Group
Exhibition features twelve Diverse Artists
Returning to the
Columbia River Gorge for an exhibition at The Dalles Art Center, Cameron Kaseberg wanted to bring some
artist friends along. Cameron Kaseberg
and Friends features the work of Cameron and eleven accomplished Central
Oregon artists working in a variety of mediums. The exhibit runs June 2 through
June 27 at The Dalles Art Center with an artist’s reception June 4th from 5:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Featured last season on OPB’s Oregon Art Beat (Kaseberg Story), Kaseberg is known for pushing, playing with and refining
the art of solvent transfer. An
exploration of the process brought to prominence in the 1950s by Robert
Rauschenberg, the process involves borrowing inks from various printed media as
well as his own photos and graphics, chemically dissolving them and
transferring the image onto a new surface. Much as a photographer can
manipulate the camera image in many ways, the solvent transfer can be changed,
arranged, composed and continually altered to express the artist's aims. In
northwest regional exhibits and at national art fairs, his works have been
received with enthusiasm for their inventiveness and as expressions of human
sensibilities.
Kaseberg’s friends, also known as the High Desert Art League, are all accomplished artists whose works
can be found in collections across the globe. “I am so pleased to call these
incredible artists my friends,” said Cameron. “It is truly amazing company to
keep; arts educators, award winners, world travelers, designers, and just plain
really nice people,” he added.
The artists joining Kaseberg exhibit a wide range of talents
in various media. Cindy Briggspaints with serendipity—splattering, mixing and mingling watercolors right on
the paper to create her luminous paintings. Helen Brown enjoys the spontaneity of watercolor and delves into perspective
and dramatic light. Patricia Clark,
founder of Bend’s Atelier 6000 printmaking studio, is an established Master
Printmaker and nationally respected teacher who intermixes her appreciation of
nature and landscape to create artwork. RichardFrederick is an award-winning photographer who has been combining his
passion for science and photography for over 30 years. David Kinker is a painter, muralist and teacher combining his studies
in art history, architecture, world myth and the sciences to create timeless
works of art. Jacqueline Newbold’s
journeys give her a never-ending source of inspiration for her watercolors. She
is an author (Cloth-Paper-Scissors
Magazine, Watercolor Journeys)
and arts educator. Vivian Olsen works
in a variety of mediums and is often inspired to paint the wild animals and
birds she encounters while walking through the mountains and high desert of
central Oregon. Janice Rhodes is a pastel artist with a
fondness for Encaustics concentrating on figures, animals and florals. Barbara Slater paints in oils with
energy and spirit. Her pigmentation is rich and succulent. Her brushwork is
bold and responsive bringing her work in still life, florals, landscapes and
animals to life. Joren Travellerbrings together her background in microbiology, animal science and the
equestrian world to create beguiling sculptures that express the character she
sees in each individual creature. ShellyWierzba grew up surrounded by the arts and uses oil, acrylic, and
watercolor mediums to focus on the central Oregon landscape and the human
figure.
Cameron Kaseberg and Friends, an exhibition of work by the
High Desert Art League runs June 2 through June 27 at The Dalles Art Center, 220
East Fourth St., The Dalles, Oregon. Many of the artists will be attending the Artist
Reception June 4 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
