Artist

April 30, 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, and for Van Le and Allen Luong, it’s the perfect time to acknowledge an important moment for the Vietnamese community, and also looking forward to a brighter future.

Renowned contemporary artist Lillian Pitt creates art for public installations and galleries in clay, glass and mixed media, informed by the stories and iconography of her ancestors.

Portland watercolor artist Lindsey Fox paints much of Oregon’s natural landscape as abstract art that delves into the patterns of nature. Her work offers a unique way for people to view and appreciate the natural world.

As an artist, author and public high school teacher, Jaydra Johnson has developed her idea of ‘trash art.’ Works of art that transform dirty, uncomfortable or disregarded items and people into sources of inspiration.

Last year, Seattle-based Ironwood Studio released its debut game set in the Olympic Peninsula.

Ralph Pugay says his paintings reveal “something catastrophic happening, but I see them as allegories for general questions about consciousness and life."

Megan Sanchez draws from her family heritage to create a unique dining experience at her eclectic Portland restaurant Güero.

Jesse Reno believes in following his intuition when painting, forgoing a plan for his images.

Broadcasting from KLCC in Eugene with a school board chair who is encouraging parents to opt their kids out of standardized tests, a University of Oregon professor working on recreating people’s memories of faces from patterns of brain activity, and Russian-born artist Olga Volchkova, who has a unique take on religious iconography.

Nicole Georges is a cartoonist, writer, animal lover, and illustrator whose life was changed by a phone call to Dr. Laura Schlessinger.