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.
D. E. May: Postcards from Islandsalem
January 24 – March 21, 2026
Maribeth Collins Lobby and Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
From January 24 to March 21, 2026, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon will present D. E. May: Postcards from Islandsalem, a forty plus year retrospective exhibition for this important Salem mixed media artist who passed away in 2019 from pancreatic cancer just as he was emerging onto the national art scene. Organized by independent curator Linda Tesner, the exhibition will feature a range of objects created over the past four decades including collages, drawings, paintings, sculptures, templates, testbeds, and mail art, among others.
Surface Tension
April 11 – May 9, 2026
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Each spring, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art features the work of senior studio art majors at Willamette University. Characterized by a wide variety of styles and approaches, the exhibition includes work in a range of media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and installation art. This year’s exhibition, which includes among the largest group of graduating seniors in recent memory, opens April 11 and continues through May 9, 2026, in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery.