Image: Blue Mitchell

Blue Mitchell’s (‘05) “Evanescent Energy” series has been juried into The Light Factory’s “Third Juried Annuale” along with 5 other photographers . The exhibition runs April 19th - August 15, 2010 in Charolotte, NC with the opening reception held on May 22nd.  www.lightfactory.org 

Molly Dwyer Blake (‘05) is now living in Brooklin, Maine with husband Eric and son Cyrus running her own graphic design and web design business. http://www.mollybdesigns.com

Lori Mason (‘95) is happy to announce the launch of her new line of printed fabrics, The Shasta Collection, to be delivered to fabric stores nationwide in May. In Oregon, you will find her fabrics at A Common Thread, Portland, OR 503-624-7440, Jannilou Creations, Philomath, OR 541-929-3795, and Cotton Patch (in July), Keizer, OR 503-463-1880.  In addition, one of her quilts made from her new fabrics will be featured in the May ‘10 issue of Quilter’s Home Magazine and second quilt in the August ‘10 issue of McCall’s Quilting.  Check out her newly designed website at http://www.lorimasondesign.com/


Karen Bowdoin has been accepted into the MFA program at Azusa Pacific, and will be starting this July.
 

Image: Courtney Murphy

Courtney Murphy (Ceramics 04) was awarded the Lincoln Fellowship for her residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT.

Image: Gail Cunningham

Gail Cunningham (‘03) Has been accepted into a ten week residency program on the eastern coast of Ireland at Cow House Studios for the fall of 2010. At the conclusion of the residency she will be part of a two person show at the Wexford Center for the Arts. In early May, in collaboration with Sean Gilvey of Hudson Beach Glass and in conjunction with her opening there of cut paper work, Gail launched her first foray into the world of Interiors with a limited run of handmade glassware. A hundred signed tumblers featuring her designs. From March through September of 2012 she will have cut paper work on display in Philadelphia International Airport. You can view her work on her website http://www.gailcunningham.com

Ellen Goldschmidt’s (’00) window project titled “Poppy” incorporates 2- and 3-dimensional drawings. It is on view at Portland’s Blackfish Gallery, 420 NW 9th, May 2-29. Her one-person show, “Drawing Frames,” runs August 3-28 at Blackfish. First Thursday reception, August 5, 6pm-9pm. The work explores the metaphorical possibilities of the frame, combining painted images on canvas and charcoal rendered frames drawn directly on the gallery walls. Also in August, Goldschmidt participates in a group show at Seattle’s Gallery 110.


Danyelle Therese is currently part of a juried show at Wayne State University where she is attending, working on her masters degree. And, http://www.myartspace.com has chosen her to be one of their featured artists this month…..and her community has invited her to be a part of its annual spoken word event which involves the PBI. 

Image: Liv Rainey-Smith

Liv Rainey-Smith (‘08) has a woodcut print in Portland City Art’s A Rainy Day Wildfire show at Olympic Mills Commerce Center, 107 S.E. Washington St., Portland, OR, through May 28th. For more information please visit http://portlandcityart.org/2010/03/31/a-rainy-day-wildfire-omcc/. Liv has also been accepted into Portland Open Studios Tour and is looking forward to sharing her love of printmaking with the tour October 9, 10, 16 & 17.  http://www.portlandopenstudios.com

Image: Andrea Uliano

Andrea Uliano (‘98 metals) is a member of the Talisman Gallery in NE Portland on Alberta Street and will be showing there from this upcoming “Last Thursday” all month.