any other, will decide for themselves how best to understand it. As an artist I explore this connection through the spaces I paint.“
http://kensandersbooks.com

Shauna Oster (‘09) and Patricia Patino (‘09) showed work in the “Recent Graduates” exhibition at Blackfish Gallery in Portland in July.

Amy Baker (Fibers (‘09), showed new work at Monochrome Gallery in Portland in July.

SideShow gallery, operated by OCAC students Nicholas Musso and Anne Coombs, is showing “East of Eden,“ new work by Annie Heisey July 2-12, 2009. An opening reception is scheduled for July 2 from 5:00-9:00PM at the gallery, located at the Everett Station Lofts at 625 NW Everett Street #106 in Portland. An artist talk is scheduled for Saturday, July 11 at 6:00PM. Hours: 1:00-5:00PM Saturday-Sunday. 

Jeffrey T. Baker (Drawing ‘03) was interviewed in the premiere issue of Diffusion Magazine (http://www.diffusionmag.com), a new periodical devoted to “unconventional photography.“ Jeffrey has an upcoming solo show at the Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, OR (http://www.mkartcenter.org) from July 17-August 28, 2009. His mixed media drawings/photographs will also be part of a group show at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Art Center in Hillsboro, OR from September 1-30, 2009. This past May, Jeffrey took part in Bethany Ides’ Approx L exhibition (http://approximatel.blogspot.com/) at Worksound Gallery by contributing photographic documentation of her performance about the name Lindsey and its many permutations over time and place.

Ryan Pierce (Drawing ‘03) is showing new work in Green Oregon, at PNCA’s Manuel Izquierdo Gallery in June and in “NextNew: Green,“ at San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art from July through September. He is also busy with Signal Fire, a new organization promoting wilderness opportunities for artists and writers: http://www.signalfirearts.org and http://www.ryanpierce.net.

Jennifer Jackson MacLean (Drawing and Painting ’09)  Jennifer’s artwork will be featured in a group show at Gallerie Rene on first Thursday in July, 207 SW Pine St., Portland, OR.  97204
(503)223-1022 More info at: http://www.gallerierene.net  Her artwork will also be featured in Corporate Environments for their August 5th open house and be up for three months. 707 SE Belmont, Portland, OR 97214   Phone:  503.963.6212

Lori Mason (Fibers ‘95) has just had her first Lori Mason Design textile collection accepted by RJR Fabrics.  It is scheduled to hit the market May 2010.  Lori will be featured as one of RJR Fabrics’ new designers focusing on a modern aesthetic.  RJR Fabrics distributes its textiles internationally, primarily to the quilting industry.

Marilyn Joyce (draw/paint 06) is part of “Town and Country: Oregon at 150,“ a juried group exhibit at the Froelick Gallery in Portland, Or.  The show continues through July 11th.
http:www.froelickgallery.com.

Sandra Preston (Drawing/Painting ‘04) is showing new work at Moxie boutique in Portland. Sandra’s mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and performance works address how cultural narratives inform aesthetic practice. Her colorful and often painfully funny works cross a diverse range of expression—from abstract painted algorithmic patterns to writing to fictional ‘Holocaust Educational Kits.‘  Sandra has exhibited both locally and nationally, and her work is held in international private collections.  She received her M.F.A. from Maine College of Art and is a member of The Bunny Sandwich Collective. Her paintings at Moxie this month are the beginning process of a larger project with the collective. http://www.sandrapreston.org

Nicole Gibbs (Ceramics ‘06) is showing new work with fellow Ohio State University grad students, Will Tucker and Paul Simmons in the exhibition titled, “After the Pedestal: The 5th Annual of Smaller Sculpture from the Region” at The Sculpture Center (http://www.sculpturecenter.org/) in Cleveland, Ohio. The show was juried by Paola Morziani, the Curator of Contemporary Art at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

This June at Sideshow Gallery Portland, four artists come together to present work based on a common interest in working with materials and concepts at hand. Together they are questioning life, taking stock in their surroundings, and forging ahead with a combination of both camaraderie and bootstrap ethic.

Beth Robinson is a book artist and storyteller. Her visual metaphors have a playful poignancy. “I have felt that many where disheartened by the actions of the pervious administration, causing a questioning of our personal and national culture and identity. The title “where do we go from here?“ inspired me to create a small collection of realizations and tools to move forward.

Show runs June 4th- June 14th Hours 1-5

Beth Robinson will give an artist talk on June 12th @ 6 pm.

Everett Station Lofts

625 NW Everett Street, #106

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that I am showing work (along with my fellow grad students, Will Tucker and Paul Simmons) in the exhibition titled, “After the Pedestal: The 5th Annual of Smaller Sculpture from the Region” at The Sculpture Center

  first Friday artist reception with local artist: Sandra Preston June 5th 5-9pm

  Sandra Marianne Preston is an artist living in Portland, Oregon, whose mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and performance works address how cultural narratives inform aesthetic practice.  Her colorful and often painfully funny works cross a diverse range of expression—from abstract painted algorithmic patterns to writing to fictional ‘Holocaust Educational Kits.‘  Sandra has exhibited both locally and nationally, and her work is held in international private collections.  She received her M.F.A. from Maine College of Art and is a member of The Bunny Sandwich Collective. Her paintings at Moxie this month are the beginning process of a larger project with the collective. http://www.sandrapreston.org  and…