The Maude Kerns Art Center presents two shows to begin the 2025 exhibit season: “Flow: The Language of Nature” and “Summoning the Light,” opening on January 10 with a free, public reception from 5 – 7 pm. Both exhibits are on view through Friday, February 7. The Title Sponsors for “Flow: The Language of Nature” and “Summoning the Light” are Nancy Pobanz and David Wade.
In the Salon Gallery is “Summoning the Light” showcasing photographer Linda Devenow and painter Laure Shipley, both local artists whose Willamette Valley landscapes emphasize the role of light. Devenow and Shipley surpass the limitations of their mediums in special ways. Devenow experiments with infrared images that expose waves of light the human eye cannot ordinarily see. She creates dreamlike, often painterly, photographs with a strong emotional impact. Shipley’s landscape paintings, including images of waterfalls, lakes, and rivers, are characterized by a near photographic precision. She enhances the quality of light by meticulously applying metal foil to the surface, emphasizing points of bright sunlight. The public is invited to an Artist Talk with “Summoning the Light” artists Linda Devenow and Laure Shipley on Saturday, February 1, from 1 – 2 pm.
In the Main Gallery is “Flow: The Language of Nature” featuring McMinnville, Oregon artists Britt Block and Julie Cassin and Portland, Oregon artist Vickie Meguire. All three artists share a focus on the healing quality of nature, particularly of water. Block says that her river paintings are about being present, “witnessing the river flowing through her, and witnessing herself as the river, and the flow of change.” Cassin, who works in mixed media on panel, focuses on small, often unnoticed elements in nature, like stones in a river. Meguire, a printmaker, is influenced by Japanese aesthetics and expresses her admiration for nature and the seasons in her work. Together, Block, Cassin, and Meguire evoke the flow of nature and its cycles from different and intriguing vantage points.
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Flow: The Language of Nature
Britt Block, Julie Cassin and Vickie Meguire
Summoning the Light
Linda Devenow and Laure Shipley
January 10 – February 7
Seen: A Regional Figurative Exhibit
Regional figurative call
February 21 – March 21
Jello Show
Saturday, March 22
Beyond the Print
Mika Aono, Tallmadge Doyle, Sarah Grew,
Susan
Lowdermilk, Krista Raasch and Libby Wadsworth
April 4 – May 2
75 Years, 75 Artists
Celebrate MKAC’s 75th Anniversary
May 16 – June 20
Main Gallery
Dan Lenore, Charles Photax,
Marc Thibaut and Gary
Tepfer
be that as it may
Todd Cooper
July 5 – July 25
Main Gallery
Kara Greenwell, Eden Quispe and Kate Tova
Salon Gallery
Nancy Larson and Meg Littler
August 8 – August 29
26th Annual Mayor’s Teen Art Show
September 12 – October 3
32nd Annual Día de los Muertos Exhibit
October 17 – November 7
Art for All Seasons Annual Members Show
and Club Mud Holiday Ceramics Sale
November 21 – December 19
MAYOR'S TEEN ART SHOW & EMERALD PRINT EXCHANGE
CIRCLING THE GROVE & LAND AS DEITY
TELL ME A STORY & IN FULL BLOOM
SHIFTING FOCUS: PHOTOGRAPHY AT OREGON INVITATIONAL
MAYOR'S TEEN ART SHOW & EMERALD PRINT EXCHANGE
NOT JUST: A WORLD COLLAGE DAY EXHIBITION
JOHN BAUGUESS: A LIFE THROUGH HIS LENS
& DEPTH OF FIELD: A EUGENE DARKROOM GROUP EXHIBIT
MAYOR'S TEEN ART SHOW & EMERALD PRINT EXCHANGE
HABITAT & THE MAYOR'S TEEN ART SHOW
RANDOM PERFECTIONS & EMBODIED EXPERIENCE
SINGING THE ANIMAL, SINGING THE EARTH
A CONVERGENCE OF ELEMENTS & INTERSECTIONS
COMMITMENT TO VISION: PHOTOGRAPHY AT OREGON
