David Boxley (Tsimshian, b. 1952), "Legend Adaox," 1988.
TRANSFORMATIONS: The George and Colleen Hoyt Collection of Northwest Coast Art
September 17 – December 17, 2022
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
This exhibition traces the revival and history of contemporary Northwest Coast indigenous art over the past 75 years through the George and Colleen Hoyt Collection of Pacific Northwest Art. It includes masks, wooden objects, and prints by some of Canada and Alaska’s most important and distinguished artists.
Rick Silva, "Grand Staircase-Escalante," 2018
Rick Silva: Western Fronts
August 27 – December 3, 2022
Study Gallery
Silva’s work integrates art and technology and poses questions about politics and place. As a response to the Trump administration's decision to strip land from four major national monuments – Cascade Siskiyou in Oregon, California, Gold Butte in Nevada, and Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Bears Ears in Utah - Silva sought out to critically examine the effects of the presidential declaration.
Joe Wilson (Coast Salish/Cowichan, b. 1967), "Black Bear," 2007
TRANSITION to PRINT: Selections from the George and Colleen Hoyt Collection of Northwest Coast Art
August 27 – December 3, 2022
Print Study Center
TRANSITION to PRINT: Selections from the George and Colleen Hoyt Collection of Northwest Coast Art features a range of contemporary prints by some of the foremost Native printmakers of the region, including Tony Hunt Sr., Reg Davidson, Francis Dick, and Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, among others.
David Roberts, "Cairo, Looking West" (detail), 1839
David Roberts: Artist and Traveler
June 4 – August 27, 2022
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
David Roberts (Scottish, 1796-1864) was a self-taught painter who rose from the depths of poverty and obscurity in Edinburgh to become one of the most celebrated artists and travelers of his generation. The exhibition features prints, drawings, and watercolors of the Iberian Peninsula and the Middle East on loan from Ken and Linda Sheppard, the Yale Center for British Art, the Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum, and the Huntington Library, Museum, and Garden.
April Waters, "Ice-Time, Iceberg by Litchfield Island, Antarctica" (detail), 2019
April Waters: Water-Ice-Sky, Antarctica
May 7 – August 13, 2022
Study Gallery and Print Study Center
In 2018, Salem artist April Waters as a grantee of the National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, traveled to Palmer Station, Antarctica, to observe, study, photograph, and sketch the ocean, icebergs, and Marr Glacier. The exhibition features a range of Antarctica paintings created over the past three years as well as text panels that describe her journey and the science being done at Palmer Station.
murmuration (Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition 2022)
April 16 – May 14, 2022
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.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian, born 1952)/Jim Riswold (American, born 1957), “Putin’s Orphans (Путінські сироти)” (detail), 2022, color digital print, 24 x 34 in., courtesy Vladimir Putin.
Putin's Big Parade
April 16 – May 28, 2022
The Maribeth Collins Lobby
Jim Riswold is back to continue his battle against bullies, and this time his sharp wit is taking aim at Putin. “Putin’s Big Parade” opens April 16 and continues through May 28 in the Maribeth Collins Lobby. All prints are for sale as a fundraiser, and all proceeds and donations will go to the Hallie Ford Museum’s Ukrainian Relief Fund which supports Ukrainian refugees through ICOM (International Council of Museums) Poland.
Chelsea Couch, Handle with Care, 2019-22
Chelsea Couch: boots, bullets, britches, & bologna
April 16 – May 14, 2022
Atrium Gallery
This year’s featured faculty member is Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Chelsea Couch, who teaches sculpture, video art, performance art, and time-based media in the Willamette University Art Department.
Arvie Smith, "Blondie," 2015
Arvie Smith: Scarecrow
January 22 – March 26, 2022
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery and the Maribeth Collins Lobby
Arvie Smith (American, born 1938) is a nationally recognized Portland, Oregon African American painter and professor emeritus from the Pacific Northwest College of Art who explores issues of race, identity, and systemic racism in his work.
Terry Toedtemeier, "Lost Boy Cave," 2000