BEND/OLD MILL
Bend Senior Center
1600 SE Reed Market Rd.
541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center
The Bend Senior Center at the Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel, and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing through 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
2600 NW College Way
541-383-7560 • cocc.edu/library
Studio 6000 Printmakers group show, Departure, Detour, Divergence, in the Rotunda Gallery opening April 1 and showing through June 26 with a reception on April 3 from 3:30-5:45pm.
Studio 6000 Printmakers came together with a shared passion for printmaking, but the artists have a diversity of art backgrounds including painting, drawing, teaching, collage, paper making bookbinding, and more. This exhibit features a variety of print methods, mixed media art, and handmade books. Artists include Paul Alan Bennett, Janet Brockway, Glen Corbett, Beale Jones, Barbara Kennedy, Shana Laursen, Adrienne Phillips, Diana Phillips, Carolyn Platt, Jane Quale and Judy Wilson.
The exhibit is free and open to the public during Barber Library hours. For complete gallery hours, visit the Barber Library’s webpage at cocc.edu/library.
COCC Health Careers Center ~ First Floor Gallery
2600 NW College Way
541-383-7560 • cocc.edu/directory/buildings/hcc.aspx
An art exhibition of abstract oil canvases by California artist Gwen Lowery, titled Impulses, continues to be displayed in Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Bend campus’s Health Careers Center’s first floor gallery through May 28. The building is open Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Having worked in the machine-embroidery art medium for over 20 years, creating large-scale 2- and 3-dimensional pieces, Lowery shifted her focus midway through the COVID-19 pandemic, when the gradual, methodical speed of stitching became frustratingly slow. While her inspiration remains unchanged — the natural world combined with her internalization of the state of the world — she now works more spontaneously in the abstract.
For more information, contact Tina Hovekamp, director of library services, at 541-383-7295 or thovekamp@cocc.edu. In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability should contact Caitlyn Gardner at 541-383-7237. For accommodation because of other disability, such as hearing impairment, contact disability services at 541-383-7583.
The Grove
921 NW Mt. Washington Dr.
The Grove presents nature inspired paintings by SageBrushers Art Society member, Scott Dyer. Be it through oil, acrylic, watercolor or pencil sketch, Scott has always been drawn to the idea of capturing a moment on canvas, capturing the beauty, poetry and emotion of that moment. “Each painting I create is sort of a practice piece to move me closer to that feeling of perfectly capturing all those elements…. which of course as an artist you never stop seeking. The trick is of course to enjoy the journey and never the destination.” Come get inspired and grab a bite at The Grove! Showing through April.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97
541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org
Ending April 6, Neighbors: Wildlife Paintings by Hilary Baker shares imagery of wildlife native to the High Desert — gray fox, black bear, pronghorn antelope and others. They stand in the foreground with urban encroachment in the background—the fox on railroad tracks, the black bear in front of a 7-Eleven and the pronghorn antelope against the housing developments that now impede their movement across the landscape. Come see Neighbors: Wildlife Paintings by Hilary Baker before it closes.
Continuing through June 15, Blood, Sweat & Flannel explores what flannel represents. This unique experience invites visitors to explore the stories behind flannel — a fabric that goes beyond clothing to reflect the history of work and culture in the High Desert region.
Continuing through September 7, Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland, examines Indigenous representation and identity during a period of regional transformation. Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland will feature 39 photographs recovered from Matsura’s archive paired with period-specific cultural items from the Indigenous Plateau, a High Desert region that encompasses the Columbia River and its tributaries. Exploring Indigenous representation through detailed photography as well as objects, the exhibition spotlights some of Matsura’s most culturally significant work against a backdrop of regional transformation in the early 20th century.
And continuing through October 5, the Museum’s newest exhibit, Patterns at Play: Fractals in Nature, showcases how repetition and patterns intertwine in the natural world. The exhibit allows visitors to build their own patterns while an animation creates new fractals right before their eyes. Fractals are never-ending patterns that repeat the same shape at bigger and smaller scales. Fractals in nature appear to humans as messy, even chaotic. Trees grow by branching in every direction; seashells swirl around and around. Mathematicians, artists and naturalists have noticed these patterns for centuries.
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
Healing Water continues showing at the St. Charles Gallery through September 2025.
Thomas Albright, art critic of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: “David Kreitzer is a highly traditional figure painter who demonstrates how much poetic intensity the old tradition can still contain.”
A full time artist since he received his masters degree in painting at San Jose State University in 1967, David grew up the son of a Lutheran minister who, due to his calling, moved his family frequently throughout the Nebraska countryside. His works are in the collections of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Hirschhorn Foundation, the corporate headquarters of Revlon Olga, Barnes-Hind, Sinclair Paints, Lloyd’s Bank, Cargill and the San Diego, Sheldon, Minnesota, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Museums. Private collectors include Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Ray Bradbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Douglas, Pepe Romero, Quinn Martin, Raymond Burr, and Donald Simon.
Kreitzer Gallery and Studio open every week Friday-Sunday, 1-5pm and by appointment.
Layor Art + Supply
1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110
541-322-0421 • layorart.com
Layor Art is excited to be hosting David Kinker for the month of April. Grateful for the opportunity to live out the passions of his life, Bend artist David Kinker feels equally at home guiding a raft full of adventurers through the most scenic rivers of the Northwest and beyond, as he does guiding the minds of aspiring artists, helping them discover their inner muse. David is well known for his murals in many regional landmarks such as the Tower Theatre, Silver Moon Brewery, St. Charles Medical Center, and many other locations. His colorful abstracts have won awards, and his river and canyon landscapes are glimpses into the beauty here in the Northwest. David’s landscape paintings can be found at Tumalo Art Company in Bend’s Old Mill. Many pieces of his artwork have been donated to help nonprofits for social and environmental concerns throughout the community. David’s show goes through the month of April and can be viewed during Layor’s regular business hours: Monday through Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, and Sunday 12-4pm.
Oxford Hotel
10 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-382-8436
Vivian Olsen is a wildlife artist who grew up in the Oak covered hills of California which she explored with her dog, and often saw wild animals. She knew early on that she would become a wildlife artist, and also a teacher. After 20 years of teaching art she retired and relocated to Bend where her love of art and painting continues to focus on creating wildlife paintings using watercolor, pastel or oil paints. Along with creating paintings Vivian has also published a children’s book entitled, The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy, for which she wrote whimsical animal stories and painted full page illustrations. Vivian is a member of both the High Desert Art League and the Plein Air Painters of Oregon. Her paintings of animals have been exhibited in shows with Oil Painters of America, Art in the West and the Watercolor Society of Oregon. She is a member of the Hood Avenue Art Gallery in Sisters where her paintings may be viewed.
Peterson Contemporary Art
550 NW Franklin Ave.
541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com
We invite you to join us at PCA to welcome Pushing Boundaries April 4 from 5-8pm. This two-artist show will feature sculptures by Sandy Graves and paintings by Scott Switzer. Colorado-based Sandy Graves started her career as a high school art teacher slowly morphing into becoming a full-time artist. Melding realism and abstract elements into her pieces, Sandy hopes to remind viewers of special moments and memories of our shared human experience. Painter Scott Switzer creates oil paintings that are colorfully bold and executes them in the cubism style. Inspired by contemporary Russian landscape painters and post-impressionism, Scott can conquer any genre be it portraits, wildlife, still life or the world around him. The show will run through the month of April.
Premiere Property Group
25 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-241-6860 • bend.premierepropertygroup.com
Premiere Property Group – Premiere Property Group is hosting an exhibit of acrylic and watercolor paintings by High Desert Art League members Joren Traveller and Vivian Olsen entitled Wildlife Large and Small. You are invited to meet the artists during the First Friday Art Walk on April 4. During the month of April, the exhibit can be viewed Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm. For more information on the artists, visit highdesertartleague.com.
Red Chair Gallery
103 NW Oregon Ave.
541-306-3176 • redchairgallerybend.com
In April, Red Chair Gallery showcases landscape photography by Mike Putnam and encaustic paintings by Janice Rhodes. Tammy McCullough presents a spring tableau of soft sculpture woodland creatures and Trisha Biesmann displays her sumptuous felted toppers and scarves. Located at the corner of Bond St. and Oregon Ave., Red Chair Gallery is open seven days a week: Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday, 12-4 pm.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave.
541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com
SageBrushers, a vibrant membership organization with a working studio and gallery, presents The Watercolor Show. Visitors are invited to enjoy viewing original watercolor artworks by over twenty artists. The public is also invited to the artists’ reception on April 5th, 2-4pm. Don’t miss this exciting and eclectic show. Opening Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 1pm-4pm. Showing through April.
The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery
Old Mill District, Second Floor
404-944-9170
The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery features the artwork and work of local creators Kira Frances, Lindsay Gilmore, Alyson Brown and Jennifer McCaffrey.
Kira has developed a body of work that speaks to the relationship between the hidden worlds of the subconscious and the tangible reality that we all share. In this series, she concentrates on striking a balance between precisely rendered and intricately detailed feathers, and uncluttered backgrounds. Her work will be on display at The Stacks Gallery and Studios in the Old Mill above Sisters Coffee. You can also find her work online at kirafrances.com.
Lindsay Gilmore creates abstract landscape paintings inspired by the colors and compositions that have captivated her while on adventures outdoors with her family.
Alyson Brown (Wild Folklore) is a photographer and stylist specializing in beverage and botanicals. While she focuses most of her time on brand development and content creation, Alyson is also The Stacks in-house mixologist for First Fridays.
Jennifer McCaffrey says, “As a former dancer, capturing movement is the overarching theme in my work. I love painting in a variety of styles ranging from abstract to impressionistic, and my aim in any piece is to create something that feels alive. I first studied art at Wake Forest University in 2009, and went on to work in healthcare while painting in every spare moment I could find. It is a dream realized to be a part of this community of creators. Apart from painting, I work PRN as a surgical physician assistant, am a mother of three, runner, woodworker, music lover, and trail mix high-grader. Like most Bendites, I am usually out somewhere with poor cell reception taking in the beauty of Central Oregon when not in the studio.”
Call the studio for hours and appointments.
Touchmark at Pilot Butte
1125 NE Watt Way
541-238-6101 • touchmark.com/senior-living/or/bend
This show focuses on Barbara Cella’s plein air paintings, completed outdoors, on-site. Using acrylics, Barbara seeks to capture the energy and atmosphere surrounding her as she paints the scene. Her paintings can be viewed through May in Touchmark’s mezzanine gallery. For more information on Barbara Cella’s work, visit barbaracella.com and highdesertartleague.com.
Tumalo Art Company
Old Mill District
541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com
Tumalo Art Co. places three contemporary artists together with an exhibit opening April 4, from 3-7pm during the First Friday Gallery Walk in the Old Mill District. Filling the front exhibit area Judy Hoiness, Tracy Leagjeld and Ingrid Lustig bring their own artistic expression to how they experience the land, water and wildlife we all share, exploring their connection through their various methods — acrylic, mixed media and monotype.
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 presents stunning photographs by SageBrushers Art Society member, Michele McKay. Rambling is Michele’s form of moving mindfulness. She enjoys roaming in all types of landscapes at home and abroad, and capturing moments of time, place, and perception through haiku notes and photographs. Michele delights in discovering how straightforward images on fine art papers can express the essence of nature and her experience. Stop in to enjoy a beverage and drink in the art! Showing through April.
REDMOND
Arome
432 SW Sixth St.
541-527-4727 • aromekitchen.com
Jesica Carleton is a mixed media adventure artist who is constantly seeking new subjects, materials and techniques to combine in interesting ways.
Bill Lind makes decorative and utility bowls and hollow vessels from locally salvaged hardwoods.
Rex Krueger loves to work with wood. As he often says, “polish it ‘til its natural character glows!” You will find pens, kitchen utensils, candle sticks, urns, toys and more. Each piece is unique with high quality design and construction including a natural oil-based finish.
Cares & Whoas
436 SW Sixth St.
916-354-2119 • caresandwhoas.com
Wendy Wheeler-Jacobs creates what can best be described as portraits of birds, animals, trees, plants, mountains, rocks and other natural elements in saturated color. While watercolor is her preferred tool she also enjoys acrylic and colored pencil. See more of her work at thepaintgeek.com.
Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
535 SW Sixth St.
541-383-7600 • cascadehassonsir.com
Dry Canyon Arts Association will hold a reception for the April Artist of the Month, Krystal Allen. “Drawing became a way for me to process the world, especially since I’ve always had visual challenges, including partial blindness and dyslexia,” Krystal explains. “It made me super observant and pushed me to focus on the details. Drawing was my way of verifying what I saw.” In college, Krystal expanded her understanding of visual storytelling through a mix of advertising, design, and fine art studies.
March Artist of the Month, Michelle Adams, will also be showing. Michelle says her photography has changed in the past three years. In the past she would look for lake reflections and dramatic sunrises; she now works on new techniques, such as focus-stacking, panoramas, and star-stacking. Some of her new creations combine 30-50 individual frames to create a single final image.
The public is invited to join in on the celebration and view selections of Krystal and Michelle’s artworks. Justy’s Catering will provide light refreshments.
Also being hosted are Dry Canyon artists Gary and Joyce McPherson, who feels capturing and bringing you the beauty of nature on canvas and crafts is their goal, and Erin Skeer, who takes her love for nature and gardening and turns it into wall and tabletop art.
Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate
444 SW Sixth St.
541-383-4360 • thegarnergroup.com
Jay Lowndes creates unique, one-of-a-kind crafted, hardwood pieces that not only accent any room in your home but are also practical for everyday use. He has the knack and experience for creating durable, wooden-wares such as charcuterie and cutting boards, coasters, Lazy Susans, small furniture pieces, quilt hangers, photo-boxes, and picture frames. He welcomes custom orders and can personalize a piece just for you.
Terri Dill-Simpson has been drawing and painting since she was a small child, and has spent many years honing her expertise in watercolor as a medium, and wildlife of all kinds as her favorite subject matter. “When I choose a subject I attempt to research all the body parts, the surroundings in which it lives and its social behaviors. I will recreate and incorporate those aspects in my work.” Dill-Simpson works to perfect the eyes of each animal. “As many others have said, the eyes are the soul of the creature. If the eyes of my subject cannot reach out to the viewer, it’s not worth the trouble of finishing my work.”
Beth Hanson creates mixed media paintings. She is currently focusing on collage and acrylic impressions of people and places she loves. She is inspired by personal relationships, nature and life’s little pleasures.
SCP – Redmond Hotel
521 SW Sixth St.
541-508-7600 • scphotel.com/redmond
Olive Johnson, one of our youngest Dry Canyon Arts Association members, is starting her art career with style. She will be taking time out from her scholastic duties to display her watercolor paintings of wild and domestic flowers.
Rick Thompson blends realism with abstraction, using bold color and expressive brushwork to bring energy and life to the canvas. Thompson aims to capture the beauty of the everyday and invite viewers to see the world through a fresh perspective.
Josie Powell creates silver and copper jewelry with distinctive Central Oregon themes. She is now displaying her new spring designs.