Sarah LaBarre (’08) was recently featured in an article in the November/December Issue of Fiberarts magazine about how to photograph your work from home.

Marilyn Joyce (’06) is included in an invitational/printmakers exhibition at Bite Studio, 2000 SE 7th Ave.  Opening night Friday November 6th, 6-10 p.m.  with additional November viewings
Fridays 11-3 and Saturdays 12-5.  www:bitestudio.org
Work is also included in “The Beautiful Book” exhibition at Abecedarian Gallery from November 6th to December 19th.  www:abecedariangallery.com

Liv Rainey-Smith (‘08) has had 2 pieces accepted into the “Printmaker’s Hand” exhibition at Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend, WA (http://www.northwindarts.org) from November 6th - November 29th, 2009

Kathy Williams (’09) and Elyse Gambino (’09) have a show opening titled Ineffective Armor at Doppler PDX Gallery, Everett Station Lofts, 625 NW Everett St. #109, Portland, OR on First Thursday, November 5th from 5:30 – 9:00 pm. Ineffective Armor features work that studies the futile ways humans attempt to protect what we cannot protect. Images can also be seen at Doppler PDX Gallery’s blog: http://dopplerpdx.blogspot.com/

Laura Domela (’99) was recently hired by Rolling Stone Magazine to shoot the Portland band Blitzen Trapper for a column in the October 15, 2009 issue. http://www.domela.com

Blue Mitchell’s (‘05) acrylic lifts will be exhibited in the “This Land” show at StudioWEST in Eugene Oregon. Opening reception: November 6th, 2009, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, StudioWEST, 245 West 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR. Gallery hours: Tue-Thur 11am – 6pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9pm, visitstudiowest.com.

Nadine Sanders (‘93) is accepting registrations for Threads, Ruins, & Tunes, a 14 day tour of Scotland   April 8-21, 2010. Download brochure and registration form at http://www.singinweaver.com

Jennifer Anable (‘02)  has an exhibition opening titled Diverse Perspectives: Graduate work from the UMN Ceramics Department at Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center Gallery, in Mankato, Minnesota.  There will be a gallery talk and reception November 5th at 7pm.  The Gallery has a web cam if anyone cares to view this event. (http://www.blc.edu/studioart)

Heather Cavalieri (’03) currently has work showing at Ampersand Gallery & Bookshop 2916 NE Alberta St. Suite B Portland, OR from her show titled Works on Paper. Images can be seen at Ampersand’s website http://www.ampersandvintage.com or Heather’s website http://www.heathercavalieri.com

Terri Cutz (‘04) has a show opening titled Portraits in Profile: Idealized at Art Home Company, 438 SE 6th Ave in Portland, on Saturday, November 14th from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Images can also be seen at http://www.tcutzstudios.com

Selene Robinowitz (04) was selected to participate in The Museum of the Gulf Coast’s Robert Rauschenberg Tribute Exhibition in October.  The juried exhibition was curated by Susan Davidson, Senior Curator for the Guggenheim Museum in New York and was on display through the month of October. Selene Robinowitz was also accepted into the Portland Art Museum’s Rental Sales Gallery where she currently has work on display.

Sandra Preston (’04) will be showing an installation at Gallery Homeland this November as part of a group show entitled Kunsthalle: Deutschland nach Portland. This show features artists with a Berlin connection, and is part of Gallery Homeland’s international collaboration with Brooklyn’s Stuhltrager Gallery called The East/West Project.  For more information about The East/West project contact or visit http://www.damstuhltrager.com/east_west.html.  Gallery Homeland is located at 2505 SE 11th St and an opening reception will be held on Friday, November 6. Sandra is also currently showing paintings at Portland fashion designer Alice Dobson’s store called Sofada.  The store is located at 2937 E. Burnside. 

Sara Young, MBA (00) has begun an interactive project and concurrent blog entitled: Bartering Fear and Desire, which will run from October 15th, 2009 to November 11th, 2010.  Follow the progress of the project at http://barteringfearanddesire.blogspot.com.

Colleen Flanigan (metals ‘97) was selected to be one of 20 Senior TED Fellows. http://www.ted.com.  Over the next three years, she will be attending 5 more TED conferences (Long Beach and London) and developing a collaborative, interdisciplinary touring exhibit about the oceans and coral restoration—a fusion of performance, visual art, video, science, and activism.
 
OCAC alumni, faculty and select students from the Fibers Department are showing work at Pendleton Center for the Arts. The opening reception is Fri, Oct 30 at 5:30pm; the show runs through Nov 14th. Embodying Oregon’s legacy of individuality and independence, the offerings by these artists display the beauty, versatility and sense of adventure that marks today’s contemporary crafts scene. Select images are displayed at http://www.pendletonarts.org/exhibits.

Malini Gupta ‘08, had two Broadsides accepted in the show “Broadsided: The Intersection of Art And Literature,” at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland. The show was reviewed in The Oregonian in October. http://www.23sandy.com/Broadsided/artists/catalog.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2009/09/23_sandy_gallery_hosts_two_exh.html

Beth Robinson(Book Arts ‘08) had a piece accepted in the “Dia de Los Muertos” Exhibition at Guardino Gallery in Portland, OR. (http://www.guardinogallery.com