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2007 Paintings in Oil and Wax

The I Ching Collages and Paintings

Pastel and Watercolor Drawings

Earlier Paintings

Upcoming:  Art About Agriculture 2008: The Nick of Time (touring exhibition), originates at Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, April 8 - September 7, 2008  The Inner Life (5 artists), Corvallis Art Center, August, 2008 One-Person Shows 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 Newberry College Art Gallery, Newberry, SC Presbyterian College Art Gallery, Clinton, SC Selected Juried and Invitational Group Shows 5th Around Oregon Annual, ArtCentric, Corvallis, OR, 2007 Art in the Garden, Eugene, OR, 2006 DIVA Gallery, Eugene, OR, Spring, 2004 (three-person show) Triad Gallery, Seal Rock, OR, Summer, 2003 Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, March, 2003 (three-person show) Art About Agriculture Tour 2001, originates at Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2001 WAMCO Group Show, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, Spring, 2001 Group Show, LaVelle Vineyards Gallery, Elmira, OR, Winter, 2001 Trifles and Treasures, Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ, Winter 2000/2001 Expressions West 2000, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR 2000 Moving Forward: Art for the 21st Century, WAMCO Group Show, Springfield Museum, Springfield, OR 2000 29th Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR 1999 Figure This, WAMCO Group Show, Florence Events Center, Florence, OR 1999 Guilds, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR 1999 WAMCO Group Show, Fireplace Gallery, Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR 1998 Annual Non-functional Juried Art Exhibit, Coos Bay Museum, Coos Bay, OR South Carolina Arts Commission State Invitational Exhibit, Lee Hall Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 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 23rd Annual Exhibition, Guild of South Carolina Artists, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC 12th Midwest Biennial, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE 22nd Annual Exhibition, Guild of South Carolina Artists, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC Annual Prints and Drawings Regional Competition, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO (honorable mention) Dana Fine Arts Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA (two-person show) Five South Carolina Artists, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC Faculty Exhibit, Greenville County Museum School of Art, Greenville, SC Collections, Commissions and Grants 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 Over 50 private collections in 15 states Education Advanced art study, University of South Carolina Graduate School, Columbia, SC Independent study in Europe and Mexico B.A. Fine Arts, Webster College, St. Louis, MO Color Xerography Study, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL 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.

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 re-inventing 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.	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 of exhibition 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.
	Represented by The Ryan Gallery, Lincoln City, OR Ryan Gallery is located in Lincoln City, on the beautiful Oregon Coast at 4270 N. Highway 101.  Established in 1975, Ryan Gallery is one of the oldest and finest galleries on the coast, and has become a favored destination for Northwest travelers.  Known for its wide variety of artworks, Ryan exhibits original art and crafts by 100 Northwest artists.	BACK TO TOP
All images and web site content © 2008 Rakar West. All rights reserved. This site created and maintained by Rakar West, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Last updated 3/25/2008.