Gabriella Soraci in "Fresh Air" Exhibit in Idaho

Gabriella Soraci, instructor in 2D Basic Design and Drawing, has a painting in "Fresh Air: A Regional Exhibiton of Emerging Artists" at the Visual Arts Center at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.  The exhibition runs from January 28 to February 25; the opening reception is on January 28, 6:00-8:00 pm.

From the Visual Arts Center website: "Fresh Air is an exhibition of contemporary visual art juried by Courtney Gilbert, Curator of Visual Arts at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Emerging artists from Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming were invited to submit artwork for consideration and 36 artworks by 27 artists were selected from nearly 300 entries from throughout the region."

The Visual Arts Center website is :  http://artdept.boisestate.edu/VAC/  For more information, contact Gabriella Soraci at LCC:  541-463-5774.

"Scarf and Wood Beam on Table," 28" x 26," Oil on Canvas, 2010

40 Years of Excellence - LCC Art Gallery 40th Anniversary Exhibition - Opens January 3

The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present 40 Years of Excellence: LCC Art Gallery 40th Anniversary Exhibition. The exhibition will feature the works of past instructors who were part of the 40 years of excellence showcased through out the years at the LCC Art Gallery.

This exhibition will include work by the following artists: Harold Hoy, Craig Spilman, Joyce Kommer, Walter Stevens, David Joyce, Kacey Joyce, Nancy Hoskins, Bob Prokop, Bets Cole, Bruce Dean, Thomas Rubick, Tom Rohr, Walt O’Brien, Margaret Coe, John Bauguess, Monique Belitz, Glen Diseth, Gary Stanfield, Lynn Wiley, Dan White, Roger McAlister, DeAnna Douglas, Alda Saunders, and Marilyn Robert.

In the past forty years, the LCC Art Gallery has brought to the local area over 400 exhibitions and has been a constant in the Eugene art community. Please join us in celebrating this incredible milestone.

The show runs from January 3rd to January 27th. A reception will be held on January 18th from 5:30 to 7:30. The reception is free and open to the public. The gallery is located in Building 11 on LCC's main campus, 4000 E. 30th Avenue. There is no charge for admission. The Art and Applied Design Department phone number is 541-463-5409.

 

The image is of faculty in Art and Applied Design Department from the early 1970s.  Photo courtesy of the Lane Community College Archives.

Andy Salzman in Italy

Andy Salzman, sculpture and ceramics instructor at Lane, has work in two exhibits in Italy this fall and winter.  Salzman has sculpture in KOSAKAOS: dis harmonies in art (KOSAKAOS: Disharmony in Art), an exhibit at the Fonderia Delle Arti in Rome, November 19 - December 19.

Andy had ceramic work in Keramikos 2010 (Ceramics 2010) at the Artidec Gallery in Bracciano, Italy, September 18-October 17.

More information and images of Salzman's work can be found at:  http://andreassalzman.blogspot.com/

 

Inclusion and Distillation: Black and White

Inclusion and Distillation: Black and White is at the Jacobs Gallery at the Hult Center and features works by printmaker Susan Lowdermilk, fiber artist Marilyn Robert, and painter Satoko Motouji. The exhibition runs from May 7 to June 12; the Artists' Insight Talk will be on Friday, May 7, 3:30-4:30 pm; the Opening Reception and First Friday Artwalk will be on Friday, May 7, 5:30-8:30 pm.

The Jacobs Gallery is located on the lower level of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 12:00-4:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, and one hour prior and during all Hult Center performances. For information: http://www.jacobsgallery.org/ or 541.684.5635.

Faculty Art Exhibition at the Airport Gallery

Lane Community College Faculty Art Exhibition "a show on the go..." will be on display at The Gallery at the Eugene Airport during April, May and June of 2010. The exhibition features art by faculty in the Art and Applied Design Department in a variety of medium such as oil painting, watercolor, ceramics, sculpture, photography, and printmaking.

The Gallery at the Airport is a permanent space for exhibitions of visual art and artifacts reflecting the the artistic and cultural resources of the region. The focus has been on presenting original work of local and regional artists. The Gallery is located on the second floor landing of the Eugene Airport terminal building. http://www.flyeug.com/

The sculpture "Shell" is by Ellen Tykeson.

Robert Adams - "Landscapes" at Goldworks in March

Robert Adams, LCC art instructor, is having a solo art show throughout March at Goldworks Jewelry Art Studio. The theme of the show is "Landscapes from the Vermont Studio Center," where Adams had a residency in the fall of 2009, assisted by travel funding from the Art department.

The opening reception will be Friday March 5th, 4:30 to 7:30 pm, and is a stop on on the First Friday Artwalk. Adams will be there to talk about the work, with Kate Ali, LCC sculpture instructor, who is leading the art walk. There will also be wine tasting by the Sineann Winery that evening.

Goldworks is located at 169 E. Broadway in Eugene, Oregon. http://goldworksart.com/ Goldworks is open 10 am - 5:30 pm weekdays, and 10-4 on Saturdays.

The works depicted here are: Crane and Mill, Sandbag Weir, Construction Dam, and Rooftop before the Rain.

Susan Lowdermilk - Augen Print Invitational - March 3-27

Susan Lowdermilk has work in the March Print Exhibition at the Augen Gallery in Portland. The show runs from March 3 to 27. Works in the exhibit are by print artists: Sheryl Funkhouser, Paul Gentry, Guo Nan, Wendy Kahle, Stephen Leflar, Susan Lowdermilk, Nicole Rawlins, John Saling, Michael Southern, Margaret van Patten, Wang Gongyi and Christy Wyckoff.
The Preview Reception is on Wednesday, March 3, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The First Thursday Opening is on March 4, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Lowdermilk's print "The Uncertainty of a Sure Thing" (detail), 2009, copper engraving, 4 x 5" is shown on the exhibit postcard, center column, second from the top.

The Augen Gallery DeSoto is located at 716 NW Davis Street, Portland, OR 97209. Telephone: 503.546.5056; website: www.augengallery.com