Author: Connie Cleaton

April: Ron Bloom

Ron Bloom, tapestry weaver, native of Brooklyn, New York, has
lived in Portland for the past ten years at Terwilliger Plaza where
he had his first exhibition. He has been a wool spinner and weaver
for fifteen years. In the late 1990s, retired from college teaching in
Baltimore, he … read more.

March: congregant show

Every other year congregants have an opportunity to show their work in Fuller Hall. There is always a wide range of styles, media, and viewpoints that reflect the diversity of our congregation. This piece by Bill Kirkham is featured in this year’s show.

February: Kay Myers

Print making first called to me 10 years ago after taking a class in monotype printing. Monotype involves applying oil-based ink with a brayer to create an image on plexiglass plate, then running the plate though a press. The result is a one-of-a kind-print on … read more.

December/January: Jean Gale

Jean is a native Oregonian who has enjoyed living on both side of the Cascades. A resident of Lake Oswego, she found her love of painting later in life when a friend suggested she take a one day class.  Jean is left-handed and musically inclined … read more.

November: Sue Jensen

I’ve been painting for 30 years and teaching for 22. My work has evolved in many directions over the years.

I love the process of making art. It brings out a feeling that is calming and centering.  After all these years, I’ve gotten past the self … read more.

Oct.: John Cline & Janet Lindell

Janet Lindell is a Portland watercolorist.  She has studied and shown her work in Portland galleries and shows.  This show features her enthusiasm for watercolor batik.

These paintings have been done with a watercolor batik process on rice paper.  Working with watercolor on rice paper it is … read more.

September: Jan Katz

In my first efforts at painting, I worked from photographs of my family that I had taken myself. Eventually I moved to more abstract work, using swirling shapes and bright colors in an attempt to suggest a universe of joy and energy. More recently I … read more.

July/August: Art Wall Committee

This year our show features something special: Chalice is a collaborative collage, made during an auction party event at the Portland Child Art Studio (PCAS). Devon Mitchell from the Art Wall Committee and Azure Attoe worked along with eight fellow UU members to create this … read more.

June: Gia Whitlock

I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah where I experimented with oil, acrylic and encaustic painting. After my second child was born in 2011, I began to work in collage and was juried into the Utah Arts Festival with this medium in … read more.

May: Joanna Ceciliani

Playful Art & Nature
This exhibit has come together in two parts. One incorporates what I have found in nature that has inspired me. It might be the way the light is hitting a flower petal, or the way I interpret an expression of a … read more.