Doll Gardner Art Gallery - Previous Shows

Traditionally associated with Hindu and Buddhist art through the century into our current age, mandala have brought us in touch with ourselves and our place in the world. Tools for healing and meditation, these pieces encourage us to join the cylindrical nature of life. Mandala are all around us: in the center of a sunflower, a bird’s nest, the web of a spider, the cycle of the moon. They are in our buildings and brighten our days. These sacred circles bring us into connection with the wider circle of life, and their beauty and balance shine out from cultures throughout the world like silent prayers. This month’s show features twelve artists who use mandala in a variety of forms. Please join us for an artists’ reception on Sunday, March 4th from 12:30-2pm.

THE DOLL GARDNER GALLERY

JANUARY 2012 - FEED THE HUNGRY A special dialog on Hunger in our communities

The economy.  Budget cuts.  Layoffs.  Foreclosures.  Wherever you go, whatever you do, these issues confront us.  They leave in their wake people who are hungry, and the number of hungry people has doubled in the past year. 

For the month of January each year the Doll Gardner gallery hosts a show of non-profits or causes that express our principle of Social Justice in our congregations and our communities.  It is a time that we invite the wider world – our Portland Metro community – into dialog about important issues.  This year we are happy to host Loaves and Fishes, Family Bridge, Tualatin Valley Gleaners, Northwest Portland Ministries, The Sunshine Food Pantry, The Oregon Food Bank, Neighborhood House and other non-profits providing food services to the hungry in Washington County and the greater Portland Metro area.

 The gallery wishes to thank and celebrate all organizations and the legion of volunteers who collect, grow, store., recover surplus food from local restaurants, grocers, caterers and farmers markets and distribute food to people in need in these difficult economic times. The public is invited to an opening  reception Sunday, Jan. 7th from 12:30 – 2pm, 8470 SW Oleson Rd., Portland, Oregon 97223.  For information, call 503/246-3351 Ext. 4.

The word "Etching" often brings to mind art from past eras, where crafts were learned over long periods of apprenticeship, often through guilds.  Experiencing Michael DiBitetto's work is like cracking open an old familiar book from the past, its aroma of old leather and paper scenting the room.  At the same time we can re-experience the landscapes that we've come to rely on as part of our life in Oregon.  Please join us for an artist's reception on Sunday, October 2nd from 12:15 - 2pm at the gallery and enjoy Fall harvest refreshments.
For images of work in this show, please click on the title above.

Members of the Paint-Out Group, a fellowship of local landscape artists, present “A Collection of Views” a new exhibit depicting Northwest scenes. A majority of the paintings have been created “en plein air”, a French term denoting the work was painted on site, in the open air. The exhibit contains works in watercolors, oils, pastels, and acrylics and celebrates unique aspects of our landscape as seen through the eyes of the artists. 

Artists: Mary McCoy, Allen Greene, Jeanne Cuddeford, Nathalie Equall, Gretha Lindwood, Bev Drew Kindley, George Schweser and Mary Luzinski. 
For images of work in this show, please click on the title above.
 

The artists featured are: Bonnie Burbidge, Denise McDonald, Jane Levy-Campbell, Claudia Stockton, Sandy Dutko, Diane Trevett, Mary McCarty and John Turchi.
The show continues from April 3rd - 28th 2011.There is an Artist’s reception on Sunday, April 3rd from 12:30-2:00 p.m