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, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru April.
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.
COCC Barber Library Rotunda
2600 NW College Way
541-383-7560
Continuing thru April 28, the mixed-media exhibition and visual life celebration of Bend artist Patricia Clark, titled A Constant Presence. The exhibition displays select works of the artist and local art advocate, who passed away last November.
Clark, a master printmaker, was an active member of the Central Oregon arts community as both an advocate and instructor. She founded the Bend art nonprofit Atelier 6000 (later known as the Bend Art Center), a learning center for printmaking and book arts that held community classes, including for students of COCC. Before moving to Bend for retirement, Clark taught art in various capacities, including at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, and at California State University, Long Beach, where she served as chair of the art department.
COCC Pence Gallery
2600 NW College Way
541-383-7560
Exhibiting Dirge, an art installation by Claire and Tesar Freeman, thru April 8.
The Freeman’s installation, according to the artists’ statement, “documents their personal grief as it overlaps, blurs and conflates with ongoing environmental and societal disaster.” Their work with objects and methodologies is informed by their parallel careers as museum professionals.
The gallery is open 10am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 10am to 2pm on Fridays.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97
541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org
The High Desert boasts some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States. But with the region’s population growth, dark skies are a natural resource being lost. Increasing light pollution emanating from developed areas threatens the health and populations of species that depend on the dark including insects, migrating birds and even humans.
A new, original exhibit examines this issue. Vanishing Night: Conserving Dark Skies in the High Desert opens at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, April 16. The exhibit features breathtaking large-scale imagery of the changing High Desert skies and information about the harm light pollution causes to wildlife. It also offers simple solutions for all residents to cut back their use of artificial light.
Continuing exhibit, Imagine a World considers the ambitions, intentions and outcomes (sometimes disastrous) of intentional communities in the High Desert and Western United States over the past half century. It highlights contemporary artists as well, sharing their visions of alternative worlds and futures. Imagine a World invites each of us to reflect on how we are.
Closing April 3, Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening highlights the historical significance of running in Native cultures in the Western United States and the ways that some Native people today are drawing on running as a means of empowerment, sovereignty and cultural revitalization.
And continuing thru May 8 is an exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out. In an intersection of science and art, the exhibit showcases the evolutionary journey of fish while displaying the ethereal beauty of the images. Species featured in the exhibit include the rainbow trout (Oncohynchus mykiss), native to the High Desert, and others such as Shiho’s seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) and the rarely seen pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides).
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.
805-234-2048 • KreitzerArt.com
TRADITION LIVES: Find peace and healing in the profound depiction of the waters and lands of the West, as well as vineyards, koi, florals, fantasy and figures in the art of Contemporary Realist David Kreitzer. In the tradition of Turner and Cezanne, painter David’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 thruout 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.
Open daily and for monthly First Friday Art Walk.
Layor Art + Supply
1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110
541-322-0421 • layorart.com
This April, Layor Art + Supply is excited to host the artwork of Douglas Robertson. Doug’s recent paintings are meditations on flowers. Tulips, daffodils, roses, daisies and sunflowers are all rendered in his stencil based, multi-colored pointillist style. Combining spray paint, latex and acrylic paints Doug creates modern floral compositions. As like many artists past and present, Doug’s flower paintings are meant to provide a moment of enjoyment and pause during our busy lives. Doug’s show kicks off alongside a special Pop-Up Show, Just Spray Something/Power and Privilege, featuring Realms High School, Friday, April 1, from 5-8pm for the First Friday Art Walk. The shows can be viewed thruout April during Layor’s regular business hours of Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 11am-4pm; Sunday, 12-4pm.
Linus Pauling Gallery
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon
61980 Skyline Ranch Rd.
541-385-3908 • uufco.org
High Desert Art League’s Nature’s Tapestry” exhibit featured at Linus Pauling Gallery at The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon (UUFCO).
UUFCO is hosting Nature’s Tapestry at the Fellowship’s Linus Pauling Gallery starting Sunday, April 3 thru Saturday, May 29. Eleven High Desert Art League artists will feature their work. A public reception will be held on Friday, April 8, 6-7pm. Most of the artists will be attending and discussing their work at this gathering. In addition, the exhibit will be open for public viewing on Sunday mornings following services from approx. 11:15am-12pm.
The High Desert Art League is a premier group of Central Oregon artists who work together to exhibit their work, while sharing camaraderie and artistic critique. The entire group will be participating in this show, with photography, acrylic/oil/watercolor paintings, and multi-media work. Nature’s Tapestry will feature our natural world, near and far.
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. Thru 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
Opening this First Friday, April 1, from 5-8pm, Mockingbird Gallery will be filled with the beautiful sculpture of Mick Doellinger for his one-man show, Beyond the Surface. This exhibit will run thru the end of April.
Mick Doellinger strives to capture “the essence” of the animals he sculpts, and hopes viewers will connect with the sculptures in some way, noticing the subtle nuances of the shape, motion or character in each piece.
In the late 1970’s, he came to California touring on the rodeo circuit. He met a couple of taxidermists and became fascinated with the craft. He spent most of his time absorbing everything he could about taxidermy before returning to Australia.
In his practice as a taxidermist his goal was to create the most lifelike forms possible. Mick says, “Sculpture allows art to surpass science,” giving him the freedom to create in a much looser style.
Oxford Hotel
10 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-382-8436
The Oxford Hotel’s featured artist for April is Jean Requa Lubin with Equine Competition.
Growing up in American Samoa and Juneau, Alaska, Jean found visual inspiration everywhere — from lush jungles and green seas teaming with tropical fish to the unspoiled wilderness of the North and its abundant wildlife. “I was so fortunate to enjoy a childhood in such wonderfully exotic and inspiring places.” And the long-lasting influences of these far-away lands are at the heart of her artistic spirit. A family move to Virginia introduced her to the world of horses and equestrian competition, and her favorite painting genre — equine art. She says, “I truly think that horses are the most noble and paintable subject.”
Created with painterly realism, Jean’s art is a reflection of her interpretation of the subject, whether wildlife of the Alaskan wilderness or the action and color of the equestrian world. And these influences have stayed with her finding expression in lush oil paint. “I enjoy exploring the fascinating relationship between horse and human, whether it‘s a wild bronc in a pitched battle with an equally determined rodeo cowboy or a sleek jumper and equestrian partner sailing smoothly over a course of jumps, and it’s a profound pleasure to preserve a moment in this particular relationship.”
A juried member of the American Academy of Equine Art and the Salmagundi Club in New York City, Jean is also a member of the High Desert Art League, and she enjoys exhibiting thruout the West.
“And for me, it’s especially so gratifying when the viewer feels an emotional connection to my painting, and it’s this communication that’s so meaningful.”
Most recently, Jean’s Oregon mustang painting Steens Mountain Rivalry was exhibited in the American Academy of Equine Art’s 2020 Fall Showcase.
More of Jean’s art may be viewed at jeanlubin.com.
Peterson Contemporary Art
550 NW Franklin Ave.
541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com
Opening this First Friday, April 1, from 5-8pm, Peterson Contemporary Art will be filled with the beautiful artwork of Wendy Chidester and Don Rambadt for our two-person Spring Exhibition. This show will run thru April.
Wendy Chidester’s paintings of obsolete machines, worn and outdated luggage, used books and tried but true toys are filled with reverence for the human ingenuity they represent and for the inherent beauty of the objects themselves.
Dan Rambadt’s sculptures are one-of-a-kind, with individual pieces cut and shaped by hand, then assembled using a variety of welding and soldering techniques. Working directly in metal allows Rambadt to rough in his compositions in a very spontaneous, sketchy manner, which to him is what puts the “life” into a work of art. Then different metals are chosen based on the coloration he wishes to achieve, or the effects that heat and chemical patination will have on them.
Red Chair Gallery
103 NW Oregon Ave.
541-306-3176 • redchairgallerybend.com
In April, Red Chair Gallery showcases watercolorist Jacqueline Newbold and pastel artist Lise Hoffman-McCabe. The pedestals display the mosaic creations of Joanie Callen. Located at the corner of Bond Street and Oregon Avenue, Red Chair Gallery is open seven days a week: Monday-Saturday, 10am to 6pm and Sunday, 12-4pm. Open late on Friday, April 1 for First Friday.
Sage Custom Framing & Gallery
834 NW Brooks St.
541-382-5884 • sageframing-gallery.com
April’s art exhibit at Sage Custom Framing and Gallery features four members of the High Desert Art League. The theme, Transitions gives each artist a chance to explore their own interpretation of the subject.
Janet Frost takes her inspiration from the beauty of nature. The variations of light, color and texture thruout the passing days and changing seasons are captured on her canvases.
Michelle Lindblom’s work focuses on revealing stories of her life’s journey. She uses color, texture, movement and shape to explore and discover what is in her soul.
Natural beauty and abundance of wildlife fill Vivian Olsen’s paintings. She is adept at painting birds and animals, capturing their postures, personalities and singular beauty, making them seem to come alive.
Artist Joren Traveller is both a sculptor and painter. Working in oil, her paintings depict scenes of Oregon and the West as well as pets and other creatures that inspire her.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave.
541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com
SageBrushers Art Society presents a group show of current works by the “Wednesday Mixer” group of artists. Visit the gallery and experience art in a range of media and styles, created by these community artists. The SageBrushers Gallery is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 1-4pm. Showing thru April.
The Alexander
1125 NE Watt Way
458-256-6854 • thealexanderbend.com
The Alexander is featuring an all-animal exhibit of drawings and paintings by local artist Joren Traveller. Pets and other Animals will be on display thru April on the second floor mezzanine.
Enjoying a variety of media, Joren works in oil, acrylic, pastels and liquid graphite. She is also a sculptor, crafting images in bronze and ceramic.
She is a member of the High Desert Art League. In addition to her show at the Alexander, Joren’s work can be seen at the Red Chair Gallery in Bend.
The Wine Shop
55 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-389-2884 • thewineshopbend.com
The Wine Shop is showing DREAMING OF ITALY — Cinque Terre Boat Paintings by SageBrushers Art Society member Barbara Hudler Cella. Get in the mood to sip wine amid paintings of sunlit colorful boats that fill the small bays of the cliff-hugging villages of Italy’s Cinque Terre. Here’s your chance to armchair travel, reminisce about or plan your European vacation of a lifetime. Showing thru May.
Tumalo Art Company
Old Mill District
541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com
Tumalo Art Co. will celebrate its 20 year anniversary during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk, April 1, from 3-7pm. About 40 artists, past and present, will have art represented in the 20 Year Anniversary Retrospective show. There will be music, libations and special food from Luckey’s Woodsman Off-Grid Provisions.
From its initial home in Tumalo Junction, to downtown Bend and the last 12 years in the heart of the Old Mill District, Tumalo Art Co. has been a vibrant hub for many of Central Oregon’s best known artists and a place for art lovers of all ages to enjoy. The show will be up thru the month of April and the gallery is open seven days a week — 10am-7pm Monday thru Saturday and 11am-6pm on Sundays.
The Wooden Jewel
844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100
541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com
The Wooden Jewel invites Central Oregon to come in and be amazed at the variety of fine art works — both paintings and sculptures — as well as and unique, contemporary, handmade custom jewelry, all by local and international artists.