Critical Messages: Contemporary Northwest Artists on the Environment
August 28 – November 7, 2010
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
This exhibition explores 26 contemporary artists' responses to a host of environmental issues confronting the Pacific Northwest.Their works focus on issues such as managing growth and consumption as well as preserving wilderness, wetlands and biodiversity. The exhibition features a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, video and installation. Oregon artists Rick Bartow, Michael Brophy, Jana Demartini, Robert Dozono, Roll Hardy, Adam Sorensen and James B. Thompson are among those whose works are included in the exhibition.