Terry Toedtemeier, "Lost Boy Cave," 2000
Depth of Field: Selections from the Bill Rhoades Collection of Northwest Photography
January 4 – April 23, 2022
Study Gallery and Print Study Center
The exhibition presents a range of Northwest photographs donated by collector Bill Rhoades over the past few years, and includes works by Robert Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Jim Lommasson, Mary Randlett, and Terry Toedtemeier, among others.Image Gallery
Arvie Smith, "Blondie," 2015
Arvie Smith: Scarecrow
January 22 – March 26, 2022
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Arvie Smith (American, born 1938) is a nationally recognized Portland, Oregon African American painter and professor emeritus from the Pacific Northwest College of Art who explores issues of race, identity, and systemic racism in his work.
Senior Studio Art Majors 2022
April 16 – May 14, 2022
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Each spring, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art features the work of senior studio art majors at Willamette University. The exhibition represents the culmination of their four years at Willamette.
Chelsea Couch: Faculty Exhibition
April 16 – May 14, 2022
Atrium Gallery
This year’s featured faculty member is Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Chelsea Couch, who teaches sculpture, video art, performance art, and time-based media in the Willamette University Art Department.
April Waters, "Passing of Time" (detail), 2019
April Waters: Water-Ice-Sky, Antarctica
May 7 – August 13, 2022
Study Gallery and Print Study Center
In 2018, Salem artist April Waters (American, born 1954) traveled to Palmer Station, Antarctica as a National Science Foundation artist in residence to observe, study, photograph, and sketch the ocean, icebergs, and Maar Glacier. The exhibition features a range of Antarctica paintings created over the past three years as well as text panels that describe her journey and the science being done at Palmer Station.
David Roberts, "Cairo, Looking West" (detail), 1842-49