![]() She thrives on collaboration and works to support social and environmental justice. Her art celebrates ordinary life, through subject matter, means of exhibition, and media. Alternate title: Waters of March - Águas de Março, a Brazilian song by Antonio Carlos Jobim."Ībout the artist: Lisa Yu is a painter and assemblage artist originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He illustrated his own books, and he is one of my favorite visual artists. I named the mural Make Way, thinking of Spring, younger generations, change, and also the children's book Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. This image was inspired by the river in my backyard, and a picture I took of a mallard family where I noticed the ducklings' feet under the water were adorable. Presented in partnership with Windowfront ExhibitionsĪbout the art: "Until recently I lived near the Willamette River and enjoyed walking and biking along the paths. In the fall of 2017, I was honored to be included in the Santa Fe Indian Market with the Broken Boxes Exhibit at Form and Concept Gallery.” My experience as an artist began with painting on walls and turned into an insatiable curiosity for creating art with all the tools available to me, from digital to analog, and my process continues to evolve. My experience includes a staff position as a Program Coordinator at Warehouse 21 Teen Art Center, a substitute Photoshop instructor at the Santa Fe Community College and a founder of the Whiteaker Community Art Team. Over the years, I've worked with many art organizations, businesses and clients providing graphic design, art direction and murals. “I began painting on walls throughout the Southwest and Texas in 1997. Valentina is focused on non-profit art education, mural painting and community outreach. This piece demonstrates our innate capacity to use differences as creative fuel instead of destructive force.Ībout the artist: Valentina Gonzalez (VRGNZ) is interested in creating, exhibiting and promoting artwork that challenges social norms, builds community through art and activism and empowers others to share their stories through their own creative lens. These combined energies ignite to form the first stages of a new world. The Coyote brings the cunningness and creativity of the wise fool. The Jaguar is the protector and visionary embodying masculine and feminine desire. Recognizing the juxtaposition between an event that welcomes the world and the current global displacement and migration crisis, I was inspired to paint a creation story using the archetypes of the Jaguar and the Coyote. Around 2,000 athletes representing more than 200 countries will travel to Eugene to compete. ![]() This Summer, Eugene will be host to the World Athletic Championships. This piece is about the illusion of borders and separateness. Presented in partnership with Windowfront ExhibitionsĪbout the art: In my work I often play with concepts of social constructs. From interior floor level walls to 20-foot-tall exterior walls, his previous creative experience has given him a level of professionalism that he is proud to maintain and share with the community today. Erickson has completed multiple commissioned mural projects in Lane County. Of these, he enjoys mural painting the most. He has worked on a broad spectrum of projects and mediums including apparel design, screen printing, sign painting, video production, stop-motion animation, studio painting and a mural project with the City of Eugene’s Urban Canvas program. Realizing his love of line and color led him on a self-initiated journey through the realms of graphic artistry. ![]() I wanted to show exciting scenarios that a rider might come upon in a daily bicycle commute.Ībout the artist: Michael Erickson has been living in Eugene since 2006. The characters shown are wearing bubble-like helmets that help keep their heads safe. The images are bright and colorful in a way that shows the importance of being seen while commuting on a bike. Location: 13th Ave bicycle corridor between Charnelton and AlderĪbout the art: These paintings were made with the thought of promoting bicycle safety. Presented in partnership with City of Eugene Traffic Operations Team, with funding by Susan and John Minor Glow Ride - Bicycle Corridor Traffic Boxes
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