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Born: 1942, Boston, MA

EDUCATION

Pratt Institute, M.F.A., Painting 1968
Reed College and Museum Art School Combined Program, B.A., Painting 1966

COMMISSIONS AND AWARDS

Bellevue Towers, Bellevue, WA 2008
Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA, Washington State Arts Commission 2007
Suite of drawings commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, OR, for 35th Anniversary
publication and exhibition 2005
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, Commission 1999-2000
City Hall, Portland, OR, Commission 1998
Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award, Portland, OR 1997
Oregon Symphony Program, Portland, OR, cover artwork 1997
TriMet West Side Light Rail Fences Project, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, OR,
Commission (catalogue) 1995-1996
Midland Library, Gresham, OR, Commission 1995
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR, CD cover 1995
“Northwest Annual,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Juror’s Award 1992
Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR, Commission 1990
Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA, Commissioned Poster 1983
ArtQuake, Portland, OR, Poster Prize 1978
Oregon State Exhibition, Salem, OR, Award 1977, 1978
“Artists of Oregon,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Honorable Mention 1975, 1978
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, Purchase Prize 1974
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, Juror’s Award 1970

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA 1986, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009
“Evaporation / Percolation: Works by Lucinda Parker ‘66” PNCA Swigert Commons, Portland, OR 2008
The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008
“String Suite (plus two),” Cabell Center Gallery, Catlin Gable, Portland, OR 2005
"Lucinda Parker: Charcoal Drawings," Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA 2005
"The Emerson Suite," Kaul Auditorium Foyer, Reed College, Portland, OR 2004
“The Emerson Suite” charcoal drawings at Alaska University Art Department, Fairbanks, AK 2003
“Northwest Perspectives, Lucinda Parker: New Paintings,” Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID 2002
Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 1997
Retrospective, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (catalogue) 1995
“New and Old Paintings,” Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR 1994
Governor's Ceremonial Office, Salem, OR 1994
Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA 1989, 1991
“Documents NW: Lucinda Parker,” (The PONCHO Series), Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA 1986
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 1986
The Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985
Hodges/Banks Gallery, Seattle, WA 1984, 1985
Brunswick Gallery, Missoula, MT 1984
Suellen Haber Gallery, New York, NY 1983
Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR 1972, 1975, 1982
David Findlay Gallery, New York, NY 1981
Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA 1977, 1980
University of Oregon Art Museum, Eugene, OR 1979
Eastern Oregon State University, LaGrande, OR 1979
Reed College Art Gallery, Portland, OR 1975, 1977
Wentz Gallery, Museum Art School, Portland, OR 1974

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

“A Concise History of Northwest Art,” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA 2009-2010
“Concerted Effort,” The Art Gallery, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA 2009
“Celebrating PNCA at 100: An Exhibition of Alumni Artists,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2009
“PNCA at 100,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 2009
The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR annually from 1986 through 2009
“Northwest Masters Portable Works,” Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery, WA 2008
“18 Painters,” Mount Hood Community College Visual Arts Gallery, Gresham, OR 2007
“20th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2006
“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 2006
“Trees: An Interpretation,” Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA 2006
“Drawing(s): A 25th Anniversary Exhibition,” The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR 2005
“Artists Drawing,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2005
“War Drawings,” Visual Arts Gallery, Mt. Hood Community College, Portland, OR 2005
"Drawing," Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center, Eugene, OR; curated by Clint Brown 2005
"Variations of Abstraction: Selections from the Portable Collection," City Space, Seattle, WA 2003
“Text & Image,” Reed College, Feldenheimer Gallery, Portland, OR 2003
“Correspondence?” Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR 2003
“PNCA Faculty Show,” Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR 2002
“Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Tenth Anniversary Exhibition,” Reed College, Portland, OR 2001
“15th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2001
“2001 Oregon Biennial,” The Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 2001
“Wonder Women,” Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR 2000
“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1999
“Carrying On,” Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1999
“Prints and Drawings,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1998
"West Coast Painting and Sculpture,” Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA 1997
“Painterly,” Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA 1996
“One Year Later: Work by Washington Park Fences Project Artists,” Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR 1996
Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR 1996
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR 1995
American University, Rome, Italy 1995
“Natural Voices,” Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR; Coos Bay Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR;
Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR 1994
“Alaskan Landscapes,” Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1994
“Crosscut,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1993
Portland Collects,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1993
“7 Women,” Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1993
“Northwest Annual,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Juror's Award 1992
“5th Anniversary Exhibition,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1991
“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1991
“Unabandoned Abstraction,” Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR 1991
“Contemporary Art from the Collection,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1990
“Views and Visions,” Seattle Art Museum, invitational, Seattle, WA 1990
“Organic Abstractions,” Bumbershoot Arts Festival, invitational, Seattle, WA 1990
ARTQUAKE Arts Festival, Portland, OR 1990
“Woman's Strength,” invitational, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR 1990
“More Blue is Bluer,” Shasta Community College, Redding, CA 1989
“Northwest Expressionism,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (traveling exhibition) 1987
“75th Anniversary Exhibition,” Reed College, Portland, OR 1987
“West Coast Painters,” University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI 1987
“Northwest Now,” (invitational) Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA 1986
“Conversations: Clay and Canvas,” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR 1986
“Portland Painting Now: Major New Works,” The Art Gym at Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR;
catalogue 1985
“Eugene Arts Symposium '84,” Eugene, OR 1984
Oregon Invitational Group Show, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR 1981
Childe Hassam Fund Purchase Exhibition, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY 1980
“First Western States Biennial,” traveled to Denver, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco 1978-1980
“Aesthetics of Graffiti,” San Francisco Museum of Art, CA 1978
“Artists of Oregon,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978
Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland OR 1977
35th American Painting Biennial, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1977
“Contemporary Issues,” Women's Building, Los Angeles, CA 1977
“Northwest Artists at the Pavilion,” Seattle, WA 1975
“20 Women,” Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA 1975
“Artists Under 35,” (invitational) Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1974
“West Coast Professional Women Artists,” Evergreen, WA 1974
“Northwest Annual,” Seattle, WA 1971, 1972, 1974
Hoffman Gallery, Arts & Crafts Society, Portland, OR 1973
“New Generation Drawings,” Washington State Traveling Exhibition 1973
“Professional Oregon Artists,” Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR 1972, 1973
“8 New Artists,” White Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1972
“6 Faces of Art,” Sunriver Gallery, Bend, OR 1972
“Paperworks,” Portland Art Museum, OR 1972

COLLECTIONS

Anderson Properties, Portland, OR
Ball, Janik LLP Portland, OR
Bank of America, Portland, OR
Bank of America, Seattle, WA
Bogle and Gates, Portland, OR
Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Capital Trust Co., Portland, OR
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, OR
City Hall, Portland, OR
Claremont Resort Hotel, Oakland, CA
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
CTC Consulting, Inc., Portland, OR
Davis, Wright, Tremaine, Portland, OR
Fletcher, Farr, Ayotte, Portland, OR
Food in Bloom, Portland, OR
H.J. Heinz, Pittsburgh, PA
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR
Harsch Investment, Portland, OR
Hoffman Construction, Portland, OR
Hotel Lucia, Portland, OR
Instromedix, Portland, OR
Intel, Portland, OR
Kaiser Foundation, Portland, OR
Kennedy Wilson, Portland, OR
Mazama Capital Management, Portland, OR
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
Midland Library, Gresham, OR
Morse & Bratt, Vancouver, WA
NERCO Corporation, Portland, OR
Oregon Arts Commission, Monmouth, OR
Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, OR
Oregon Health and Science University, Kohler Pavilion, Portland, OR
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Oregon State University Valley Library, Corvallis, OR
OSF International, Portland, OR
Pacific Development, Portland, OR
Park Lane Development Commission, Portland, OR
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus, Portland, OR
Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
State of Oregon Public Art Collection, Salem, OR
Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones, and Gray, Portland, OR
Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Schlachter PC, Portland, OR
Tin House, Portland, OR
Washington State Arts Commission, Seattle, WA
Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, OR
Westin Portland Hotel, Portland, OR
Willamette University, Salem, OR
Williams and Dame Development, Portland, OR

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, Associate Professor 1972 - 2005
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Visiting Artist 1993
University of California, Berkeley, CA, Visiting Professor 1988
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Visiting Artist 1982
Reed College, Portland, OR, Assistant Professor of Art 1981
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Visiting Artist 1976
Portland State University, Portland, OR, Instructor 1972-1973

PUBLICATIONS

Johnson, Barry, “’PNCA at 100’: Don’t be so surprised that it’s so juicy,” The Oregonian, www.OregonLive.com,
June 16, 2009
Parker, Lucinda, “Stuff vs. Art,” Oregon Humanities: A Journal of Ideas and Perspectives, Summer 2009, p. 40
Row, D.K. “PNCA at 100 celebrates arts, scene’s affinities,” The Sunday Oregonian, June 14, 2009, pp. O1, O3
Speer, Richard, “100 Years of PNCA: Portland, Oregon celebrates an art school whose DNA
is interwoven with its own,” art ltd, May/June 2009, pp. 32-35
“PNCA at 100,” Portland Art Museum Members’ Magazine, Summer 2009, pp. 2-3
Row, D.K. “Art auction at The Nines,” The Oregonian, February 27, 2009, A&E, p. 30
Pacific Northwest College of Art Benefit Art Auction, 2009, catalog, p. 22
“Linda Hodges Gallery,” Art Access, February 2009, Volme 18, Number 1, p. 28
“Luxury towers put finishing touches on model homes,” Eastside Living, Bellevue, WA, November 1, 2008, pp. F8-9
Row, D.K. “D.K.’s hot sheet: Lucinda Parker,” The Oregonian, Friday, October 24, 2008, A&E, p. 33
Hicks, Bob, “First Thursday: Top galleries bring out hot local art talent,” The Oregonian, October 2, 2008, pp. E1, E4
“Lewis and Clark College Art Department Visiting Artist Series,” Poster, Lewis and Clark, Portland, OR, Fall 2008
“Art Update,” Bellevue Towers Newsletter, September 2008, Bellevue, WA
Row, D.K. “Shows of Note: New Shows,” The Oregonian, April 4, 2008, A&E, p. 37
Lake, Eva, “Lucinda Parker at the Laura Russo Gallery, YouTube interview, April 3, 2008,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m410nK2Ui5I
art ltd. West Coast Art +Design, March 2008, p. 14, full color advertisement
“Craft 101,” Art on the Vine Auction Catalog, March 15, 2008, p. 13
Paulu, Tom, “Artist’s largest work placed at LCC,” The Daily News, Longview, WA, February 11, 2008, p. B1
“Cirque,” 2008 Annual Art Evening and Auction, Cascade AIDS Project, p. 19
Row, D.K. “Quest for fire,” The Oregonian, February 1, 2008, A&E, pp.7-10,
Row, D.K. “Recently Reviewed: Lucinda Parker,” The Oregonian, January 11, 2008, A&E, p. 35
Row, D.K. “Stroke by Stroke,” The Sunday Oregonian, January 6, 2008, pp. O1, O6-O7
Row, D.K., “Shows of Note: Lucinda Parker,” The Oregonian, October 26, 2007, A&E, p. 40
“Celebration of Works: 2007-2008,” Music & Art at First Presbyterian, events brochure cover illustration
“A Gala Celebration of the Uncommon Women of Portland,” event program for Profile Theatre Benefit,
June 1, 2007, p. 13
Mathieu, Stephanie, “Art gives splash of energy to LCC,” The Daily News, Longview, WA,
April 21, 2007, pp A1-A4
Earmshaw, Aliza, “Artistic Views: At Home with Art,” Executive Home and Life, Spring 2007, photo p. 22
Speer, Richard, “Paradoxical Portland,” art ltd, West Coast Art And Design, March 2007, pp. 56-62
Row, D.K. “Art imitates life: changes, continuity and new horizons–The Old Guard is Still on Top
Award,” The Sunday Oregonian, December 31, 2006, p. O5
Row, D.K. “Laura Russo toasts 20 years atop Portland’s Art World,” The Sunday Oregonian, October 15, 2006,
pp. O1 and O11
Culverwell, Wendy, “You gotta have art,” Portland Executive Home and Life, Fall 2006, pp. 10, 54-55
Duford, Daniel, “’2006 Oregon Biennial’ at Portland Art Museum, “ Artweek, October 2006, Volume 37,
Issue 8, pp.18-19
Chandler, John, “20 Good Years,” Portland Monthly, October 2006, Volume 4, Issue 10, p. 189
Row, D.K., “Portland Ascends: The Jupiter Art Fair tries to push the local art world into national orbit,” The
Oregonian, A & E, Friday, September 29, 2006, pp. 10-13
Filips, Janet, “Movers and Shakers: Oregon Biennial,” The Oregonianm Friday, September 22, 2006, p. DM2
Keefer, Bob, “The Collector: For the namesake of the UO museum, art is a way of life,” Eugene Register-
Guard, August 17, 2006, pp. B1, B3
Speer, Richard, “A Biennial That Breathes,” Willamette Week, August 2, 2006, p. 54
Row, D.K. “Surveying the Scene,” The Oregonian, July 31, 2006, pp. C1-C4
Portland Art Museum, “Oregon Biennial: July 29-October 8, 2006,” PAM Magazine, Spring/Summer 2006, p.9
Row, D.K. ”Parker continues fearless quest for abstract expressions,” The Sunday Oregonian, May 14, 2006,
pp. O1 and O7
Row, D.K., “Art puts spring in your step: Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, May 4, 2006, p. E1
Gangelhoff, Bonnie, “Abstract Expressions,” Southwest Art, May 2006, Vol. 35, Number 12, p. 78
Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Oregon Art Beat: Lucinda Parker,” Episode #725, Broadcast April 27, 2006
Portland Art Museum, “Oregon Biennial: July 29- October 8, 2006,” PAM Magazine, Spring/Summer 2006, p.9
Cantor, Allyn, “Lucinda Parker: Moving,” Preview: The Gallery Guide, April/May 2006, p. 57
Row, D.K. “Biennial choices paint multifaceted show,” The Oregonian, March 20, 2006, pp. C1, C4
Blake, Victoria, “A Quarter Century of Quality,” The Oregonian, A&E, December 2, 2005
"35th Anniversary Summer Festival," Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, OR, 2005 Season Brochure covers
Greenwood, Georgianna, "Dangerous: So I Had to Do It," Alphabet, Vol. 30 No. 2, Spring 2005, pp. 16-21
Row, D.K. "Show of Note," The Oregonian, April 15, 2005, A&E p. 24
Pederson, Sylvie, "Art of Drawing," Eugene Weekly, March 24, 2005, p. 20
Keefer, Bob, "Exhibit Suggests Humans' Ability to Draw Makes Us Unique," The Register-Guard, Eugene, OR,
March 20, 2005
Speer, Richard, “City Focus: Portland, Pacific Edge,” ArtNews, Volume 103, Number 9, October 2004. pp. 120-126
Row, D.K. “Galleries: Work Delves into Isolation and Alienation,” The Oregonian, July 1, 2004, p. E3
"Art for Life: The Cascade Aids Project Benefit," Preview The Gallery Guide, April/May 2004, p.52
Row, D.K. “Of Prodigal Talents,” The Oregonian, November 23, 2003, pp. F1, F6
Speer, Richard, “Lucinda Parker at Laura Russo,” Willamette Week, November 19, 2003, p. 50
“First Thursday,” The Oregonian A&E, Friday, October 31, 2003, p. 27
“A Family Guide: The Story of the Northwest Collection,” Portland Art Museum Brochure, 2003
Hackett, Regina, “A New Breed of Abstract Artists is Staking Out Personal Space,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
February 14, 2003
Cantor, Allyn, “Lucinda Parker,” Preview, The Gallery Guide, February/March 2003, p. 42 (review)
Row, D.K., “Color by Squeegee,” The Oregonian, November 30, 2002
McNearney, Donna, Ed. “Northwest Perspectives: Lucinda Parker: New Paintings,” Boise Art Museum
newsletter, July/August/September, 2002, p.4
Schnoor, Chris, “Master Strokes: New Paintings by Lucinda Parker,” Boise Weekly,
September 4-10, 2002, p. 19
“Alumni Notes,” 1/4: Pacific Northwest College of Art Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2002, p. 6
Ellertson, Karrin, “Writing on the Wall Says ‘Women’,” The Oregonian, December 21, 2001, pp. 56-57
Hall, Stan, “The Frame Game,” The Oregonian, December 16, 2001, p. E10
Hicks, Bob, “Lucinda Parker,” The Oregonian, November 30, 2001, p.63
Hicks, Bob, “Laura Russo Celebrates 15 Years,” The Oregonian, June 2001
Hicks, Bob, “The Oregon Biennial: Not the Usual Suspects,” The Oregonian, April 29, 2001, pp. F1-F2
Hackett, Regina, “Abstract Artists Defy Predictability in Local Shows,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
February 16, 2001
Hackett, Regina, “In the Galleries,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 1, 2001
Hicks, Bob, “Small Show Creates Big Stir,” The Oregonian, February 11, 2001, p. E6-E7
Row, D.K., “An Artful Trio,” The Oregonian, February 3, 2000, p. E1-E2
Bell, Greg, “Northwest Collection Receives Significant New Works,” Museum Notes, Tacoma
Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, Spring 2000, p. 5
Duford, Daniel, “Wings of Desire,” Willamette Week, September 6, 2000, p. 73
Kanjo, Katherine, 1999 Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, exhibition catalog,
Millcross Litho, Portland, OR 1999
Uecker, Jeffry, History Through Art, Davis House Publications, Worcester, MA, 1999
Mayer, Nancy, “Soul of the City,” The Oregonian, September 16, 1999, p. E1
Taylor, Sue and Randy Gragg, “Oregon Biennial: Two Views,” The Oregonian, August 1, 1999, p. F1, F4
Brooks, Caryn B. and Karen E. Steen, “The Spirit of ’99,” Willamette Week, July 28, 1999, p. 41-44
Gragg, Randy, “Kathryn Kanjo, On Oregon Art and Collecting,” The Oregonian, July 30, 1999, p. 6
Row, D.K., “Artist Carries On,” The Oregonian, March 4, 1999, p. E1, E7
Row, D.K., “Art and the City,” The Oregonian, April 17, 1999, p 62
“Lucinda Parker at Linda Hodges Gallery,” Art Access, November 1998, p. 39 and cover art
Failing, Patricia, “Necessity Is the Mother of Reinvention,” ARTnews, December 1997, p. 62, 64
Gragg, Randy, “Portland’s Art Boom Keeps Reverberating,” The Oregonian, November 6, 1997, p. B6
“10-day Planner,” The Oregonian, October 31, 1997, p. 32-33 A&E
Weiss, Glenn, “The Midland Regional Library by Thomas Hacker,” Arcade, The Journal for Architecture/
Design in the Northwest, Vol. XV, No. 3, Spring 1997
“Frowning Brahms,” Oregon Symphony, Cover Art, April 1997
Gragg, Randy, “Outstripping the Neighborhood,” The Oregonian, September 15, 1996, pp. E1-E2
Richards, Suzanne, “Among the Leaves,” The Oregonian, March 7, 1996, pp. 1, 5
Smith, Tracy A., “Lucinda Parker at the Portland Art Museum,” Art in America, February 1996, p. 99
Johnson, Harold L. “A Born Painter,” Reflex, December 1995/January 1996, pp. 12-13
Edmunds, Kristy, Fences, Wyatt Group, 1995
Allan, Lois, Contemporary Art in the Northwest, Craftsman House, University of Toronto Press,
Buffalo, NY 1995
Ross, Terry. “Parker on Parker,” The Oregonian, October 9, 1995, p. D1
Gragg, Randy, “The Power of Paint,” The Oregonian, September 8, 1995; cover story, pp. 16-17
Francis, Kevin, “Improving with Age,” Willamette Week, October 4-10, 1995, p. 60
Ross, Terry, “Portland Galleries to Liven Up ArtFair/Seattle Art Showcase,” The Oregonian, January 25, 1995,
p. E1
Fillin-Yeh, Susan and Prudence Roberts, Lucinda Parker, Paintings 1974-1994, Portland Art Museum,
Portland, OR, exhibition catalog University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA 1995
Lindberg, Ted, “Lucinda Parker: Paintings, 1974-1994,” Preview, September/October 1995, p.40
Allan, Lois, Natural Voices, exhibition catalog, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR, 1994
Fiedler, Nadine, “Mission Impossible: The Show Evolves,” Reflex, October/November 1994, p. 14-15
Gragg, Randy, “Lucinda Parker,” The Oregonian, March 11, 1994, p. 35
Brunsman, Laura and Ruth Askey, Modernism & Beyond: Women Artists of the Pacific Northwest,
Midmarch Arts Press, New York, 1993
Tyler, Steve, “Lucinda Parker's Torrid Torrent of Paint,” The Oregonian, April 23, 1993, p. 28
L.A. “Roundups: Lucinda Parker at Laura Russo,” Reflex, May/June 1993, p. 18
Allen, Lois, “Abstraction Undaunted,” Reflex, February 7, 1991, p. 17
Larson, Jon M. “Marylhurst Exhibit Shows Commitment to Abstract Art Form,” Lake Oswego Review,
January 31, 1991, p. C1, C8
Lawrence, Debra Y., “Regional Abstractions,” Reflex, March/April 1991, p.18
Gragg, Randy, “Critic’s Choice,” The Oregonian, March 22, 1991
Hopkins, Terri, Unabandoned Abstraction, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR, exhibition catalog, 1991
Hackett, Regina, “Parker Fashions Her Own Pattern,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 1991
Brunsman, Laura, and Ruth Askey, Editors, Modernism and Beyond: Women Artists of the Pacific Northwest,
Midmarch Arts Press, New York, 1990, pp.106-108
“Finishing Touches,” The Oregonian, August 1990
“Artquake,” The Oregonian, August 31, 1990, pp.4-5, cover art
West, Martha Ullman, “Music Mixes with Dance, Live Painting, The Oregonian, October 12, 1990
Gindin, Jane, “10 Most Interesting Women,” Portland Downtowner, November 5, 1990, p. 9
Barden, Renardo, “Friendly Fire,” Willamette Week, October 12-18, 1989, p. 33
Barden, Renardo, “Visual Arts,” Willamette Week, October 5-11, 1989, p. 34
“Perceptions of Reality,” Seattle Times, June 1989
Hunt, Phil, “Swimming and Slithering,” The Oregonian, October 6, 1989, p.E19
Allen, Lois, “Lucinda Parker Through October 28 at Laura Russo Gallery, Artweek, October 21, 1989, p. 13
Rybers, Barbara, “The Northwest’s Blues,” Artweek April 15, 1989, p. 4
Allen, Lois, Northwest Originals, Oregon Women and Their Art, InUNISON Publications, Inc. 1989
Johnson, Barry, “Critic’s Choice,” The Oregonian, September 25, 1987, p. F20
Johnson, Barry, “Show of Expressionists Offers a Paradox,” The Oregonian, September 11, 1987, p. F30
Johnson, Barry, “Expressionists Blooming for Fall,” The Oregonian, August 30, 1987, p. 13
Treick, Diane, “Parker’s Paintings Project Live, Colorful Motion, The Neighbor, Vol. 12, No. 10, June 1987,
pp. 14-15
Barden, Renardo, “WW Art Choice,” Willamette Week, September 24-30, 1987, p. 34
Glowen, Ron, “The Outer Reaches of Expressionism, ArtWeek, October 3, 1987, p. 5-6
Holland, Katherine Church, The Art Collection, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Toppan
Printing Co., Ltd. Japan 1986
“Lucinda Parker: Living Water,” Artweek, December 13, 1986, p. 6
Guenther, Bruce, Documents Northwest, The Poncho Series: Lucinda Parker, Seattle Art Museum,
Seattle, WA, 1986
Guenther, Bruce, The Fountain Gallery of Art 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR 1986
Kangas, Matthew, “High Energy Paintings,” The Seattle Times, December 1986, Arts & Leisure
Johnson, Barry, “Critic’s Choice,” The Oregonian, December 20, 1986
Berger, David, “Portland Artist’s Work Blends the Decorative and Ideological,” The Seattle Times,
November 27, 1986, p. K6
Hackett, Regina, “Portland Artist’s Works Begin to Show Signs of Life After a Decade,”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 1986
Portland Painting Now. Paul Sutinen (essay). The Art Gym, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR, exhibition
catalogue, 1985
Glowen, Ron. “A Region Examined.” Artweek, November 16, 1985, p. 4
Hayakawa, Alan R. “Show’s Second Part Improves on First,” (part II of “Portland Painting Now”) The Oregonian
Portland, OR, November 14, 1985, p. E12.
Schmitt, Anne, “What’s Wrong with Portland Painting Now?” Willamette Week (Portland, OR) August 29, 1985,
p. 16.
Hayakawa, Alan R. "Part I of 'Portland Painting Now,'" The Oregonian, Portland, OR, September 30, 1985
“Lucinda Parker: Peace Rose,” Artweek, September 28, 1985, p. 3
Smallwood, Lyn, “Mid-life Without Crisis: Two NW Artists Show How It’s Done,” The Weekly,
May 23-30, 1984
Wykoff, Laura D., “Abstract Energies,” ArtWeek October 29, 1983, p. 6
Guenther, Bruce, 50 Northwest Artists, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, 1983
Sutinen, Paul, Lucinda Parker Paintings 1976-87, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR, catalog, 1981
Johnson, Barry, “Lucinda Parker: Push Comes to Shove on Canvas,” Willamette Week, November 24-30,
1981, pp. 17, 19
Snoddy, Kactus, “Lucinda Parker, Success Amidst Controversy,” Stepping Out, Spring 1981
Griffin, Rachael, “Lucinda Parker’s Bold, Vivid Brush Strokes,” The Oregonian Northwest Magazine,
November 23, 1980
Sutinen, Paul, “Parker and Color: A Strenuous Show,” Willamette Week, November 5-11, 1980, p. 29
Roccia, Andy, “Parker’s Art Could Save Energy Crisis,” Oregon Journal, June 7, 1979
Taylor, Joshua, The First Western States Biennial Exhibition, Western States Arts Foundation
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, 1978
Sutinen, Paul, “Parker Paints Raw, Structured Slapdash,” Willamette Week, September 18, 1978
Hoppe, Bill, Northwest Artists, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR, catalog, 1977
Livingston, Jane, 35th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, exhibition catalog,
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Garamond/ Pridemark Press, 1977
Orlock, Carol, “Twenty Artists, All Women,” Artweek, May 1975
Campbell, R.M. “Taking Women Artists Seriously,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 27, 1975, p. G6
Sutinen, Paul, “Lucinda Parker’s Colors,” Willamette Week, June 16, 1975, p. 12
Hull, Roger, “Synthesis Successful in McCarthy Works,” The Oregonian, February 13, 1972, p. 16





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