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Marie Watt’s traveling solo exhibition, Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, opens at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts February 21, 2026 – June 21, 2026

More Infomation HERE

Marie Watt's solo exhibition Heart in the Sky us now on view at the Philbrook Museum through June 14, 2026.

The exhibition includes the artist’s monumental silver cloud forms made from jingles (rolled tobacco tin lids), and a large neon work composed of the names of the thirteen moons that mark a year for the Seneca and other Haudenosaunee tribes.

For more information: https://philbrook.org/exhibitions/marie-watt-heart-in-the-sky/

Marie Watt's new work Thirteen Moons is now on view in HERE AND NOW. De/Collecting Memories from Turtle Island at the Museum Ludwig through November 2026.

"Marie Watt has created a new, expansive work for the exhibition at the Museum Ludwig. Thirteen Moons  consists of thirteen suspended sculptures made of tin bells. Clouds of bells float between heaven and earth. They only sound when touched by other bells or objects. The sculptures may be touched, the tin bells may be set in motion, producing a clinking and rustling sound. Thirteen Moons unfolds a physical, visual, and auditory presence in the space. And it references indigenous traditions."

More informatio HERE 

Marjorie Dial's work is included in Thinking Through Mud: Arrangements of Clay + Ikebana, co-curated by Morgan Ritter & Jeffry Mitchell, at The Arts Council of Lake Oswego.

"This exhibition throws forth a new image of contemporary ceramics, with work that feels human, fecund, and sometimes deliberately rough. Seven Oregon-based artists include James Alby, Lisa Conway, Marjorie Dial, Nick Norman, Ben Killen Rosenberg, Ben Skiba, and ahuva s. zaslavsky and their works are complimented by ikebana students’ work from Renka Ikebana. These artists are united by a shared way of thinking through their hands and arriving at unexpected, visceral work. Within their craft, skill is not performed. Instead, the work demonstrates care and curiosity for the process of making."

The show is on view February 20-April 10, 2026, with an opening reception Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:30-7:30pm.

For more information: https://artscouncillo.org/mud

We are excited to share that James Lavadour’s retrospective exhibition, James Lavadour: Land of Origin, will be traveling to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, WA,  January 31-June 7, 2026.

"James Lavadour: Land of Origin presents the most comprehensive survey to date of works by painter and printmaker James Lavadour (Walla Walla). Spanning five decades of work, this national retrospective celebrates Lavadour’s deep connection to the eastern Oregon landscape, particularly the Umatilla Indian Reservation and surrounding Blue Mountains region where the artist has spent most of his life, and recognizes his esteemed place in contemporary American painting. The exhibition includes Lavadour’s magnificent signature grid paintings, works on individual panels, and prints, most of which have never been exhibited together. It will draw on significant loans from the artist, major museum collections, and private lenders. Recognizing one of Oregon and the nation’s most original and powerful artists, James Lavadour: Land of Origin will also be accompanied by a full catalogue."

More information HERE

James Lavadour: Land of Origin
January 31-June 7, 2026

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
2316 West 1st Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201

Regular Museum and Store Hours

Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm
Last Wednesday of the month, 10 am-8 pm

We are excited to announce the exhibition, D. E. May: Postcards from Islandsalem. 

Curated by Linda Tesner, D. E. May: Postcards from Islandsalem, is a forty plus year retrospective exhibition for important Salem artist D.E. May. The show will be on view January 24 to March 21, 2026 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon

The exhibition will be accompanied by text panels, chat panels, photo murals, labels, and a full color, 208-page book, The Art of D. E. May.

More information HERE

Exhibition-Related Events

Lecture on D.E. May by Linda Tesner 
5-6 pm, Saturday, January 24, 2026
Paulus Lecture Hall 201, Willamette University College of Law, 245 Winter St SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

Exhibition walk-through with Linda Tesner #1
12:30 pm, Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Hallie Ford Museum, 700 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301

Exhibition walk-through with Linda Tesner #2
12:30 pm, Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Hallie Ford Museum, 700 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301

Artist's studio open house
12-4 pm, Saturday, March 21, 2026
The Smalls, 180 S. Commercial St, Salem, Oregon 97301
RSVP required by 3/20 to 503-370-6855.
 

James Lavadour's exhibition at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art,  James Lavadour: Land of Origin was reviewed in Oregon ArtsWatch.

Read the review here: https://www.orartswatch.org/james-lavadour-landscape-and-labor/

James Lavadour's retrospective Land of Origin was featured and reviewed in Eugene Weekly.

Read the review HERE

Jeffry Mitchell's show Winter Blooming was reviewed by Matthew Trueherz for Portland Monthly.

Read the full review HERE

Iván Carmona’s work is currently featured at the Portland International Airport through September, 2026 in the North display case within the Concourse Connector.

The two-artist exhibition features glass sculpture by Dan Friday and ceramic sculpture by Iván Carmona.  While working in two distinct mediums, both Carmona and Friday bring vivid colors, organic forms, and unique artistic narratives to PDX.

For more information visit: https://pdxart.portofportland.online/2025/12/11/ivan-carmona-dan-friday-north-concourse-connector/