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Jeremy McWilliams publishes article on academic image resources

tspeel — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:02:49 +0000

Jeremy McWilliams, digital services coordinator at the Watzek Library:

In June, McWilliams published an article in the Code4Lib Journal titled “Developing an Academic Image Collection with Flickr.” The article discusses technical aspects of the up-and-coming online collection of contemporary ceramics images, accessCeramics, founded by Assistant Director for Systems and Technical Services at the Watzek Library Mark Dahl and Assistant Professor of Art and Program Head of Ceramics Ted Vogel. Dahl and Vogel recently received a grant of $19,000 from the non-profit organization NITLE to help jumpstart this online collection, which will not only be used in classroom settings, but will be open to the general public as well.

Dahl and Vogel receive grant for online art project

tspeel — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:18:14 +0000

Mark Dahl, assistant director for systems and technical services at the Watzek Library and Ted Vogel, assistant professor of art and program head of ceramics:

Dahl and Vogel received a grant of $19,000 for their project “accessCeramics at Liberal Arts Colleges” from the non-profit organization NITLE. accessCeramics is an online collection of images of contemporary ceramics.

Professor of Art Debra Beers exhibits her work in Salem

tspeel — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:03:04 +0000

Debra Beers, professor of art:

Beers’ exhibit “Debra Beers: 1995 Through 2004” highlights her interactions with homeless people in Portland throughout several years. Using materials such as oil on metal, Beers’ work has a compassion to it that was gained from personally knowing her subject matter: “I also benefit greatly from knowing people who were homeless; I was given the gift of knowing them, too.” Beers’ show is currently on display at Chemeketa Art Gallery in Salem, Oregon.

Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.) The discarded

Tesner curates HIV/AIDS prevention annual art auction

tspeel — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:25:43 +0000

Linda Tesner, director of the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art:

In April, Tesner acted as head curator for the Cascade AIDS Project’s annual art auction. This year’s auction was composed of 275 works of art, with hopes to raise $600,000 for the HIV/AIDS prevention fundraiser.

Undergraduate’s comic book on display

tspeel — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:03:48 +0000

Emily Block, a sophomore art major, participated in Cosmic Monkey Comics 24-hour comic-drawing marathon, the Drawpocalyspe, on April 5. Block’s comic, a childhood-inspired story about a girl who obtains her father’s magical flying sweater, will be on display at the Stumptown Comics Fest at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel on April 26 and 27.

Portland Tribune (Portland, Ore.) At event, every ‘toon tells a tale

Debra Beers displays a multitude of drawings at the Mark Wooley Gallery

tspeel — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:19:53 +0000

The artistic shift of Debra Beers, senior lecturer in art and program head of drawing art, from depictions of downtown life to the natural world, influences this review of her series of drawings currently on display at the Mark Woolley Gallery.

The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): A humanist philosophy for art

Hoffman Gallery displays South African artist William Kentridge’s work

tspeel — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:09:36 +0000

A review of the William Kentridge exhibition currently on display at the Eric and Ronna Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art emphasizes the South African artist’s unique process.

The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Reborn artist, newly seen

Margo Ballantyne appointed board member of visual resources foundation

tspeel — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:19:57 +0000

Margo Ballantyne, visual resources curator:

This fall, Ballantyne was appointed founding board member and officer of the Visual Resources Association Foundation.

Hoffman Gallery exhibits metaphysical work

tspeel — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:34:20 +0000

San Francisco artist Darren Waterston’s two-part exhibition, “The Flowering (The Fourfold Sense)” and “Constellations: Paintings by Darren Waterston,” is currently on display at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art.

The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.): Waterston’s metaphysical play

Mike Rathbun, visiting assistant professor, exhibits his work in Seattle

tspeel — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:32:34 +0000

Visiting assistant professor of art Mike Rathbun’s immense, new installation, “N47°36.878’ W122°20.788’,” is currently on display at Seattle’s Suyama Space.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Wash.): Mike Rathbun’s current installation evokes a hostile American frontier

Marlis’ painting style reminiscent of woodblock prints

tspeel — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:22:36 +0000

Eugene-based painter, photographer, and fashion designer Marlis, who was educated at Lewis & Clark College, paints in a style that builds off the Japonisme woodblock prints of the late 19th century in music venues.