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.
Exhibition-Related Events
Students will have an opportunity to talk about their artwork in a series of free gallery talks during the month of April in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery beginning at 12 noon. The schedule of gallery talks and students is listed below:
Tuesday, April 14
Juaren Bongadillo, Fenn Corsello, Solveig Hammon, and Jonah McKrola
Thursday, April 16
Rowan Bennett, William Cooper, Lea Garcia Horenstein, Miranda Jones, and Samantha Lang
Tuesday, April 21
Sieren Ureño-Clayton, Aissatou Coyle, Beau Johnston, Elliott Mackey, and Greta Reiter
Thursday, April 23
Peyton Gardner, Henry Jensen, Christina Kroker, and Sabella Pisicolli
Tuesday, April 28
Henry Dobesh, Lea Le, Ella Rice, and Megan Rimmer
Financial Support
Surface Tension, an exhibition of work by senior studio art majors at Willamette University, has been supported in part by general operating support grants from the City of Salem's Transient Occupancy Tax funds and the Oregon Arts Commission.
Further Information
For further information, contact:
John Olbrantz, The Maribeth Collins Director
Phone: 503-370-6854
Email: jolbrant@willamette.edu
Vanessa Hopt, Assistant to the Director
Phone: 503-370-6856
Email: vjhopt@willamette.edu
