BEND // OLD MILL
Bend Senior Center
1600 SE Reed Market Rd.
541-388-1133
bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center
The Bend Senior Center at the Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography.
Blue Spruce Pottery
20591 Dorchester E.
541-382-0197 • bluesprucepottery.com
This family-owned business has been making handmade pottery in Bend since 1976. Call to arrange a time to come shop their large selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles, lamps and more. Shop online and have gifts shipped directly to your family and friends. You can also find Blue Spruce Pottery at Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend.
COCC Barber Library
2600 NW College Way
541-383-7560 • cocc.edu/library
Satsumas on the Moon, a collection of abstract paintings by local artist Andrew C.M. Lorish, will be on display at Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery through June 10, with a reception from 4-5:30pm on Thursday, April 2. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For Rotunda Gallery hours of operation, visit cocc.edu/library.
The paintings on panel are a deep exploration of color, formal abstractions that are inspired by a world focused on the future, yet struggling with self-awareness, according to the artist. Originally from Eugene, Lorish is currently a senior instructor of art and art, media and technology at Oregon State University – Cascades, and is a former COCC art instructor.
Lorish studied print media at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received an MFA in visual studies from the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Selected exhibitions include Scalehouse Gallery in Bend, False Front Gallery in Portland and Rockerill in Charleroi, Belgium.
For more information, contact Tina Hovekamp, director of library services, at 541-383-7295 or thovekamp@cocc.edu .
In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability should contact campus services at 541-383-7775. For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact student accessibility services at sas@cocc.edu or 541-383-7583.
Embark
2843 NW Lolo Dr.
541-862-5646 • embarkbend.com
The High Desert Art League continues its art exhibition at Embark, featuring the theme A Brush with Nature. The League is composed of like-minded Central Oregon artists working in a wide range of styles and mediums, united by a shared desire to express and celebrate the world around them.
Embark, a unique coworking community conceived by the founders of Ruffwear, is rooted in sustainability and a deep respect for the outdoors. Its members are “explorers who have a shared sense of stewardship for our wilderness areas and reflect a diverse range of professions.” This alignment made A Brush with Nature a natural choice for the exhibition’s theme.
The High Desert Art League’s show will run through mid-April. Artwork will be available for purchase and displayed in the Embark Collective Room on the first floor. The building is open to the public Monday-Friday, from 8am-5pm, and Saturday from 9am-3pm.
The Grove
921 NW Mt. Washington Dr.
The Grove features the vibrant art of SageBrushers artist Lee August. Her paintings range from birds and people to bright landscapes. Showing through April.
High Desert Museum
59800 S Hwy. 97
541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org
5Continuing through April 26: Prophets – Paintings by Hilary Baker. A new, unexpected series of works by artist Hilary Baker, Prophets investigates the symbology of moths. Though great pollinators and surprisingly beautiful, moths have long been saddled as omens of destruction and misfortune. Baker began painting moths after witnessing the loss of her longtime home to the Palisades Fire in January of 2025. However, her examination of moths, through crisp graphic stylings and contemporary color fields, also brings to light images of spiritual messengers, capable of transformations and navigating darkness.
Continuing through June 28, Drawn West explores the history and art of promoting the American West; delving into a century of salesmanship, when artists and cartographers alike crafted an image of the West that depicted both fact and fiction. In a visually engaging exhibition featuring 50-plus maps, artworks and advertisements from the Museum’s extensive collections, Drawn West: A History of Promoting Place invites you to explore the myths and marketing of the American West. Explore original advertisements, maps and artwork from prominent Western artists including Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington and more.
Continuing through January 3, 2027: Under Pressure: A Volcanic Exploration. For thousands of years, the tranquility of the High Desert has been punctuated by the explosive power of volcanoes. Under Pressure: A Volcanic Exploration explores the natural history and science behind the West’s most iconic powerhouses. This immersive gallery experience will engage visitors’ senses with hands-on activities and intense visuals, feeling the coarseness of volcanic rock and hearing stories about historic eruptions. Under Pressure takes a deep dive into the geologic giants that exist all around us.
Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery
118 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-325-6225 • jeffreymurrayphotography.com
The Jeffrey Murray Photography Gallery features the work of local photographer Jeffrey Murray. Visitors can browse comfortably in the two-story gallery enjoying visually adventurous displays of landscape, wildlife and contemporary work. Open Tuesday-Sunday.
Kreitzer Gallery
20214 Archie Briggs Rd.
805-234-2048 • KreitzerArt.com
Kreitzer Gallery and Studio open every week Friday through Sunday, 1-5pm. Please text ahead to view: 805-234-2048.
Thomas Albright, Art Critic of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: “David Kreitzer is a highly traditional figure painter who demonstrates how much poetic intensity the old tradition can still contain.” A full-time artist since he received his master’s degree in painting at San Jose State University in 1967, David grew up the son of a Lutheran minister who, due to his calling, moved his family frequently throughout the Nebraska countryside. His works are in the collections of Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Hirschhorn Foundation, the corporate headquarters of Revlon Olga, Barnes-Hind, Sinclair Paints, Lloyd’s Bank, Cargill and the San Diego, Sheldon, Minnesota, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Museums. Private collectors include Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Ray Bradbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael Douglas, Pepe Romero, Quinn Martin, Raymond Burr and Donald Simon.
Layor Art Gallery
1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110
541-322-0421 • layorart.com
Layor Art welcomes April with a new exhibition of encaustic paintings by Allison Shadday, accompanied by a special pop-up presentation by Greta Silva. The show opens during the First Friday Art Walk on April 3 from 5-8pm.
Shadday’s encaustic works explore depth, luminosity, and surface through the layered application of wax and pigment. Building her paintings through successive translucent layers, she creates compositions that balance structure and atmosphere, where subtle shifts in texture and light reveal themselves gradually.
Alongside Shadday’s work, Silva’s pop-up exhibition, Awakening, introduces a series of abstract paintings that emphasize softness and emotional presence. Her compositions unfold through quiet fields of color, inviting viewers into moments of reflection and stillness. Opening reception: Friday, April 3, 5-8pm.
Lubbesmeyer Art Studio & Gallery
Second Story Loft, Center of Old Mill District
541-706-0761 • lubbesmeyerart.com
The Lubbesmeyer Twins’ April exhibition features expressive landscapes.
The Lubbesmeyer Twins have a deep, ongoing engagement with nature that goes far beyond simply depicting landscapes. They are not concerned with accurately mapping a specific place; instead, they respond to fleeting conditions — light shifting across a field, the density of clouds before a storm, or the warmth of a horizon at dusk. This approach aligns their work loosely with traditions like Impressionism, but their execution is more physical and contemporary, emphasizing gesture and texture.
They are also drawn to the emotional resonance of open landscapes, particularly rural environments. Fields, skies, and horizons appear frequently in their work because these spaces allow for a sense of expansiveness and contemplation. The wide, uninterrupted vistas become a stage for exploring contrasts — light versus dark, calm versus turbulence, warmth versus coolness. In this way, nature becomes a vehicle for expressing mood and internal states.
Oxford Hotel
10 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-382-8436
Barbara Hudler Cella is April’s featured artist at the Oxford Hotel, Bend. She will be there to share The Rush of the Cascades, a show highlighting her landscape paintings on Friday, April 3 from 5-7pm in the hotel’s lobby. Please stop by for First Friday or anytime through the end of the month.
A member of the High Desert Art League, Barbara is an international award-winning artist. Her landscapes of Central Oregon capture the spirit of the mountains, lakes and rivers that lure many of us to call the area home. Painting plein air (outside on-site) gives a high-energy lens to her work, an in-the-moment presence that captivates locals and visitors alike.
Peterson Contemporary Art
550 NW Franklin Ave.
541-633-7148 • pcagallery.com
Peterson Contemporary Art opens Universal Language” April 3, from 5-8pm. This three-person show features painters Carolyn Cole, Emily Fox King and Korey Gulbrandson. These three artists are adept at expressing their emotions, moods and thoughts through color, texture and individual techniques. Cole finds her voice within the rich traditions of abstraction and translates it into a language of intense color, sumptuous textures, and organic compositions. Fox King’s bold floral still lifes resonate with beauty and depth, exploring the complexities of femininity, motherhood, and domesticity. Gulbrandson uses a self-taught method of building layers of wax and pigment, which he then manipulates in various ways to create captivating abstract works. All three artists will attend the opening to engage with guests and discuss their work. Please join us to enjoy live music, a glass of wine and great conversation. The show will run through the end of April.
Premiere Property Group
25 NW Minnesota Ave.
541-241-6860 • bend.premierepropertygroup.com
Photographer Karen Maier and artist Janet Frost are showing their interpretations of the landscape. Karen’s stunning photographic images of the Northwest and Janet’s atmospheric oil paintings are on display through April. Meet the artists during First Friday, April 3.
SageBrushers Art Society
117 SW Roosevelt Ave.
541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com
The Landscape Show continues showing through April.
From the Cascades to the coast, from Sunriver to Smith Rock, from the Old Mill to the Painted Hills, the SageBrushers Gallery will feature more than 30 SageBrushers artists who will display from a variety of mediums including acrylic, fused glass, oil, pastel, photography and watercolor.
The Stacks Art Studios & Gallery
Old Mill District, Second Floor
404-944-9170 • oldmilldistrict.com/art-gallery/the-stacks-art-studios-gallery
Lindsay Gilmore, local landscape artist, showcases her newest original paintings, prints, and products at The Stacks Studio in the Old Mill (on the second floor above the Sisters Coffee). Come pay a visit on weekdays from 11am-2pm and during First Fridays from 3-6pm.
If you’re unable to visit in person, you can find everything on her website (lindsaygilmore.com). You may also sign up for her email newsletter to receive all the latest updates from the studio.
Her newest original painting, Todd Lake, is pictured here. It’s a 30×40”, acrylic and gouache on canvas, framed in a custom birch float frame.
Tumalo Art Company
Old Mill District
541-385-9144 • tumaloartco.com
Tracy Leagjeld, Sarah B. Hansen and Susan Luckey Higdon open a shared exhibit, Connections, at Tumalo Art Co., April 3, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk.
The three friends and artists have been painting together en plein air since 2019 in the Central Oregon Cascades. Each fall, they gather for the annual trip, camping for several nights, spending their days painting on site, immersed in the landscape. At the heart of their tradition is connection — to one another, to the creative process and to nature herself. Returning home, each carries fresh inspiration and a renewed sense of purpose into the studio, completing more deeply felt works that reflect the shared experience and the landscape that shaped it. Plein air paintings, made within speaking distance of each other, will be shown along with larger studio pieces.
Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District, open seven days a week.
Wachs Studio
25 NW Minnesota Ave.
(above Thump Coffee)
541-633-0620 • wachsstudio.com
Actual working studio by David Wachs open to the public this First Friday, from 4-9pm. Original paintings from alpine and desert adventures around the western United States, Canada and Europe. All of the images represent a place visited in person on foot, ski or motorcycle in the past ten years of travel. Paintings for sale range from small 5”x7” studies to large canvases scaled in feet dimensions.
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Arome
432 SW Sixth St.
541-527-4727 • aromekitchen.com
Rex Krueger loves to work with wood and “polish it until its natural character glows!” He creates pens, kitchen utensils, candlesticks, urns, toys and more. Each piece is unique with high-quality design and construction, including that highly polished, oil-based finish.
Brad Harrison: “I handcraft metal and wood artwork that highlights clean lines, bold textures and the character of natural materials. My process combines traditional craftsmanship with modern tools to create pieces meant to be used, appreciated and passed down.”
Cares & Whoas
436 SW Sixth St.
916-354-2119 • caresandwhoas.com
Valerie Smith: “I am a local artist in Central Oregon. I do mostly horses in a variety of media. I love sharing my passion for art with everyone I meet, horse lovers or not.”
Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
535 SW Sixth St.
541-383-7600 • cascadehassonsir.com
Kerri Abney’s work is eclectic and whimsical and includes acrylic paintings and jewelry. Abney says, “There’s so much more to be discovered. I feel like I have not yet mastered my crafts, and I enjoy learning more every day!”
Vincenzo Barraco is an enthusiastic birder who loves to share the beauty of nature through brief moments frozen in time with the art of photography.
Gary McPherson loves the beauty that can be found in nature and tries to capture some of that beauty with his paint and brush on canvas.
Desert Prairie Boutique
404 SW Sixth St., Ste. 100
541-527-1887 • desertprairie.com
Heather Fortune: “I like to paint people doing life in color, with light and structure.”
Dry Canyon Community Art Center
415 SW Sixth St.
541-316-5448 • drycanyoncommunityartcenter.org
Dry Canyon Arts Association is proud to present Jessica Carlton’s work as the Featured Artist during April at the Dry Canyon Community Art Center. The public is invited to attend a reception in his honor at the Art Center on First Friday, April 3, from 5-8pm.
Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate
444 SW Sixth St.
541-383-4360 • thegarnergroup.com
Mike Weisker reproduces the brilliant watercolors of his late wife, Kimberlee, in colorful cards and keepsakes. He also creates handmade, real stone and glass bead jewelry.
Cody Clark is a published and contest-winning wildlife photographer and enjoys using a variety of techniques and compositions to capture the beauty of nature.
Richard Ford: “Influenced by cartoons and animation, I am drawn to bold color, exaggerated form and fantastical movement. Hot and cast glass allow me to explore these qualities through asymmetry, fluidity and visual excess.:
SCP – Redmond Hotel
521 SW Sixth St.
541-26-3608 • SCPHotel.com
Erin Skeer has a love for gardening and takes the outdoors and turns it into art. She finds inspiration every time she is in nature.
Dina Rhoden Dina’s work expresses joy through color and collage.
Lynda Hurwitz Lynda specializes in functional pottery that is designed for practical use, such as serving platters, bowls, mugs and planters.
Willow Wild
321 SW Sixth St.
541-527-4320 • shopwillowwild.com
Carol Picknell is inspired by Central Oregon landscapes and enjoys painting mountain scenery en plein air.