White Lotus begins the new year with a “quiet” exhibit

(Above: Hirosawa Pond by Tanaka, Ryohei (1933-2019); 1999 etching, edition of 150,  6.5×8 inches)

Edited by Randi Bjornstad

Above:Foxtail Agave, Misión de Santa Bárbara; by Rich Bergeman; Pigment ink print from infrared camera. Edition of 12, 2025; 22×15 inches

White Lotus Gallery’s first show of 2026 is titled From Black to White: An Exploration of Shades, and the gallerists introduce the exhibit with words by renowned photographer Elliott Erwitt: “Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive.”

In other words, while color is important to the way people perceive the world around them, in the absence of color, the mind must invoke experience and imagination to interpret images, and the lack of color also can quiet the mind and emotions, encouraging deeper reflection.

With that in mind, they hope their new black-and-white exhibit will encourage visitors to “slow down with us and ruminate over the interplay of light, shade and outlines.”

Black to White: An Exploration of Shades

When: Jan. 23 to March 14, 2026

Where: White Lotus Gallery, 767 Willamette St., Eugene

Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Information: 541-345-3276 or online at wlotus.com