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An exhibition of paintings by Portland photographer Patrick Stearns is on display in the Governor’s Office in the State Capitol in Salem through February 7, 2003. Organized by the Oregon Arts Commission, the show is part of the Art in the Governor’s Office program, which showcases the work of living Oregon artists. Patrick Stearns’ photographs document Portland, and he has developed a contemporary yet timeless historical quality to the images. His work from 1994-1997 documents the construction of Portland’s Westside Light Rail Tunnel. He is also a contributor to the Portland Grid Project, a ten-year collaboration among ten area photographers to photograph the entire city of Portland. The “grid” images represent a variety of relationships, some obvious, some esoteric, and divide the frame in half, comparing and contrasting an image on one side with the other. A fourth generation Oregonian and graduate of Marylhurst University, Stearns has exhibited his work at the Portland Art Museum, Blue Sky and Nine galleries, Corvallis Arts Center, The Art Gym at Marylhurst and OMSI. He received an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission in 2002. The Art in the Governor’s Office Program honors selected artists in Oregon with exhibitions in the reception area of the Governor’s Office in the State Capitol. Only professional, living Oregon artists are considered and an exhibit in the Governor’s office is considered a special honor. The Oregon Arts Commission provides leadership, funding and arts programs through its grants, special initiatives and services. Nine Commissioners, appointed by the Governor, determine arts needs and establish policies for public support of the arts. The Arts Commission became part of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department in 1993, in recognition of the expanding role the arts play in the broader social, economic and educational arenas of Oregon communities. Dated for freshness! Page last updated March 21, 2009 |
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