Born 1952 Salem, Oregon

EDUCATION

1971 - 1976
Studied under Larry Stobie at Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, OR

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
"The Template Files," PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2009
"Black Page," PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2008
"The Artist as Archivist," Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR

2007
"TESTBEDS," PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2006
"Drawing(s): 40+ artists/200 works - A 25th Anniversary Exhibition," ArtGym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR

2005
“template - grid - inset,” Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY

2004
“Wood,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2003
“Retrospective,” ArtGym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
“Alloys and the Role of Water,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland,OR

2001
“Reservoir District,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

2000
Solo show, Hallie Brown Ford Museum, Willamette University, Salem, OR.

1999
“Small Timber, The Templates,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
“Drawing Space,” George Suyama Space, Seattle, WA.

1998
“Dark Cabinet,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1997
“Small Timber,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1994
“Reservoir District,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1993
“Recent Work,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1992
“New Works,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1990
“D.E. May, Paintings and Constructions,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1985
“Floor Plans,” The Yellow Front, Salem, OR.

1984
“The Four Berlins,” The Yellow Front, Salem, OR.
“Gstaad - Haunts of the Very Rich,” The Yellow Front, Salem, OR.

1982
“Hide Outs,” Hallie Ford Brown Gallery, Salem, OR.

1979
“The Lost Weekend,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.
“Nightlights and Paperweights,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.

1978
Willamette University, Salem, OR.
“Expeditions,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.
“Handline,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.

1977
“Fort Ord Logic,” The Big Sleep Gallery, Salem, OR.

1976
Willamette University, Salem, OR.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
"Northwest Artists Draw," Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, ID
"A Gathering of Gifts: Relationships That Build Our Collections," University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK

2008
"Kinda Like a Buffet," PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2007
“Mixed Company” - Mary Henry, Ryan Jeffery, D.E. May and Vanessa Renwick, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2005
“drawing(s): A 25th Anniversary Exhibition,” The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
“Next,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2004
Group Exhibit, Ute Barth, Zurich, Switzerland
“Collecting Words On and Off the Page,” Gallery 114, Portland, OR. Curated by Nancy Palmer.

2001
“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.
“Abstracts on Paper and Mixed Media,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

2000
The Oregon State Capitol, Salem. OR

1998
“Abstract Geometric Show,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1997
“Gallery Artists,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
“Drawings... An Annual Bi-Coastal Invitational,” Meyerson & Nowinski, Seattle, WA.
“Bellevue Art Museum 1997 Annual Exhibit,” Bellevue, WA, curated by Kathryn Kanjo
“Square Painting / Plane Painting,” Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA.

1996
“Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition,” Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR.
“Gone But Not Forgiven,” Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI.
“Fire and Ash,” PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.
“The Tool Show,” Portland Insitute For Contemporary Art, Portland, OR.

1995
“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.
“Fifteen Years,” group show, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.
“The Dress as Form and Symbol,” group show, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

1994
“Only the Shadow Knows: Revelations From the Unconscious,” Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
“Recycling With Imagination: Art From Detritus,” Metro Regional Center, Portland, OR.
“Public Encounters,” Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR.

1993
“Cross Cut,” Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.

1992
“Sign of the Cross,” group show, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.
“On a Small Scale,” Susan Cummins Gallery Mill Valley, CA.
“Spirit of the West: A Celebration of the Arts,” One West Bank, Travelling Exhibition
curated by Kristin M. Poole
“Dreams and Shields: Spiritual Dimentions in Contemporary Art, Salt Lake Art Center,”
Salt Lake City, UT, curated by Frank McEntire

1991
“Intimate Relations,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, New York, NY.
“Sum of the Parts,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, New York, NY.

1989
“Artquake,” Portland, OR, juror, Mary Beebe
“Small Works,” Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland, OR.

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2008
Contemporary Northwest Art Awards finalist, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR

1996
Juror’s Award, Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Mary Ann Deffenbaugh, Juror

1995
Juror’s Award, Oregon Biennial, William A. Fagaly, Juror

1992
Art Matters Grant

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR
University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK
ArtColl Trust, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Brad Cloepfil, Portland, OR
Martin Brest, Los Angeles, CA
Blake Byrne, Los Angeles, CA
Isabelle Dervaux, New York, NY
Beth Rudin DeWoody, New York, NY
Sylvia Engelman, Grand Blanc, MI
Margaret Hargraves, New York, NY
Sandy Harthorn, Boise, ID
William Ittman, Andrew Kerr, Cannon Beach, OR
Dennis Katayama, Berkeley, CA
Carol Smith Larson, Portland, OR
Dorothy Lemelson, Tahoe, CA
Richard Levy, Albuquerque, NM
David Lewis, Seattle, WA
Nancy Lorenz and Doug Schwalbe, New York, NY
Tim Kerr, Portland, OR
Werner Kramarsky, New York, NY
Richard Levy, Santa Fe, NM
Kevin Longe, Dover, NH
Marilyn Murdoch, Portland, OR
Megan Murphy, Portland, OR
William and Agnes Peelle, West Hartford, CT
Linda Shostak, Sausalito, CA
Driek Zirinsky, Boise, ID

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011
Jahn, Jeff. “D.E. May’s The Template Files at PDX.” PORT, January 7, 2011.

2009
Snyder, Stephanie, “Black Page,” Artforum, July
Lorenz, Rachael, “D.E. May Exhibit, Black Page, at PDX Contemporary Art,” Portland Contemporary Art Examiner, June 13

2007
Motley, John, “D.E. May, Testbeds,” The Portland Mercury, Oct 25-31
Row, D.K., “Shows of Note: D.E. May and Mary Henry,” The Oregonian, February 23, p. 39
Jahn, Jeff, “Last chance, some quick reviews,” PORT, February 23

2005
Jahn, Jeff, “Last Days of Art,” PORT, July 1

2004
Row, D.K., “Bare Lines Reveal a Rich World,” The Oregonian, June 4, pp 22, 24
Jahn, Jeff, “Dan May’s Wood Show”, Criitical i, NWdrizzle, June

2003
“D.E. May: The Occupations,” The Art Gym: Marylhurst University (Retrospective catalog), essay by Joel Weinstein
“A Retrospective of Sneaky Details,” The Oregonian, April 11

2001
Oregon Biennial 2001, catalog, ppgs. 40-41
Allan, Lois, “2001 Oregon Biennial at the Portland Art Museum,” Artweek, July/August
Gragg, Randy, “An outsider’s guide to the NW,” The Oregonian, November 9
Ellerton, Karen, “Collages evoke tension between geometry, emotion”, The Oregonian, September 21

2000
Row, D.K., “An Informal View,” The Oregonian, January 7

1999
Frederickson, Eric, “Shapely Art, Simple Tools, Big Ideas in Local Drawing,” The Stranger, December 9, v. 9, no. 9
Farr, Sheila, “Drawing the Lines,” The Seattle Times, November

1998
New American Paintings, Number 19, The Third Pacific Coast Competition, pps. 108-111
Allan, Lois, “D.E. May at PDX Contemporary Art,” Artweek, October, p. 26
Row, D.K., “A Sobering Elegence,” The Oregonian, August, 21, p. 70

1997
Row, D.K., “Floor Plans of the Mind,” Willamette Week, June, p. 61

1994
Feronto, M., “Treasure Island,” ArtsOregon, June/July

1990
“Of Bombast and Clarity,” The Oregonian, August 17, Randy Gragg, A & E