Artist List    Rene Rickabaugh    Images  |  Bio Born: 1947, Portland, OR EDUCATION Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, B.F.A. 1970 ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011 Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID 1993, 2007, 2009 Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR 2008 Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA 1990, 1991 "Art in the Governors Office," State Capitol, Salem, OR 1988 Traver/Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA 1986, 1987 Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY 1982 Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1981 University of Oregon Art Museum, Eugene, OR 1980 University of Oregon, traveling show 1973, 1975 GROUP EXHIBITIONS The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1991, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 “Celebrating PNCA at 100: An Exhibition of Alumni Artists,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2009 “The Eloquent Flower,” Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID 2007, 2008, 2009 “20th Anniversary Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2006 “Still Life Today,” Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 2003 “Painting Portland,” The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR 2003 “After,” Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR (invitational) 2002 “The Visual Chronicles of Portland (A Timeline Tour),” Central Library, Portland, OR 2001 “Frozen Moments: Contemporary Still Life in the Northwest,” Bush Barn, Salem, OR 1999 “Carrying On,” Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1999 “Interior Pauses: NW Contemporary Realism,” Maryhill Museum, Goldendale, WA 1998 Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR 1995 "Portland Collects," Portland Art Museum, OR 1993 "Spirit of the West," Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID, traveling exhibit sponsored by West One Bank 1992 Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID 1991, 1992 "An AwaRenéss of Place," Richard Green Gallery, New York, NY 1988 "Opening Exhibition," The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 1986 "Conversations in Clay and Canvas," Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR 1986 Fountain Gallery, Portland, annual group shows 1978-1986 "Oregon Biennial," Portland Art Museum, OR 1981, 1985 "Talent Show," Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY (six paintings) 1980 "Artquake," invitational exhibition, Portland, OR 1978, 1979, 1980 "Oregon Annual," juried by Wayne Thiebaud, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1978 Alumni Exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1978 "Oregon Annual," Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1977 "Paperworks 2," Oregon Annual juried exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1976 Polly Friedlander Gallery, Seattle, WA 1974 "Art of the Pacific Northwest From 1930-1973," National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 1974 "Artists Under 35," invitational, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1974 "New Generation Drawings," invitational traveling exhibition Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA 1973 "Eight Young Oregon Artists," White Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1972 "Sixth Annual Printmakers in Oregon," Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR 1970 "Artists of Oregon, Watercolors & Drawings," Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1964 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Junior Studio, traveling exhibition, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 1964 COLLECTIONS Bank of America, Portland, OR Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR Davis, Wright, Tremaine, Portland, OR Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, CA Harsch Investment Corp., Portland, OR Hoffman Industries, Portland, OR International BioClinical, Inc., Portland, OR Key Bank, Portland, OR Management Compensation Group, Portland, OR Mentor Graphics, Portland, OR Morse & Bratt, Vancouver, WA Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR Portland Art Museum, Oregon Art Institute, Portland, OR Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA Stephens, Inc., Little Rock, AR Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, OR University of Oregon, Science Complex, Eugene, OR Visual Chronicle of Portland, City of Portland, OR West One Bank, Portland, OR AWARDS Oregon State Exhibition, Salem, OR, First Prize 1981,1984 Oregon State Exhibition, Salem, OR, Grand Prize 1980 Oregon State Exhibition, Salem, OR Award 1978 Best Illustrations in 1975-1976, award given by Communications Arts Magazine 1976 Two Awards of Merit from the Western Art Director's Club 12th Annual Exhibition 1976 Statewide Services of the University of Oregon Museum of Art Award to produce a traveling exhibition of paintings and drawings 1976 Harry F. Wentz Memorial Scholarship, Portland Museum Art School, full tuition to attend Reed College, Portland, OR 1969-1970 RELATED EXPERIENCE Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR, Instructor 1984-1987 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Visiting Lecturer 1979 Sitka Center of Art and Ecology, Neskowin, OR, Instructor 1978 PUBLICATIONS Rene Rickabaugh, Self-published catalog, Portland, OR, 2010, 38 pages, illustrated Speer, Richard, “Lucinda Parker and Rene Rickabaugh,” Willamette Week, March 3, 2010, p. 45 Rowe, D.K. “Post-Biennial Thoughts,” The Oregonian, March 12, 2010, A&E p. 16 Hicks, Bob, “Rene Rickabaugh at Froelick Gallery,” The Oregonian, September 11, 2008 “For Art’s Sake: A buffet of radiant color,” The Wood River Journal, Sun Valley Idaho, July 2007 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 Gallivan, Joseph, “Galleries trot out the odd and unusual,” Portland Tribune, November 29, 2006, pp. B1, B3 Gallivan, Joseph, "A Summertime Smorgasbord," Portland Tribune, July 5, 2005, pp. B1, B3 Row, D.K. “When Opposites Meet,” The Oregonian, August 20, 2004, A&E p. 24 Row, D.K. “Shows of Note: Mary Josephson and Rene Rickabaugh,” The Oregonian, August 6, 2004, p. 26 Koppman, Debra, “Previews: Jan Reaves, Mary Josephson, and René Rickabaugh,” Artweek, June 2004, p. 28 Tesner, Linda Brady, René Rickabaugh: Recent Paintings (The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR) 2004 Henderson, Harvest, “Mirror, Mirror…” The Oregonian, October 3, 2003, pp. 52-53 Row, D.K., “Critic’s Picks,” The Oregonian, March 6, 2003, p. E1 “10 Day Planner,” The Oregonian, February 28, 2003, p. 30 Row, D.K., “Depth of Popularity,” The Oregonian, March 2002 Hicks, Bob, “René Rickabaugh at Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, December 2001 Row, D.K., “Critic’s Picks,” The Oregonian, March 2, 2000 Row, D.K.. “Focus on the Female Form,” The Oregonian, March 2, 2000. Keefer, Bob. "Art Objects at Rest," The Register-Guard, May 16, 1999. Gragg, Randy, “Drawn by Gravity,” The Oregonian, January 1999 Row, D.K.. "As Narrow as an Eyelash," The Oregonian, December 18, 1998. “Artists Featured at Museum,” Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings, OR, April 25, 1998 “Hunter Paintings at Maryhill,” Daily News, Pullman, WA, March 12, 1998 “Interior Spaces, Outdoor Sculptures Come to Maryhill Museum,” Skamania Co. Pioneer, Stevenson, WA, March 25, 1998 "Visual Arts." Willamette Week, January 1998. “Museum Serves Full 1998 Menu,” The Observer/ Baker City Herald, December 1997 “Museum Seeks Sculptures,” Daily News, Pullman, WA, November 1997 “Maryhill Announces 1998 Season’s Events,” Chronicle, The Dalles, OR, November 1997 Fiedler, Nadine, René Rickabaugh: Watercolors and Sculpture (The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR) 1995 Gragg, Randy. "Polar Forces at Work," The Oregonian, November 24, 1995 Francis, Kevin, "WW Pick," Willamette Week, November 15-November 21, 1995 Roth-Davies, Robin, "First Thursday Focus," The Oregonian, November 1995 McMorran, Megan, "A First Thursday Debut," The Oregonian, November 1, 1995 “Laura Russo Gallery,” The Oregonian, April 6, 1994 “All Dressed Up,” The Northwest Neighbor, April 22, 1994 "Roundups," Reflex, May/June/July 1994 "Cover Art," Oregon Focus, June 1994 "Boggles the Mind," The Oregonian, May 24, 1991 Anderson, Keneta, “René Rickabaugh,” NW Gallery Magazine, July/August 1990 Johnson, Barry, "Laura Russo Gallery," The Oregonian, March 2, 1989 “Museums and Galleries,” The Oregonian, February 24, 1989 "Art in the Governor's Office," OAC NEWS, Summer 1988 "30th Anniversary Issue (Cover)," Northwest Review, 1988 "Goings On," The Weekly, Seattle, WA, March 11-17, 1987 Barden, Renardo, "Openings," Willamette Week, November 1987 Johnson, Barry, "Thursday's Themes," The Oregonian, October 30, 1987 Johnson, Barry, "Bits and Bones: Meditations on the Self," The Oregonian, November 20, 1987 Rocchia, Andy, 'The Artist's Garden," The Oregonian, January 19, 1986 Hayakawa, Alan R., “Range, Sweep of Art in Oregon,” The Oregonian, 1983 Lafo, Rachael Rosenfield, René Rickabaugh: Works from 1976-1981, Portland Art Museum, 1982 Griffin, Racheal, “Conversation with René,” Stepping Out Northwest, 1982 Capozzoli Smith, Lisa, "René Rickabaugh: Inventive Virtuoso," Northwest Magazine, The Oregonian, November 8, 1981 Griffin, Rachael, "Feast of Wit and Humor," Artweek, December 17, 1977 Sutinen, Paul, "Seedpods and Seashells," Willamette Week, December 19, 1977 Griffin, Rachael, “Feasting without Guests,” The Oregonian, December 11, 1977 “Café Scene,” Oregon Journal, December 15, 1977 Rocchia, Andy, “Lazy Days at the Galleries,” Oregon Journal Art of the Pacific Northwest 1930-1973, Smithsonian Institute (catalog), 1974 Portland Art Museum Cookbook, Design and 115 Illustrations, 1974 “Image to Open Show by Rickabaugh,” The Oregonian, February 27, 1972 “Seventeen Presents Winning Teens,” Seventeen, January 1965