Royal Nebeker, "Blue Bike," 2013
Royal Nebeker: Dreams and Allusions
June 4 – August 28, 2016
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Royal Nebeker (1945-2014) was an accomplished Astoria, Oregon symbolist painter and teacher who created highly personalized narratives based on dreams and memories, often embellished with words and notations that helped drive his narrative. This major retrospective exhibition of Nebeker's paintings and prints has been organized by director John Olbrantz, and features 36 paintings and prints drawn from public and private collections on the West Coast.
Russell Childers, "The Wee Mother and Child," 1971
Russell Childers: Oregon Outsider
July 30 – October 23, 2016
Study Gallery
Russell Childers (1915-1998) was a self-taught wood carver whose themes focused on memories of his mother, childhood, animals, important historical figures, Western imagery, and his life at Oregon Fairview Home in Salem, where he lived for 39 years. Organized by collection curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition will feature 25 wood sculptures on loan from public and private collections throughout the western United States.
Jan Zach, "Untitled (Head of Woman)" (detail), 1956
Jan Zach: Works on Paper
July 30 – October 23, 2016
Print Study Gallery
Jan Zach (1914-1986) formed part of the fabric of the Oregon arts community and taught sculpture at the University of Oregon for twenty years. This exhibition features a range of works on paper from the Hallie Ford Museum of Art collection, which houses a large body of Zach’s work.
Benjamin F. Perkins, "All American Jumbo Airmail,"1980s
Strange and Wonderful: American Folk Art from the Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection
September 17 – December 22, 2016
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Willem and Diane Volkersz of Bozeman, Montana have collected folk and outsider art since the mid-1970s, amassing an extensive collection over the past forty years. This exhibition features 108 objects by 32 artists that reflect the breadth and scope of this remarkable collection.
Russell Childers, "The Wee Mother and Child," 1971
Russell Childers: Oregon Outsider (extended exhibition)
October 24 – December 22, 2016
Maribeth Collins Lobby
An extended version of the the Russell Childers: Oregon Outsider exhibition is continuing in the Maribeth Collins Lobby and features 8 works by Russell Childers (1915-1998) who was a self-taught wood carver whose themes focused on memories of his mother, childhood, animals, important historical figures, Western imagery, and his life at Oregon Fairview Home in Salem, where he lived for 39 years.
Spirit pot, Nigeria, Ga'anda, mid-20th century
Figure and Form: African Ceramics from the Keith Achepohl Collection
November 5, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Study Gallery
Over the centuries, African potters have created unique and innovative ceramic vessels for domestic and ritual use. Made by hand and often fired in the open, these vessels embody an immediacy of form and a deceptive simplicity that reflect a deep understanding of material, process, and embellishment. Organized by director John Olbrantz, the exhibition will feature 17 ceramic vessels from the Keith Achepohl collection of Eugene, Oregon.
Louis Bunce, "Cove No. 2" (detail), serigraph
Louis Bunce: Works on Paper
November 5, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Print Study Center
Louis Bunce was a rising star in American art of the 1940s and 1950s, and his silkscreen prints from this time helped transform what had been a means for mass production advertising into a medium for limited edition fine art printmaking. Organized by professor emeritus and senior faculty curator Roger Hull, the exhibition will feature a range of prints and works on paper from public and private collections that highlight Bunce's accomplishments as a printmaker and is timed to overlap with a major retrospective of Bunce's work which will open in January.
Louis Bunce, "The Burn" (detail), 1951
Louis Bunce: Dialogue with Modernism
January 21 – March 26, 2017
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Louis Bunce (1907-1983) was a legendary Portland painter, printmaker, and teacher who taught at the Museum Art School from 1946 to 1972 and who influenced several generations of Oregon artists. Organized by professor emeritus and senior faculty curator Roger Hull, the exhibition will chronicle the artist's career over a fifty-seven year period and will feature 49 paintings drawn from public and private collections throughout the United States.
Anne Hirondelle, "Re:Volve 1," 2015, stoneware and paint
Anne Hirondelle: Small Revolutions
February 11 – April 30, 2017
Study Gallery and Print Study Center
Anne Hirondelle is an internationally recognized ceramic artist who was raised in Salem, Oregon and educated at the University of Washington. Throughout her career, Hirondelle has pushed the boundaries of the ceramic medium, making vessels and sculptures that are warmly alive and visually engaging. Organized by director John Olbrantz, the exhibition will feature a range of ceramic vessels and drawings on loan from the artists and several private collections.
Collective Query: Drawing Connections (Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2017)
April 15 – May 14, 2017
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Each spring, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art highlights the work of senior studio art majors at Willamette University. The exhibition represents the culmination of their four years at Willamette and features work in a variety of media.
Caya Skillin-Brauchle, "Super Speed," 2016
Cayla Skillin-Brauchle: SUPER SPEED!
April 15 – May 14, 2017
Atrium Gallery
Cayla Skillin-Brauchle is a visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans drawing, video, installation, performance, and social practice. Skillin-Brauchle holds a BA degree from Beloit College in Wisconsin and an MFA degree from Ohio University in Athens and is currently an assistant professor of art at Willamette University.
David George Andersen, "Vault of Heaven," 2013
David George Andersen: Word Play
April 15 – May 28, 2017
The Maribeth Collins Lobby
Salem artist David George Andersen (1960-2017) addressed the many hypocrisies of modern American life through his politically charged, irreverent, and whimsical mixed media assemblages. Andersen served as Exhibition Designer and Chief Preparator at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art from 2007-2016. Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition will feature a range of work created throughout Andersen’s career.