Current Exhibits   Previous Exhibits   Exhibit Schedule   Back to previous exhibits January 5 - 28, 2006 THE LAURA RUSSO GALLERY IS PLEASED TO PRESENT: Margot Voorhies Thompson - Rome: Architecture and Inscription, New Paintings Early Northwest Artists - Louis Bunce, Kenneth Callahan, William Givler, Sally Haley, Charles Haney, Carl Morris, Arthur and Albert Runquist, Michele Russo, Mark Tobey and others OPENING RECEPTION: First Thursday January 5, 2006: First Thursday Hours, 5-8pm We are pleased to present the paintings of Oregon artist, Margot Voorhies Thompson, whose exploration of alphabets is the basis of her abstract imagery. Two recent trips to Italy have fueled an interest in Italianate architectural spaces and urban environments, which she incorporates as elements intuitively and structurallly within the work. The underlying compositional structure also refers to the grids of early European book design. These elements are combined with her exploration of calligraphed inscriptions along with painting and collage. Her use of color is influenced by the light and atmosphere of Rome, Italy. The resulting palimpsest surface is built out of constructing and recycling these elements. The calligraphy and color, the European culture and history are all woven together to create soft, meaningful interpretations within an abstract format. Margot Voorhies Thompson studied at Lewis and Clark College, Reed College, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and at the Hocheschule Fur Kunsterlische in Lin, Austria. Her work is in collections including the Portland Art Museum, the Stanford University Hospital, and the Printmaking Workshop in New York. Thompson completed a collaborative book commissions with Kiim Stafford for the University of Oregon's Knight Library Press. Other commissions include work for the Multnomah County Library Woodstock Branch, Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, and most recently for Portland State University. Margot Voorhies Thompson ROME XXX 2005 mixed media on canvas 42" x 56" uf More examples by Margot Voorhies Thompson Early Northwest Artists Includes:Louis Bunce, Kenneth Callahan, William Givler, Sally Haley, Charles Haney, Carl Morris, Arthur and Albert Runquist, Michele Russo, Mark Tobey and others. This special exhibition will feature work by many of the regions foremost and renowned artists who helped shape much of the Northwest aesthetic and influenced many contemporary artists working today. This show will include art from the Northwest from mid-century onwards. Louis Bunce Crags in the Earth 1955 oil on canvas 28" x 36" More examples by Northwest Artists Next month: JD Perkin - New Work Rae Mahaffey - New Work

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