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D. E. May (American, 1952-2019), Untitled (Mill Race to Footbridge), 1980, pattern paper, colored pencil, and graphite on found paper, 17 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches, Courtesy of PDX CONTEMPORARY ART, Portland. Photo credit: Mario Gallducci.

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.