previous exhibitions
Our gallery displays a new featured show every ten weeks. Often we invite a 2D artist and a 3D artist to pair together, creating a rich and diverse collection. Enjoy a sampling of some of our past shows.
Coastal Hues
View AllFeaturing artworks from Jackie McCartin, Emily Miller, Mandy Main, Kelly Howard, Carol Horvath, Theresa Andreas-O'Leary, Brenda Boylan, Brenna Kimbro, Rip Caswell, and Liisa Rahkonen.
On display January 14th - March 22nd, 2025
As we brave the chill of winter, Art Elements Gallery wanted to highlight a bright and iconic landscape of Oregon, the Coast! We have curated a myriad of artists for our Coastal Hues show: Jackie McCartin, Emily Miller, Mandy Main, Kelly Howard, Carol Horvath, Theresa Andreas-O'Leary, Brenda Boylan, Brenna Kimbro, Rip Caswell, and Liisa Rahkonen. These artists evoke a wide variety of experiences, from familiar grey, windy beach days to a vibrantly sunny coastline brimming with life. The multifaceted personality of the Oregon Coast is reflected in the diversity of materials on display –– including oil paintings, sage brush sculptures, baskets made from repurposed fishing nets, blown glass, and everything in between. Enjoy an ode to the Oregon coast with Art Elements Gallery’s Coastal Hues Show!
Contours of energy
View AllFeaturing oil paintings by Suzanne Vaughan and fused glass by Vicki Green
October 22nd – December 28th, 2024
Opening reception Saturday, November 9th from 2-4pm
In our latest exhibition “Contours of Energy”, we bring together two local artists who refine the vibrancy of nature through creative use of form and space. Focusing on contours and color, Suzanne paints a vision of our landscape that softens distinctions between rivers, horizons, and skies. In fused glass, Vicki’s interpretation of the natural world is told through her evolving experimentation with geometric forms. Step into these artists’ creation, a world where the lines between “abstract” and “landscape” have been blurred to create a fresh and energetic viewpoint.
Nature's resonance
View AllFeaturing Landscape Paintings by Michael Orwick & Bronze Sculptures by Rip Caswell
August 13th - October 19th, 2024
Artist Reception Saturday, August 24th from 2-4pm
In this exhibition, two iconic Oregon artists portray the lively spirits of the local flora and fauna. The beauty and bounty found here in the Pacific Northwest has a ring of legend to it; creative imagination is a natural response to its fascination. In that sense, these artworks can be thought of as a product of nature’s gifts. With bright colors, Michael Orwick depicts the subtle language of our environment in his landscape paintings, while Rip Caswell captures the spirits of native creatures in expert and expressive bronze. Enter into a thoughtful encounter with the natural world through these artists' inspired visions.
VITIS VINIFERA
Featuring abstract paintings by James Frey
June 4th - August 10th , 2024
Reception on Saturday, June 22nd, from 2-4 pm
Following the Fall grape harvest each year, the vineyard goes dormant, and the vines begin to store energy for the winter months. The potential of the next vintage lies buried deep within the grapevine until the ground slowly begins to warm in the Spring. After long months of no activity, this latent vitality explodes from the vine as buds break from their winter sleep and a new vintage bursts forth.
Winemaker and painter James Frey captured this explosion of energy from the vine in his new series, Vitis Vinifera. To the naked eye, the Springtime bud break produces simple yellow-green leaves and tiny pink clusters; but to the eye of a winemaker this metamorphosis represents a wild kaleidoscope of colors as the complex and wonderful potential of a new vintage finds a beginning.
Coming Home
View AllFeaturing Landscape Paintings by Theresa Andreas-O'Leary & Wood Turned Artworks by Scott Parrish and by Tom Willing
March 26th - June 1st, 2024
Artist reception Saturday, April 13th from 2-4pm
What brings you a sense of belonging? In this exhibition, “Coming Home”, we invite you to explore what draws us to our dwelling places. Paintings by Theresa Andreas-O’Leary represent the artist’s journey of discovering places to reside and finding kinship and acceptance. Wood works created by Scott Parrish and Tom Willing highlight the beauty in the everyday treasures that surround us in our homes. With equal portions of comfort and adventure, this show reminds us what a blessing it is to have a place to call home.
Birds of a Feather
View AllFeaturing artworks by Liisa Rahkonen, Molly Reeves, Christine Joy Swanson, Mark Terry, and Sandy Visse
January 16th - March 23rd, 2024
Join us Saturday, January 27th from 2-4pm for the artist reception.
The “Birds of a Feather” exhibition showcases charming artworks from five artists, all depicting the compelling beauty and playfulness of birds in the Pacific Northwest. These delightful, feathered friends are essential to the ecosystems here in Oregon and around the world. They are also a wonderful source of inspiration. Join us in celebrating these creatures through the marvelous creations by local painters and ceramicists!
Art Elements Gallery will be donating 5% of sales from this show to the Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project. To learn more about this organization visit their website at www.prescottbluebird.com.
Palette of the Willamette
View AllFeaturing Oil Paintings by Christine Joy Swanson & Watercolor Paintings by Sarah Joy Silva
October 24th - December 30th, 2023
Reception: Saturday, November 11th from 2-4pm
On a journey through warming hues of gold to cooling tones of blue, we bring you an exhibition of paintings that showcase the spectrum of colors embracing the Willamette Valley. Immersed in the vibrancy of Northwest Oregon, this latest collection of artworks comes from two local painters: Christine Joy Swanson and Sarah Joy Silva. Through their windows of painterly scenes, in gleaming oil paint and radiant watercolors, you will enter into an enticing exploration of the abundant beauty in the Willamette.
