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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
Ashland Gallery Association June 2017 Art Exhibits
Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, June 2nd from 5 to 8 pm!
Stroll the galleries and take in all of the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this free year-round community event, filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and lively conversation!
For more information about all of our exhibits and to download the June Gallery Tour map, please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com
AGA Spotlight Exhibits
June 2017
Oak Leaf Studio
 Leif Trygg, “Zabriski Point Death Valley,” acrylic on canvas, 1971 Five Decade Retrospective
For the month of June Oak Leaf Studio is hosting a retrospective of the work of Ashland artist Leif Trygg. In a nod to the past, the show features drawings, paintings and mixed media created since 1966 until today. Known for his landscapes of Ashland and Southern Oregon, Leif Trygg began his career as a graphic artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. He started and ran an advertising design firm that thrived helping high tech startups in the Silicon Valley area.
He later worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for several technology companies as well as retailers. Since moving to Ashland in 2006, Leif has focused on creating his own fine art. In 2014 he opened Oak Leaf Studio as a place to produce art as well as showcase it.
In a nod to the future, on First Friday, June 2, from 5pm to 8pm, Oak Leaf Studio is proud to host Nan’s Raw Goods, our partner during A Taste of Ashland. Nan produces raw, vegan, gluten-free food that is incredibly flavorful. Our personal favorites are the White Chocolate Vanilla Bean Truffles and the Orange Ginger Glazed Donut Holies. Other popular flavors include Raspberry Pepperonis, Oh Snap! Ginger Balls! and Lime & Coconut Macaroonies. To learn more, go to nansrawgoods.com.
Oak Leaf Studio is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 11am to 3pm. The Studio is located behind the 1908 garage at the end of a long brick driveway at 247 Oak Street, between the Hanson Howard gallery and Ashland Art Works.
Hanson Howard Gallery
JOHN & ROBIN GUMAELIUS, sculpture & ROBERT SCHLEGEL, paintings
 Robert Schlegel, “River Houses,” acrylic on canvas This June we will be featuring the work of collaborative sculptors, Robin & John Gumaelius and painter, Robert Schlegel.
John & Robin Gumaelius create ceramic and mixed media assemblage sculptures, which stretch the bounds of imaginative figures, embracing the theatrical and whimsical. Robert Schlegel combines strong lines and structure, with bold color in his paintings which often include dwellings and birds. Join us for an artist reception on First Friday, June 2nd 5-8 p.m. Show runs June 1st- July 4th.
Robin and John Gumaelius, collaborating artists and husband and wife, create animated human and birdlike sculptures. They combine ceramic, steel and wood as they form highly inventive sculptures that are often comical or bizarre.
Bob Schlegel creates images that possess tension between the representational and the abstract. He paints in the studio and plein aire from preliminary sketches in charcoal, pencil and oil pastel and takes reference photographs as necessary. Drawing is the foundation for his work, he is tenacious with the sketch whether it be life-drawing session or in the field. Through line, contrast, texture, color and composition he explores form and shape where things in the natural world and things that are made by man collide.
Ashland Art Works
“In Full Bloom” – Suzanne Etienne, paintings & Cheryl Kempner, clay and metal
 Crazy Birds, ceramics by Cheryl Kempner Suzanne is known for her vibrant and colorful paintings of summer cottages, vistas, farms, fowl, or woodland creatures. In this June’s gallery show, “In Full Bloom,” Etienne will showcase the beguiling beauty of flowers, in vases, teapots or gardens, incorporating bold patterns, fabrics, and wallpapers – All bringing humor and joy to her work!
Cheryl has hand-built fun clay flowers that can hang on walls inside or outdoors. Each piece has been fired in the kiln to over 2000 degrees. She has also been exploring cutting metal with a plasma torch. Both clay and metal flowers have been incorporated into rusted steel art pieces for the garden. Of course, Cheryl’s “Crazy Birds and Friends” will add whimsy and bright colors to this show.
Please visit Ashland Art Works and delight in the unique work of fourteen local artists. Stroll through our 5 galleries on the property and see woodworking, functional clay, wire sculpture, assemblage, paintings, woven textiles, garden art, silks, photography, jewelry, cards and more.
Photographers’ Gallery
Eyes of the Wild, featuring Dan Elster
 Photograph by Dan Elster Dan Elster, a local wildlife photographer and new member of The Photographers’ Gallery At The Ashland Art Center is the featured artist in June and showing images of raptors.
Dan Elster was born in Chicago. In his old life, he was the manager of his brother’s food distribution business on the west side of Chicago. Several years ago, Dan and his wife, Patty took a leap of faith … they quit their jobs, sold their home and hit the road. Patty took a job as a travel nurse, while Dan pursued a dream career in wildlife photography.
Dan’s subjects are completely wild (no captive or “staged” shots) and it’s important to him that people know that. There is something different about wild creatures; you can see it in their eyes – to them, every day is a struggle, just to survive.
Dan hopes you can see and feel the wild in these photographs. The hawk’s eye is being protected by its nictitating membrane (a secondary, translucent eyelid that does not affect the hawks vision). Great horned owl’s eyes are proportionally amongst the largest of any terrestrial creatures on earth. Eyesight is critical for the survival of both.
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Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, May 5th, from 5 to 8 pm!
Stroll the galleries and take in all of the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Hop on the Allaboard Trolley for a fun ride around town and out to the Schneider Museum of Art.
Enjoy this free year-round community event, filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and lively conversation!
For more information about all of our exhibits and to download the May Gallery Tour map, please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com
Studio A.B.
Bruce Bayard: Video Projections
Bruce Bayard continues his exploration into time-based imagery with video collages created for installations and performances. The video compositing process he uses is similar to that of the Photoshop process used in all his still images, interjecting stressed surfaces and multiple layers of interacting images. The resulting video clips are further combined in a program that randomly selects and runs portions of the clips in constantly changing sequence.
This batch of work contrasts trains, airplanes, forests and calm water surfaces. No soundtrack exists for the videos, but are created improvisationally in the moment using a Buchla Music Easel, and additional modular electronic sound sources.
During the First Friday Artwalk the projections will run continuously, with a combination of pre-recorded and improvisational soundscapes.
Image caption: “Airplane,” video still by Bruce Bayard
Ashland Art Works
Michael Gibson’s Paintings
This month Ashland Art Works features new work by Michael Gibson: Surrealistic “Winescapes” with homage to Dali and Chirico. “I had fun with this series,” says Gibson. “I got into their heads, appreciating the originality of their compositions, use of color and love of life.
Michael’s style is unique and at the same time inspired by works of post-impressionist artists. He received his BFA from Houston Museum of Fine Arts and has worked as a designer, art director, and taught life drawing, illustration, painting, graphic design and photography at Art Institute of Houston and the Art Institute of Seattle.
5 GALLERIES AND THE SCULPTURE GARDEN:
As always, you will be more than pleased by our selection of Fine Art and Crafts.
- AAW is home to these outstanding local artists…
- Elin Babcock’s assemblage, jewelry, & paintings
- Marydee Bombick’s functional and garden pottery
- Suzanne Etienne’s joyful paintings
- Michael Gibson’s painting in post impressionists’ style
- Cheryl Kempner’s jewelry, garden art & Crazy Clay Birds
- Claudia Law’s textile creations
- Daniel Loch’s photography
- Bonnie Morgan’s decorative and functional pottery
- George Popa’s dimensional wire sculptures
- Lorene Senesac’s raku sculpture & wall reliefs
- Connie Simonsen’s handpainted silk scarves
- Angelique Stewarts functional and stylish weavings
- John Weston’s fine woodwork & cutting boards
Image caption: “Surrealistic Winescapes” by Michael Gibson
American Trails
Alebrije or Animalistas
In May, American Trails Gallery we will be featuring the woodcarving folk art out of Oaxaca, Mexico. Fanciful carvings called alebrije or were first done by artist Pedro Linares Lopez in Mexico City in the 1930’s. He made elaborate piñata’s, carnival masks and religious figures out of paper mache and cardboard. This caught the attention of prominent gallery owners who began to market the pieces. Diego Rivera and Frida Khalo began commissioning the fanciful alebrijes, which means monsters. Linares returned to Arrazola in Oaxaca and began sharing his designs with fellow artisans. Manuel Jimenez Ramirez was the first to carve the colorful creatures out of copal wood in the 1970’s. The art form exploded in the 1980’s with folk art galleries in the US becoming more and more interested. Today, there are three main villages that the carvers reside; Arrazola, the pueblo of Manuel, San Martin Tilcajete, and La Union Tejalapam. We are proud to have over 80 families represented in our gallery.
American Trails Gallery proudly features the art and crafts of the indigenous peoples of the America’s. Weavings from the Navajo’s and Zapotec’s, carvings from the Hopi, Zuni, Haida, Kwakiutl, Inuit and Oaxaca, ceramics from many of the pueblos in the Southwest, Acoma, San Ildefonso, Zuni, Cochiti and the Mata Ortiz of Mexico, handmade historic and contemporary jewelry from the Pueblos, Zuni, Santo Domingo, Navajos as well as from Taxco. The largest selection of Historic Basketry in the Pacific Northwest including Pomo, Maidu, Hoopa, Karok, Wintun, Shasta, Modoc and many more. We also feature Regional artists depicting the Wildlife and Landscapes of the area. When you purchase a gift from American Trails you are helping to support hundreds of families who are working hard to keep the traditional Arts and Crafts of their communities alive and well.
The American Trails Gallery which for 23 years was located at 250 East Main Street on the Plaza in Ashland is being reopened at a new location 250 East Main street.
Open 10 am to 6 pm everyday excluding holidays
Image caption: “Animalistas” woodcarving folk art
Hanson Howard Gallery
Wataru Sugiyama & Lewis Anderson, ceramic sculptures & digital photography
The influence of the aesthetics and imagery of Asian art will be strong in our May exhibition. Wataru Sugiyama slyly infuses a contemporary charm and, at times, humor into what we recognize as traditional Japanese motifs in his ceramic sculptures. Lewis Anderson digitally blends photographs of the Pacific Northwest into landscapes that exist in a world of his own invention but have distinctive undercurrents of traditional woodblock landscapes. Large in scale, at times up to 80” wide, these landscapes have the ability to draw you in and hold you. Show runs May 4th-30th. Join us for an artist reception on First Friday, May 5th, 5-8 p.m.
Wataru Sugiyama has cultivated an appreciative audience for the Haniwa type imagery in his sculpture. Elements of Japanese history and mythology are almost the exclusive focus of Wataru’s creations. He interprets imaginary and existing objects and gives them a modern twist by bringing his personal vision to these subjects. His sculptures are truly inspirational, have a powerful presence, sense of humor, and make a strong impression on his viewers. Besides historical elements, extremely fine detail and exquisite facial expressions are featured on his sculptures.
Lewis Anderson accurately describes his art as being somewhere between photography and painting, somewhere between East and West, somewhere between contemporary and ancient. The images invite the viewer to explore quiet moments in diverse landscapes full of light and shadow and symbology. An ancient river winds through tall foreign mountains, full of soft golden light and blue fog. A single silhouetted figure in a small boat appears to be slowly rowing into the unknown in one of the three scroll-like panels of Boatman. This timeless image, like the others in Lewis Anderson’s Dynasty collection, emanates a strong sense of peace, solitude and mystery.
Image caption: “Boatman,” digital print on aluminum by Lewis Anderson
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Ashland Gallery Association Spotlight Exhibits – April 2017
Art and Soul Gallery
“The Wanderer” Oil Paintings by Diana Wright
Grab your keys and go….from a San Francisco luncheon to sun-drenched Cayucos and then to a cool, mist filled day in Bandon, Oregon, I have marveled at the endless beauty of the world. The landscape renews us, brings us joy and hope in a time filled with anxious thoughts and feelings. Yes, we are sorrowful at the shrinking of the natural world. We stagger at the perils of over civilization, pollution, global warming, the shrinking of animal habitats, the acidification of the oceans, (to name a few), as they loom over our lives in an endless stream of fear. However, the joy of creating seems to transcend my fear. As I paint, I am in prayerful reverence for nature and I hope to communicate love, joy, and transcendent hope.
Shepherds Dream
“Grape Expectations” Watercolor paintings by Kay Myer
For artist Kay Myer, watercolors have always been her creative source, allowing her to explore the endless possibilities this medium allows. Passionate about the colorful, loose, interpretive styling her brushstrokes achieve, “Grape Expectations,” showcases her vivid watercolor images.
As an active member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, Kay has also won recognition in international art challenges and been taught by world famous watercolorist, Jean Haines.
Kay was born in Denmark and adopted by an American couple and lived her earlier years in Blodget and now the Rogue Valley, Oregon.
She is joined by the Mt. Shasta Artist/Singer/Songwriter, Joshua Jerue on guitar, toffee treats, together with additional surprises. Join in on the fun, and register for our free monthly drawing. For more information, see our event’s page and Kay Myer’s listings on Facebook, or call: 541-941-0855.
Gallerie Karon
Artist as Poet
Who knew that so many artists are also poets (and the other way around!)? This month’s show at Gallerie Karon has more than 10 artist/poets!
We’ll feature Steve Dieffenbacher’s sketchbooks from his trail walks and new photographs paired with his poetry. Johan Bernstein will show his fantastic photographs from their recent trip to Jerusalem. Rebecca Gabriel will show her lovely portraits. Both artists will incorporate new poetry. Liz Shepherd presents new Sumi-e ink drawings with her own poems and translations of Zen poetry.
Of course there will be poetry books in our new poetry corner you can purchase and have signed.
Photographers’ Gallery (Ashland Art Center)
“Streets” Featuring Leonard Lee
Leonard Lea is a local Ashland photographer who loves to travel and visits locations away from the beaten path. His show, Streets, opens April 7th during the First Friday Art Walk at The Photographers’ Gallery At The Ashland Art Center.
Streets captures spontaneous images of local people and happenings in the streets of their own Mexican town or village. Leonard shows us a fleeting, un-posed glimpse into everyday life. A world traveler, recent trips have taken him to Japan, France, Italy, Switzerland, England, Wales, and Scotland, as well as Mexico.
The image, “Flower Girl” was taken on a recent trip to Ajijic, Mexico. Please join Leonard, a member of The Photographers Gallery, located in the Ashland Art Center during First Friday Art Walk on April 7, 2017.
Featured Musician: Martin Ball, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Martin Ball is a local Ashland-based musician, performer and multi-instrumentalist who is active both as a solo artist and as the musical half of the duo, Fractal Love Jam, with his wife and vocalist, Jessalynn Jones.
Ashland Gallery Association
Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, April 7th, from 5 to 8 pm!
Stroll the galleries and take in all of the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this free year-round community event, filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and lively conversation!
For more information about all of our exhibits and to download the April Gallery Tour map, please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com
“Spotlight Exhibits” and April Gallery Tour Map:
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Ashland Gallery Association – March Spotlight Exhibits
Ashland Art Center
Upstairs Featured Artists: Susanne Petermann & Darlene Southworth Techno-color
With watercolor and collage, Susanne Petermann and Darlene Southworth create landscapes not visible to the unaided eye: parts hidden inside machines and computers, interiors of plants and animals, and outer space. Thus the images appear abstract though they are actually representational
Featured Photographer: Julie Bonney Delicate Beauty
Julie Bonney is a widely traveled local photographer who will be sharing a selection from her recent work, “Delicate Beauty” during March. Favorite photography subjects for many are flowers. They speak the language of the heart touching us in ways that open us to the natural world. However, the challenge is to showcase them in ways that are less common and create a desire in the viewer to stop and take them in. Photography workshops can be a source of inspiration when things feel stagnant. To learn some new techniques, Julie participated in a flower photography workshop last September. Using tulle, lace, optic choices, shallow depth of field, multiple exposures and more unusual angles of perspective she immersed herself in the joy of rekindling her love of floral photography.
Featured Musician: Iconoplasty
Iconoplasty is a complex stew of electronic beats, surf guitar riffs, ambient noise and appropriated pop choruses, all courtesy of multi-instrumentalist, Josh Gross.
 “Hibiscus,” photograph by Julie Bonney AGA Annual Student Art Show
March First Friday will have a very special added attraction when the Ashland Gallery Association celebrates student art. Alongside art by well-known local, regional and national artists, galleries and businesses will feature works by budding young student artists from the Art Department of Ashland High School.
During the First Friday Art Walk, and throughout the month of March, visitors to AGA galleries will be inspired by the creativity and uniqueness of the art made by these young artists. There will be paintings, drawings, mixed media, and special jewelry pieces, as well as photography on display.
Participating galleries include: Art & Soul Gallery, Ashland Art Works, Ashland Natural Medicine, Hanson Howard Gallery, Nimbus, Studio AB, Liquid Assets Wine Bar, Summit+Fields, as well as The Web-sters.
These galleries will host the following local high school students: Nicole Sagal, Kyra Smith, Mayla Sumner, Cross Harris, Nicholas Morris, Lillian Ljungkvist, Eamon Morris, Charlie Burr, Sonora Jessup, Felix Knowlton, Eva Berg, Cora Stonewood, JD Miller, Salus True, Lyric Sylvan, Lukail Reece-Sullivan, Mina DeVore, Enya Cochran, Tatiana Cegin-Wagner, Cedar Taulbee, Izzy Duval, Adriana Bohn, Ayla Prusko, Jasmine Risser, Rachel Porter, Merlin Skye, and Calin Grimm.
All are invited and the community is encouraged to support these emerging artists by visiting the galleries. View and download the March Art Walk map at:
www.ashlandgalleries.com
 2016 Student Show artist, Sophie Birch-Bridges Schneider Museum of Art
Trolley Fun, Exhibitions, Student Open Studios, and Book Reading this First Friday
This upcoming First Friday, March 3, ride the Allaboard Trolley to visit downtown galleries and the art happenings at Southern Oregon University. Exhibitions can be viewed in the Schneider Museum of Art Museum, the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) Galleries, and the Fine Art students’ Private Open Studios until 8:00 PM. The Museum is hosting a book reading by local author Michael Neimann at 5:00 PM.
University parking behind the Museum will be made available to the public starting at 4:00 PM. The Allaboard Trolley will shuttle patrons to and from the Museum to the downtown Ashland area between 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM – a generous amount of time to visit the Museum, the student studios and Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) Galleries, and then visit your favorite Ashland galleries, studios, restaurants and more. There will be three stops on the Trolley route, the Schneider Museum of Art, A Street between 5th and 6th Streets, and the Plaza by the Fountains. Wine will be generously poured within the Museum and the hours will be extended until 8:00 PM.
At 5:00 PM, local author Michael Niemann will read from his latest thriller, Illicit Trade. Neimann grew up in a small town in Germany, seven miles from the Dutch border. Crossing that border often at a young age sparked in him a curiosity about the larger world. He studied political science at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität and international studies at the University of Denver. During his academic career, he focused on Southern Africa and frequently spent time in the region. After taking fiction writing courses from his colleagues at Trinity College, he embarked on a different way to write about the world. He currently teaches in the International Studies Program at SOU.
On view at the Schneider Museum of Art is Shapes of Curiosity, the SOU Creative Arts Faculty Exhibition curated by Kelly Worman to complement the Southern Oregon University Center for the Humanities 2016-2017 Campus Theme. Featured Southern Oregon University Creative Arts faculty artists include: David Bithell, Cody Bustamante, Garrick Imatani, Miles Inada, Kyle Peets, Max Reinhardt, Margaret L. Sjogren, Robin Strangfeld, and Summer Ventis.
 Allaboard Trolley Coming April 29th & 30th!
A Taste of Ashland
Celebrating its twenty-eighth year, the Ashland Gallery Association’s signature fund-raising event, A Taste of Ashland is on Saturday and Sunday, April 29th and 30th, from noon to 4p.m. Foodies and wine connoisseurs from all along the west coast follow a map to 17 galleries, to discover Ashland’s best restaurants and the region’s best wines while enjoying the local visual arts.
AllAboard Trolley will offer rides to all galleries, but most are within walking distance. Tickets are limited to ensure the event is not over crowded.
For tickets and more information about A Taste of Ashland 2017 visit: atasteofashland.com or call 541-488-0178
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Ashland Gallery Association February 2017 Art Exhibits
Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts and visit the Ashland Gallery Association February 2017 Art Exhibits during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, February 3rd, from 5 to 8 pm!
Stroll the galleries and take in all of the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this free year-round community event, filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and conversation with other art enthusiasts!
Pick up a Gallery Tour Map at any member gallery, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, or download off of our website to tour the Ashland Gallery Association February 2017 Art Exhibits. For more information about all of the exhibits please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com
Ashland Gallery Association February Spotlight Exhibits
Shepherd’s Dream
The Flock
 “Spring with Lambs” by Suzanne Etienne Ashland artist Suzanne Etienne and her student “flock” will charm us with their depictions of adorable woolen creatures. Suzanne Etienne is best known for her vivid, impressionistic paintings of the American countryside, farm animals, European street scenes and stunning still life florals. Participating artists from her weekly painting class include: Bette Haberlach, Dottie Palamara, Sally Davies, Joyce Feigner, Susan Pottish, Lilywood, Linda Croft, Mary Hoskins, Jody Palzer and Mindy Carpenter. Music, refreshments and visual treats await you.
Gallerie Karon
East Meets East
Gallerie Karon celebrates The Year of the Rooster! Come shop the exotic
Bazaars of the Eastern World: art, antiques, iconic figures, furniture and jewelry. Countries represented include Japan, China, Afghanistan, Tibet, Nepal and more. Clothing from many countries will be featured, including handmade scarves and jackets by Diane Lea, constructed from antique kimono fabrics, as well as her collages.
On First Friday, February 3rd, Zahara and her musicians will perform from 5:30 to 7pm.
Join us in celebrating the Year of the Rooster!
Hanson Howard Gallery
Betty LaDuke: Border Crossings & Bountiful Harvest
 “Migrant Dreams 2,”acrylic on wood panel, Betty LaDuke Betty LaDuke’s 65-year career as an artist has spanned continents focusing on concerns of the human condition. Informed and inspired by Mexican muralists, LaDuke’s panels stand on their own in style and purpose. While often speaking to the trials that humans face, there is also a celebration of spirit present in each large, vibrantly painted panel.
February’s exhibition at Hanson Howard Gallery will include giclee prints from the original panels of Betty LaDuke’s series, “Bountiful Harvest” as well as a current series titled “Border Crossings” and beginning sketches of a new project underway concerning the water protectors at Standing Rock, which will all be available for purchase. We will also have several new original panels from “Border Crossings” on view but not available for purchase at this time.
Beginning by spending time sketching activities on the local farms, the panels of Bountiful Harvest, From Land to Table illustrate and celebrate the workers who plant, tend and harvest our food here in the Rogue Valley.
Border Crossings is a symbolic portrayal of the emotional anguish experienced by mothers, children and families as they desperately seek refuge from violence, hunger and despair. In these panels mothers both embrace their children and let go, as the future of their sons and daughters is uncertain. But the mothers continue to hope for better life opportunities for their children.
Join us for an artist’s reception Friday, February 3rd from 5-8 p.m.
Art and Soul Gallery
“Journeys of the Heart”- Paintings by John Lambie
 “Contemplating the Universe,” painting by John Lambie “This showing represents the last 4 years of my journey into painting. The subject of my paintings are varied and include landscapes (such as Highland Sunset, Big Moon Over Skye, Camo Aspen, or Dessert Heat), personal experiences such as my responses to my son’s passing during this time (Contemplating the Universe, and Passing Over), and abstracts that capture emotional responses as well (Tiffany Glass, Father and Son, Crystal Cave).
“In this art form, emotion is expressed by me through the use of deep and dramatic color. As with my life, my journey focuses on the positive, and dwells in hope, even in a piece entitled Scar Tissue. My goal is for each viewer to experience an emotional response of their own. Of course, the secondary goal of all artists, is for the viewer to want to have that emotional response every time they view the painting in their own home.”
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Ashland Gallery Association Featured Gallery Exhibits January 2017
AGA Spotlight Exhibits January 2017
 “Snow Moon” watercolor by Pamela Haunschild Art & Soul Gallery
“Winter Expressions” paintings by Art & Soul Gallery Artists
Take away the winter chill with Art & Soul Gallery Artists January show: “Winter Expressions” which will be exhibited from December 31 through January 30, 2017. Please join us for a warm evening at our opening reception on Friday, January 6, 2017, from 5-8 PM, with Fine Art, Music and refreshments.
We have 15 Artists represented, with their visual interpretations of winter. Included will be watercolor, oil, pastel and acrylic expressions of the Winter Season. You will be treated to a variety of mediums, styles and subjects. We will have landscapes, interior scenes, and abstracts. Art & Soul Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM – 5 PM and Sunday 12 – 4PM.
Photographers Gallery (Ashland Art Center)
A Panoramic Point Of View with Photographer John Kirk
 “The Guardians” photograph by John Kirk Award-winning photographer John Kirk is displaying a retrospective of his favorite panoramic images as Featured Photographer for January at The Photographers’ Gallery at the Ashland Art Center.
He searches for unusual and dynamic landscapes and his travels have
taken him to the Lavender fields of Sequim, WA, the farm lands of Oregon and the Red Rock Country of the Southwest.
John has shown his work and taken the top awards at many fine art shows throughout the West.
Featured Musician: Generation Jones will be performing from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.
Generation Jones, the father and son duet of Jeffrey and Julian Jones play a variety of music based mostly around the Celtic traditions on guitar, fiddle and vocals but, they often throw a few surprises in their sets including old-time, Klezmer, classic rock and surf tunes.
 Hand Woven Scarf by Angelique Stewart Ashland Art Works
New Artists at Ashland Artworks
January will feature a Group Show of artists at Ashland Art Works on Oak Street. Come welcome new artists, Bonnie Morgan and Angelique Stewart. Bonnie is a potter with a delightful diversity of works – and who loves teapots! Angelica makes beautifully woven scarves, table toppers, small gift bags and much more.
Winter Hours: In January and February AAW will be open from 11 AM to 3 PM on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The galleries will be closed from January 8th thru the 31st and opening again February 1st.
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Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts – view Ashland Gallery Association December Art Exhibits during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, December 2nd, from 5 to 8 pm!
Stroll the Ashland Gallery Association December art exhibits in galleries around town and take in all of the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this year-round free community event, filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and conversation with other art enthusiasts! Pick up a Gallery Tour Map at any member gallery, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, or download off of our website. For more information about all of the exhibits please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.comHappy Holidays!
Ashland Gallery Association Spotlight Exhibits
December 2016
Photographers’ Gallery (Ashland Art Center)
David Lorenz Winston
 “NYC Joy,” photograph by David Lorenz Winston David Lorenz Winston is an award-winning, internationally recognized photographer based in Talent, Oregon. A selection of his photographs, to include “NYC Joy”, will be on display at The Photographers Gallery at the Ashland Art Center from December 2, 2016
David is particularly known for his images of trees. However, he is equally at home divulging ordinary moments in everyday life, moments that are often missed as we press ahead in our daily routines. The images David is featuring for the month of December demonstrate his skill at uplifting the ordinary moment in unexpected ways.
Hanson Howard Gallery
GALLERY ARTISTS SALON: Paintings, Prints, Sculpture and Ceramics Featuring Many of Our Gallery Artists
 Hanson Howard Gallery Keeping in the tradition of giving you an eyeful at the end of the year we will be featuring our gallery artists in salon style. Join us in showing appreciation to these artists for creating art that enhances our lives with work that draws us in and shares imagination, beauty, quietude, fancy, playfulness, curiosity, and craft.
Hanson Howard Gallery is Ashland’s oldest gallery and a classic showcase for established and emerging contemporary northwest artists. Working in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, ceramics and fine art prints their art encompasses a diversity of styles ranging from landscape to abstraction.
Our gallery artists include:
Christian Burchard :: John & Robin Gumaelius :: Jon Jay Cruson :: Noriko Sugita :: Jhenna Quinn Lewis :: Robert Koch :: Penelope Dews :: Randall David Tipton :: Wataru Sugiyama :: John Dowling :: Sue Yamins :: Woodward Payne :: Robert De Voe :: Carol Ingram :: Vince Carl :: Claire Duncan :: Julia Janeway :: Bobbie Jansen :: Denise Kester :: Cathy Valentine :: Peter Van Fleet :: Aggie Zed :: Laurel Bustamante :: Pamela Kroll :: Baba Wagué Diakité :: Bobbie Jansen :: Denise Kester :: Gabriel Mark Lipper :: Sara Swink
Ashland Art Center
Three Dimensional Printmade Jewelry by Tiffany Hokanson
 Copper necklace by Tiffany Hokanson Tiffany Hokanson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Printmaking. Her work always tells a rich story using layers of line and texture. Recently, she began applying her copper etching and metal work experience to jewelry fabrication. Her jewelry and 3-dimensional prints will be on sale through December, just in time for the holidays. Come downstairs and visit me in Studio #6B
Ashland Art Center Upstairs Featured Artists
Carolee Buck
Carolee has a lot of fun with her artwork. Art gives her a positive way of looking at the world and sharing her vision with others. Sometimes whimsical sometimes more serious, Carolee paints scenes of Ashland, scenes around the world, and scenes in her heart and head. Slowing down and observing carefully … or just doodling her art suits her many moods. At home and traveling she observes and interacts with her surroundings, buildings, landscapes, animals, trees, people. She works in pen and ink and watercolor, as well as oil on canvas.
Donna Hertz
Living a joyful and meaningful life is the greatest challenge and blessing of all—and teaching, painting, writing and traveling have allowed me a passionate existence. From Here to There embodies movement from one specific moment in life to the next and is symbolic of many of the journeys I have had—some difficult, with long and winding roads, and detours that have often more interesting than the intended destination.
Visit Carol and Donna in Studio #10
Featured Gallery Artists
New original art by Liza Hamilton and Denise Kester. Featuring sculpted felted wool and mixed media monoprints.
Ashland Art Works
Winter Wonders: Holiday Gift Show at Ashland Art Works
 Ceramic vase by Cheryl Kempner Give this Holiday season a more meaningful touch with gifts created by local artists. The artists at Ashland Art Works have been busy designing unique holiday creations sure to delight your friends, family, and—of course—yourself!
Drop by on First Friday to wander our sculpture garden under starlit skies, meet the artists, and visit our five beautiful galleries where you’ll find:
- Elin Babcock’s Assemblage, Jewelry, & Paintings
- Marydee Bombick’s Functional and Garden Pottery
- Debbie Earley’s fused glass jewelry, functional bowls and plates
- Michael Gibson’s Painting in post impressionists’ style
- Andrew Jones’ Burl Tea Trays, Tables
- Cheryl Kempner’s Jewelry, Garden Art & Crazy Clay Birds
- Claudia Law’s Textile Creations
- Daniel Loch’s Photography
- George Popa’s Dimensional Wire Sculptures
- Lorene Senesac’s Raku Sculpture & Wall Reliefs
- Connie Simonsen’s Handpainted Silk Scarves
- Annette Trujillo’s Jewelry, Nature Photo Cards & Prints
- John Weston’s Fine Woodwork & Cutting Boards
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Ashland Gallery Association November 2016 Art Exhibits
Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts and feast your eyes on the Ashland Gallery Association November 2016 Art Exhibits during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, November 4th, from 5 to 8 pm!
Pick up a Gallery Tour Map for the Ashland Gallery Association November 2016 Art Exhibits at any member gallery, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, or download from the bottom of this page. For more information about all of the exhibits please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com
AGA Spotlight Exhibits
November 2016
Studio AB
Bruce Bayard: The Disintegration Series and Broken Trains
Studio A.B November 4–30, 2016
 Bruce Bayard: The Disintegration Series No. 02, 2016 archive print Two new series of digital image collages by Ashland artist Bruce Bayard are on display November at Studio A.B. Both series are photographic based with layers of texture to evoke something beyond the surface image.
The Disintegration Series is comprised of images that start with a poor-quality photograph, which is then combined with layers of texture to further damage its appearance. Snapshots taken from a moving car, landscapes under high-noon sunlight, and thoroughly undramatic seascapes are eroded and defaced to evoke deteriorating memories of metaphoric places.
Broken Trains are extremely wide panoramas of the box cars and freight cars that roll slowly through the Ashland Railroad District. The panoramas are not continuous but rather successive multiple quick-shutter stills combined to create a disjunct view, making quick jumps between shots. Five sequential images are then combined with multiple layers of abstract textures to reconnect the images with a new kind of visual rhythm.
Studio A.B is at 621 A Street in Ashland. The exhibit runs through the end of November.
Schneider Museum of Art
Art on Paper: 10 Women Artists
 Polly Apfelbaum, Lover’s Leap III, 2004, Monoprint, 47 x 47 inches The Schneider Museum of Art is excited to present a new exhibition, Art on Paper: 10 Women Artists from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation featuring the works of ten internationally renowned female artists. Please join us on Thursday, October 27, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM for a public opening reception of the exhibition.
Art on Paper: 10 Women Artists celebrates the prominence of ten women artists. The exhibition will feature works by Polly Apfelbaum, Jennifer Bartlett, Louise Bourgeois, Ann Hamilton, Louise Nevelson, Judy Pfaff, Kiki Smith, Pat Steir, Sarah Sze, and Barbara Takenaga. These artists have broken beyond the glass ceiling and blazed trails for many artists working today. Each has contributed to the conversation of art history in a major way and each has a genius to their sensibilities.
Scott Malbaurn, Schneider Museum of Art Director states: “History has shown us that women artists, as well as artists of diverse cultural backgrounds, have often been placed in the margins… What we have learned from going deeper into art history and mining work from these margins is that an uncounted number of women have created work that exemplifies our culture and time in which it outweighs the work of many their male counterparts.”
Gallerie Karon
Our Annual Show – Gifts by the Gifted
 Gallerie Karon We have just returned from a buying trip, so in addition to the work of over 30 artists, we have exotic gifts from around the world.
Gallerie Karon is a gallery unlike any other, and we have recently added small pieces of antique furniture that will fit anywhere in your home.
Come let us help you select gifts for everyone on your list. Affordable art, antiques, animals, jewelry, furniture, books, cards and so much more!
Image caption: Gallerie Karon
Art and Soul Gallery
“Serendipity” – Watercolor painting by Kay Myer
Watercolor unleashed by Kay Myer. Serendipity means, “good luck in finding valuable things unintentionally – making discoveries through chance.”
 “Hooters” Watercolor by Kay Myer “This is me! It best describes my daily painting journey in watercolor, as I never paint from a photograph for a realistic transfer. What evolves is what I have seen or felt, not what I “know” is there.”
“Although I have painted for many years and my work hangs in many states in the USA and also internationally, I don’t have a long summary of credentials to list. My accolades are the countless daily hours of the pure joy of painting and the inner peace has been my ultimate reward. What a crown to wear!”
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Ashland Gallery Association October 2016 Art Exhibits
Celebrate Ashland’s Visual Arts during the AGA First Friday Art Walk, October 7th, from 5 to 8 pm!
Stroll the galleries and take in all of the visual delights in downtown Ashland and the Historic Railroad District. Enjoy this year-round free community event, filled with spectacular artwork, live music, artist demonstrations, refreshments and conversation with other art enthusiasts!
Pick up a Gallery Tour Map at any member gallery, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, or download from the embedded pdf at the bottom of this post. For more information about all of the exhibits please visit: www.ashlandgalleries.com
Ashland Gallery Association October Spotlight Exhibits
Special Event!
Third Annual Ashland Open Studio Tour
October 8th and 9th – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Free arts event sponsored by the Ashland Gallery Association!
Join us the second weekend in October when a group of local professional artists open their private studio doors to the public for the Third Annual Ashland Open Studio Tour!
The Ashland Open Studio Tour is an inspiring self-guided arts tour brought to you by the Ashland Gallery Association. This year’s tour will guide visitors to 22 professional artist studios in Ashland and surrounding communities of Talent and Phoenix, while journeying through the beauty of the fall season.
Artists invite you to come see the creative processes behind our incredible and diverse arts community. There will be a variety of mediums from painting and drawing to metal, ceramics, and fiber arts, as well as scheduled demonstrations.
There is no admission fee to any of the studios on the tour. The Open Studio Tour is part of the Ashland Gallery Association’s efforts to promote the visual arts and arts education in Ashland and is made possible in part by grants from the City of Ashland and the Oregon Community Foundation
Pick up a Tour Map at any AGA Member Gallery, Ashland Chamber of Commerce, or download off the Ashland Studio Tour website (or below):
Visit: www.ashlandost.com or contact: [email protected]
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Center for the Visual Arts – Southern Oregon University
Third Annual Contemporary Mosaic Art Exhibition
September 19 to October 26
 Graffiti II, Mosaic by Ilse Cordoni CONTEMPORARY MOSAIC ART (CMA) is honored to bring together an international juried exhibition of mosaic art from September 19 to October 26, 2016, at The Center for Visual Arts, Thorndike and Retzlaff Galleries, Art Building, Southern Oregon University. The exhibition will be open to the public 10-4, Monday through Friday September 19 – October 26.
This extraordinary show will be on display for over a month and will coincide with the Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit to be held October 6-9, 2016. The galleries will be open extended hours during the CMA Summit weekend.
This juried exhibition invites us to enter the vast and creative world of both ancient and contemporary mosaic art. The works surprise us as we view traditional and non-traditional executed fine art mosaics which, incorporate innovative subject matter, techniques and material, allowing the mosaic to burst forth with subtle or aggressive movement, drawing us into the subject and illuminating clarity of the art and our own vision.
The mosaicist assembles small bits of stone, glass, pottery, and/or repurposed material and assembles them into an image, a feeling, a spirit, and a representation. Mosaic artists chop, cut, hammer and nip to create beauty out of those bits. It’s a beautiful order, a deliberate order, an order of the heart, of dreams, of unending skill and patience. These artists represent the world in ways that have never before been seen.
The artists represented in this exhibition have discovered their own artistic “voice” and use mosaic art to express their unique vision of the world around them. The mosaics presented in this exhibit are a delight to the eye and an inspiration to the soul.
Come join us for First Friday Art Walk on October 7, 5:00 to 8:00 PM at SOU Art Building for a chance to view this extraordinary show, meet the artists, purchase a piece of original mosaic art to take home and enjoy a little light refreshment.
Hanson Howard Gallery
Élan Chardin Gombart & Cathy Valentine, Abstract in Nature, acrylic and encaustic
Using elements and influence of the natural world around us as well as drawing from states of a more human nature, Cathy Valentine and Élan Chardin Gombart both create abstract work that present layers of floating shapes, colors and lines. While both artists incorporate hints and clues of objects or landscape, the where/what/how are given over to the reflection and imagination of the viewer.
CATHY VALENTINE
Cathy Valentine has been working with an encaustic process for several years. She builds up multiple layers of wax while drawing, staining and/or carving each layer to create a depth of transparency. The use of this material combines many disciplines; collage, printmaking imagery and sculptural qualities are seen in the final result.
 Élan Chardin Gombart, Screen l, acrylic on panel, 36″x42″ ÉLAN CHARDIN GOMBART
Élan received her BFA in visual design from the University of Oregon in 1995 via a circuitous route that included studies at The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR, Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and The University of New Mexico. Having worked extensively in photography and drawing, Élan has also explored bookbinding, letterpress printing, and currently, primarily works in mixed media painting.
Her most current paintings present colliding layers of colors and textures that hint at elements of landscape or micro/macro worlds existing simultaneously in a positive/negative relationship to each other.
Artist reception: First Friday, October 7th from 5-8 p.m. Show runs October 6th – November 1st
Oak Street Studio
Scenic Southern Oregon
 “On Howard’s Prairie Lake,” a new acrylic painting by Leif Trygg is featured at Oak Leaf Studio in October. Artist Leif Trygg expands both his medium and his viewpoint during First Friday, October 7 from 5pm to 8 pm at Oak Street Studio, 247 Oak Street between Hansen Howard and the Ashland Artworks.
The Studio will exhibit recent acrylic paintings of evocative scenes here in Southern Oregon. For the past year, Trygg has been painting exclusively in pastels, while prior efforts were composed with watercolors. “I like working with the texture of acrylics; the effects are more three-dimensional and the colors are more permanent than pastels,” says Trygg.
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