Mark Woolley GalleryWilliam Park: Life is Good

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

Painting by William Park
4 + 3, 2007
Acrylic on paper, 20 x 16
© 2007 by William Park
Courtesy Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR




Painting by William Park
Confluence , 2007
Acrylic on canvas, 42" x 42"
© 2007 by William Park
Courtesy Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR




Painting by William Park
Some 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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Quality Pictures - Eric White Paintings

Quality Pictures is presenting an exhibition new paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Eric White. The exhibition continues through May 31, 2008.

The exhibtion presents seven paintings in three distinct styles that highlight the breadth of Eric's skill and confirm his place as one of the new contemporary masters.

Eric White
The Settle-Down or Barefootin, 2008
Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in.
Copyright Eric White, courtesy of Quality Pictures




Eric White
Albina, 2008
Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 in.
Copyright Eric White, courtesy of Quality Pictures

Eric White lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. His work has been exhibited worldwide and will be seen next at the Laguna Art Museum in "In the Land of Retinal Delights". This is his first exhibtion at Quality Pictures.

Eric White
New Paintings
April 3rd - May 31st, 2008


Quality Pictures
916 NW Hoyt
Portland, OR 97209
503-227-5060


Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 6pm


For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website, Quality Pictures.


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