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Marlene Bauer    Images  |  Bio

Born: 1950, Vancouver, WA

EDUCATION

Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, B.F.A. 1976
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 1969-71

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

“Sequence” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2012
“2010,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2010
Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2010
The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009
“Premonitions,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2008
“Carson Heights,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2006
“Street Scenes,” Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 2005
“Visionary Landscapes: Paintings by Marlene Bauer,” Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center,
Hillsboro, OR 2004
“Small Works,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2002
“Works on Paper,” Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 2002
“Twenty Years,” Western Oregon State University, Monmouth, OR 1998
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 1987, 1988
The Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986
Southern Oregon State University, Ashland, OR 1983
Oranges/Sardines, Los Angeles, CA 1981, 1983
Keller Gallery, Salem, OR 1977

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

“25th Anniversary Gallery Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2011
The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR annually 1994 - 2010
“Celebrating PNCA at 100: An Exhibition of Alumni Artists,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2009
“Oregon Artists Mayor’s Invitational,” Salem Conference Center, Salem, OR 2007-2008
“20th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2006
“Drawing(s): A 25th Anniversary Exhibition,” The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR 2005
Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA 2005
"Faculty Exhibition," Alexander Gallery, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR 2005
“In Focus: Seattle Galleries at the RSG,” Seattle Art Museum RSG, Seattle, WA 2004

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (continued)

"Northwest Biennial: Buildingwise," Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA 2004
Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
“Art About Agriculture,” Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, traveling exhibition 2002
Beaverton Arts Commission Annual Exhibition, Beaverton, OR 2002
“Northwest Biennial: Pleasure Craft,” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA 2001
“Unearthed: Contemporary Landscapes,” Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 2001
“Art Slate 2001,” Condon, OR, invitational 2001
“15th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2001
"Landscape 2000," Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000
“Art Slate ‘99,” Condon, OR, invitational 1999
"Small Works," Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999
Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR 1997
Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID 1997
"Painterly!" Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA 1996
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 1987, 1996
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR 1995
The Heathman Hotel, Portland, OR 1994
Wade Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1989
Toluca Lake Gallery, Burbank, CA 1988
International Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 1987
"Portland Painting Now," Art Gym, Marylhurst, OR 1985
Oregon /Washington Exhibition, Maryhill Museum, Maryhill, WA 1985
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, OR 1985
Oregon State Exhibition, Salem, OR 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Art Gym, Two Person Exhibition, Marylhurst University, Marlyhurst, OR 1984
Marylhurst Faculty Exhibition, Mayer Gallery, Marylhurst University, OR 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983
Drawing Exhibition, Mayer Gallery, Marylhurst University, OR 1981
Artquake Arts Festival, Portland, OR 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
The Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Oregon Printmakers, Art Mall Gallery, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 1979
"Three Directions," Drawing Exhibition, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 1979
"Artists of Oregon," Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1978
"Oregon Women Artists," Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, invitational 1978
Regional Conference for Professional Women, Portland State University, OR, invitational 1978
Two Person Exhibition, North View Gallery, Portland Community College, Portland, OR 1976
Northwest District Association Exhibition, Portland, OR, invitational 1976
Lutheran Fine Arts Center, Salem, OR, traveling exhibition 1976
Statewide Services Exhibition, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, OR 1976

COLLECTIONS

Anderson Properties, Portland, OR
Alexander Investors’ Services Ltd, Portland, OR
Ater Wynne LLP, Portland, OR
Ball Janik LLP, Portland, OR
Bank of America, Portland, OR and Seattle, WA
Beaverton Lodge, Portland, OR
Bellevue Towers, Bellevue, WA



COLLECTIONS (continued)

Boutwell, Beard & Grimes, Portland, OR
Central City Concern, Portland, OR
City of Portland, OR
Deloitte & Touche, Portland, OR
Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA
Gionet Development, Portland, OR
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR
Harsch Investment Corporation, Portland, OR
Instromedix Inc., Portland, OR
Kaiser Medical Center, Portland, OR
Kenton Public Library, Portland, OR
King County Justice Center, Seattle WA
Komatsu Silicon America, Beaverton, OR
Lakewood Elementary, Lakewood, WA
Lattice Semiconductor, Hillsboro, OR
Lutheran Fine Arts Center, Salem, OR
Management Compensation Group, Portland, OR
Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
Mazama Capital Management, Portland, OR
Merriwether Building, East, Gerding/Edlen Development, Portland, OR
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland, OR
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Nerco Inc., Portland, OR
Pacific NW Bell, Portland, OR
Phillip Morris Collection, Albany, OR
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Portland Endovascular Radiology Center, Portland, OR
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Rainier National Bank, Seattle, WA
Regional Justice Center, Northwest Art Collection, Seattle, WA
Ronald McDonald House, Portland, OR
Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA
Salem Hospital, Salem, OR
San Francisco Hilton Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA
Seattle Savings Bank, Seattle, WA
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, WA
Security Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, CA
Sheraton Hotel, Alexandria, VA
Sky River Brewing, Inc., WA
St. Helena Hospital, Deer Park, CA
State of Oregon, Portland, OR
Steven Chase & Associates, Los Angeles, CA
Sunset Businesses, Portland, OR
The Claremont Hotel, Oakland, CA
The McGuire Company, San Francisco, CA
Troutdale Public Library, Troutdale, OR
Washington State Arts Commission, Seattle WA
Westin Portland Hotel, Portland, OR
Wildwood Restaurant, American Industries, Inc., Portland, OR

AWARDS & COMMISSIONS

Regional Arts and Culture Council, Troutdale Public Library, Troutdale, OR, Commission 2010
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Kenton Public Library, Portland, OR, Commission 2010
King County Arts Commission, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, WA; Commission
"Minnich," glass and stone mosaic column 2003-2004
Roy D. Neilson Award, “Art About Agriculture,” Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 2002
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Technical Assistance Grant, Portland, OR 2002
Sellwood Moreland Improvement League, Portland, OR, Award 2000
Sky River Brewing, Inc., Sultan,WA, Commission 1998
San Francisco Hilton, San Francisco, CA, Commission 1990
Sheraton, Alexandria, VA, Commission 1989
Oregon Arts Commission, Artist Fellowship, Honorable Mention 1985
Oregon /Washington Exhibition, Maryhill Museum, Maryhill, WA, Special Commendation 1984
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Grant, Portland, OR 1979
Oregon State Exhibition, Salem, OR, Award 1977
Portland Art Association, R.J. Weiner Travel Award, Portland, OR 1976

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR, Faculty 1976-1986, 2002-present
Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR, Faculty 2002-2006
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, Instructor 2004
Portland State University, Portland, OR, Assistant Professor 1995-96
California State University, Los Angeles, CA, Guest Instructor 1988
Tucker Maxon School for the Deaf, Portland, OR, Instructor, Art Department 1973-75

PUBLICATIONS

Row, D.K. “Forecasting a Strong First Thursday,” The Oregonian, November 4, 2010, page E1, E3
“Pulse,” art ltd., West Coast Art + Design, May/June 2009, p. 59
Program, The Marylhurst University Seventh Annual “Women of Distinction Luncheon,” 2009, cover illustration
“Luxury towers put finishing touches on model homes,” Eastside Living, Bellevue, WA, November 1, 2008, pp. F8-9
“Pulse,” art ltd., West Coast Art + Design, March 2008, p. 85
“Craft 101,” Art on the Vine Auction Catalog, March 15, 2008, p. 17
Kraut, Richard, What is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being, cover illustration, Harvard University Press,
Cambridge, MA, 2007
Oregon Artist Series, Mayor’s Invitational, catalog, City of Salem, Oregon, 2007, p. 10
The Laura Russo Gallery: Twenty Years, exhibition catalogue with color plates, 2006, pp. 35, 62
Blake, Victoria, “A Quarter Century of Quality,” The Oregonian, A&E, December 2, 2005
"Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery," Art Access, Vol. 14 No. 4, May 2005, p. 31 illus.
Faculty Exhibition/Alexander Gallery 2005, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR, 2005;
pp. 1, 4-5, exhibition catalogue
“New Art for SeaTac,” Artweek, September 2004, p. 27
“Visionary Landscapes,” The Argus Focus, Hillsboro, OR, August 3, 2004, p. D1
Clayton, Alec, “Northwest Biennial: Buildingwise,” Art Access, Vol. 13 No. 6, July/August 2004, pp.10-11
Krajewski, Sara, "'Northwest Biennial: Buildingwise' at the Tacoma Art Museum," Artweek, vol. 35 no. 6
July/August 2004, p. 32
Sykes, Claire, "Portland Galleries," Art on Paper, Vol. 8, No. 2, November/December 2003, p. 72
Koppman, Debra, “Previews: Marlene Bauer and Jack Portland,” Artweek, September 2003, p. 33
Row, D.K. “Critic’s Picks,” The Oregonian, September 4, 2003, Living Section page 1


PUBLICATIONS (continued)

Row, D.K. “First Thursday: Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, August 29, 2003, A&E p. 52
Clackamas Literary Review, Cover Art, Clackamas Community College, Mollala, OR, Spring-Summer 2003
“Arts/BooksWeek,” The Oregonian, July 14, 2002, p. F8
Petty, Connie, “OSU Display Offers Agricultural Art,” Corvallis Gazette-Times, March 22, 2002
Wichert, Geoffrey, Marlene Bauer: Paintings, Premier Press, Portland, OR, 2001
Hall, Stan, “Marlene Bauer at Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, April 30, 2001, p. AE29
Hicks, Bob, “Marlene Bauer at Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, March 30, 2001, p. AE49
Row, D.K., “A Wonderous Isolation,” The Oregonian, October 22, 1999, p. AE99
“Recent Paintings by Marlene Bauer,” The Woman’s Journal, October 1999, p. 21
“Marlene Bauer at Laura Russo,” Willamette Week, October 15, 1997, p. 81
Gragg, Randy, “Marlene Bauer at Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, March 1994
“First Thursday,” The Oregonian, October 1987
“Marlene Bauer’s Challenging Abstracts at Elizabeth Leach,” Willamette Week, October 1-7, 1987, p. 35
Hopkins, Terri, MGC Collection of Art, Portland, OR, 1987
Guenther, Bruce, The Fountain Gallery of Art 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR, 1987
Johnson, Barry, “Fountain to Say Farewell,” The Oregonian, June 1986
Johnson, Barry, “Viewers Dipstick Checks Oil Paintings,” The Oregonian, February 25, 1986, p. D5
Johnson, Barry, “Fountain Nears its Finale with Show Spotlighting Three Artists,” The Oregonian,
February 1986
Sutinen, Paul, “Portland Painting Now,” exhibition catalogue, Marylhurst University, OR, 1985
Schmitt, Anne, WillametteWeek, August 29-September 4, 1985, p. 16
Glowen, Ron “The Perils of Insularity,” Art Week, September 21, 1985, p. 3
Hayakawa, Alan R., The Oregonian, September 30, 1985, p. C6
Weber, John S., “Marlene Bauer at Marylhurst,” ARTSTARS, December 1984
“Weeks Worth,” Willamette Week, October 15-21, 1984, p. 20
Grunes, Dennis, “May Arts Choice,” Downtowner, May 7, 1984, p. 27
“The Galleries,” Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1983
Sutinen, Paul, “Marlene Bauer at the Fountain Gallery,” Willamette Week, May 25-31, 1982, p. 12
Rocchia, Andy, “Visual Arts,” Oregon Journal, May 27, 1982
Pincus, Robert L., “Downtown,” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, June 12, 1981
Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Catalog, 1978
Baker, Doug, “The New Show,” Oregon Journal, June 1, 1978, p. 11
Fagen, Beth, “Art”, The Oregonian, June 2, 1978
Rainier National Bank, Seattle, WA, Catalog, 1978
“Artists Exhibit at Gallery,” The Oregon Statesman, Salem, OR, February 9, 1977, p. 1B





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