Born and raised in the Cascade foothills, my images capture nature in a state of change and reference the Pacific Northwest where the sky and water are constantly moving. Painting full-time in my home studio in Ridgefield, Washington, and spending time finding inspiration from the ocean and the mountains, has been the perfect creative climate to continue to grow as an artist.
Nature’s Grace solo exhibition, Gallery 903, Portland, Oregon 2020
1972 Born, Vancouver, Washington
1991 University of Washington
1996 Bachelor of Science, Drawing, Painting & Printmaking, Portland State University, Portland, OR
SELECT SOLO / GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Be Still and Know, Two-person Exhibition, Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2021 The Nature of Healing, Two-person Exhibition, Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2020 Nature’s Grace, Solo Exhibition, Gallery 903, Portland, OR
2019 Ripple Effect, Solo Exhibition, Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2018 Geography of Hope, Solo Exhibition, Gallery 903, Portland, OR
2017 Healing Waters, Solo Exhibition, Waterworks Galley, Friday Harbor, WA
2016 Take Refuge, Solo Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2014 Beyond the Boundaries, Solo Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2014 Breathing In, Solo Exhibition, Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2013 Art About Agriculture, Group Exhibition, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2012 Flow Patterns, Solo Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2011 Written in Water, Solo Exhibition, Art on the Boulevard, Vancouver, WA
2010 Native Waters, Collaborative Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2010 Disturbance and Resilience, Collaborative Exhibition, Art on the Boulevard, Vanc, WA
2009 Where Elements Meet, Solo Exhibition, Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2008 What the River Reveals, Collaborative Exhibition with writer Valerie Rapp, RiverSea
Gallery, Astoria, OR
2007 Forces of Nature, Group Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR.
2007 Mapping Mountains, Charting Waters, Solo Exhibition, Yoshida’s Fine Art, Portland, OR
2007 Stumps and Clear cuts, Group Exhibition, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, WA
2006 The Confluence Project, Group Exhibition, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA
2005 Watershed, Solo Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2004 Regional Expression, Group Exhibition, Vancouver School of Arts &Academics,
Vancouver, WA
2003 Reflections, Solo Exhibition, Yoshida’s Fine Art, Portland, OR
2003 Art about Agriculture, Statewide Tour, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, Rogue Art Gallery, Medford, OR,
Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR, The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR
2003 Balancing Act, Solo Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2002 Fisher Poets Gathering, Group Exhibition, RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
2001 Gorge Discovery Series, Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA
2001 Washington State University Solo Exhibition, Vancouver, WA
2000 Vantage Point”, Solo Exhibition, Altman Gallery, Vancouver, WA
1999 Ritual, Solo Exhibition, Water Resource Education Center, Vancouver, WA
1998 Silent Season, Solo Exhibition, Altman Gallery, Vancouver, WA
1997 Endangered Ritual, Solo Exhibition, Water Resource Education Center, Vancouver, WA
1996 Connecting Waters, Juried Exhibition, Lower Community College, Longview, WA
COLLECTIONS / PUBLIC SPACES
Scripps Institute, La Jolla, CA
Riverwest, Vancouver Waterfront, WA
Pacific Continental Bank, Vancouver, WA
High School Pharmacy Inc., Vancouver, WA
Downriggers Restaurant, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
Columbia Bank, Bend OR
Astoria Forest Products, Astoria, OR
City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center, WA
Wendel Museum of Conservation, Vancouver, WA
Museum of Whimsy, Astoria, OR
Kaiser Permanente, Vancouver, WA
Dulce Int. Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA
Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Vancouver WA
Lewis River Golf Inc., Woodland, WA
Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA
Park Plaza Inc., Vancouver, WA
Northern Star Professional Building, Vancouver, WA
Riverview Savings Bank Headquarters, Vancouver, WA
Yuichi Ozaki, Matsudo Chiba Pre, Japan
Alliance Industrial Group, Inc, Ridgefield, WA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Cover art, Lost Salmon, poems by Scott T. Starbuck, 2016
Cover art, River Walker, poems by Scott T. Starbuck, 2012
Ten Years at Riversea, Hipfish, July 2012
American Art Collector, State by State, August 2011
New Library, Wows Crowd, the Art, by Dave Kern, The Columbian, July 2011
New Chapter for the Library, by Mary Ann Albright, The Columbian, July 2011
Ridgefield Artist looks to water for Inspiration, Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, June 2011
Devastation and Renewal, Mary Ann Albright, The Columbian, July 2010
Best Bets, The Columbian, May 2010
Native Waters, Coast Weekend, August 2010
Cover art, Network of Oregon Watershed councils Gathering, 2009
Art and Environment, Cindi Mudge, Pelican Post, March 2008
Science and Art, Brett Oppegarde, The Columbian, Life, August 2008
What the River Reveals, Through paint and page, art and science merge, Hipfish, August 2008
Best Bets, The Columbian, June 2007
Cover art, Rain, poems from Clatsup Community College, Astoria, OR, 2005
Artists of the West, Skamania Mines Publishing, 2005
RiverSea painter explores artistic process, Coast Weekend, July 2005
RiverSea unveils young talent, Mike Strom, Astoria Review, August 2005