Doll Gardner Art Gallery


For over 40 years, the Doll (Delores) Gardner Gallery (www.dgardnergallery.com) in SW Portland has exhibited work of a wide range of artists, from the celebrated to the emerging.

The gallery is open to the public and is located in the sanctuary of the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in a beautiful forested setting at 8470 S.W. Oleson Road, Portland, OR 97223. On the first Sunday of each month, WHUUF hosts an opening reception for the artist, and the public is invited to join us in celebrating the artist(s) and their work.

Gallery hours are Sundays 12:30-2, and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00am-noon, Wednesday and Friday 1 - 2:30pm, or by appointment.

If you would like to purchase work from the current show, please contact the gallery at 503/246-3351. If you are an artist interested in showing in our gallery, please contact the Director at dollgardnergallery@yahoo.com


For a sneak peek at some of the art on exhibit this month, click on the link or image in the Art Gallery block on the right side of the page.

Selected images of artwork are also available for upcoming and previous shows:



March 2012
" Sacred Circles" - a Celebration of Mandala Art
03/04/2012
February 2012
"Let There Be Light" - a Special Showing of Artful Lighting
02/01/2012

Wendy Dunder

Lam Quong/Kestrel Gates

Stephen White

Winter: a time of reflection and contemplation when the earth slows.  In ancient times February was a time of uncertainty in the darkness, yet with hope that the light would return again to warm and bring life.  It was felt that it was a time when the seeds of hope lay in the earth's womb, waiting to unfurl. Rituals were employed and candles were lit to entreat the sun to return again, and new life was not yet apparent - but was stirring.
 
In this time of uncertainty for the planet, our communities and our faith congregations -- we all need the hope that change will be for the positive.  As we formulate that change, our hearts could all use a little light.
 
This month the gallery is pleased to bring forth a show that has been 3 years in the making: to showcase artists who gladden our spaces and homes with the gift of light.  Artists featured are Wendy Dunder, Stephen White, Lam Quang and Dan Daniels.  The public is welcome to join us in celebrating the artists and their work at an opening reception Sunday, Feb. 5th from 12:30 - 2pm.  For more information contact the Director at 503/246-3351. Ext. 4.

January 2012
January 2012- Feed The Hungry
01/01/2012

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.

November 2011
"OUT OF THE FIRE - A Special Show of Ceramic Art"
11/06/2011

For over 16 thousand years, humans have shaped clay and with the aid of fire, created vessels that remain functional today.  Our artists for the month of November have pounded and worked and morphed this ancient art form into works of art that are delicate and profound, earthy and ethereal.  Please celebrate with us at the artists’ reception, Sunday November 6th from 12:15-2pm. For images of work in this show, please click on the title above.