Rogue Gallery March 2019 Exhibits

Main Gallery Exhibit

 Adventures in Experience: Imaginative Works by Dianne Jean Erickson & Barbara Martin

March 1 – April 12, 2019

Reception, Friday, March 15, 5:30 – 8:00 pm

Portland artists, Dianne Jean Erickson and Barbara Martin create highly imaginative contemporary works.  Erickson creates encaustic monotypes and mixed media prints. Martin uses acrylic, oil pastel and pencil in her mixed media paintings. Their work is infused with energy and expression.

Dianne Jean Erickson has a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from Southern Oregon University. She is a founding member of the contemporary art group AMBUS. For a number of years she had a co-op gallery in Jacksonville then Medford. She has received numerous awards for her artwork and has exhibited throughout the West Coast. She resides in Portland. Dianne uses multiple mediums including, but not limited to, encaustic, acrylic, oil and cold wax, and collage. She works by intuition – a process of creating, figuring out what works, what to keep, and what to abandon. Dianne states, “Creating art energizes me, it’s a place where time is altered, where all my feelings and emotions appear at some time or another; pleased, tired, upbeat, excited, harried, surprised, and hopefully at some point, satisfied.”

Barbara Martin has a MBA as a certified creativity coach. Barbara has received numerous awards including a recent professional development grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council of Oregon. She has exhibited throughout the Northwest. She describes her painting method as a “process of painting intuitively with many primordial (and sometimes surreal) connections flowing naturally into her work”. She finds further inspiration in repressed dreams and the natural world. The paintings in this exhibit are part of the ongoing “Super Ply and Friends” series and consist of black and white paintings on bare plywood. As a process painter, she allows each painting to develop organically so the character and context are not preplanned. Barbara has lived on three continents and in twelve states. She now lives in the Portland area.

Dianne Jean Erickson and Barbara Martin will be at the March 15, Third Friday art reception. Barbara Martin will do a demonstration of her unique process of painting.

Community Gallery New Exhibit

The Art of the Celts

March 8 – March 22, 2019

Reception, Friday, March 15, 5:30 – 8:00 pm

The Rogue Gallery & Art Center celebrates the art of the Celts with this Irish themed art show. The Celtic culture has a long and rich tradition in music and art. This is our fourth annual Celtic Art Exhibit and includes seventeen artists who were inspired by the art of the Celts or by Ireland. Included in this exhibit are paintings in collage, fiber arts, mixed media, pen and ink, photography, and paintings in acrylic, gouache, oil, and watercolor. Exhibiting artists include Rachel Barrett, Violet Burton, Tom Glassman, Taylor Ann Hansen, Jennifer Ivey, Robert Keith, Silvia Kelly, Joan Kennedy, Jeanne LaRae, Mary Ann Schofield Macey, Anna May, Susan Murphey, Barbara Schack, Ginny Schaw, Pam Shay, Margaret Stermer-Cox, and Lori Taylor.

On St. Patrick’s Day, the Rogue Gallery will host a special evening event featuring Celtic art, music, and Irish food. Music includes “Pat O’Scannell and Friends” rendering traditional Irish music and the “Southern Oregon Scottish Bagpipe Band”. Tickets cost $35.00 and are limited. For tickets, please call 541-772-8118, visit the Rogue Gallery at 40 S. Bartlett St., or purchase online at www.roguegallery.org .

Refreshments from Harry & David will be served at the reception.

The Rogue Gallery & Art Center is a non-profit community art center, founded in 1960 to promote and support the arts in the Rogue Valley. The center exhibits a wide range of artistic styles and mediums from local and national artists. Programming includes art educational opportunities for children and adults. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (541)772-8118 for more info or visit www.roguegallery.org.