Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial
August 26 – December 2, 2023
Study Gallery and Print Study Center
The Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial exhibition features a selection of contemporary prints created by Native and non-Native artists at the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts on the Umatilla Reservation in northeastern Oregon.
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Highlights from the Permanent Collection
September 19 – December 16, 2023
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art opened its doors in October of 1998. Join us this fall as we celebrate the museum's remarkable history and growth over the past 25 years. The HFMA director, curators, outside scholars, and others have teamed up to mine the collection to reveal its many hidden treasures, often for the first time.
Calvin Cooper, “Spotted Cat,” 1992
Singular Visions: Self-Taught Artists from the Permanent Collection
January 2 – April 20, 2024
Study Gallery and Print Study Center
Organized by curator Jonathan Bucci and drawn exclusively from the Hallie Ford Museum of Art’s permanent collection, the exhibition features works by self-taught artists—artists who have not received any formal training in the visual arts.
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Willem Volkersz, "Vincent in Paris," 2013
Willem Volkersz: The View from Here
January 23 – March 30, 2024
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Organized by the Missoula Art Museum and the South Dakota Art Museum, Willem Volkersz: The View from Here presents a 25-year retrospective exhibition for Volkersz, an internationally-recognized mixed media artist who is known for his neon and paint-by-number installations.
IN/BETWEEN: Senior Studio Art Majors 2024
April 20 – May 18, 2024
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Each spring, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art features the work of senior studio art majors at Willamette University. The exhibition represents the culmination of their four years at Willamette.
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Alexandra Opie
Alexandra Opie: What Remains
April 20 – May 18, 2024
Atrium Gallery
This year’s featured faculty member is Alexandra Opie, a professor of photography and electronic media and co-chair of the art department in the Willamette University Art Department.
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989), "The Golden Age" (detail), 1957, lithograph, collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University, Salem, OR, gift of Timothy Beals, 2014.008.003.005.
Dalí’s Dialogues
April 20 – May 18, 2024
The Maribeth Collins Lobby
In Dalí’s Dialogues, senior art history major Matthew Mahoney explores works drawn from several of Salvador Dalí’s portfolios that are part of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art’s permanent collection.
Gary Westford, “The Raft (evening moon rising)” (detail), 2018-2023 1992
Gary Westford: Lifeline (phases of the moon)
May 4 – August 10, 2024
Study Gallery
Gary Westford is a Salem narrative painter and conceptual artist who explores environmental, social justice, and amendment rights issues in his work.
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Louis Bunce (American, 1907-1983), “Cove #2” (detail), 1947
The Artist's Eye: Selections from the Gary Westford Collection
May 4 – November 16, 2024
Print Study Gallery
Over the years, Salem artist and collector Gary Westford has donated numerous works of art to the permanent collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. The exhibition also includes a number of promised gifts, including works by Louis Bunce, Carl Hall, Gregory Grenon, and Carol Hausser.
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Dennis Evans and Nancy Mee, "Bibliotheque de Requettes Philosophique," from "Prospero’s Library" (detail), 2015.
Dennis Evans: Apocrypha
June 11 – August 31, 2024
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Dennis Evans: Apocrypha explores the myriad artistic accomplishments of Seattle mixed-media and performance artist Dennis Evans (American, born 1946). The exhibition chronicles the artist’s career over the past fifty years, from his early performances and installations of the 1970s and ’80s to his autonomous works and collaborations with his wife, glass artist Nancy Mee, in the 1990s and 2000s.