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Written by Kathleen Caprario I make my way through the precisely drawn foliage, visually pushing deeper into the repeated organic shapes that fill the silhouetted subject’s form. The compulsive quality of the…

Written by Tricia LaFrance When I encounter the assemblage online, “Wool Bin” seems, well – a bit wooly. Photos make it difficult to notice all the textures, shapes, and colors of brown.…

Written by Leah Wilson Springfield artist Kathleen Caprario’s mixed media painting at the 2019 Eugene Mayor’s Art Show is a subtle and beautiful manifestation of the examination of her position of privilege…

Written by W. Adam Orth Writing about art isn’t something I do. I work with my hands, as do most of the people I spend most of my time with, both on…

Written by Sunny Selby In the gallery, I am struggling to see. The Mayor’s Art show is packed. The space surges and collapses as people shuffle through. The scene has all the…

Written by Olivia Bates It was unusually humid, not particularly hot, but damn humid the day I went to the Mayor’s Art Show. I was glad to descend the stairs and pass…

“Breathe, Step, Arrive” by Josh Sands, 2019. Commercially fabricated adhesive vinyl or vinyl on aluminum. 24 x 36 inches, series of five. Written by Sandra Honda Clever and thought-provoking, Josh Sands’ “Breathe,…

Written by Will Paradis A fresh cup of coffee fuels this effort. I am writing my perspective of the Mayor’s Art Show, and also the Salon des Refusés, as a part of…

Written by Robin Seloover Nabokov wrote something like: “There is no reading, there is only re-reading.” Artists Marilyn Perry and Paige Van Doren approach the forms of the human body in a…

Written by Vicki Amorose Given the choice of 50 artworks in the 2019 Mayor’s Art Show, never did I predict I’d choose to write about a work depicting our 45th president. Thousands…