(Above: Fantasia by artist Diane Farquhar Hallstrom is one of 30 abstract artworks on display at the Eugene airport.)
By Randi Bjornstad
Oregon Abstract is the title of a new art show on display now at The Gallery at the Airport — meaning the terminal at Eugene’s Mahlon Sweet Field — and it includes 30 pieces of abstract art created by members of the Maude Kerns Art Center, including one by its namesake, Maude Kerns herself.
For those who aren’t coming or going through the airport between now and April 20, though, there’s still an opportunity to see this show, online at the art center’s website, mkartcenter.org.
Curator for the exhibit is Eugene artist Jenny Gray, who selected a variety of abstracts ranging from woodcut prints to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media as well as encaustic (hot wax painting), ceramics, and photographs.
Gray made her selections based on her sense of how the all pieces taken together fit the “Oregon Abstract” theme as well as the aesthetic interest and level of artistry of each of the artworks, which by the definition of “abstract” need not relate to reality in any specific way but rather by suggestion.
The Gallery At the Airport is located in the main lobby of the terminal.
“Oregon Abstract” at the Gallery at the Airport
When: Through April 20
Where: Gallery at the Airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, 28801 Douglas Drive, seven miles northwest of Eugene; or online at mkartcenter.org
“Social Being” at the Maude Kerns Art Center
When: Through Feb. 11 (work by Eugene artists Kathleen Caprario, Sandra Hond, Mei-ling Lee, Charly Swing, and Kerry Weeks
Where: Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave., Eugene (corner of 15th and Villard streets)
Art Center hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday when exhibits are on display
Information: 541-345-1571 or mkartcenter.org
When is an airport not an airport? When it becomes an art gallery: See Oregon Abstract, a show of art by members of the Maude Kerns Art Center at the Eugene airport terminal through April 20. Not traveling? You can see it online at mkartcenter.org
