2022 Eugene Biennial
August 3 - September 10, 2022
Reception: First Friday ArtWalk, 5:30-7:30 pm
Awards announced: Aug 5th, 5:30 pm Farmers' Market Pavilion
Receptions also on August 5th and Sept 2nd
The Karin Clarke Gallery, located at 760 Willamette Street in downtown Eugene, is thrilled to announce the opening of the 2022 Eugene Biennial, a juried show celebrating exceptional art of our region.This is the 4th Eugene Biennial, which was started by Karin Clarke Gallery in 2016 when the Jacob's Gallery closed and the popular Mayor's Art Show with it. Artists from Lane, Linn, Lincoln, Benton, Douglas, and Coos counties were invited to submit recent work and 33 artists out of nearly 200 were selected. This year's jurors were printmaker Tallmadge Doyle, art collector David Hilton, and gallerist Karin Clarke.
Visitors can expect works in varied mediums, including painting, printmaking, photography, mixed-media, fibers, and sculpture.The selected artists for 2022 are Stephanie Ames, Mark Anderson, Benjamin Butler, Kathleen Caprario, Frederique Chateau, Sarah Ciampa, Bets Cole, Ron Conrad, Doug Davidovich, Suma Elan, Janine Etherington, Kris Hurwit, Vicki Idema, Heather Jacks, Barbara Jansen, Sandy Brown Jensen, Mary Frisbee Johnson, Kitty Kingston, Jan Lintz, Paula Litchfield, Niraja Lorenz, Tom Miller, Danuta Muszynska, Chris Pontrelli, Karen Russo, Josh Sands, Marjorie Taylor, Pamela Thompson, Jud Turner, Libby Wadsworth, Nancy Watterson Scharf, Michael Whitenack, and Betsy Wolfston.
There will be eight awards presented, include a $500 First Prize sponsored by the City of Eugene Cultural Services, three $250 Jurors Choice Awards sponsored by Oregon Arts Supply, Whiteaker Printmakers, and the UO Duck Store. In addition, viewers can vote on their favorite artwork for the Peoples Choice Award, which is sponsored by the family of the late art collector Eleanor Freeman. That award will be announced at the September First Friday ArtWalk and is $300 cash award and an invitation to be in the 2023 Award Winners Show at Karin Clarke Gallery with the other awardees and Honorable Mentions. All winners will also receive memberships to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
The 2022 Eugene Biennial will be on view from Wednesday, August 3rd through Saturday, September 10th, with its opening reception on Friday, August 5th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The award winners will be announced at the City of Eugene's Visual Arts Week kick-off on Friday, August 5th at 5:30 pm at the new FarmersW Market Pavilion.