Senior Art Majors Featured at Hallie Ford Museum of Art

An exhibition featuring the work of Willamette University’s senior art and art history majors opens April 12 and continues through May 11 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.

The exhibition, which will be held in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery, is presented every spring at the museum. Characterized by a wide variety of styles and approaches, the exhibition includes work in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, ceramics and mixed media. In addition, the exhibition features a section devoted to senior theses in art history.

This year’s seniors from Oregon include Breanna Aldrich from Tigard; Megan Bay from McMinnville; Tatyana Drofyak from Salem; Allison Fairbanks from Salem; Katherine Gordon from Portland; Hannah Hall from Central Point; Julia Houha from Portland; Raino Isto from Myrtle Creek; Margaret James from Salem; Faith Kreskey from Reedsport; Kirsten Poulsen-House from Portland; and Lee Stromberg from Salem.

Seniors from neighboring Washington include Timothy Kohlstedt from Chewelah; Shasta Krueger from Seattle; Anna Sabo from Seattle; and Jacob Wicks from Federal Way.

Other senior art and art history majors include Max Antione from Albuquerque, N.M.; Elise Cherpin from Glendora, Calif.; Suzanne Duket from Santa Monica, Calif.; Jessica Lawrence from Boise, Idaho; Katrina Maher from Clancy, Mont.; Amanda Rose from Newman, Calif.; and Lauren Pressler from Berkeley, Calif.

The exhibition is supported in part by grants from the City of Salem’s Transient Occupancy Tax and the Oregon Arts Commission.

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State St. (corner of State and Cottage streets) in downtown Salem near the campus of Willamette University. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed Monday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Children younger than 12 are admitted free, and Tuesday is an admission-free day. For more information, call (503) 370-6855 or visit www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art.

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Senior Art Majors Featured at Hallie Ford Museum of Art

An exhibition featuring the work of Willamette University senior art and art history majors opens April 14 and is on display until May 13 in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.

The Senior Art Majors exhibition is presented every spring at the museum. Characterized by a wide variety of styles and approaches, the exhibition features work in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, ceramics and mixed media. In addition, it features a section devoted to senior theses in art history. The artists will give free gallery talks on Tuesdays, April 17 to May 8, at 12:30 p.m.

These seniors from Oregon will be featured: Caitlyn Hix, Milwaukie; Sheelah Hyslop, Scotts Mills; Trisha Kilgus, Silverton; Marcie Kriebel, Forest Grove; Sean Rawls, Portland; Joe Spinrad, Portland; Shoki Tanabe, Salem; and Erin West, Keizer.

From Washington, these seniors will be featured: Graham Bell, Eatonville; Meg Gilbert, Yakima; Molly Heinisch, Richland; Keone Jay, Tacoma; Maya Karp, Bothell; Christina Retailliau, Tacoma; Christine Riippi, Puyallup; Andrew Steers, Seattle; Jonathan Waltner, Woodinville; and Naomi Zeitlin, Seattle.

The exhibition also features these seniors from other states: Sally Bullock, Sacramento, Calif.; Josh Butler, Wilder, Idaho; Laura Crisp, Encino, Calif.; Elizabeth Doughty, Lafayette, Calif.; Elizabeth Helliesen, Berkeley, Calif.; Nathan Jones, Tucson, Ariz.; Alyssa Ramp, Carmel Valley, Calif.; Kimi Sato, Honolulu; Katy Scowcroft, Santa Cruz, Calif.; and Brianna White, Kinsley, Kan.

The exhibition has been supported in part by grants from the City of Salem’s Transient Occupancy Tax and the Oregon Arts Commission.

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State St. (corner of State and Cottage streets) in downtown Salem near the campus of Willamette University. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed Monday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Children younger than 12 are admitted free, and Tuesday is an admission-free day. For more information, call (503) 370-6855.

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Two New Exhibitions Slated to Open

Two new exhibitions that feature the work of senior art majors at Willamette University and art faculty member Heidi Preuss Grew, are slated to open on April 2 and continue through May 14 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University.

The senior art majors exhibition, which will be held in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery, is presented every spring at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. Characterized by a wide variety of styles and approaches, the exhibition includes work in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, ceramics, and mixed media. In addition, the exhibition features a section devoted to senior theses in art history.

From Oregon this year, the exhibition includes senior art majors Sarah S. Dill from Medford, Oregon; Sean Gyshen from Bend, Oregon; Maria L. Olivares from Canby, Oregon; and Tyson Patterson from Pendleton, Oregon.

Other senior art majors include Naomi Corwin from Berkeley, California; Stephanie Donovan of Wasilla, Alaska; Susan Feldman of Oakland, California; Bethany Johnson of Brea, California; Jason J. Oost of Poulsbo, Washington; Janeen Powell of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Mariana Sandness of Unalaska, Alaska; and Lauren Skinner of San Francisco, California.

Heidi Preuss Grew is a highly regarded Salem ceramic artist and associate professor of art at Willamette University. She holds BA and BFA degrees from the University of Illinois, an MFA degree from Ohio University, and has been on the art faculty since 1999. The exhibition, which features a host of ceramic sculptures and drawings created over the past few years, will be held in the Atrium Gallery. Grew was last featured in a solo exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in 2000.

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State Street (corner of State and Cottage Streets) in downtown Salem near the campus of Willamette University. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The galleries are closed on Sunday and Monday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Children under 12 are free, and Tuesday is a free day.

For further information, please call 503/370-6855.

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Two New Exhibitions to Open

Two new Willamette University exhibitions that feature the work of senior art students and art faculty member Robert Hess are slated to run April 3 through May 15 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette.

The senior art majors exhibition, which will be held in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery, is presented every spring at the Museum. Characterized by a wide variety of styles and approaches, the exhibition includes work in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, ceramics and mixed media. The exhibition also features a section devoted to senior theses in art history.

From Oregon this year, the exhibition includes senior art majors Amanda Asher, Tigard; Allison DeWilde, Portland; Carrie McIntyre, Merlin; Rachel Warren-Allen, Silverton; and Vicki Zielinski, Molly Bushman and Melissa Prieto, Salem.

Other senior art majors include Cathleen Candia, Saratoga, Calif.; Jonathan Clayshulte, Fort Collins, Colo.; Cortney Groves, Los Altos Hills, Calif.; Caitlin Hansen, Shelton, Wash.; Nancee Jaffe, Santa Monica, Calif.; Courtney Jensen, Helena, Mont.; Emily Martin, Long Lake, Minn.; Anastasia Polosukhina, Castro Valley, Calif.; Emily Puterbaugh, Gig Harbor, Wash.; Sica Schmitz, Port Angeles, Wash.; and Adrrienne Zimmerman, Anchorage, Alaska.

Robert Hess is a highly regarded Salem sculptor and professor at Willamette University since 1972. He holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Indiana University and a master’s degree in art from the University of Notre Dame. The exhibition, which features nine new sculptures created over the past 12 months, will be held in the Atrium Gallery. Hess was last featured in a major retrospective exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum in 1999.

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State Street (corner of State and Cottage Streets) in downtown Salem near the campus of Willamette University. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed on Sunday and Monday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Children under 12 are admitted free and Tuesday is an admission free day.

For further information, please call 503-370-6855.

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Student Work on Exhibit

Two new exhibits that feature the work of senior art majors at Willamette University and art faculty member James B. Thompson, will open April 12 and continue through May 17 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University.

The senior art majors exhibition, which will be held in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery, is presented every spring at the Museum. Characterized by a wide variety of styles and approaches, the exhibition includes work in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, ceramics, and mixed media. In addition, the exhibition features a section devoted to senior theses in art history.

From Oregon this year, the exhibition includes senior art majors Brandon Drake, Salem; Alma Hadrovic, Lake Oswego; Alina Maunu, Trent Parker, Emily Scott, and Gwenn Seemel, Portland; Meghan Roberts, Aloha; Rosemary Roberts, McMinneville; Karly Schubothe, Forest Grove; and Terra Shiffer, Silverton.

Other senior art majors include Emily Bonifaci, Woodinville, Wash.; Katherine Hastings, Sacramento; Garrett Kuramoto, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Kathryn Moody, Anchorage; [name removed for privacy], Seattle; Chris Taleff, Great Falls, Mont.; Kelsey Tibbles, San Ramon, Calif.; and Sun Yu, Lafayette, Calif.

James B. Thompson is a highly regarded Salem painter and professor at Willamette University. He holds an MFA degree from Washington University in St. Louis and has been on the art faculty since 1986. The exhibition, which features paintings, drawings, and prints from the past four years, will be held in the Atrium Gallery. Thompson's most recent one-person exhibition was at the Savage Gallery in Portland in 2002.

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State Street (corner of State and Cottage Streets) in downtown Salem near the campus of Willamette University. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed on Sunday and Monday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Children under 12 are free, and Tuesday is a free day.

For further information, please call 503/370-6855.

On November 20, 2006, a student’s name was removed for privacy issues. Contact the Office of Communications if you require this information and we will contact the student on your behalf.

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Hallie Ford Museum to Exhibit Two Willamette Faculty Members and Senior Art Majors Works

Each spring the Hallie Ford Museum of Art features the work of Willamette University senior art majors and recent work from selected art faculty. The Senior Art Majors Exhibition, which represents the culmination of their four years at Willamette, and the Bruce Black/Tracy MacEwan: Recent Work Exhibition will open on Saturday, April 7 and continue through Saturday, May 12 in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio and Atrium galleries.

Characterized by a variety of styles and approaches, the Senior Art Majors Exhibit features work in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, ceramics and mixed media. In addition, the exhibition will feature a section devoted to senior theses in art history.

Bruce Black and Tracy MacEwan are part-time faculty at Willamette. Black holds an MFA degree from the University of Delaware and teaches painting and drawing. MacEwan holds an MFA degree from the University of Oregon and teaches photography.

The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at 700 State Street in Salem. The galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and students over 13 years old. Children 12 and under are admitted for free. Tuesday is a free day for all admissions. For further information or directions, call 503-370-6855, or visit the Hallie Ford Museum on the web.

The Senior Art Majors exhibition has been supported, in part, by a grant from The Wyss Foundation.

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