Spring News
Upcoming exhibitions and events
It’s been a hectic spring, and I’m finally coming up for air. 2024 began with an ice storm in Portland and several new teaching opportunities that have kept me busy all semester. It’s been rewarding to focus on dialogue with students while immersing myself in art history and contemporary art to teach about painting hybrids. Now I’m energized to bring my learning back into my studio and travels this summer.
Here are some exhibitions and events I have coming up.
Exhibitions
California Gold
Berggruen Gallery
10 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California
Thursday, June 20 - Thursday, July 25, 2024
I am delighted to be exhibiting new work in California Gold at Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco alongside an incredible group of major postwar masters and contemporary artists including one of my all time favorites, Richard Diebenkorn, along with Tauba Auerbach, Larry Bell, John Baldessari, Christopher Brown, Mark di Suvero, Anna Kunz, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Darren Waterston, and others.
The opening reception is Thursday June 20th from 5-7pm. I will be there in San Francisco and hope to see you.
Reclaimed: The Art of Recology
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street, Waterbury, Connecticut
Sunday, May 26 - Sunday, August 18, 2024
Work I made while in residence at Recology’s Artist-in-Residence Program is included in a traveling group exhibition along with 33 other alumni artists. Originating in 2023 at Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, California, it will be making a national tour until 2026.
www.mattmuseum.com
Auction for Portland Public Schools
I’m participating in a fundraiser for Portland Public Schools to support my daughter’s K-8 school. If you’ve been thinking of acquiring a small work, this auction is a great way to do so while simultaneously contributing to a great cause. Our volunteer-run PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) raises funds for classroom grants for teachers, educational enrichment opportunities, field trips, buying essential textbooks and library books, hosting events that create community, and filling the funding gaps that we face as a public school.
Last fall’s month-long strike was tough, and PPS faces even more severe budget cuts for the coming year, so this fundraiser is essential for our school. Our auction site is not yet live—please contact me directly to place a bid if you are so inclined. 100% of funds raised will go to our school. Here is my offering:
Pink Moon #1
2022
Acrylic, ink, collage, colored pencil, and cut out paper
15 x 15 inches
Framed: 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 2 inches
Retail value: $3000
Reserve: $500
Summer Open Studios and Residency
NW Marine Artworks is hosting the first of our biannual Open Studios events in June. I’ll be participating for one day only then leaving for the StudioWorks Artist-in-Residence Program at the Tides Institute & Museum of Art in Eastport, Maine.
Come see me in the studio on Saturday, June 1st from 10-4.
https://www.nwmarineartworks.com
Thank you for reading. Sending my best wishes for spring —
Val
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