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Bo Barlett Center with man sitting on bench

Upcoming Exhibitions


Adam Winnie, Black Sun (Coincidenta Oppositorum A)
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted to Dibond corner TV bracket, 2021

Eye of the Blackbird

January 18th - April 26th, 2025

Inspired by the Wallace Stevens poem, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, this exhibition is dedicated to artists for whom looking is inseparable from thinking. In each case, the eye is an agile organ capable of enabling both intellectual depth and emotional precision.

Curated by Craig Drennen

Featured Artists: Colleen Asper, Bo Bartlett, Claire Chambless, Namwon Choi, Sylvan Lionni, Steve Locke, Dana Lok, Shona Macdonald, Fahamu Pecou, and Adam Winnie

Thank you to our sponsors:
Maxine & Edward Hudson
Jessica & Jake Wallace
GSH Attorneys
and other anonymous donors

Join us for the combined public opening reception with Women of the Pacific Northwest on February 5th at 6:30 PM!

Additionally, come hear a few of the artists talk about their work at the panel discussion on March 6th, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM.


 

Marie Watt, Sky Dances Light (Chorus) XX
Tin jingles, polyester, twill tape, polyester mesh, steel, 2023-24

Women of the Pacific Northwest

January 18th - April 26th, 2025

This exhibition highlights female artists whose work is rooted in material exploration within the tradition of Northwest influences and how environment shapes visual vocabularies and concepts.

Curated by Betsy Eby

Featured Artists: Victoria Adams, Drie Chapek, Jaq Chartier, Susan Dory, Betsy Eby, Ann Gardner, Emily Gherard, Etsuko Ichikawa, Lisa Jarrett, Brenda Mallory, Julie Speidel, Katy Stone, Marie Watt, and Susan Zoccola

Thank you to our sponsors:
Sue Anne, Karin, & Champ Baker III
Bettye & Cecil Cheves
Suzanne & Joel Fine
Anna & Jake Flournoy
Chris & Ken Henson
Sandy & Otis Scarborough
Gloria & Ken Sexton
Dina Woodruff and the Illges House

Join us for the artist panel discussion on February 5th at 5:30 PM, with the combined public opening reception with Eye of the Blackbird following immediately at 6:30 PM!



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