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Check out First Friday events, new exhibit openings and artist meet and greets for September’s First Friday in Bend.
Alleda Real Estate
25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 1
541-633-7590
alledarealestate.com
First Friday, September Art Event from 5:30-8:30pm featuring mosaic artist Jesica Carleton. “I love mosaic for how it brings individual and widely diverse pieces together, the final product being a whole new creation made more beautiful for all the unique pieces.” carletoncreations.com.
Bend Senior Center
1600 SE Reed Market Rd.
541-388-1133
bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center
The Bend Senior Center at the new Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the new facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru September.
Blue Spruce Pottery
20591 Dorchester E.
541-382-0197
bluesprucepottery.com
This family-owned business has been making handmade pottery in Bend since 1976. Call to arrange a time to come shop their large selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles, lamps and more. Shop online and have gifts shipped directly to your family and friends. You can also find Blue Spruce Pottery at Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend.
Environmental Center
16 NW Kansas Ave.
541-385-6908
envirocenter.org
Pottery Show and Sale sponsored by the Raku Artists of Central Oregon. Unique, handmade decorative and functional ceramic ware by local artists. Originally beginning with an interest in the Raku Glazing history and process, it has now expanded to include other forms of high fired and alternative processing. Please join us on September 4-5 from 10am to 4pm at the Environmental Center. Admission is free.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97
541-382-4754
highdesertmuseum.org
Now thru October 15 is Art in the West exhibit and online auction. Art in the West is an annual juried exhibition and silent auction featuring traditional and contemporary art that celebrates the landscapes, wildlife, people, cultures and history of the High Desert — a region that stretches from the eastern slope of the Cascades and Sierras to the Wyoming Basin and Colorado Plateau.
The entire collection is on exhibit at the High Desert Museum and the 2021 Gallery Guide is available to view online! Fall in love with your favorite pieces and bid from your computer or mobile device. Proceeds from the Art in the West auction help support the Museum’s educational programs, bringing science, art and history education to lifelong learners through the region.
You can also visit the Museum to experience their ever-changing and permanent exhibits. Continuing thru October 3 is Dam It! Beavers and Us, and continuing thru October 24 is In Time’s Hum: The Art and Science of Pollination.
To see additional current and permanent exhibits, visit highdesertmuseum.org/exhibitions.
Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery
118 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-325-6225
jeffreymurrayphotography.com
The Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery features the work of local photographer Jeffrey Murray. Visitors can browse comfortably in the two-story gallery enjoying visually adventurous displays of landscape, wildlife and contemporary work. Open daily Tuesday-Sunday.
Kreitzer Gallery
20214 Archie Briggs Rd., Bend
805-234-2048
KreitzerArt.com
Opening this First Friday, September 3, and showing Monday thru Friday, 11am-5pm thru September, The Wooden Jewel and the Kreitzer Gallery will feature the master works of Contemporary Realist David Kreitzer: Art that Heals.
In the tradition of Turner and Cezanne, painter David Kreitzer’s love of nature, fantasy and the human form, propels him to create exquisitely detailed, mood-invoking landscapes, figures and striking still life floral studies in a variety of mediums. A full time artist for 55 years, David’s career began with sold out shows at Maxwell Gallery in San Francisco. David grew up as the son of a Lutheran minister who, due to his vocation, moved his family frequently throughout the Nebraska countryside. Kreitzers’ works are in the collections of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Hirschhorn Foundation, Revlon Coporation, Olga Corporation, Barnes-Hind Corporation, Sinclair Paints, Lloyd’s Bank, Cargill Corporation and the San Diego, Santa Barbara, Nebraska and Minnesota Museums. Private collectors include Ray Bradbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Douglas, Pepe Romero, Quinn Martin, Raymond Burr and Robert and Linda Takken.
“David Kreitzer…is a highly traditional figure painter who demonstrates how much poetic intensity the old tradition can still contain.” ~Thomas Albright, San Francisco Chronicle.
Layor Art + Supply
1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110
541-322-0421
layorart.com
Layor Art is excited to be hosting the Plein Air Painters of Oregon (PAPO) for the month of September. Plein Air Painters of Oregon was established as a nonprofit organization in July of 2003. The purpose of PAPO is to share a love of outdoor painting in Oregon with like-minded people. This is accomplished by providing an organized environment for dedicated painters — both professional and emerging — to participate in regularly scheduled group paint-outs around the state. Plein air painting comes from the word “open-air” in French, meaning the entire painting is conceived and executed on location. For centuries artists have been painting en plein air primarily using this method as a source for larger studio landscapes. Come out and join us at Layor Art to view and celebrate the works of the many PAPO members that live and paint here in our Central Oregon community. Learn more about PAPO at: pleinairpaintersoforegon.org.
The Show goes thru the month of September and can be viewed during Layor’s regular business hours: Monday through Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 12-4pm
Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery
Old Mill District, second story loft
541-330-0840
lubbesmeyer.com
The Lubbesmeyer twins offer a range of work created in fiber and paint. Through the twins’ collaborative process, they distill literal imagery into vivid blocks of color and texture, creating an abstracted view of their surroundings. Call the studio for hours and appointments.
Mockingbird Gallery
869 NW Wall St.
541-388-2107
mockingbird-gallery.com
On Friday, September 3, from 5-8pm, Nature’s Splendor will open at Mockingbird Gallery, a two-person show for Dan Chen and Troy Collins. The gallery will be filled with new artwork from Troy and Dan and Rich Hurdle will provide music. This exhibit will run thru September.
Moving to the Pacific Northwest engendered in Dan Chen a love of wildlife, and he depicts the creatures in his beautiful bronzes. He uses the “lost wax” method in casting in combination with a method that uses a fine ceramic shell to ensure the finest detail. After casting he will re-sculpt any imperfections to the original texture, applying his own patinas.
A native of Montana, Troy Collins enjoyed living and playing in high-mountain valleys and wild rivers. His love of the rugged outdoors is where he finds inspiration and renewed motivation transferring the boundless beauty of nature’s glorious color and light onto canvas.
Oxford Hotel
10 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-382-8436
For the month of September, the Oxford Hotel will have an exhibit of paintings by local wildlife artist Vivian Olsen. Her show features wildlife paintings of animals of Oregon with scenes of Quail, Bald Eagles, Rocky Mountain Elk and others, all displayed in the Oxford Hotel lobby thru September. View more of Vivian’s art at vivianolsen.com.
Peterson Contemporary Art
206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1
541-633-7148
pcagallery.com
Celebrate September First Friday with PCA in the Franklin Cross Building, and view all of the beautiful art we have on display. The Gallery is a modern dream, encouraging the creative development of artists through all different kinds of mediums and influences. We currently have over 30 artists located locally, as well as all over the country and Japan and Italy — come celebrate them with us!
Red Chair Gallery
103 NW Oregon Ave.
541-306-3176
redchairgallerybend.com
Red Chair Gallery showcases four artists in September. Watercolorist Linda Swindle depicts local vistas and soulful animals and Rebecca Baldwin works her colorful landscapes in oil and acrylic. Blue Spruce Pottery fills the pedestals with its stoneware featuring our iconic mountains and Larissa Spafford displays hand-blown glass beads fashioned into stylish jewelry.
Open 10am-6pm on Monday-Saturday and 12-4pm on Sunday.
Sage Custom Framing & Gallery
834 NW Brooks St.
541-382-5884
sageframing-gallery.com
For the month of September, Sage Custom Framing and Gallery is excited to present the work of Sondra Holtzman. She describes herself as an artist, record keeper of an evolving life and adventurer living in Bend. She gleans the lion’s share of her inspiration from the natural world, integrating imagery, texture, color and line through drawing, painting, textiles and mixed media. Typewriters play an integral part in select pieces of artwork, inviting the viewer along on a journey of curiosity and exploration.
Together with business partner and close friend Katie Wendel, Sondra conducts wine and watercolor excursions all over the world. For her, the true joy of being an artist lies not only in the joy of creating, but in sharing her passion with others, helping them to discover their own artistic voice.
Show runs September 1-25, Hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday 12-4pm and by appointment. Open until 7pm on First Friday.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave.
541-617-0900
sagebrushersartofbend.com
SageBrushers Art Society presents a group exhibit of work by new members in the society gallery.
The SageBrushers Gallery is open Friday and Saturday, 1-4pm. Stop in and get to know the work of these new members of our community. Showing thru October.
Tumalo Art Company
Old Mill District
541-385-9144
tumaloartco.com
September Exhibit at Tumalo Art Co. featuring Anne Gibson, Up the Falling Waters.
Follow Anne Gibson as she brings you on her journey of impressions of tumbling waters. Up the Falling Waters opens Friday, September 3, from 3-7pm. Start your First Friday Art Walk in the Old Mill District, with wines from VaPiano and Evoke, and galleries and stores participating. Find a quiet trail that follows a creek up a steep or gentle grade, through a rocky canyon or a lush forest, and you’ll likely encounter this artist one of these days. A graphic designer with a background in printmaking and drawing, Anne conveys the power and tranquility of both secret and iconic flows through color, mark making, fluid layers and composition.
Anne will donate ten percent of all sales from Up the Falling Water to local environmental groups working to preserve and protect this place for future generations. Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District open seven days a week.
The Wine Shop
55 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-389-2884
thewineshopbend.com
The Wine Shop is showing recent work by Sagebrushers Art Society members Kathleen Kaye Riopelle and Barb Hutchings. Kathleen is hanging new abstracted landscapes in watercolor, which focus on shape, color and texture. Barb is showing a new series of paintings based on detailed studies of reflections and waves on water surfaces, also in watercolor. Showing thru September.
The Wooden Jewel
844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100
541-593-4151
thewoodenjewel.com
Master oil and watercolorist David Kreitzer’s Art that Heals continues to exhibit thru September. In the tradition of Turner and Cezanne, David exhibits exquisite and stunning landscapes, figure, fantasy, California Oak Hills and Nishigoi koi oils through summer 2021 at the Wooden Jewel Gallery downtown Bend. David, a professional artist for 55 years, is the featured artist for the 2021 Sunriver Music Festival. A Contemporary Realist painter, David’s love of nature propels him to create exquisitely detailed, mood-invoking and stunning oil and watercolor landscapes, figure, fantasy, Nishigoi koi, wine country, still life, Mid-West heritage and floral studies. A full-time painter for over 55 years, David grew up as the son of a Lutheran minister who, due to his duties, moved his family frequently throughout the Nebraska countryside. Kreitzer has exhibited his work in numerous one-man shows in museums, universities and galleries across the country, and his paintings have served as posters for the Mozart Festival in San Luis Obispo, California, Atlantic Magazine and the Seattle Opera. He was a featured artist for the American Artist Magazine, and his collectors include Michael Douglas, Mary Tyler Moore, the Howard Ahmansons, the Robert Takkens, the Cargill Corporation and the Hind and Hirshhorn Foundations. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Thomas Albright, in his review of David Kreitzer’s first solo exhibit at Maxwell Galleries in San Francisco, wrote: “Kreitzer demonstrates how much poetic intensity the old tradition can still contain.” He has recently moved to Bend from the California coast, where he resides with his wife celebrated opera singer Jacalyn Kreitzer. They have two children, Anatol and Fredrica. Exhibiting daily thru September. Additional works are on display at the Kreitzer Art Gallery at 20214 Archie Briggs Road, Bend and kreitzerart.com.