Newport Visual Arts Center

Bio: Senior Oregon artist Mary Jo Hessel is inspired by her surroundings.

Bio: Friderike Heuer is a photomontage artist who is primarily concerned with issues that involve both historic and contemporary conflict.

Bio: Award-winning Southern Oregon artist, Lynda Hoffman-Snodgrass has worked in the medium of watercolor for over 40 years. Her painting, “Storm Break,” was selected for the ISEA’s  2018 Annual Experimental Exhibition in Runyan Gallery at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

Bio: Sylvia A. Hosie is a fine art photographer who often gives a stylized interpretation to her final image.

Note: First in “Pow Wow Pop” series.  Printed on high-gloss aluminum.

Bio: Dave Howell is a watercolor artist creating impressions of the beautiful coastal areas of the Northwest. His
works can be viewed in various galleries along the coast and various watercolor societies in the Western United States.

Note: This work was the result of a plein air day along the coast near Brookings.

Bio: Vicki Idema depicts various aspects of women’s lives through her charcoal drawings and cut paper

Note: During this time of “Social Distancing,” isolation and loneliness can be a serious problem for many.

Bio: Originally from Texas, Sallie Inman is celebrating her first year in Newport and still pinching herself with glee regarding her new home on the Coast.

Bio:  Sam Jacobson works in clay from her studio in the forest, creating both functional and sculptural art.

Note: Sometimes things don’t quite come together the way they should (wink).