Summer exhibits features acrylic, collage paintings

VANCOUVER – Marcy Baker’s collection of acrylic and collage paintings, titled Rhythms, will be on display in the Washington State University Vancouver Engineering Life Sciences building gallery July 7 through August 14.

The pieces feature motifs from relief blocks carved from traditional Celtic motifs and Victorian-era textile designs and stencils inspired by seventeenth century chintz fabrics. Baker layers acrylic paint in repetitive patterns and adds collage elements in between and on top of the layers. The pieces instill a sense of balance and serenity, with gentle colors, organic details and layers that unveil a sense of depth.

Baker’s work has been shown in venues across the US and is held in numerous private collections. Her artistic studies began with a bachelor’s in fine arts in textile design from Syracuse University and she teaches at the Multnomah Art Center in Portland, Ore. Baker’s work is currently represented at the Print Arts Northwest Gallery in Portland and the Mary Lou Zeek gallery in Salem, Ore. Visit www.marcybaker.com for more information.

A selection of works from artists affiliated with Print Arts Northwest will be on display in the Student Services building August 14 through September 27. The works in this exhibition are each the product of the artist, from inception through completion of either hand printing or the use of an etching or lithography press.

The pieces in the exhibit include a range of Print Arts Northwest members incorporating various techniques: lithograph, serigraph (screen print), relief (woodblock, woodcut, wood engraving or linoleum), intaglio (etching, engraving, drypoint, mezzotint, aquatint, collagraph, vitreograph,
monotype) and monoprint.

For over twenty years, Print Arts Northwest has supported contemporary printmaking by promoting the practice, appreciation and collection of original prints through exhibitions and educational programs. Print Arts NW boasts membership of more than 150 artists from Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. For more information, visit www.printartsnw.org.

Entry to the exhibits is free. WSU Vancouver galleries are open weekdays, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

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