In May, the Mark Woolley Gallery will be presenting a major solo show by veteran Portland painter William Park. Park's upcoming exhibition features primarily abstracted bird imagery executed in acrylic on canvas and paper.
This show is dedicated to Park's mother, Muriel Dowhen Park, who recently passed away. Park recently wrote this dedication: "Her spirit and enthusiasm for life have been a constant inspiration. This work is about that spirit: the extraordinarily ordinary joy of life. Life is Change. Painting is the act of making changes. Looking for the extraordinary through continuous ordinary acts."
Preview Party: Wednesday, April 30th, 6-9 PM
Food, beverages & music by Flamenco guitarist Jefferey Trapp
First Thursday Opening: Thursday, May 1st, 6-9 pm
This show is dedicated to Park's mother, Muriel Dowhen Park, who recently passed away. Park recently wrote this dedication: "Her spirit and enthusiasm for life have been a constant inspiration. This work is about that spirit: the extraordinarily ordinary joy of life. Life is Change. Painting is the act of making changes. Looking for the extraordinary through continuous ordinary acts."
Preview Party: Wednesday, April 30th, 6-9 PM
Food, beverages & music by Flamenco guitarist Jefferey Trapp
First Thursday Opening: Thursday, May 1st, 6-9 pm
Painting by William Park4 + 3, 2007
Acrylic on paper, 20 x 16
© 2007 by William Park
Courtesy Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
Painting by William ParkConfluence , 2007
Acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"
© 2007 by William Park
Courtesy Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
Painting by William ParkSome May Wonder , 2007
Acrylic on paper, 28" x 22"
© 2007 by William Park
Courtesy Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
William Park was born in 1945 in Oakland, California and is very well known to Portlanders for his numerous public art commissions and projects. These include the recently completed public mural in downtown Portland, developed with New Avenues for Youth and Outside In. He has also worked with youth at the innovative p:ear program in downtown Portland and runs an extensive printmaking studio with classes adjacent to his primary painting studio near the Wonder Ballroom in NE Portland. He has had two prior shows at Mark Woolley prior to 8 years showing with Portland's Augen Gallery. His work is in many public collections, including the City of Portland, Tacoma Art Museum, OHSU, University of Oregon and others.
William Park: Life is Good
Recent Paintings
May 3 - 28, 2008
Mark Woolley Gallery
817 SW 2nd Avenue (2nd & Yamhill)
Portland, OR 97204
503.224.5475
For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website: Mark Woolley Gallery.
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