We are looking forward to James Lavadour’s retrospective- James Lavadour: Land of Origin, curated by Danielle Knapp, opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon on August 9, 2025.
“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 nearly thirty of 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.
The exhibition catalogue for James Lavadour: Land of Origin includes essays by exhibition curator and JSMA McCosh Curator Danielle Knapp and guest writers Meagan Atiyeh, Rebecca Dobkins, and Marie Watt; an interview with Lavadour and JSMA Executive Director John Weber; a fully illustrated checklist with additional images of representative works; and a comprehensive artist’s CV.”
For more information visit: https://jsma.uoregon.edu/art/exhibition/james-lavadour-land-origin
James Lavadour: Land of Origin
Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Gallery
August 9, 2025 - January 11, 2026'
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
University of Oregon
1430 Johnson Lane
Eugene, OR 97403