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Reserve Inspiration: An exhibition inspired by Oregonโs Marine Reserves
October 2, 2021 | 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

Photo credit: Scott Groth
Please join us for an in-person opening reception on ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ, ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ for this exciting exhibit, โReserve Inspirationโ. Many of the artists involved will be in attendance.
โReserve Inspirationโ features ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ who share work inspired by the beauty and diversity of the Oregonโs Marine Reserves in media ranging from painting and scientific illustration, to ceramics and photography, and even FirePainting.
Artists involved include:
- ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ is a ceramics artist and painter and directs St. James Santiago School.
- ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ต is a marine biologist who guides fisheries to improved sustainability, but also has a love for adventure, the sea, and photography.
- ๐๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐-๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ is a self-taught multimedia artist who uses Pyrographic methods in an ever-evolving process that powers her growth as an artist.
- ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ lives on the central Oregon Coast and is a painter and mixed media artist taking creative cues from nature for over four decades.
- ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ enjoys photographing the natural world around us, especially birds and other wildlife.
- ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ holds a certificate in natural science illustration from the University of Washington and works with numerous clients in Oregon and beyond, and occasionally has time to paint for her own enjoyment.
- ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ paints plein air in oils; she loves the ocean and landscape of the coast and the adventure of going out into amazing places to paint.
- ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ has enjoyed painting plain air watercolor on the Oregon coast since the 1970s and continues to do so every summer trying to capture light and color of the spectacular views.
- ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ has rekindled his passion for photography since his move to the Oregon coast, exploring Oregonโs landscape and wildlife diversity, finding beauty in the broad scope and tiny details of nature.
This exhibit has been brought to you for the month of October by ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ (ASLC), with ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ and ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ co-hosting.
Oregonโs five marine reserve sites are areas in the ocean dedicated to conservation and scientific research, overseen by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. โ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค,โ said ASLC President Dawn Villaescusa, โ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ.โ
For more information on Oregon’s Marine Reserves: https://oregonmarinereserves.com/