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Current and Upcoming Variations: Art Expressing Music, Maude Kerns Art Center, April 6 - May 11, 2012 The Art of Plankton, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, Invitational Show, July 19 - August 28, 2012 Solo Exhibitions DIVA Gallery, Eugene, OR, January-February, 2007 Active Life Center, Eugene, OR, 2006 Triad Gallery, Seal Rock, OR, March, 2000 Transitions, The Temporarily Maude Gallery, Eugene, OR, December, 1999 Landscapes of the Heart, Private Gallery Showing, Eugene, OR Andrea's Restaurant, Bandon, OR Gertrude's Cafe, Eugene, OR Newberry College Art Gallery, Newberry, SC Presbyterian College Art Gallery, Clinton, SC Group Exhibitions Four Stories, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR, November, 2010 (four artists) Multiples X 3, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR, February-March, 2009 (three artists) Layers of Life, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, August, 2008 (five artists) DIVA Gallery, Eugene, OR, Spring, 2004 (three artists) Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, March, 2003 (three artists) WAMCO Group Show, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, Spring, 2001 (four artists) Group Show, LaVelle Vineyards Gallery, Elmira, OR, Winter, 2001 (four artists) Moving Forward: Art for the 21st Century, Springfield Museum, Springfield, OR 2000 (four artists) Figure This, WAMCO Group Show, Florence Events Center, Florence, OR 1999 (four artists) WAMCO Group Show, Fireplace Gallery, Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR 1998 (four artists) Dana Fine Arts Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA (two artists) Juried and Invitational Exhibitions 2011 Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, May, 2011 Where Birds Dream, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, Invitational Winter Show 2010 Shrines and Reliquaries, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, Invitational Winter Show 2009 Art-Mail, Salem Art Association Project Space, Salem, OR, July, 2009 2009 Premier International Exhibit, Infinity Art Gallery, online at www.infinityartgallery.com 6th Around Oregon Annual, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, October, 2008 Art About Agriculture Touring Exhibiton 2008: The Nick of Time, originates at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2008 5th Around Oregon Annual, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, 2007 Art in the Garden, Eugene, OR, 2006 Triad Gallery, Seal Rock, OR, Summer, 2003 Art About Agriculture Touring Exhibition 2001, originates at Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2001 Trifles and Treasures, Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ, Winter 2000/2001 Expressions West 2000, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR 2000 29th Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR 1999 Guilds, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR 1999 Annual Non-functional Juried Art Exhibit, Coos Bay Museum, Coos Bay, OR Pacific Folk and Fine Arts Gallery, Port Orford, OR Five South Carolina Artists, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC Faculty Exhibit, Greenville County Museum School of Art, Greenville, SC South Carolina Arts Commission State Invitational Exhibit, Lee Hall Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 37th and 38th Annual Spring Exhibition, Greenville Artists Guild, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC 38th Semi-annual Southeastern Print and Drawing Competition, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 37th Annual Spring Exhibition, Greenville Artists Guild, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC 22nd and 23rd Annual Exhibition, Guild of South Carolina Artists, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC 12th Midwest Biennial, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE Annual Prints and Drawings Regional Competition, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO (honorable mention) Collections, Grants and Residencies Artist in Residence, Playa, Summer Lake, OR, 2012 The Allison Inn, Newberg, OR Community Arts Grant, Lane Arts Council, WAMCO Traveling Exhibit "Abstraction Exposed," 1998, Eugene, OR Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC Greenville City Hall, Greenville, SC First Federal Savings and Loan of Greenville, SC South Carolina National Bank, Greenville, SC Numerous private collections Education and Experience Advanced art study, University of South Carolina Graduate School, Columbia, SC Independent study and travel in Europe and Mexico B.A. Fine Arts, Webster College, St. Louis, MO Generative Systems, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL Graphic Designer and Sign Artist Taught painting, printmaking, drawing, modern art history at college level and in a museum art school WAMCO: Women Artists' Marketing Cooperativell images and web site content © 2006 Rakar West. All rights reserved. This site created and maintained by Rakar West, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Last updated 4/25/06.

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Represented by Freed Gallery in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast	Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR Founded in 1950 by a group of local artists including Maude Irvine Kerns, the Maude Kerns Art Center is a non-profit community center for the visual arts. Our goal is to promote and advocate appreciation and creation of the visual arts by offering a wide variety ofexhibition programs, educational programs for all ages, facilities for artists, public events, and support for community artists.	Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY Contemporary fine art gallery established 1984, located in Chelsea , New York art galleries district. The public is invited to the gallery art openings receptions. Sponsor of the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition and publisher of ARTisSpectrum magazine. Painters, sculptors and photographers are welcome to submit their portfolios for review.
DIVA, Eugene, OR The Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts in Eugene, Oregon  is building a community for the arts in downtown Eugene. We are reinventing Eugene as a destination for visual arts activities for locals and  visitors alike by bringing together civic leaders, business leaders, arts organizations, artists and community members in a dialogue to spur focused action toward a vital and profitable city center.	Playa, Summer Lake, OR Playa, a nonprofit organization supporting creative work in the arts, literature, natural sciences, and other fields, began operating in May 2011. Near Summer Lake in Lake County, Oregon, Playa manages a two residency programs. Playa supports those who are committed and passionate about their work and who will benefit from time spent in Playa's remote location. Fellowship Residencies are Playa's primary program and span two multi-month sessions each year.	Infinity Art Gallery - online Infinity Art Gallery's mission is to increase the visibility of artists by providing ongoing opportunities to showcase their artwork through our online juried exhibits; to provide direct access to artists so they can sell their work and; to actively promote artists to collectors, galleries, museums and journalists.
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