Ashland Gallery Association Art Exhibit Openings & Artist Receptions
First Friday Art Walk, May 3rd, from 5 to 8 PM
Stroll the galleries and take in the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this free year-round community event, filled with a diverse array of artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and lively conversation!
May Spotlight Exhibits
Hanson Howard
Sue Springer, ceramic sculpture & Robert Koch, paintings
Sue Springer creates quirky ceramic sculptures, which are mostly figurative, with a whimsy and freedom of unexpected combinations. Dreams, imagination and wonder combine with a response to the current world to tell the stories of these figures. Sue, founder of the former Illahe Studios and Gallery now lives and works in Seattle, Washington.
Gestural strokes and spontaneous marks collide with color blocks in Robert Koch’s narrative vignettes. Often prompted by found photographs, Koch takes the liberty to make his subjects humans or creatures inhabiting the same world. Having the appearance of quickness and even naiveté, Koch’s deft drawing skills mean each mark is playful and intentional at the same time
CVA Galleries (SOU)
Spring Exhibitions at the CVA Galleries
Opening Reception: Friday, May 3, 2019, 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments provided
Exhibition Dates: May 3rd – May 24th, 2019
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Retzlaff Gallery (Art Building):
When I Live My Dream, Anna McGrath, BFA Thesis Exhibition
Thorndike Gallery (Art Building):
The Company I Keep, Thomas Fisher, Capstone Exhibition
Meyer Memorial Gallery (Marion Ady Building):
Home Away from Home, Hayley Weak, Solo Exhibition
Art Department Chairs Gallery (Marion Ady Building):
Beautiful View, Magnificent Desolation, Patrick Vogel, Solo Exhibition
Boise-Cascade Gallery (Marion Ady Building):
On Form and Function, Rafael Ordorica, Solo Exhibition
JELD WEN Gallery (Marion Ady Building):
The Voice of the Art Students, Contemporary Drawing & Painting Art Class, Group Exhibition

Rafael Ordorica,Three Sisters, Ceramic
Anna McGrath, Untitled, Bead-embroidered cyanotype on denim
Thomas Fisher, Jeff, Oil Paint on canvas
Hayley Weak, Southwest, Linoleum Reduction Print
Rafael Ordorica,Three Sisters, Ceramic

Hayley Weak, Southwest, Linoleum Reduction Print
Photographers’ Gallery
Featuring John Christer Petersen
John Christer Petersen’s new show, Bouquet of Pink Tulips, opens on Friday, May 3rd at The Photographers’ Gallery At The Ashland Art Center.
John Christer Petersen, a local fine art photographer, primarily exhibits landscapes, seascapes and architecture from his worldly travels. Occasionally he focuses on floral and macro photography. John will exhibit a trilogy of macro images from a bouquet of pink tulips.
Studio 151
Guest Artist Jane Sterling
May at the studio features a joint show of mixed media figures and wall art by Elizabeth York and works by guest artist, Jane Sterling. Jane’s “Evolutionary Art” consists of antique Chinese wall panels renovated and embellished with collected jewels, gold glass beads, wood from Oregon and broken colored glass to enhance the black lacquer panels. Additional items in the show are mixed medium clay sculptures with bead adornments and custom earrings.
The Studio will be open on First Fridays 5:00 – 8:00 and Friday through Sunday from 11:00 – 2:30 through June.

Jane Sterling, Amethyst Dragon, mixed media
For more information about all of our exhibits and to download the May Gallery Tour map, please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com
Please see “Spotlight Exhibits” and May Gallery Tour Map:
Thank you for your support of the Visual Arts in our communities!
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