Recent Press
KLCC Viz City Arts Review by Sandy Brown Jensen:
The Wishing Tree and Ancestral Lands: Native Arts for Heritage Month
OPB's Oregon Art Beat:
Full episode: Painter Lindsey Holcomb, contemporary Native American artist Rick Bartow, metal artist Kelly Phipps,
Rick Bartow Clip: This Oregon artist became an icon through intuition, classical training and Native wisdom.
Portland Art Museum:
Transformed Portland Art Museum campus to open late 2025 with refreshed galleries
Karin Clarke Gallery:
Portland Art Museum's STORYTELLER, opening November 20, 2025
Jeremy Scholar Gallery in London, England, through December 18th.
Karin Clarke Gallery is pleased to present Story as Medicine: The Art of Rick Bartow, a powerful selection of works from the Bartow Trust Collection. The exhibit includes outstanding examples of Bartow's large-format pastels and graphite drawings as well as a many of his finest drypoint prints on handmade Japanese paper. Most of these pieces showcase his characteristic use of animal imagery (birds such as ravens, hawks, or sparrows, as well as salmon, coyotes, and even a mouse), which often overlaps with human forms or self-portraits. Each exemplifies the unique mark-making and storytelling ability that brought Bartow recognition not only as one of Oregon most significant artists but also as a major leader in contemporary Native American art.
